As far as elementary schools go, they often pay better than universities, do, and the jobs are easier to get. I always find that something of a paradox.

Yes. There would be an SIGNIFICANT difference between the two schools. The new job has its perks, but they are slightly intangible. The salary is nearly the same, but the quality of the materials, students, and facilities , vacation time (?), and benefits were far superior at the job I wanted to get.

Between what’s offered to me and what’s offered to my wife? It’s like night and day. I’ll work part time, less than 20 hours at the new school. Come in later, leave earlier. I’ll have less preparatory requirements. Don’t have to contact mothers/parents. I’ll get paid significantly higher per hour. I’ll have more pull to make demands. I’ll be treated much more importantly. Etc. Korean teachers get the SHAFT here compared to spoiled foreigners.

If I worked there with my wife, the other teachers are intimidated that we would make too effective a “team” to get what we want and make them look bad. The advantages for her getting me as a work partner once more is the fact that I can help her with her work, like evaluations. I can make the expressions easier to translate, or help focus on needs more intensively.

In the UK you have the right to call someone up and ask where your application fell short

This happened to me a lot when I was looking for teaching/university jobs. There must be some sort of international class in educational administration where they teach managers to treat potential employees like sh*t. Not only is it unprofessional, its just plain mean. We’re adults, and human beings. How about some respect? The worst is when you go in for the second of two interviews and then don’t get a call, which is explicitly promised at the end of the interview, but instead they just send a rejection letter a month late. Farging iceholes.