Many employees in South Korea are quietly quitting their jobs instead of working themselves to exhaustion.
A survey released on March 26 by job search website Incruit found that nearly 52% of Korean workers tend to work the minimum at their company. The results showed that nearly 58% of those who have worked for 8-10 years have quietly given up. More than 54% of employees with 17-19 years of seniority have also mentally given up on their jobs.
This shows that the "quiet quitting" trend in Europe is starting to affect this country. The term quiet quitting was first mentioned in 2020, referring to the fact that employees only complete the minimum work, refuse to work overtime, overtime or take work home. They do not focus on promotion, instead want to spend time on their own hobbies and family.
Many Korean workers choose to quietly quit their jobs, not wanting to try to get promoted. Illustration photo: Kim Hong-ji/Reuters
The main reason why many Korean workers silently quit their jobs is because they are "unsatisfied with the company's current salary and benefits" accounting for more than 32%. "No longer interested in the job" and "preparing to change jobs" account for 30% and 20.5%, respectively.
In addition, the culture of working long hours also causes many workers to fall into a state of physical and mental exhaustion. According to statistics, workers in this country work 1,900 hours per year, 200 hours higher than the average of countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and nearly 570 hours higher than workers in Germany.
OECD statistics show that the level of life satisfaction of Korean people ranked 35th out of 38 member countries, as of the end of 2022. Assessing the overall level of life satisfaction on a 10-point scale, Korean people scored more than 5 points.
With job satisfaction at an average low level, South Korean workers are focusing on work-life balance. The ideal job, once defined by high salary and social status, is now being replaced by whether an individual has enough time for himself or herself.
A 2022 survey by job search website Saramin of more than 1,800 adults looking for work found that nearly 72% of respondents said they preferred working in an environment that offered work-life balance over high salaries.
Experts predict that the trend of silent resignation will continue to spread in the future.
Minh Phuong (According to Korea Herald )
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