Korean workplace culture can be quite different. Here are some tips:
- Hierarchy matters - Use proper honorifics (선배님, 부장님)
- 회식 (Hoesik) - Company dinners are important for bonding
- Lunch together - Eating alone is uncommon; join your team
- Nunchi (눈치) - Read the room; indirect communication is common
- Overtime culture - It's improving but still exists
Do
- Offer to pour drinks for seniors at dinners
- Accept business cards with both hands
- Arrive early to meetings
Don't
- Call seniors by their first name
- Leave before your boss (without notice)
- Refuse dinner invitations repeatedly