'Hoesik' is a long-standing office culture that encourages company gatherings. Bonding sessions are typically held outside of working hours and are unpaid.
"In the past, hoesik was considered an activity promoting group solidarity. These days, young workers regard hoesik as overtime work," Kwang-Yeong Shin, a sociology professor at Chung-Ang University, told Insider.
, the pandemic-driven workplace culture was one of the few positive by-products of Covid-19. Particularly so for South Korean workers whoEric Seo, a 30-year-old sales manager for a start-up, told Insider that he was fortunate he did not have to experience the hoesik culture."[The] majority of us are young and do not follow the traditional culture. When we do go out, it's casual — you can say no.
Although the younger generation workers have negative sentiments towards hoesik, Suh Yong-gu, a marketing professor at Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, told "Hoesik is not just useless hours of heavy drinking but a way to enable communication and strengthen teamwork," Chae, who is in his 40s and did not disclose his full name, told theUnfortunately, for some of Seo's friends whose companies still practice hoesik, refusing their superior's invitation to hang out after work is not an option.
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