{"id":1087,"date":"2016-06-08T13:17:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T20:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2016-06-08T13:17:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T20:17:21","slug":"everything-korea-june-6-episode-life-work-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/everything-korea-june-6-episode-life-work-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Korea, June 6 Episode, Life-Work Balance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WORK-LIFE-BALANCE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1088 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WORK-LIFE-BALANCE-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Work Life Balance Signpost Shows Career And Leisure Harmony\" width=\"387\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WORK-LIFE-BALANCE-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WORK-LIFE-BALANCE-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WORK-LIFE-BALANCE-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WORK-LIFE-BALANCE.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Korea \u201c\u2026a society where overtime work is seen as a symbol of diligence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everything Korea, June 6 Episode, Life-Work Balance?\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bt6wQVXFFaw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A frequently surfacing concern among westerners in my work supporting Korean global subsidiaries is the Korean expatriates assigned to local operations have little or no Life-Work Balance.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, expats (commonly referred as Executive Coordinators or Executive Advisors) work long hours often extending into the late evening. Westerners are sympathetic and respect this dedication, but question working such long hours and see the toll it takes their Korean colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Working lengthy hours has been a trait of the Korean workplace, in fact, it goes hand and hand with Korean students who in their middle and high school years can devote up to 20 hours a day on school-related work.<\/p>\n<p>Frankly although Koreans endure long days I feel those assigned overseas tack on even more hours\u2026 the assignment demanding as well as time differentials requiring correspondence into the evening. Adding to the situation, whereas in Korea they work as a team\u2014sharing the long hours with co-workers, many expats are the sole Korean in the department \u2013 with them remaining in the office into the evening when all others have left. \u00a0In many cases, expat feel they carry considerable burden for the performance of their department\u2026<\/p>\n<p>In a recent Korea Herald article, it notes:<\/p>\n<p>For 26-year-old office worker Lee Hye-ri, it seems like a far-fetched dream to exercise and enjoy her hobbies after work every day. It is quite difficult to imagine life outside her workplace as she works as late as 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The newcomer, who was employed by a state-run company last year, often works overtime and sometimes works at home on weekends. She dozes off on the bus while commuting and sleeps a lot on weekends to fight a chronic lack of sleep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has become a habit to work overtime. I might be able to finish my job during working hours if I focus, but I just think to myself, \u2018Let\u2019s just work overtime,\u2019\u201d she told The Korea Herald. \u201cFor workers, going back home in time is a special occasion and working late is part of everyday routine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee is one of many Korean workers who suffer from chronically long working hours in a society where overtime work is seen as a symbol of diligence.<\/p>\n<p>The article goes on to point out the social ramifications of long hours including health and family issue. \u00a0Some in government have tried to address with introducing new labor laws to limit long hours\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>All said, as the Western workplace recognizes and embraces the need for Life Work Balance it has become a frequent topic in Korea and one the new generation is beginning to consider when looking at their future and employment.<\/p>\n<p>While we are looking at the Korean workplace, I\u2019d like to take this opportunity to share an update on my Korean Global Business Mastery Program.<\/p>\n<p>Membership-based, the program offers elite access to strategies and insights I\u2019ve developed over decades of research coupled with hands on experience.<\/p>\n<p>The paid service is part mentoring and part providing immediate solutions into the challenges into Korean facing workplace and global business for C-level leadership as well as teams. The main focus is problem solving and support.<\/p>\n<p>Register today for a free introductory consultation at:http:\/\/unbouncepages.com\/bcw-mastery\/<\/p>\n<p>For direct inquiries on enrollment and fees, please contact me at: questions@koreabcw.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korea \u201c\u2026a society where overtime work is seen as a symbol of diligence.\u201d A frequently surfacing concern among westerners in my work supporting Korean global subsidiaries is the Korean expatriates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16802,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[221,219],"tags":[108,19,161,168,171,177],"class_list":["post-1087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-global-business","category-vodcast","tag-bridging-culture-worldwide","tag-don-southerton","tag-korea-consulting","tag-korea-facing","tag-korea-facing-business","tag-korea-market-entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Everything Korea, June 6 Episode, Life-Work Balance? 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