Quote from: Pennypie on January 31, 2017, 02:01:55 pmQuote from: emmas28 on January 31, 2017, 01:24:34 pmNew office admin lady has decided that unless I magically produce a certificate of residence from thin air before Feb 3rd, then I have to do my own taxes I handed in my certificate the first day I arrived at my school in Aug 2015. Last year the office guy just sorted everything. I'm still in my 2 year exemption phase. Just applied for a new cert on the stupid UK goverment website and it takes 35 days to process. Just to let you know...when i applied for a second one the government said no, i could only have one certificate to last the two years. :/ Fingers crossed for you though! You probably will get it because I know some others that did....I swear no one here or there knows what they are doing.Fingers firmly crossed!
Quote from: emmas28 on January 31, 2017, 01:24:34 pmNew office admin lady has decided that unless I magically produce a certificate of residence from thin air before Feb 3rd, then I have to do my own taxes I handed in my certificate the first day I arrived at my school in Aug 2015. Last year the office guy just sorted everything. I'm still in my 2 year exemption phase. Just applied for a new cert on the stupid UK goverment website and it takes 35 days to process. Just to let you know...when i applied for a second one the government said no, i could only have one certificate to last the two years. :/ Fingers crossed for you though! You probably will get it because I know some others that did....I swear no one here or there knows what they are doing.
New office admin lady has decided that unless I magically produce a certificate of residence from thin air before Feb 3rd, then I have to do my own taxes I handed in my certificate the first day I arrived at my school in Aug 2015. Last year the office guy just sorted everything. I'm still in my 2 year exemption phase. Just applied for a new cert on the stupid UK goverment website and it takes 35 days to process.
Quote from: emmas28 on January 31, 2017, 03:37:31 pmQuote from: Pennypie on January 31, 2017, 02:01:55 pmQuote from: emmas28 on January 31, 2017, 01:24:34 pmNew office admin lady has decided that unless I magically produce a certificate of residence from thin air before Feb 3rd, then I have to do my own taxes I handed in my certificate the first day I arrived at my school in Aug 2015. Last year the office guy just sorted everything. I'm still in my 2 year exemption phase. Just applied for a new cert on the stupid UK goverment website and it takes 35 days to process. Just to let you know...when i applied for a second one the government said no, i could only have one certificate to last the two years. :/ Fingers crossed for you though! You probably will get it because I know some others that did....I swear no one here or there knows what they are doing.Fingers firmly crossed!I know this doesn't help you with the current situation, but from now on, always keep a photocopy of every document you turn in to your MOE or to your school administrators. I guarantee this won't be the last time they lose something that's important to you.
The cold is seriously demotivating. I'm getting some drawing done at least, with some TV running in the background. Not much longer! Then I can do the same thing at home where it's warmer lol
I'm so cold and bored. I brought stuff to do/ read today but can't really bring myself to do it. I'm just cuddled in my massive jacket flicking between facebook, news sites, buzzfeed and shopping. Its killing me. Only an hour and 15 minutes to go.....
Quote from: yirj17 on January 31, 2017, 03:07:24 pmThe cold is seriously demotivating. I'm getting some drawing done at least, with some TV running in the background. Not much longer! Then I can do the same thing at home where it's warmer lol How is the drawing going? Getting some good lines in?
I've just checked on the system and my February vacation was never approved. It was actually cancelled in January but I was told, in January, that my leave had finally been OKed because they'd changed it oh so many, many, many times. I decided to check up on this after finding out that somebody changed the days (AGAIN!!!) about when the teachers have to come into school.Currently, I'm going to have to have a split vacation. Possibly.
Quote from: gidget on February 02, 2017, 12:29:07 pmI've just checked on the system and my February vacation was never approved. It was actually cancelled in January but I was told, in January, that my leave had finally been OKed because they'd changed it oh so many, many, many times. I decided to check up on this after finding out that somebody changed the days (AGAIN!!!) about when the teachers have to come into school.Currently, I'm going to have to have a split vacation. Possibly.That sucks. I really don't understand how difficult it is to decide when vactaions/new year starts and when kids/teachers should be in school. UK schools have their holidays set in stone for like 5 years in advance. I had a strange conversation before xmas with my coteacher about my February holiday, she said we will request it on the system in February. I was quite anxious about this until my VP asked me when I was going home the other day. Biggest sigh of relief EVER that she's aware. Coteacher is back in tomorrow so I am going to be on her until she inputs that request!
...I had a strange conversation before xmas with my coteacher about my February holiday, she said we will request it on the system in February...
Apparently my school IS getting a new foreign teacher, but only for one day a week, and they're going to be living in my apartment so their main school wants to check it outI am low-key freaking out because that means I need to get serious about cleaning tonight (I said they could come tomorrow because I knew that if I said "oh in a week" I'd just be anxious about cleaning for a whole week instead of one night) and AHHHI tried to ask my coteacher if I could talk to the new teacher to see if they want me to leave any furniture, etc since I know I would've really appreciated if my apartment had come with more furniture than it did, but she's insistent that even if the new teacher would want me to leave things, I have to throw them away or sell them anyways (and also that the new teacher hasn't been placed yet) ALSO I sort of broke the bed that my school provided when I was taking it apart; I'm pretty sure I can put it back together but not until I get rid of my current bed and I'm hoping if they look at it it just looks taken apart and not broken (a screw was ripped out in a way that probably requires wood glue to fix and a piece of metal bent but judging by how easily it bent I should be able to bend it back)asdflkjI need to do some prep for tomorrow otherwise I'd try to ask for early leave to do some more cleaning
You know what schools need more of? Hot running water and soap in the bathrooms.Ain't nobody wash their hands. Why? Because they just don't, but also because there's literally no hot water in the bathrooms, or if there is it comes out at a trickle. Instead of investing in TV upgrades every few years, and allotting excessive budget to subject teachers to waste on English story books, etc, how about investing in your educational infrastructure by bringing your buildings up to semi-modern, developed standards. Korea isn't a poor country. It prides itself on its education system. It spends an insane amount of money on that education system. Another school I worked at turned the hot water off between spring and fall, because it wasn't needed to keep the pipes from freezing.DANG man. Hot water isn't really something you should consider a luxury unless you're really poor. And soap. C'mon. Damn.
Quote from: kriztee on February 03, 2017, 11:46:24 amQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on February 03, 2017, 11:34:15 amYou know what schools need more of? Hot running water and soap in the bathrooms.Ain't nobody wash their hands. Why? Because they just don't, but also because there's literally no hot water in the bathrooms, or if there is it comes out at a trickle. Instead of investing in TV upgrades every few years, and allotting excessive budget to subject teachers to waste on English story books, etc, how about investing in your educational infrastructure by bringing your buildings up to semi-modern, developed standards. Korea isn't a poor country. It prides itself on its education system. It spends an insane amount of money on that education system. Another school I worked at turned the hot water off between spring and fall, because it wasn't needed to keep the pipes from freezing.DANG man. Hot water isn't really something you should consider a luxury unless you're really poor. And soap. C'mon. Damn.Man, today my school has no toilet papper so I'm currently searching for alternatives while trying not to pee myself. Consider yourself lucky.Check your 교무실. There's always toilet paper there. Just ask if you can borrow some. Not having toilet paper makes sense, because kids will just play with it and waste it. It's annoying, but like - having hot water would encourage people to practice basic hygiene.
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on February 03, 2017, 11:34:15 amYou know what schools need more of? Hot running water and soap in the bathrooms.Ain't nobody wash their hands. Why? Because they just don't, but also because there's literally no hot water in the bathrooms, or if there is it comes out at a trickle. Instead of investing in TV upgrades every few years, and allotting excessive budget to subject teachers to waste on English story books, etc, how about investing in your educational infrastructure by bringing your buildings up to semi-modern, developed standards. Korea isn't a poor country. It prides itself on its education system. It spends an insane amount of money on that education system. Another school I worked at turned the hot water off between spring and fall, because it wasn't needed to keep the pipes from freezing.DANG man. Hot water isn't really something you should consider a luxury unless you're really poor. And soap. C'mon. Damn.Man, today my school has no toilet papper so I'm currently searching for alternatives while trying not to pee myself. Consider yourself lucky.
Quote from: moonbrie on February 03, 2017, 10:29:00 amApparently my school IS getting a new foreign teacher, but only for one day a week, and they're going to be living in my apartment so their main school wants to check it outI am low-key freaking out because that means I need to get serious about cleaning tonight (I said they could come tomorrow because I knew that if I said "oh in a week" I'd just be anxious about cleaning for a whole week instead of one night) and AHHHI tried to ask my coteacher if I could talk to the new teacher to see if they want me to leave any furniture, etc since I know I would've really appreciated if my apartment had come with more furniture than it did, but she's insistent that even if the new teacher would want me to leave things, I have to throw them away or sell them anyways (and also that the new teacher hasn't been placed yet) ALSO I sort of broke the bed that my school provided when I was taking it apart; I'm pretty sure I can put it back together but not until I get rid of my current bed and I'm hoping if they look at it it just looks taken apart and not broken (a screw was ripped out in a way that probably requires wood glue to fix and a piece of metal bent but judging by how easily it bent I should be able to bend it back)asdflkjI need to do some prep for tomorrow otherwise I'd try to ask for early leave to do some more cleaningHow exactly did you break the bed??
Quote from: moonbrie on February 03, 2017, 12:03:15 pmQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on February 03, 2017, 11:34:15 amYou know what schools need more of? Hot running water and soap in the bathrooms.Ain't nobody wash their hands. Why? Because they just don't, but also because there's literally no hot water in the bathrooms, or if there is it comes out at a trickle. Instead of investing in TV upgrades every few years, and allotting excessive budget to subject teachers to waste on English story books, etc, how about investing in your educational infrastructure by bringing your buildings up to semi-modern, developed standards. Korea isn't a poor country. It prides itself on its education system. It spends an insane amount of money on that education system. Another school I worked at turned the hot water off between spring and fall, because it wasn't needed to keep the pipes from freezing.DANG man. Hot water isn't really something you should consider a luxury unless you're really poor. And soap. C'mon. Damn.I feel embarrassed that I don't always wash my hands or do a really half-assed job at it but seriously the water is so COLDExactly. And cold water doesn't rinse soap off well. On top of being miserable and uncomfortable.
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on February 03, 2017, 11:34:15 amYou know what schools need more of? Hot running water and soap in the bathrooms.Ain't nobody wash their hands. Why? Because they just don't, but also because there's literally no hot water in the bathrooms, or if there is it comes out at a trickle. Instead of investing in TV upgrades every few years, and allotting excessive budget to subject teachers to waste on English story books, etc, how about investing in your educational infrastructure by bringing your buildings up to semi-modern, developed standards. Korea isn't a poor country. It prides itself on its education system. It spends an insane amount of money on that education system. Another school I worked at turned the hot water off between spring and fall, because it wasn't needed to keep the pipes from freezing.DANG man. Hot water isn't really something you should consider a luxury unless you're really poor. And soap. C'mon. Damn.I feel embarrassed that I don't always wash my hands or do a really half-assed job at it but seriously the water is so COLD