I have taken the position with JM (fingers crossed that it's good) and I'll try to update this once I've started working there so that people in the future have some information!
Quote from: mx8 on November 11, 2019, 06:18:34 amI have taken the position with JM (fingers crossed that it's good) and I'll try to update this once I've started working there so that people in the future have some information!Thank you.Currently I am in my home country, I will be heading to Korea in February and starting in March.Good luck. Are you in your home country or in Korea?
ThatGuy29834 points·1 year agoI used to work at JM for a year. Not worth it. The boss is a crazy lady and her mom is rather strange too. They both belong to a nearby church and will use every opportunity to try and get you i to the church. If you say no or go to a different church, they will push you out. They now only hire females (I was one of the last rounds of male teachers brought in). During my round she asked a co-teacher to work under severe medical issues and was even willing to try and take pay/other forms of payment from her in order to make her work instead of taking/sending her to the hospital which was two and a half blocks down the street(before the rest of us banded together and stated this was not acceptable). Beyond that, it’s micromanaged and the Korean teachers are put under so much stress, which then translates to all of the foreign teachers as well.
Sounds a bit like your ordinary Korean hakwon run by people with 0 educational acumen but whatever, I'm getting a bit beaten down lately by the never ending stream of 'suckiness' surrounding these hakwons. Not having any adult male teachers around is funest to a child's early development, but hey, what do I know, right? What do those early years matter anyhow? videohttps://cafe.naver.com/jmkidsenglish/5790All female staffhttps://cafe.naver.com/jmkidsenglish/5784infuriating detail: the Korean teachers make 2,6-2,8 mill. QuoteThatGuy29834 points·1 year agoI used to work at JM for a year. Not worth it. The boss is a crazy lady and her mom is rather strange too. They both belong to a nearby church and will use every opportunity to try and get you i to the church. If you say no or go to a different church, they will push you out. They now only hire females (I was one of the last rounds of male teachers brought in). During my round she asked a co-teacher to work under severe medical issues and was even willing to try and take pay/other forms of payment from her in order to make her work instead of taking/sending her to the hospital which was two and a half blocks down the street(before the rest of us banded together and stated this was not acceptable). Beyond that, it’s micromanaged and the Korean teachers are put under so much stress, which then translates to all of the foreign teachers as well.
Good to hear they're nice folks.Northstar and I are old and grumpy and our default position is one of extreme caution. I am even farther away on that scale, recommending to only stay for a few years max., so one should have a clear goal and an exit strategy before even contemplating working at kindergarten schools in Korea.Do tell us how things went after a few months, it might benefit future applicants as well.All the best to you and here's hoping you will become a ♩ ♪ Promise and a Possibility ♫ ♬ like in the song!
Hi,It's been about a year since you posted about accepting your offer from JM. I wanted to know what are your thoughts about the school now?
Hi,I'm not OP and I know this thread is old, but I worked at JM English within the last 3 years and I had a very unpleasant experience with this school. During contract negotiations, one (of very few) teachers who renewed their contract did it simply because JM was "the devil we know." Frankly, I can not imagine another reason why you would renew a contract here. I had a lot of fun with my class because my students were angels. But, you will find sweet students elsewhere.Good luck in your search... 파이팅!
