Try doing a search for info on any big hagwon in Korea and there should be a lot of stories. Putting in different keywords will give you different results. When I was doing a search on YY I typed the name Yes Youngdo into the Google search engine. I would recommend trying this. Then a list of different possibilities were shown such as "yes youngdo english school" or "yes youngdo korea." One was shown this time which was "yes youngdo eslcafe.com" When I searched with this I got these two results among others. Try the search for yourself. If you click on the first link you go to a very interesting site with many stories of teaching in Korea. If you click on the second unfortunately you aren't taken anywhere. The site has been redone. But you can see this is the start of a post describing a letter written to eslcafe by a former YY teacher. I posted the letter, response and explanation in one of my earliest posts. Please scroll down to see.
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November 18, 2009
Found a Link to Some Old Posts from Yes Youngdo Teachers
I was excited to find this. I thought this whole site had been redone. When I posted links to some posts on this site (check my early posts on this blog to see) after a short time the links no longer worked. I explained this well in notes I added to the posts. Because there's a chance the same thing can happen here, I'm going to copy the page here. You can see there are good posts and bad. BTW the teachers talk of a six week holiday which YY was offering at one time.
http://koreanesl.com/esljobs_report.php?board=teacherforum&config=4&page=2&category=2&command=body&no=5618
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Job Reports
ㆍName Lost Seoul
ㆍPost Date 02-03-2003 (Sun)
ㆍviews: 158
YES Schools Part2
http://209.204.62.79/korea/index.cgi?read=133843
Re: YES Youngdo English School
Posted By: Meg
Date: Saturday, 6 July 2002, at 5:17 p.m.
In Response To: Re: YES Youngdo English School
I worked for YES Youngdo English School. My first advice is, don't trust the manager . He will tell you one thing one
week and another the next. He will make the school sound unblemished just to get you to sign. It is not until you have
worked there to understand that most of what the manager says is brown colored.
The school looks nice and you get your own class room. But the curriclum gets boring and you will have to write
approx. 90 reports after every month. Many days of the holidays in your contract will fall on the weekend, and when I
worked there we had to work on the occasional Korean holiday!
You will have to clock in 2 hours before your classes start and leaving the school for longer than half and hour for
lunch or whatever could get you fired. The manager once was going to fire someone for being the girlfriend of another
teacher who was fired because of having two many sick days. That teacher had doctors notes too!!!
So, at all costs, my advice is don't go there. There are many schools out there will managers who won't treat you like
cattle.
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http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?read=132710135782
Excellent post
Posted By: again
Date: Thursday, 1 August 2002, at 1:41 p.m.
In Response To: Re: And another thing: Never e-mail anyone on ths (hamhock)
A school called YES in Ulsan went through 3 female foreign teachers in a two month period last year. Nobody knows why.
Just bad luck I guess. They only have 1 foreign teacher on staff.
you don't
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Avoid Yes Youngdo English Schools
Posted By: meg
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2002, at 12:16 a.m.
Although Yes Youngdo English school offers an attractive holiday of 6 weeks, it is only a little comfort for all the
unpaid report writing hours and camera spying you are succumbed to.
The managers ------ and ------ treat the teachers like cattle and we are getting fired left right and centre, for
little reason. We are all walking on egg shells here.
I have heard that this school is black listed, which doesn't surprise me. A new rule is brought into action every
week. The latest is that compulsory blood tests are to be taken from every teacher once a month, and teachers have been
told to "stop posting messages on Daves". The school viciously protects its reputation and will fire you at the drop of
a hat, if they feel you are giving off a negative vibe.
Two months ago, there were many detailed stories of what Yes Youngdo is really about. I have noticed that they no
longer exist on this forum, which leads me to think that Yes Youngdo has had them removed to protect its image.
Avoid this school at all costs. They will be wonderful until you sign. Don't make the same mistake as me
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Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: Have you not seen
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 8:34 a.m.
postings about YES on this board? Stay far away. I had a personal experience with them,too. Stay away. They were going
to hire me a year ago,but then decided not to let me teach when I got there. I hurt my hand and I was taken to the
emergency room. When I refused to work the next day after being in the hospital all night,they decided not to fool with
me. I walked up the street and found a new school within a week and I stayed there one year.
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Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: ginger
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 12:20 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147884" (Have you not seen)
I work at YES Youngdo English School. Recently I've noticed a few posts that was put up but I know it is from a
teacher that was recently fired from our school. He really didn't want to leave but I think the school and him just
didn't get along. There are things about the school I'm not happy with but overall I would say it is one of the best
schools in Korea. The six weeks paid vacation is true. The best thing to do is to ask whoever is recruiting you for
email addresses of the teachers at the school as well as a telephone interview with some of the teachers. This is what I
did when I decided on taking the job.
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believe it or not...
Posted By: canadienne
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 12:21 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
There's no need to be skeptical about the 6 weeks paid vacation. Myself and other teachers already took our one month
paid vacation. We will also have another one week vacation this Christmas and in the summer. If you're considering YES,
the contract is fair and it's been a pretty good experience so far. It has it's good and bad points but that's something
to expect from any hagwon.
======================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: missy
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 7:39 p.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
I have had a horrible exerience with the school [YES Youngdo English School]. I know of 8 other teachers who also have
had bad treatment there. Stay far away and don't be lured by the 6 weeks vacation.
Feel free to email me if you are interested in the gorey details.
======================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: shayne
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 9:30 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
i don't know abour the holiday situation, but i've heard from other sites it's a place [Yes Youngdo English School] to
stay away from. in my view, any place that's offering something for nothing is something to be wary of.
apparently the management can be very nazi-ish, but maybe you'll find that most places in korea.
======================================================
http://koreanesl.com/esljobs_report.php?board=teacherforum&config=4&page=2&category=2&command=body&no=5618
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Job Reports
ㆍName Lost Seoul
ㆍPost Date 02-03-2003 (Sun)
ㆍviews: 158
YES Schools Part2
http://209.204.62.79/korea/index.cgi?read=133843
Re: YES Youngdo English School
Posted By: Meg
Date: Saturday, 6 July 2002, at 5:17 p.m.
In Response To: Re: YES Youngdo English School
I worked for YES Youngdo English School. My first advice is, don't trust the manager . He will tell you one thing one
week and another the next. He will make the school sound unblemished just to get you to sign. It is not until you have
worked there to understand that most of what the manager says is brown colored.
The school looks nice and you get your own class room. But the curriclum gets boring and you will have to write
approx. 90 reports after every month. Many days of the holidays in your contract will fall on the weekend, and when I
worked there we had to work on the occasional Korean holiday!
You will have to clock in 2 hours before your classes start and leaving the school for longer than half and hour for
lunch or whatever could get you fired. The manager once was going to fire someone for being the girlfriend of another
teacher who was fired because of having two many sick days. That teacher had doctors notes too!!!
So, at all costs, my advice is don't go there. There are many schools out there will managers who won't treat you like
cattle.
=======================================
http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?read=132710135782
Excellent post
Posted By: again
Date: Thursday, 1 August 2002, at 1:41 p.m.
In Response To: Re: And another thing: Never e-mail anyone on ths (hamhock)
A school called YES in Ulsan went through 3 female foreign teachers in a two month period last year. Nobody knows why.
Just bad luck I guess. They only have 1 foreign teacher on staff.
you don't
======================================================
Avoid Yes Youngdo English Schools
Posted By: meg
Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2002, at 12:16 a.m.
Although Yes Youngdo English school offers an attractive holiday of 6 weeks, it is only a little comfort for all the
unpaid report writing hours and camera spying you are succumbed to.
The managers ------ and ------ treat the teachers like cattle and we are getting fired left right and centre, for
little reason. We are all walking on egg shells here.
I have heard that this school is black listed, which doesn't surprise me. A new rule is brought into action every
week. The latest is that compulsory blood tests are to be taken from every teacher once a month, and teachers have been
told to "stop posting messages on Daves". The school viciously protects its reputation and will fire you at the drop of
a hat, if they feel you are giving off a negative vibe.
Two months ago, there were many detailed stories of what Yes Youngdo is really about. I have noticed that they no
longer exist on this forum, which leads me to think that Yes Youngdo has had them removed to protect its image.
Avoid this school at all costs. They will be wonderful until you sign. Don't make the same mistake as me
====================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: Have you not seen
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 8:34 a.m.
postings about YES on this board? Stay far away. I had a personal experience with them,too. Stay away. They were going
to hire me a year ago,but then decided not to let me teach when I got there. I hurt my hand and I was taken to the
emergency room. When I refused to work the next day after being in the hospital all night,they decided not to fool with
me. I walked up the street and found a new school within a week and I stayed there one year.
=====================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: ginger
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 12:20 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147884" (Have you not seen)
I work at YES Youngdo English School. Recently I've noticed a few posts that was put up but I know it is from a
teacher that was recently fired from our school. He really didn't want to leave but I think the school and him just
didn't get along. There are things about the school I'm not happy with but overall I would say it is one of the best
schools in Korea. The six weeks paid vacation is true. The best thing to do is to ask whoever is recruiting you for
email addresses of the teachers at the school as well as a telephone interview with some of the teachers. This is what I
did when I decided on taking the job.
======================================================
believe it or not...
Posted By: canadienne
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 12:21 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
There's no need to be skeptical about the 6 weeks paid vacation. Myself and other teachers already took our one month
paid vacation. We will also have another one week vacation this Christmas and in the summer. If you're considering YES,
the contract is fair and it's been a pretty good experience so far. It has it's good and bad points but that's something
to expect from any hagwon.
======================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: missy
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2002, at 7:39 p.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
I have had a horrible exerience with the school [YES Youngdo English School]. I know of 8 other teachers who also have
had bad treatment there. Stay far away and don't be lured by the 6 weeks vacation.
Feel free to email me if you are interested in the gorey details.
======================================================
Re: 6 weeks holiday
Posted By: shayne
Date: Thursday, 24 October 2002, at 9:30 a.m.
In Response To: "http://www.eslcafe.com/korea/index.cgi?noframes;read=132710147830" (Bill Wallace)
i don't know abour the holiday situation, but i've heard from other sites it's a place [Yes Youngdo English School] to
stay away from. in my view, any place that's offering something for nothing is something to be wary of.
apparently the management can be very nazi-ish, but maybe you'll find that most places in korea.
======================================================
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