Feel free to use my name and e-mail address. I tried earlier to post this, but it came back as undeliverable. hope this one gets there.
Chonan U/cfs is the lowest paid uni in korea per contract hour with a 1.6 - 1.7 million \ per month and a 22 hour contract. There is no severance pay, only a return of your pension money plus a small amount usually averaging about 900k \. Real severance pay is equal to the 3 of years x
your monthly pay.
There is no administrative support. No faculty photocopying facility. No laison person. There is no faculty resource library. Staff meetings are only for the korean teachers. foreigners are not welcome, nor are their
ideas asked for. If something needs to be resolved, there is no one to whom you may take the problem. Mail is rarely delivered in a timely fashion.
In the past 3 years, I have averaged hot water in my on-cammpus apartment less than 5% of the time. Usually we have hot water on sundays. Reason, they want to save money and don't believe anyone needs to bathe everyday.
Church attendance at their church is required. You are supposed to receive permission from the head pastor if you want to go somewhere else. Tuesday chapel is required. tithing to their church is strongly suggested for foreigners, required of the korean teachers. It is taken from their
paychecks.
The administration leaders, Sam Kim, & Kim Hee Seo will spread some very malicious gossip if they don't like you. The have lied about the sexual habits of one teacher. she quit. about the drinking habits of another. he
quit.
In 3 years, they have hire 18 foreigners. 14 have left. two are leaving. 7 quit after one semester. 6 after one year, one after 2 years.
Of the many part-time korean teachers who have been hired, 95 % have quit after one year.
Documents will be delivered to your office in korean with no hint of content. If you say anything, sam will go straight to the vice and remark that so& so is complaining again. Morale is low. this is a good place to
stay away from. Anon 12/00