For those of you, especially Americans, who might be considering living and working living in Seoul, have a look:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/06/10/world/0610-KOREA_index.html

Also, please read this article from a local Seoul newspaper:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2891677

Also, I would never recommend my Korean employer to anyone, but they always boast that they are the "largest, oldest, and most reputable ESL training center corporation in Korea." They treat their foreign teachers like plantation workers. Think twice before accepting work in Seoul/Korea.