Millennials redefine what a successful job should be
Younger Koreans break job stereotypes, value manual workBy Park Han-sol Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 5 a.m., Kim Ye-ji, 32, starts her day as a janitor. After waking up, she rushes to an office building and arms herself with a broom and a mop. Her day working at multiplex housing complexes, hospitals and other facilities comes to an end in the early afternoon when most people are thinking about what to eat for lunch.Bae Yoon-seul, 28, is another millennial who starts her day early in the morning. Waking up ― also at 5 a.m. ― to the sound of her alarm, she spends more than an hour travelling to a construction site where she joins a crew of workers putting up wallpaper in newly built apartments.In the past, it was considered “improper” for university graduates to even consider taking on blue-collar jobs such as cleaning and hanging wallpaper. “At work, several people used to come up to me and ask, 'Young people do this stuff?' or 'Is this your part-time job?' Sometimes, they would think I'm a young mother in need of money. I'm just doing my job, but t
Oct 22, 2021By Park Han-sol
