The RAW TRUTH about Working For a Korean Company as a HALF-KOREAN FOREIGNER

[@skycedi]

Hope this video was insightful! What is the work culture like in your country? SHARE your experiences below 😎👇🏽

[@sagepark7193]

In reverse, there's a lot of Korean CEOs that struggle when they start businesses in places like US, because of difference in work ethics of their employees. One of their main complaints is about employees quiting relatively more easily even with relatively less workload. You have to adapt in order to succeed in different cultures.

[@skycedi]

You make a very good point.

[@Vgudorf]

Becky only confirmed what I’d already been able to glean from watching K-dramas and listening to other Western expats speaking about their experiences working in Korea, which is that the work culture there is often brutal, and the consequences for violating it dire. In corporations especially, people often wield whatever power they possess within the hierarchy with an iron fist, which serves to reinforce the strictness of the corporate dynamic. God help you if you’re low man at the office because @&*! does indeed roll down a very steep hill. Korean culture seems to promote this expectation from a very early age by the ways in which conformity is taught as a tremendous virtue, and the individual’s responsibility to both family and the broader society not seen as optional. Of course, all the above is true to an extent in American as well, but here, culture is a much more loose aggregation of norms, and a maverick mindset is greatly admired. Americans grow up with an certain expectation that individual autonomy is more important than social obligation. Korea is extremely culturally and racially homogeneous, while the US is quite a bit more diverse in those aspects. Neither way is inherently better than the other, but the differences can play out in interesting ways. I’m especially fascinated by the stark difference between the US and Korean responses to COVID 19. Koreans must be incredulous over how disastrous our overall governmental response has been. I believe a lot of our lack of coordination lies our some of our overarching foundational beliefs: that whole “Don’t thread on me.”/ “You’re not the boss of me.” mindset that sees shelter-in-place laws as a violation of sacrosanct individual liberty. Of course, it also doesn’t help that our President is an absolute moron and sociopath with a savant’s ability to manipulate the followers of his personality cult... [deep sigh].

[@skycedi]

I don't think I could have agreed with you more. You put it very well. I have been gathering that (in general), the work culture of Korea is shifting a bit more in recent years. This can be reflected in some of the shifts in the labor laws that were put in place to protect the worker, at least more than it has in the past. So this is good. Thanks for your input and hope you're staying safe.

[@collingalanos1783]

I decided to resign from my previous job when I realized that the company's yard dog outranked me. I'm a lot happier, now. Keep up the good work, Cedi and Becky. Stay safe.

[@skycedi]

I'm glad to hear that you are much happier now, which i think is super important. Thanks for watching and for the well wishes Collin!

[@freespirit1054]

Becky, we had a similar experience. I got so much mental abuse and mistreatments, it's been hell. I was even working in my own country for a Korean company and they demanded I followed Korean laws and not those of my own country. So for example my country lets you have paid sick leaves and they wouldn't accept that even when I had to undergo surgery...

[@jmbaug1229]

Hi Guys ! My name is Javier. I’m a designer based in London for over 10 years. I recently came across your KZbin content just wanted to let you know is very helpful and very useful. I love your videos and content. Thanks 😊

[@say94l]

I'm working in a Chinese company in Czech Republic and those differences are... Huuuge. Always working overtime, basically 24/7, when whole country works only Monday to Friday, it was normal to have my boss call me on Friday 11pm, demanding me to work... Totally didn't respect the habits we have here in Czech. Also boss would never care about our feelings, they would never accept that the fault is on their side, for example they didn't give us enough info to work with and after we failed, it was all our fault. Is it like that in Korea too, that the blame always goes on the employee? Cause Czech companies don't work like that so I got cultural shock (in my own country haha). Thanks for sharing your experiences :) have a nice day and be safe Becky and Cedric! :)

[@say94l]

@D E i was comparing China to Czech, not Korea :) I just had weird experiences from Asian company with Asian boss so I shared that and asked if it was like that in Korea too. :) I think that the fact that there is Asian boss in the company can cause some similarities regardless on which Asian country it is.

[@tinawalker6770]

I think Becky situation sound like discrimination and class was being shown. Thanks for sharing and you both are doing good, secondly at least you know if you don't feel accepted or treated as one of them, you know you go always go back to your other home.

[@skycedi]

Thanks for watching. It does seem that certain industries here have their share of racial and/or discrimination. But like you said, we could always go back to our other home if need be :) It's great to have that option.

[@GeneralRock114]

Right. Come back to the states and you will be treated equally. Just ask a black person.

[@mkj9670]

Being a halfie myself from another background and having worked internationally, it.s better not to get wound up or too emotionally attached to "Stuff" or comments from your surrounding that isn.t part of your growth as a professional or your learning experience living abroad. You don.t have to always worry about being acceepted here or there. It.s really important to gain skill sets that can transfer back to the U.S,..and let that be the focus. Living in Asia for two decades was fun, but you will get behind focusing on the emotions, the fun, the oos and awws of living abroad..and being displaced in either country--carreer and family wise, and owning your own home and future. It's fun to live abroad..bu it puts a lot of things on hold.

[@OneFunPierre]

Great video. Definitely different then the states.

[@Moneystarr83]

Great video! I learned a lot about the Korean work culture from your perspectivie. Thanks!

[@ariellegreen6052]

Becky is so beautiful😍 She's stunning

[@skycedi]

I agree! 😬

[@GeneralRock114]

And very intelligent!!!!

[@gustave9835]

Very insightful video! By the way Becky is just incredibly beautiful😍💓 !

[@skycedi]

Thanks for watching! And she is absolutely beautiful 😍

[@darrenroberts637]

Great video

[@ScarlettKriss]

Hi Becky, Question- as another halfie woman, do you think the differences they hold against you are based on them knowing you are halfie or based more on the %s of how Korean or Western they perceive you to look? I know here in the states I live near a small city, the majority of Asians that I run into at the market vary, from me feeling like a sideshow at a carnival, to friendly, to other Koreans staring so hard till one of us says ...안녕.....?.... Since I live in an even smaller town next to the city, I don't go to church with anyone etc. So I think I am a bigger oddity to them. As a Western Perspective, I look definitely mixed, my Native American and some Russian, shows. ??? Also, I often feel the older ladies tsk tsk tsk my freckles, my mixed DNA gave me a lot of freckles, and after a run-in with them, I feel compelled to do something about them, do you think the freckles will be a problem I should deal with before I move there? I know I should just let the freckle thing go, be myself, but I feel like moving over there is hard enough, I would rather try to unstack some of the odds against me.

[@deepakthapa7497]

Hi fren how are you

[@darrenroberts637]

Great detail about ur jobs .. abit funny too .. thx

[@alternativeatom6337]

So sad, where I live (Honduras) I have never seen anyone be discriminated towards anyone

[@un7768]

I am watching this video because of my situation ,a korean CEO come to sydney Australia to set up an office here, and i was asked by him to try go for interview an admin job in this new office, i am very happy now with current job with an Australian company, and i am worried that work cultures differences between korean company and Australian company, and what if i will not happy with new job, and lost old job.

[@babelove45]

Is this y'alls knew apartment or studio? If so can we get a tour of it whenever you get it full furnished?

[@rebeccanazario2906]

I was wondering about the subject. I am 42 and I have a degree in sociology and psychology. I am currently working as a case manager. My dream is to move to Korea. I have a lot against me. I am not that young and my Korean is limited. I always wonder what it would be like to work for a Korean agency.

[@skycedi]

That's awesome. From what I know, different companies treat their foreigner workers differently. Some good and some bad. It's great that you want to come out to Korea. There may be opportunity for you depending on what you want to do.

[@rebeccanazario2906]

skycedi Thank you!!! I might look into it. In the meantime I will continue to work on my korean.

[@robertdepesci3418]

becky's experience is probably 90% of korean companies

[@OneFunPierre]

That tan...Cedi.....half black indeed. 😂 I’m black so I can say that. Much love to you both.

[@skycedi]

Lol getting that spring time tan in 😂

[@OneFunPierre]

skycedi 😂

[@susankwak3590]

Is korea better to work than America?

[@freespirit1054]

Definitely worse than any other country.

[@nguyenm20]

I seems like gender may be a component of your experiences

[@minuk2792]

Or, it is equally likely that race may be a component of their experiences, so he has had better expdrience since he is half-black whereas Becky is half-white.

[@mrgold2139]

this show suck