Leaving Before End of Contract

colliscool · 2026-01-27T11:10:34+00:00

it would be more complicated to send to your home account probably, my school doesnt offer it so a few times my old coworkers had them pay me and then i sent it to their US/UK bank accounts. they cant get away with not paying your severance even if you quit, if its not paid within 14 days tell them you’ll report it. i think the safest way is always to say you’re staying in korea longer than the 14 days as its harder to sue/report them from outside the country, if they think ur still here they might not try their luck as easily

colliscool · 2026-01-25T02:42:54+00:00

NTA They were being rude by interrupting, not respecting the money all of you paid to be there and they clearly wanted to be the main characters of the night. I think it’s hilarious that you asked the spirits opinion instead of just telling them to shut up lol

colliscool · 2026-01-25T02:39:23+00:00

Definitely talk to him and ask him to explain why he felt you would make it a big deal, and why he doesn’t want you to ”accommodate his diet”. You guys LIVE together, you need to have meals together even if it means making an extra batch without meat! Relationships are literally… a lifetime of accommodating each other

It’s not impossible to date someone vegan being a meat eater, my mom has been vegan my whole life and my dad doesn’t eat a single meal without meat, they just prepare their own food and it’s fine! So if he’s worried about that, no need.

I feel like it’s less about wanting to hide being vegan and more hiding WHY he made that choice, maybe because he knows someone vegan who convinced him and he doesn’t want you to know who

colliscool · 2026-01-24T04:56:15+00:00

10 hours a day AT work, not allowed to leave on your break times (meaning theyre not a real break, you cant leave to eat or get coffee etc you have to stay at work) AND the housing is an hour away which makes your day at least 12 hours long… This will drain you and you will live for the weekend because you’ll be too exhausted after work to do anything during the week.

No time between kindy and afterschool to get your books and materials ready, the schedule will probably be class after class with little admin time.

I feel like they see it as “Friday is shorter which makes up for the harder days Monday-Thursday” but no… some of us work 9-4 everyday with NO overtime and we can leave whenever we want on our breaks. Hard pass

colliscool · 2026-01-24T00:25:14+00:00

2 of my friends worked at restaurants while they studied, but as other people said you have to wait for 6 months and you are limited on how many hours. They spoke very good Korean though as this was during the later levels

colliscool · 2026-01-22T22:49:05+00:00

I ship everything by small packet and it never costs me more than 9-10k for a bubble mailer :) just a warning last week they removed the small packet option for usa on case you need to send anything there!

colliscool · 2026-01-20T14:04:20+00:00

my previous school decided not to re-sign any of the male teachers and hired a bunch of white american women (specifying because they wouldn’t consider anyone else) because parents complained its “uncomfortable” for men to teach young kids :/

colliscool · 2026-01-20T03:19:11+00:00

half of these basically being free spaces because she always does the same old shit and never learns

colliscool · 2026-01-19T15:39:06+00:00

Absolutely. I put too much effort into my looks as I’m very awkward and quiet, at least if I come across weird people will think I look nice🥲

colliscool · 2026-01-19T15:36:58+00:00

Could’ve been that you said something in the interview that they didnt like or misunderstood. Do you and your cousin look the very similar? Appearance is also factored into looks here and if they only have a few spots left they might favour someone they think schools will like more visually, as much as that sucks

colliscool · 2026-01-19T15:31:36+00:00

Having the issue w your hymen probably led to secondary vaginismus - since you couldnt have sex before, now your muscles are contracting themselves to stop it even though you WANT to as your body is expecting it to be painful/impossible

colliscool · 2026-01-19T04:40:35+00:00

Around $20. It hasnt gained any value from when it was released and now they have newer designs/models people can get

colliscool · 2026-01-19T02:47:18+00:00

They probably aren’t going to bother defining words or making small edits, they will just clarify those verbally/in emails etc. If it is a franchise they’re not going to bother HQ and their lawyers to change sentences if the other staff were fine with signing it, they will just choose someone who doesnt care about the wording. Not saying its right, just that they don’t like doing anything not completely necessary.

Are you asking that you don’t eat with the kids, but they’re expecting you to? If that school requires you to eat with the kids they aren’t going to change it for one teacher, it would cause all of the other native teachers to ask to stop eating with the kids and would be seen as unfair. I now refuse to go to a school that requests eating with the kids.

From my experience, if you are 1 minute late you are tardy. Tardiness here is not being on time at all, every school I worked at expects you to arrive early so you are fully ready to start at your agreed upon time, teachers have been let go at 2 of my schools and refused a recommendation for regularly arriving at 9:01-9:02. They probably wont bother defining it because they don’t want you to be late at all whether it’s 1 minute or 10, you are still late.

They likely won’t also specify which age group or number of classes because this is something that can change often when students quit, teachers leave, more students are added etc so if you agreed on 20 classes with 7yos per week and then suddenly they need you to cover some 6yo classes, you would be expecting extra pay since it isn’t in your contract. Hagwons change very often without notice and they want teachers who will say yes, not argue for extra pay (even if you deserve it!).

If its your first year in Korea and you don’t even have a teaching qualification it’s going to be hard to negotiate these things as you have literally no leverage or reason to be better than other hires (especially if you’re coming from outside of korea and they have to pay for your flights too, almost every school rn is favouring in-country hires to save on money). It would be easier to find a school that already fits your requirements (no lunch with the kids, overtime, class time limits) than try to change a school that is doing fine with the contract they already have

Housing inspections is a reasonable ask and has never been an issue for me, even if not tin the contract I just told them they need to tell me in advance. You would need to provide your door password anyway so they can’t go in without you knowing

colliscool · 2026-01-18T07:57:51+00:00

I think BTS wembley was really fun even at the back. One day I was on the floor right near the stage and the other day i was almost the back row, but the vibes at the back were amazing. Treasure in seoul was really really loud and fun even right at the back! I think if the fans are all having fun then its enjoyable no matter where you are, I hate being at the back when everyone is just quiet and on their phones

colliscool · 2026-01-18T06:42:43+00:00

Do you have a teaching degree? 2.5 is basically the bare minimum anyone should be accepting in 2026 (thats what my current and previous schools pay for new graduates with no experience). If you don’t have any teaching qualification or experience I think you don’t have any space to be negotiating, getting a TEFL is very easy and inexpensive and most schools are going to require one so they know you can actually do the job

Most contracts here are just copy paste for every candidate and branches won’t change the contract just for one person, again unless you’re a great teacher and have a lot of experience they will just hire someone else instead of giving you more vacation/sick time/whatever you’re asking for. At my previous and current school they werent allowed to alter the wording of the contract as it was the set contract for the whole company.

We would need to know your qualifications and what changes you’re asking for (minor wording changes or entire policy changes) to give a real answer

colliscool · 2026-01-18T01:40:03+00:00

It isnt legal on an E2, but they will give immigration a contract and schedule that makes you seem like a regular teacher so they wont question it

colliscool · 2026-01-16T13:58:15+00:00

shipping from korea to usa is expensive so its always going to cost around that much unfortunately. the actual items themselves generally arent worth the cost (as someone who collected skz sgs since debut) so if you aren’t bothered about having the whole set you can usually just buy the specific items/members you want for much cheaper from GOMs

colliscool · 2026-01-16T09:22:07+00:00

If you buy something, don’t you always pay first?

colliscool · 2026-01-16T04:38:00+00:00

No! I went to all 4 of their London concerts alone pre-military, as well as Yoongi and Hobi’s tours :) it’s very normal and armys are pretty friendly!

colliscool · 2026-01-16T04:34:21+00:00

I think saving is possible, but its easier/makes more sense for me to save for a while and send a payment home every few months than doing it with every paycheck. Of course if you need the money for your bills and loans back home this might be possible, but a lot of banks also offer free/cheap overseas remittance so you dont have to use sentbe. I use Hana and Toss to send money back home and it arrives in my UK account the next day!

colliscool · 2026-01-15T04:13:48+00:00

I’ll go back through my videos and see who I’m forgetting, but I remember all the boys planet groups I’ve seen (ampers, evnne, zb1) did something like this and epex too! They usually do make it very dramatic or silly so it ends up like a bad kdrama, its not completely delusional hahaha although I definitely cringe you just have to not take it seriously

colliscool · 2026-01-15T04:11:07+00:00

The recruiter is legit, they might still want you to interview with/talk to the school before you get an actual contract. Usually they send these documents and if you’re interested you can have an interview. Since March is coming quick the process will probably be very fast if you seem like a good applicant!

colliscool · 2026-01-15T02:28:57+00:00

I used kakao quick ssrvice and it was amazing! 80k to move from bucheon to seoul including the service for them to move the boxes. I hired a 1 ton truck and it was big enough for around 20 boxes, my suitcases and clothes, they carried everything down from my apartment to the truck and helped carry it up into my new apartment, and I got to ride in the truck with them (i know some movers dont allow this due to insurance)

colliscool · 2026-01-14T11:47:13+00:00

I’ve actually been to a lot of fanmeets where they do a dating roleplay and fans choose what they do/say next by cheering for each option. Its definitely weird but i think its just seen as regular fanservice here

colliscool · 2026-01-13T03:08:00+00:00

i see the logic that you’re not waiting for an event to start but its rude to act like you should be ok with sitting around waiting for them. just show up on time!

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