Corporate (Slave) Life in Korea ~ Overtime, Drinking, Hell

[belyello]

OMG you're scaring me ! I'm French and I will be an intern in a Korean company in Korea... Should I follow the Korean worker habits ? *dead* ahaha

[just604]

@belyello yeh it's part of the culture here

[drag0n3gg]

Have you seen the movie OFFICE SPACE?(I recommend) If I was to drink 3 to 4 times a week....I would have already become an alcoholic.

[just604]

@drag0n3gg omg

[KimChulKwon]

But i want to get into a decent company tho kkkk

[just604]

@KimChulKwon go for it.. if you don't mind doing free overtime

[xBabyflowerx]

cool vid.

[just604]

@xBabyflowerx thank you, cool username you have :)

[just604]

@just604 thanks :)

[dorkywatersrundeep]

Very interesting.

[just604]

@dorkywatersrundeep thank you :)

[just604]

@dorkywatersrundeep thank you

[erakon]

haha if i was their boss i would be wondering why it takes them 17 hours to get 8 hours worth of work done...

[just604]

@erakon word :)

[Bludfeathr]

hearing your video makes me second guess my choice to come to S. Korea next year. I am still coming, but I should really consider my future career options. Thank you for posting. Sending you supportive thoughts man. If you are there this time next year, I'll be looking for you. Cheers.

[just604]

@Bludfeathr thank you bludfeathr :) work is alot harder here yeh

[ptima993]

hearing this makes me never want to work in korea

[11newcon]

Interesting... here the corporate culture is close to what he said tho..it depends on companies actually.

[just604]

@11newcon yup it varies... ^^

[MrLeonJunior]

I think its not that bad.............. WTF.. and I am in Detroit Corporate America

[just604]

@MrLeonJunior whoa how is it over there?

[Hosian84]

That's not what everyone does in Korea but a lot of them do. LG, Samsung, and SK are the largest companies in Korea and obviously they usually work a lot as he mentioned. But my friend working at SK usually gets out of work at 7 and it all depends on which dept. you work for. You get big bonuses and incentives. Companies like Samsung Electronics offers bonus and incentives that are bigger than your monthly salary and you can make about $65,000 in your entry level although your salary is $3,6000

[just604]

@Hosian84 thanks for commenting ^^

[phenixtheking]

are they any good? dose there overtime pai off? and theoreticly speaking, cant a person prove that they are the best by making best product, and proving to be most socually competent just by beeing social at work?

or is it some sort of tradition that keeps them from that? 0.o Its just mind boweling that they dont care about the productivity just about how long people work 0.o

[just604]

@phenixtheking when in rome... ^^

[AZipperGirl]

what happens if you don´t go with the pack ? Ostracised that i can imagine..fired or demoted ..this is NOT living to me the mere though of to have it like this is awful ..and what do those do that don´t drink or smoke ,do they force themself i could never fit in as i can´t drink and smoking is out of the question for so many reasons i cant even list them, and if i have to do it i rather work as a host

[just604]

@AZipperGirl ur chances of rising in the company (compared to others that do follow suit) start to decrease :(

[minarinstar]

so how much do they get paid, on average?

[Hosian84]

@minarinstar

Entry levels make about $35,000 on average at largest corporations in Korea . If you works for mid size company, you can make about $28,000~$32,000. Financial industry makes a big difference like here in U.S. Obviously, the average salary is lower than it is in North America or European countries but you can live cheaper in Korea. Koreans are very family oriented, you get big supports financially from your parents until you settle down which means there are not much of mortgage.

[just604]

@Hosian84 well said ^^

[just604]

@minarinstar it varies...