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talentedcrayon
Joined: 27 Aug 2013
Location: Why do you even care?
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Awesome PRagic. That was good.
This is one thing I like about China.
I can actually sit and have a conversation with my boss as an equal. They won't fire me for sticking up for myself. They will actually respect me more for it.
I see the employer employee relationship as more of a "I have services to offer, you need said services, you will pay me X for them, this is business."
In Korea, your boss sees it as: "You are my slave. You will come to work on time and even put in overtime for free. If I ask you to talk to parents on Saturdays without pay, you will because you are my slave. If you say anything, I will fire you. You may/ may not expect to be paid on time, or paid at all. I sponsor your visa. It is a privilage to work for me. In fact, you may not even talk to me, or make eye contact with me. You may talk to Brandon Teacher, he is the medium by which you will communicate with me, because I refuse to talk to you. You are beneath me." (Based on a true story)
For this reason, me and Korean bosses do not work well together. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| talentedcrayon wrote: |
Awesome PRagic. That was good.
This is one thing I like about China.
I can actually sit and have a conversation with my boss as an equal. They won't fire me for sticking up for myself. They will actually respect me more for it.
I see the employer employee relationship as more of a "I have services to offer, you need said services, you will pay me X for them, this is business."
In Korea, your boss sees it as: "You are my slave. You will come to work on time and even put in overtime for free. If I ask you to talk to parents on Saturdays without pay, you will because you are my slave. If you say anything, I will fire you. You may/ may not expect to be paid on time, or paid at all. I sponsor your visa. It is a privilage to work for me. In fact, you may not even talk to me, or make eye contact with me. You may talk to Brandon Teacher, he is the medium by which you will communicate with me, because I refuse to talk to you. You are beneath me." (Based on a true story)
For this reason, me and Korean bosses do not work well together. |
Koreans think that if you work for them, they own you, and this includes gyopos and expats. The F series of visas probably rained on their parade as it allowed more job freedom for gyopos and expats.
That said, the job market is tight but at the same time, no need to deal with someone who won't treat you fairly. |
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