Many employees in Korea are quietly quitting their jobs instead of working to the point of exhaustion.
Survey results published on March 26 by the job search website Incruit showed that nearly 3% of Korean workers tend to work at least at the company. The results showed that nearly 52% of people who worked for 58-8 years quietly gave up striving. More than 10% of employees with 54-17 years of experience also give up their jobs mentally.
This shows that the trend of "quiet quitting" in Europe is starting to affect this country. True language quiet quitting first mentioned in 2020, refers to the practice of employees completing only the minimum level of work, refusing to work overtime, work overtime or take work home. They do not place much importance on promotion, instead they want to spend time on their own hobbies and family.
Many Korean workers choose to quit their jobs quietly, not wanting to try to advance. Illustration: Kim Hong-ji/Reuters
The main reason why many Korean workers quietly quit their jobs is "dissatisfaction with the company's current salary and benefits" accounting for more than 32%. “No longer interested in work” and “preparing to change jobs” accounted for 30% and 20,5%, respectively.
Besides, the culture of working long hours also causes many workers to fall into 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 more than other workers. In Germany.
OECD statistics show that Korean people's life satisfaction level ranks 35th out of 38 member countries, as of the end of 2022. Rate your overall life satisfaction on a 10-point scale , Korean people scored more than 5 points.
With a low average level of job satisfaction, Korean workers are focusing on balancing work and life. The ideal job, once determined by high salary and status in society, has now been replaced by whether each individual has enough time for themselves.
Previously, a 2022 survey by job search website Saramin of more than 1.800 adults looking for work, showed that nearly 72% of respondents said they would like to work in an environment that can balance work and life instead. because of high salary.
Experts predict that the trend of silent resignations will continue to spread in the future.
Minh Phương (Follow Korea Herald)
