Korea- Too boring

[Ideologue]

Oh, but you know what's hilarious, and maybe telling:

They never once asked me about taking the bar, or practicing law.

Not even the lawyer.

[garbon]

That's good. Yeah, salary was premature.  You didn't have on hand questions like what type of individuals fit in well here, what's the company culture like?

[CountDeMoney]

Oh, but you know what's hilarious, and maybe telling:

They never once asked me about taking the bar, or practicing law.

Not even the lawyer.

Telling indeed.

Kid, I've met a lot of lawyers in my time, and the ones that were glad they were practicing law were in the distinct minority.*




*And yes, that included the ones that were still in substance abuse programs.

[Razgovory]

I think they altered the word "Welcome" in photo shop.

[Ideologue]

That's good. Yeah, salary was premature.  You didn't have on hand questions like what type of individuals fit in well here, what's the company culture like?

I'm not very experienced at this.

If it's any better, I actually phrased it as a question about grading/pay banding, saying I wasn't sure what the huge salary range meant.  U.S. government jobs are usually ultra upfront about pay and grade, and where you begin in grade seems to be a big deal.

It's not a company, though.  The culture is caring about the working human.  That was all pretty clear.  But yeah I should've come up with some questions that didn't suck.

[garbon]

I'm not very experienced at this.

Aka should have used campus recruiting for mock interviews?

[CountDeMoney]

I'm not very experienced at this.

Aka should have used campus recruiting for mock interviews?

Now, now.

[Barrister]

That's good. Yeah, salary was premature.  You didn't have on hand questions like what type of individuals fit in well here, what's the company culture like?

I'm not very experienced at this.

If it's any better, I actually phrased it as a question about grading/pay banding, saying I wasn't sure what the huge salary range meant.  U.S. government jobs are usually ultra upfront about pay and grade, and where you begin in grade seems to be a big deal.

It's not a company, though.  The culture is caring about the working human.  That was all pretty clear.  But yeah I should've come up with some questions that didn't suck.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with asking about salary.  It's uncomfortable, but it has to be done, and they understand why.

Just make sure it isn't your only question.

Money - I'm glad to be practicing law.   

[Ideologue]

I also asked if "pre-need" (lol) funeral contracts were common.  It's something they regulate, and it interested me.  I thought most people handled that either through life insurance or indigent body disposal.  (I've opted for the latter plan.)

Apparently they have an ex-mortician who handles all that (it's a small department).  I called that some job-relevant experience.  Also, spooky.

[Monoriu]

I don't know about Korea, but in HK at least, every school has at least one foreign English teacher.  If even half the schools in Japan, Taiwan and S.Korea, and 5% of the schools in China has this requirement, the number of job openings is very high.  If you want it, I am sure you can find another job easily. 

[katmai]

Why the fuck would you want to go over to asia, silly Ide.

[Caliga]

It's not a company, though.  The culture is caring about the working human. 

Companies care about "the working human", if by working humans you mean (some of) the humans working for them.

[Ed Anger]

He wants to be an Uncle Remus figure too.

[Caliga]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX44YHK5Bik

I miss Song of the South.

[jimmy olsen]

I've finally escaped from minimum security lock down, otherwise known as Chungnam English Teacher Orientation!