I worked at the Ok-Dong school last year and i must agree that it was awful! I doubt anyone would waste their time trying to bend or exaggerate the truth, as this forum is here to help people make the right choice for their teaching careers. It must have been a while back you worked there, if the apartments were new, as they appeared far from that when i stayed there. And regarding the passports, it wasn't at the beginning of my time there, it was a month before i was due to leave and the department of labor knew nothing about it. Why would the boss Mr.Kim get down on his knees and bow to us whilst saying "i'm sorry, please do not report this" or words to that effect, if this is standard process? I personally suggest that readers contact the labor board in Ulsan and take the latest employees' write-ups about the school, as they will be more accurate i'm sure. Also, whilst no training AT ALL may be also apparent in other Korean schools, that does not mean it is fine and acceptable. And also, just an observation from the write-up below

"the school was well-respected for its teaching levels"

yet state that there was

little training?

hmmmmm...quite a contradiction and whom considered it to be one of the best to work at? Very vague. Anyway, i just hope that if you are thinking of working there, you are smart enough to ask questions (in writing) and have your contract altered to counter the bad working conditions others have experienced.

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