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doorsnotwindows · Sat 01-Oct-05, 03:16 PM

Seriously,

I worked at JEL in Ulsan for three years. They run two schools, one in Beum Sa and one in Mugeo Dong. Currently they are in financial ruin.

There is nothing but problems here, now, and the boss and his wife have not paid me the money they owe me. ($4000 Cnd) I know that many other teachers have had problems: from being screamed at in the face, to having money refused them, continual late pay, and aggressive behavior from the management. Don't think you are protected by Korean law, you aren't. I showed up early everyday, the first one there, and I worked there for three years faithfully and did a bunch of extra stuff, as I was raised to do.

In the end I was asked to take a payment plan, basically to sign away the little rights I might have. I refused. They are currently looking for teachers, knowing that they haven't paid the ones still under contractual agreement. Do not work for this school. Also, I believe there is another JEL in Ulsan under different management. This post refers to the one run by James and Julia Kim in Mugeo Dong and Beum Sa. The Korean teachers are continually quitting and saying they cannot stand the management. We receive eviction notices regularly and had our gas turned off. Some of the bills are paid through the hogwan, but the money we give never goes to actual bill. When we called about our gas being turned off we were told that it was summer and gas wasn't necessary. So I guess people don't cook or have warm showers in the summer? When our gas was hooked up, we never received an apology at all. There is one good thing about not getting paid, lately, there haven't been any complaints about our teaching (from the "parents") which you can expect regularly when the money is flowing. Oh yeah, and don't expect a hello, or any notice of your presence unless you are late. (Supposing that is that you aren't the one waiting around for an hour for the management, which is the most likely scenario, and don't expect an apology).

Anyway, good luck in Korea, you'll need it.

Sat 01-Oct-05, 03:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
doorsnotwindows Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	Do NOT work for JEL in Ulsan!! Seriously, I worked at JEL in Ulsan for three years. They run two schools, one in Beum Sa and one in Mugeo Dong. Currently they are in financial ruin. There is nothing but problems here, now, and the boss and his wife have not paid me the money they owe me. ($4000 Cnd) I know that many other teachers have had problems: from being screamed at in the face, to having money refused them, continual late pay, and aggressive behavior from the management. Don't think you are protected by Korean law, you aren't. I showed up early everyday, the first one there, and I worked there for three years faithfully and did a bunch of extra stuff, as I was raised to do. In the end I was asked to take a payment plan, basically to sign away the little rights I might have. I refused. They are currently looking for teachers, knowing that they haven't paid the ones still under contractual agreement. Do not work for this school. Also, I believe there is another JEL in Ulsan under different management. This post refers to the one run by James and Julia Kim in Mugeo Dong and Beum Sa. The Korean teachers are continually quitting and saying they cannot stand the management. We receive eviction notices regularly and had our gas turned off. Some of the bills are paid through the hogwan, but the money we give never goes to actual bill. When we called about our gas being turned off we were told that it was summer and gas wasn't necessary. So I guess people don't cook or have warm showers in the summer? When our gas was hooked up, we never received an apology at all. There is one good thing about not getting paid, lately, there haven't been any complaints about our teaching (from the "parents") which you can expect regularly when the money is flowing. Oh yeah, and don't expect a hello, or any notice of your presence unless you are late. (Supposing that is that you aren't the one waiting around for an hour for the management, which is the most likely scenario, and don't expect an apology). Anyway, good luck in Korea, you'll need it. Last edited by gfell; Thu 08-Jun-06 at 11:04 AM.