I've never felt more stressed arranging receptients of my email🤓 Arranged according to age / status? What if... I don't know the age? or they look younger?? Can't speak for other companies, but I work in one of the big traditional companies in Korea, and the hierarchy is extremely

korean culture 101 You've heard of coffee trucks (like sg's milo trucks) where actors/idols often send coffee trucks the filming site in support of their friends!!!! But have you heard of korean fishcake trucks? lol this is probably the third time I've seen this working 2 years in t

The latest korean dessert craze??? Dubai chewy cookie! 두쫀쿠 It's basically just Dubai chocolate filling wrapped in marshmallows!!!! People have been making it because it's 8,000won per piece outside! Which is almost $8 sgd. But actually if you make a small batch it can be more expen

Having a clock-in/clock-out time management system is still such a hassle to me. Back in Singapore, I never had to log my time in an office setting—so I was honestly shocked by how strict the systems are in Korea! Here, the rules are so tight that if you don’t meet the exact start or end time, y

I dont know if im missing something, but do we brush our teeth in the office after lunch break??? I'm not sure if I'm lacking some hygiene, but honestly, I still haven't gotten used to this part of the korean culture, and I feel like I'm almost pressured into brushing my teeth ne

Annual reorganization!!! 조직 개편 Since it's the end of the year, things are about to get messy in the office!! Honestly, it sounds like nothing much, but can you imagine restructuring every year and not knowing your role the next year??? If you've ever worked with a korean team from a

So I've been researching about all the skin treatments recently since alot of the clinics ive been to, i wouldnt recommend, so i was sharing about my struggles with one of my clinic expert friends and she told me about this!! (she works in the field) I found it really helpful, so I'm sha

Since I've been preparing for my wedding in Korea, I thought I'll share the differences so I can accept them myself hahahahaha. The main thing is really the wedding hall. It's actually not common to have a banquet style wedding. It's usually a hall and a dining area (you can thin

Recently people have been asking me about the salary in korea, and honestly I'm not an expert so I decided to do some research about it!!! I've translated some parts, but I got lazy!! basically, it shows the breakdown by the industry of the average annual starting salary. This data has been

To celebrate my 1 year work anniversary in korea! 3 hard truths you need to know about working here (if you join directly and not transfer from another country) 1. There's a pretty big difference between big companies & small companies in KR. The pay gap and benefits here are really