The job was run like a cult. They ruled with fear, and everyone was afraid to have an opinion. I thought when I came to Korea, my co-foreign teachers would be a close knit group. Instead it's cliques, backstabbing, snitching, pettiness, and drama. Teachers are overworked as well, most work 930-700 or 730 (way more than most other jobs) and that's including a draining kindergarten class. Owners will ask you (correction: TELL) to lie to the parents: if the kids aren't great artists, you're expected to do their art projects for them, and convince the kids to pass it off as their own.

I was fired for refusing to come in on a Saturday for PT conferences (they picked this date 10 days in advance, I had already booked and paid for a trip for that weekend). Instead of terminating me professionally (with proper notice required by law, and with a chance to say goodbye to my kinder kids) Mr Yang came to my apartment and tried to force his way in. He pushed me against the wall when I tried to leave, and continued to scuffle with me and yell and cuss at me in the street. I just wanted to leave for my trip.. I finally broke free and ran, and he CHASED me down the street for 3 blocks. I got away, but when I came back, my apartment had been emptied, all my belongings taken, and the locks changed. He left me jobless and homeless, all for refusing to come in on my day off when I had a prior commitment. I was given the impression by others that I should be fearful for my safety, so I fled the country. Never got paid for the 2 weeks of June I worked, or received a 30 day termination notice, as required by law. Stay away from this hagwon at ALL costs, there are so many other better jobs that will hire anyone, why put yourself through this? If you're going through ESL4Asian, be advised that Mike the recruiter is a big fat liar

I moved in my apartment mid-Feb (really, really cold). When I moved in, I had no heat, no hot water, plus the stove and washer were broken. The drain in the bathroom was broken, so there was a layer of hair and bandaid-infested water that I needed to step in to use the bathroom. It smelled like mold/sewer. My first night I was so cold, I needed 2 shirts, a thick sweater, 2 pairs of pants, socks, a stocking cap, and to hide under the covers just to survive. Couldn't take a warm shower to warm up, because the hot water didnt work either. I was treated like a whiner for complaining about this, it took about a week to get it all resolved. Also, it had roaches, and garbage bags were always piled up on the front steps of the building, which I had to literally step over every day.