RANTING/VENTING MEGATHREAD 3.0

Yeah that sounds like a huge mess with you in the middle.  Sorry to hear it!

It sounds very confusing too.  Why were you offered the chance of keeping your apartment but switching to elementary?

What happened with the first call?  So that native teacher is leaving and you're replacing them.  Are they going to your current school then; like a swap?  Why does he care so much about where you live lol

Then another native teacher got wind of this deal and wants to go to the elementary school that you're going to move to? In that situation where would you end up?  A different school entirely?

Sorry JVPrice, I've read your post a few times and still can't quite wrap my head around it 

I'm gonna answer each question in order:

- I was given the choice between moving and stay teaching middle school, or staying where I live and start teaching Elementary.

- I answered that in the text.

- The other teacher who wanted to switch wanted the new school they're assigning me because he lives right next to it, and the new school he'd attend is right next to where I currently live.

- The "friend" I refer to is the same person mentioned above

- Apparently, a new neighborhood even though I was told otherwise.

- Sadly, yes.

All this even though I was told months back that I'd be able to stay where I currently live.

Ah got it!!  I assumed that the teacher in your second paragraph was a native teacher.  Sorry haha 

Sounds like they're really messing you around even when the simple solution is right there.  Hope they see sense.

Anyone else finding waygook to be acting real shitty the last few days?

Anyone else finding waygook to be acting real shitty the last few days?

If you mean server issues and failure to load properly: Yes.

If you mean lack of interesting threads or saucy drama: Also yes.

Anyone else finding waygook to be acting real shitty the last few days?

If you mean server issues and failure to load properly: Yes.

If you mean lack of interesting threads or saucy drama: Also yes.

Those work together, I can't post shit if it's always down.

Ok, I seriously don't get why the admins need a reason for EVERY single day you choose to take a vacation day.

Maybe I have a trip. Maybe I just don't feel like coming in that day. They act like you're taking one of those suspicious "sick" days. Why give me grief over time I'm SUPPOSED to have off?

A guy can't take time off to play KH3 in peace

It's because you're not supposed to leave the country without permission. They're just checking where you'll be.

It's because you're not supposed to leave the country without permission. They're just checking where you'll be.

I get that, but if I ask for TWO days off that are in the middle of the week, there's no way I'm leaving the country unless I'm some sort of madman.

I think they do need to know where you're going to be during your vacation, but I'm not sure it's because you "need permission" to leave the country. I don't think they can tell you "no, you can't go abroad during your vacation." I'd be pretty surprised if they had that sort of authority.

I think they do need to know where you're going to be during your vacation, but I'm not sure it's because you "need permission" to leave the country. I don't think they can tell you "no, you can't go abroad during your vacation." I'd be pretty surprised if they had that sort of authority.

i once had a korean co-worker who was planning to go to south america for travels during her break. she told me she had to report this to the principal, and he refused to let her go there. i have no idea if this was the whole story, and it still confuses me now, but she was ballin her eyes out as she said she had to spend her vacation at home instead

Has anyone else been getting that George Clooney Nescafe ad on YouTube? It comes up almost every time. It's the one where he is a knight and slays the dreaded dragon. Man that ad is so bad and cheesy that it's almost good. If cheesy and memorable was their purpose then they really achieved it. I really should get the no ads version of YouTube.

I always get the ad of some Korean man and his baby. D:

I get either that or Beckham at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

So who is the Tyler guy I'm seeing on my screen and in the subway station? Is he our own beloved tylerthegloob? Is he actually a really good teacher? Is he some mascot whipped up by a hagwon? Is he some tv reality guy who got famous? Is he the next Sam Ham and someone we should all be wishing stinging insects and sunburn on? What's his deal?

Has anyone else been getting that George Clooney Nescafe ad on YouTube? It comes up almost every time. It's the one where he is a knight and slays the dreaded dragon. Man that ad is so bad and cheesy that it's almost good. If cheesy and memorable was their purpose then they really achieved it. I really should get the no ads version of YouTube.

I always get the ad of some Korean man and his baby. D:

I get either that or Beckham at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

So who is the Tyler guy I'm seeing on my screen and in the subway station? Is he our own beloved tylerthegloob? Is he actually a really good teacher? Is he some mascot whipped up by a hagwon? Is he some tv reality guy who got famous? Is he the next Sam Ham and someone we should all be wishing stinging insects and sunburn on? What's his deal?

**** that guy

edit: lel. no he isn't me, but i've had a few koreans say i must be really smart because the (one) tyler they know is super smart. coincidentally i AM super smart    from what i know he got super famous here a few (or many) years ago thanks to TV. iirc he worked for the govt (either state department or korean embassy before coming here and getting famous). i see his youtube ads so i guess he teaches english, too?

but, we are natural enemies, right? same name, i'm an e2 foreigner and he's a tv foreigner. he's fluent and i'm ...not fluent. shit, he's better than me (but i have HAIRRRR)

So who is the Tyler guy I'm seeing on my screen and in the subway station? Is he our own beloved tylerthegloob? Is he actually a really good teacher? Is he some mascot whipped up by a hagwon? Is he some tv reality guy who got famous? Is he the next Sam Ham and someone we should all be wishing stinging insects and sunburn on? What's his deal?

He was on Abnormal Summit (the show with all the foreigners talking as a panel about a variety of topics).

The guy's Korean is off the charts, he speaks it better than a lot of Koreans do, I'm not even kidding.

Has anyone else been getting that George Clooney Nescafe ad on YouTube? It comes up almost every time. It's the one where he is a knight and slays the dreaded dragon. Man that ad is so bad and cheesy that it's almost good. If cheesy and memorable was their purpose then they really achieved it. I really should get the no ads version of YouTube.

I always get the ad of some Korean man and his baby. D:

I get either that or Beckham at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

So who is the Tyler guy I'm seeing on my screen and in the subway station? Is he our own beloved tylerthegloob? Is he actually a really good teacher? Is he some mascot whipped up by a hagwon? Is he some tv reality guy who got famous? Is he the next Sam Ham and someone we should all be wishing stinging insects and sunburn on? What's his deal?

**** that guy

edit: lel. no he isn't me, but i've had a few koreans say i must be really smart because the (one) tyler they know is super smart. coincidentally i AM super smart    from what i know he got super famous here a few (or many) years ago thanks to TV. iirc he worked for the govt (either state department or korean embassy before coming here and getting famous). i see his youtube ads so i guess he teaches english, too?

but, we are natural enemies, right? same name, i'm an e2 foreigner and he's a tv foreigner. he's fluent and i'm ...not fluent. shit, he's better than me (but i have HAIRRRR)

Stinging insects and sunburn it is.

So sitting here desk warming when Admin comes in with some forms I need to fill out (Repot of Deduction)  Okay easy... NOT!  I have ZERO idea what it is that I'm supposed to do with this.  Name (easy) ARN (easy) the rest... NO EFF'ING IDEA!  I've never asked for a paystub but know what I make because it's in my account every month.  Are they paying taxes?  Yes, it reflects in my account.  I have nothing to claim, other than income, but stupid me, thought that the school or the PoE would take care of this for me.  I don't even know how to get this information for my pay.  If some one gives me the NIES (or whatever the site name) don't.  I've tried since day one to access that site and it's going on a year and I still can't log in. 

My main Teacher isn't here, of course... so no help there.  I wish they would have given me this paper work to do while my teachers were around, so in case I needed help....    

Oh! and he needs me to return it to him today... FML

Maybe they are getting you to sign a paper that says it is okay for them to get the information for you. If it is taxes, you will have to sign in using your bank special certificate. Then you just print out the pages with all the info. Weird they would be doing it already. Usually the end of Feb.

Maybe they are getting you to sign a paper that says it is okay for them to get the information for you. If it is taxes, you will have to sign in using your bank special certificate. Then you just print out the pages with all the info. Weird they would be doing it already. Usually the end of Feb.

Yea.. I was thinking "wait a sec. it's Jan."  either way, it's a claim form and I have nothing to claim minus taxes.  I was told they would take care of the rest (income, taxes etc)  so yay, I think.   

But, you'll want to have the form printed out for the taxes.  In Korea all the times you used your bank card for shopping is totalled up as is any medical costs and will help reduce your tax bill.  Don't be surprised when you owe more money.  The form you get through the digital certificate helps defray that cost.  I only had to pay an extra 40 something last year.  That was lower than quite a few others I know.  You want that paper unless you've never gone to a doctor or use cash exclusively. 

But, you'll want to have the form printed out for the taxes.  In Korea all the times you used your bank card for shopping is totalled up as is any medical costs and will help reduce your tax bill.  Don't be surprised when you owe more money.  The form you get through the digital certificate helps defray that cost.  I only had to pay an extra 40 something last year.  That was lower than quite a few others I know.  You want that paper unless you've never gone to a doctor or use cash exclusively.

From what I was reading on the form, unless I spent over a certain amount on my debit (bank card) there is nothing for me to claim.  Only time I really used my card was for groceries and it wasn't all that much.  I also used my bank card to pay for the prescriptions I was given when I had flu, which was a whopping 9,000 won.  I paid cash at the clinic.  98% of the time I used cash. (gas for the car, entertainment, lots and lots of coffee...) So unless the PoE hasn't been paying my taxes correctly, I don't see how I would owe anything.  And if I do, then I'll pay it. 

It has nothing to do with someone not paying your taxes correctly, although that would obviously be a problem.  Over the last several years they do a final assessment and your average teacher will owe.  It's not uncommon for the bill to run into the hundreds of thousands, even if you paid properly each and every month.  Doesn't cost anything to do the digital certificate but if don't think it will affect anything I suppose you don't have to go to the minimal bother of getting it.