I've heard of things like this happening to other people, I never dreamed it would happen to me.I took vacation days Monday and yesterday. I come back today, and I see the cars in the parking lot. I get to the teachers' room. It is locked and empty. I think maybe the teachers are in a meeting, so I go to the multipurpose room and then the gym. Both empty. I don't know what to think. Zombie apocalypse? Alien abduction? Did I miss the rapture?I call my coT and another T. Neither answer. I send my coT a text. She responds that they'll all in another city for training.It would have been so nice to be told.
Deskwarming is boring and irritating. I only have 8 days left in this country, and I could be out sightseeing or packing but nooooo. I have to come to school and sit here.
Quote from: flyingspider on February 21, 2018, 08:49:56 amDeskwarming is boring and irritating. I only have 8 days left in this country, and I could be out sightseeing or packing but nooooo. I have to come to school and sit here. same same. it's my last week, contract ends at the end of this week. have had to come in the whole week and i am doing literally nothing.my desk is all cleaned out, no lessons to prepare since i'm leaving the country, but nope, gotta come in and sit here all day for 8 hours doing sweet f-all because "it is what the contract says". meanwhile none of the korean teachers are here, despite the fact that classes start next week. it's insane. the NET who has nothing to do and is leaving the country has to come to work, but the korean teachers who should have classes and paperwork to prepare are scratching their hairy balls at home.not going to miss this country or this job one bit.
they cut vacation days from 21 to 18 out of sheer spite.
Me: *Spends all of the winter break preparing lessons for the new semester*My Co-Teacher, one week before the semester starts: There will be a new curriculum, and a new textbook!
Seems a few of us are in the same annoying position. Leaving for good then? What do you have planned for life after Korea if you don't mind me asking?
Anyone knows that contracts in this country are more of a guide; a framework in which certain things can be negotiated, rather than something that has to be followed to the tee. Of course, salary isn't flexible, but, given certain situations, a little leeway could be given. If it's vacation time, and the NET has nothing to do, a logical and sensible thing to do would allow the NET to "work from home" or something along those lines. This has nothing to do with digging ditches or hard labour; it's basic, common sense. Some folks such as myself have had to return from abroad to deskwarm for less than a week and then be given our remaining vacation. This is incredibly stupid. Even if I wanted to stay in this school, that would have been to deal breaker there. There is no reason at all that they have to follow the contract so closely. Some schools have principals or VPs that are a little more forgiving; a little smarter and less anal retentive. A friend had his 24 days off in a row which is how it should be.
Dude, just let people rant and vent. That's what this thread is for. If you want to bring your apologetics into specific threads people start to discuss these things, fine, fair play. For Pete's sake, though, try to leave your nonsense out of this thread. Nobody likes it, and you aren't changing anybody's minds. And yes, before you point it out, I know you think ranting and venting don't actually help, and have some studies you like to link to back that up. I don't care. Nobody cares.
Quote from: JVPrice on February 21, 2018, 10:21:11 amMe: *Spends all of the winter break preparing lessons for the new semester*My Co-Teacher, one week before the semester starts: There will be a new curriculum, and a new textbook! Don't you just love being kept in the loop?!
Quote from: CJ on February 21, 2018, 11:13:05 amAnyone knows that contracts in this country are more of a guide; a framework in which certain things can be negotiated, rather than something that has to be followed to the tee. Of course, salary isn't flexible, but, given certain situations, a little leeway could be given. If it's vacation time, and the NET has nothing to do, a logical and sensible thing to do would allow the NET to "work from home" or something along those lines. This has nothing to do with digging ditches or hard labour; it's basic, common sense. Some folks such as myself have had to return from abroad to deskwarm for less than a week and then be given our remaining vacation. This is incredibly stupid. Even if I wanted to stay in this school, that would have been to deal breaker there. There is no reason at all that they have to follow the contract so closely. Some schools have principals or VPs that are a little more forgiving; a little smarter and less anal retentive. A friend had his 24 days off in a row which is how it should be.No one forced you to sign the contract. The contract said X number of days working. Now at the time you signed, if they said 10 of your working days would involve you coming in, orfering Chinese food and watching Netflix, would you have refused to sign? Would you rather be doing English camp?As far as flexibility, if you point to the contract and howl about coming in on a Saturday two times a year or staying late a few times, don't complain when you're forced to deskwarm!!!
No one forced you to sign the contract. The contract said X number of days working. Now at the time you signed, if they said 10 of your working days would involve you coming in, orfering Chinese food and watching Netflix, would you have refused to sign? Would you rather be doing English camp?As far as flexibility, if you point to the contract and howl about coming in on a Saturday two times a year or staying late a few times, don't complain when you're forced to deskwarm!!!
Mate, how did I know you're going to say "no one forced you to sign the contract"? That's NOT THE POINT! I think everyone in the school knows the one week the Ss come back is basically a week of nothing, so why make the NET, who has flown to another country and does so only once a year, come back for 4 days to do nothing?
For the record, I would have ZERO issue with coming in on two weekends during the year. No issue at all because guess what? I'm flexible!