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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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 Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: Koreans work the longest/ the hardest..... |
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According to Forbes Magazine, South Koreans are considered the hardest working people in the world...... 
Seriously.....thats what I miss about working in Korea- that I was able to get as much I put into my job.......the more I worked and the harder I worked, the better the rewards I got for my hard work..........
It is not to say that such rewards were given equally but it gave me a strong work ethic......
article in reference: http://www.forbes.com/leadership/2008/05/21/labor-market-workforce-lead-citizen-cx_po_0521countries.html?partner=yahoobuzz&ybf1=1
What is your take on this? |
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fusionbarnone
Joined: 31 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| Koreans are also the best slave drivers too(even, when you are just helping out for free). |
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Justin Kimberlake
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| ...and 96th in productivity... |
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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they may work the longest, but they definitely don't have the best productivity...hence why they have to work longer  |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Forbes needs to learn the difference between "longest" and "hardest." As has previously been shown, while Koreans work a ton, they get shit done while they're there. Almost by definition that means they're NOT the hardest working people in the world. |
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DCJames
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm of the opinion many Korean men make work an excuse to avoid spending time with their families. |
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newton kabiddles
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Forbes magazine also said oil would go to 40 when it was at 60.... |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| DCJames wrote: |
| I'm of the opinion many Korean men make work an excuse to avoid spending time with their families. |
YES!
My coworker does this, and I know for a fact that he's in his office doing squat much of the time. He says, "I work until 12, have an hour drive home, and come back to work at 9am. My family hates me." |
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Frankly Mr Shankly
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| If by hard work you mean sitting around the office, smoking skinny cigarettes, drinking instant coffee, planning the night's soju binge and playing solitaire until the boss man leaves, then yes. |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I sure wouldn't mind a pizza right now. |
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nebraska1
Joined: 06 Jan 2008
Location: Judge, Some people just need killin!
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Koreans work the longest/ the hardest..... |
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they work longer harder and get very little done. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| This dicussion has been done before. Forbes is only the latest to claim this. It is a misconceived notion to equate working longer to working harder. Yes, Koreans work long hours (the longer part). What does that prove? Not a damn thing when it comes to their actual productivity rating (the harder part). Others already mentioned this. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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Forget about office workers, police, and shopkeepers, who are all slackers.
The average Korean factory worker does in fact work a lot. Weekly shift is around 45 hours and on top of that there could be overtime.
If you've ever done factory work it's damm hard. |
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Alan Partidge
Joined: 29 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Utter bollocks. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Once again, people are basing their knowledge on Korea on what they see in an English Hagwon. |
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