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DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Revalis Enai posted:

It's more that I feel jaded for being told in mid the 90s that I can become anything I want when I get out of school, and now I'm getting paid $11.50 an hour in a field I didn't study for. I think at my age I should be getting at least $19hr, but in Portland that seems to be a 4yr degree/2-3 year experience position.

$11.50, hold on there Mr. Money Bags. With a four year degree, 5 years in journalism, 4 in university IT and 2-3 in various skilled trades I was pulling in $2.00 to $8.50 per hour. Before the recession even running the line at a high end French place I was making $11 and getting minimum wage in IT. $250 per 100 hour week as a trained carpenter. All this in a place with rent more expensive than Chicago and almost more than parts of NYC. $11.50 isn't so bad it seems. Even as an artistic director for the Cleveland Symphony you aren't making much more than that.

# ¿ Sep 19, 2012 17:12

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 21:51

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

dtb posted:

That's bogus. I don't care what everyone else makes, I care if I make enough for what I want, and for me that wouldn't be enough. If you're not satisfied with your wage, pick the wage you want and work backwards how to get there. Can't do all that is required? Adjust your goals. Rinse and repeat. No shame in that.

Where were you making that 2-8USD/hr with that much 'experience', Hati? Realistically I think your experience, education have nothing to do with being a carpenter or line manager so they don't actually add up to or count for anything; you're basically coming to negotiations as a high school graduate with zero experience. If you're not satisfied with your wage, then focus your time and energies on one thing. As sad as it is, the days of the Reneissance Man are over (trust me this saddens me). If however you are happy with what you do, then say fsck the wage and do what makes you happy, also a great place to be, but then you can't be critical of others's desires for a higher wage as you are gauging success on a different while equally acceptable scale.

In South Carolina. Factor in a city that is built on Old South networking and an economy where almost all entry level jobs are unpaid internships and you get that situation. Most entry level jobs requiring a bachelors after the recession in that city became an unpaid internship, except for tech fields. IT at the college was minimum wage as were almost all of the college jobs. Getting down to $2 was done by not getting paid the overtime that you worked, it's a choice of work the job for no overtime or lose the job.

Took me three years of saving up to escape, now I am in Korea with a roof and food. WOOOOO!!!!

# ¿ Sep 19, 2012 18:46

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USDA Choice posted:

Sorry I'm just curious, where in South Carolina is rent more than Chicago and parts of NYC?

Charleston. It's a gorgeous city that is great if you are lucky or rich.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2012 05:11

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skysedge posted:

Taiwan talk

Where were you a month ago?

# ¿ Sep 23, 2012 17:14

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skysedge posted:

Recovering from a year of marching around singing military cadences. (And keeping the air defenses running over a fairly significant chunk of Taiwan).

Hmm... I'll allow that. But next time it's your brain and my whiskey.

# ¿ Sep 23, 2012 17:22

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duckfarts posted:

So, my company's looking for technical writers again, requirements being that your English is loving flawless and you know how to write. If you're a goon, chances are you have some tech competency already. Not sure how many people we're hiring exactly, but to my knowledge, it is "plural".

Job postin' is here(hope it's okay to post this here seeing as it's pretty relevant):
http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopic.php?f=147&t=114673

I should note that it's a jobby job, with all its pros and cons vs teaching.

Pros:

Regular hours that don't vary every week

Tech poo poo is pretty cool

Job is stable if you don't suck

This isn't a skeevy under the table job where they don't support an ARC or pay you varying amounts in envelopes

Job experience that looks like job experience

Actual perks/employee welfare/holiday bonuses/stuff here 'n there

Vacation days you can actually use without requiring favors to get a sub

Cons:

It is in fact a jobby job

May not be as interesting/rewarding as teaching for some people

Full-time job means it's much harder to find time to study Chinese if you're serious on learning fast

Corporate environments aren't for everybody, like dirty hippies

If your tech knowledge sucks, you suck. This isn't really a con, it's just a statement. Also, work will be difficult I guess.

This all applies to tech writing in Taiwan in general.

I love this time of year. Too bad it's not at the time when my contract is up. ASAP like in weeks or months? Are you allowed to release a salary range? It may be worth it to ditch out of Korea.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2012 17:00

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Haraksha posted:

I still have a year and a half on my contract, but this is what I want to transition to as soon as I'm free.

You have a two year contract? crazy.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2012 17:41

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Does that mean me too?

# ¿ Nov 3, 2012 23:09

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Haraksha posted:

Anyone who likes beer should try and come out to Tucheng tonight (Haishan Station). There's a sweet microbrew bar out there.

Indeed, go.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2012 06:01

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

You could always try the proven Kant Technique. Spend 20 hours of research and scouting around and haggling to make the drat thing yourself.

# ¿ Dec 6, 2012 15:58

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Guys, it's cold up here (Korea) and I miss Taiwan.

Also, congrats Spanish Matlock on the APRC.

I was hoping economic talk would make me feel better. There is no good economic talk for me in Asia these days. Just some tall tales out of HK and Vietnam.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2012 20:16

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Are you looking for more pay and better conditions than just basic entry level liberal arts B.A.?

# ¿ Jan 26, 2013 17:00

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TetsuoTW posted:

Yeah but Korea is like the Michael Jordan of racism.

We're number one. We're #1 :toot:

# ¿ Mar 25, 2013 07:58

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Ravendas posted:

5 days a week here, at Hess.
Mon,Wed,Thurs: 2-4,4:40-6:40
Tues: 4:30-6:20
Friday: 2-4, 4:40-6:40, 7-9

So I basically either work 1:30-7, 4-6:30, or 1:30-9. 20 hours a week, not bad.

Oh drat, when you guys said split shifts I thought you meant like 7-11am and 5-10pm like here in Korea. These seem barely split shifts, more like you have time to run out for a coffee between classes instead of sitting at your desk rearranging files on your desktop.

DontAskKant fucked around with this message at 15:02 on Apr 10, 2013

# ¿ Apr 10, 2013 14:55

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lokk posted:

Thanks goons, hope to buy some of you a beer or whatever the Taiwanese equivalent of soju is in the near future.

Soju? you guys stole another one of ours didn't you. Atlas Hugged! :argh:

DontAskKant fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Jun 17, 2013

# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 01:30

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HappyHelmet posted:

Well the local Taiwan hooch is called Kaoliang, and unless soju tastes like white wine mixed with gasoline probably isn't anything like it.

I meant you stole a Kgoon from us. Don't know if lokk is one though.

I prefer gaoling to soju thank you very much, but for different occasions. Might also be the novelty of it

# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 04:57

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lokk posted:

I did teach in a hagwon in Busan and it was pretty bad. Besides all the homework and doing makeup classes at 9am on Saturday I am enjoying it here so far. Much more relaxed atmosphere.

Yeah the Taiwan/Korea flow is only one way.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2013 18:03

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Inevitablelongshot posted:

I'm a Korea goon currently...

Guys, he's not on our list. *checks list again* sorry, can't vouch for him as a cool bro. :ohdear:

China goons are visiting Korea and thought I should remind y'all that we are continuing our welcome committee traditions. Just pop in the thread and let us know if you are visiting.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 05:18

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Inevitablelongshot posted:

I'll rephrase that to "person who happens to be a goon and who happens to work in Korea."

Not exactly on topic, but why? Lurker and think it's too negative? Popped into our kakao group and didn't like it?

Bloodnose posted:

were probably added by a Cosmos People guy butthurt about all the girls going for whiteguoren?

Wait, are the Cosmos People guys no tongue in cheek?

# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 07:16

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

I think per the SAT you are white until you crossover from Iran to Pakistan.

# ¿ Jul 8, 2013 03:56

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Atlas's microbrewery is legit good, I'm surprised there are T goons who haven't been.

Ah, Murphys a good papist beer, unlike that other one.

Name chat. I've currently got an Ambrosia, Galaxy and Warp (after the phones), One, and Crucial. I'd much rather them use their Korean names. I remember a story about one teacher calling on a kid and he wasn't answering because I don't answer to my slave name" don't know who taught him that, but I enjoyed it.

# ¿ Jul 9, 2013 17:33

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# ¿ Jul 9, 2013 17:33

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Oh man Chinese names :ohdear:

I could see that. Korean names though, like the impossible to say Hyo/효 :airquote:

, well actually people could never say my last name in the states, and it's a standard German name, so I suppose it would be useful, especially if it's not said slowly and clearly.

What's the chat service of choice down there. I've been seeing people use whatsapp or line but never both.

How's typhoon season looking. Might do the southside of the island this time and find a beach.

# ¿ Jul 9, 2013 17:53

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

That's what I was afraid of. I wish the FTAs would affect air fare too. Welp, anyway, Taiwan in a typhoon on vacation is still better than Korea in a typhoon on vacation.

I keep walking by our soysauce braised pig feet places in Korea and it reminds me of this distinct Taiwanese food smell. I smell it in the little bento like boxes on the train and in a lot of meat dishes. Sort of spiced soy and it's the most wonderful glee inducing thing.

# ¿ Jul 9, 2013 18:10

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Moon Slayer posted:

I finally got a job! I'm going to be doing copy editing for The China Post. Not as much money in it as teaching, but it sounds interesting as hell to a big current events dork like myself.

NOT as much money as teaching? Way to make me cry. Taipei is so nice, but god drat do the jobs not compare.

# ¿ Sep 6, 2013 12:28

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Atlas Hugged posted:

Any jobs open right now? Kind of in a lovely situation with my school all of a sudden and I'm willing to walk over it but I'd like to continue getting a paycheck.

There's always the cold shrug of Korea. Also... You're back to your old Randian self.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2013 17:29

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Atlas Hugged posted:

Wait, I used to be a Randian?

A cheeky one. I like to interpret usernames in my own way.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2013 18:00

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

How come i cant find that Cosmos People song relevant to this?

# ¿ Oct 2, 2013 11:29

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Is it just Asia or is it a foreign country. Foreigners I've met in the US are all into banging as many Americans as they can.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2013 12:51

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Spanish Matlock posted:

http://roll20.net/

Check this out. It's an online implementation of DnD, it lets you make virtual maps and tokens for all of your characters and monsters and run the tabletop portion of the session over a net connection if you have to. Super useful if someone's going to be absent for a game but still wants to play remotely. Takes a bit of time to set up, but is totally awesome once you get going.

We used it and it worked well, but even with that it was near impossible to get people to actually 'show up'. Even when we all lived in Seoul, but this is the same place where a 20 minute subway ride is a long way.

Hopefully you guys have more fortitude than us. It's a nice system.

Is there any scuba programs in Taiwan worthwhile? I was looking at Bali or Thailand, but i kind of just want to go back to Taiwan.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2013 11:08

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Oz_Bonus posted:

Please stop doing things like that Taiwan, we're losing enough Korea vets as it is. :ohdear:

# ¿ Nov 11, 2013 18:23

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Woo we may have 4 Korea goons in Taiwan at one time! One is coming later.

# ¿ Jan 3, 2014 15:42

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Can i get a map of kelp beer place or an address? An escort would work too.

# ¿ Jan 6, 2014 15:00

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Atlas Hugged posted:

When? I'd be down for more algae beer.

Ah you are alive. Didn't get my pm? I'll be in country with folk 19-26, and taipei 19-22?

# ¿ Jan 6, 2014 15:35

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

What's the deal with sim cards? Cheap and easy like everywhere else south of Korea?

AtlasHugged did you get a modern way to contact you?

# ¿ Jan 6, 2014 16:38

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Atlas Hugged posted:

Yeah yeah I'm all mobile internet and Line now.

That means I got to remember my Line account then don't I

# ¿ Jan 6, 2014 17:14

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Atlas Hugged posted:

Well, as long as we both have mobile internet, then what we actually use to communicate isn't all that important, be it Line, Hangouts, or FB. Do you have a gmail account I can get in touch with you at?

Email me and I can take down that ridiculousness i just wrote.

Do we have anyone in Kaohsiung?

DontAskKant fucked around with this message at 06:07 on Jan 7, 2014

# ¿ Jan 7, 2014 05:52

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thegoat posted:

I am a goon in kaohsiung.

Are you a goon in Kaohsiung who wants to meet the Seoul Goon Welcome Committee for food and/or drinks. Also do you have tips on seeing Tainan on a day trip?

# ¿ Jan 7, 2014 16:33

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Kaohsiung and Tainan look to be things for the 24th and 25th of January and maybe the 23rd. Traveling with a history buff and i thought he would especially like Tainan and i had heard good things about the food. I'm flying out at 8am from kaohsiung, am I going to have problems getting to the airport?

# ¿ Jan 8, 2014 04:04

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# ¿ May 17, 2024 21:51

DontAskKant: Aug 13, 2011; (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS POST)

Woo! Taipei in a few hours. I even got in touch with a few local brewers.

poetrywhore posted:

I'm in Pingtung, for what that's worth (not much).

We'll be southward at some point. We'll update here unless you guys have a chat.

# ¿ Jan 19, 2014 01:27

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