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0:00What do you do for a living ?
0:01I'm a consultation manager at a
0:02dermatology clinic . I'm a lawyer . I'm
0:04unemployed . At a daycare center .
0:06I'm a teacher .
0:07I do advertising design for a foreign
0:08company .
0:09I work at a karaoke room .
0:10You look very young . You're in your 20s
0:12, right ?
0:12Yes , I'm 23 .
0:13Are you attending university while
0:14working ? Yes .
0:15I'm also working .
0:16How much money have you saved up so far
0:17?
0:17100 million won .
0:18How did you save 100 million won ?
0:25May I ask what you do for a living ?
0:26Yes .
0:27I'm in my 4th year .
0:28Yes , yes . How many years have you been
0:29working there ? Um .
0:30It's my 5th year , a little over 4 years
0:32in total .
0:33When I analyzed the starting salaries
0:34at Kookmin or Woori Bank , they exceed
0:3670 million . Some say it's over 80
0:37million . I've heard things like that ;
0:38is it true ?
0:39If you add up all the various bonuses ,
0:41it seems like that's the case .
0:42Then , as a 5 th-year employee , your
0:44salary must have gone up quite a bit .
0:45Since I'll be promoted soon , won't it
0:47go up significantly ?
0:48Since it's before your promotion , does
0:49it exceed 100 million ?
0:50Not yet . Over 90 million ?
0:53It's not over that , but it's around
0:54there . I see some friends who work at
0:56banks studying or taking exams every
0:58week , while others have completely
1:00given up . Why does this gap exist ?
1:02Well , there are about eight
1:03certifications you must obtain , and
1:05each commercial bank has its own
1:07ongoing internal exams . Since you have
1:10to keep studying and we're only human ,
1:12it's exhausting , and with so much left
1:13to do , some just give up . You're a
1:16banker . Are you good at investing as
1:18well ?
1:18I'm not losing money , but as they say ,
1:20a barber can't cut his own hair ; it's
1:22not easy .
1:22I see , early 30s .
1:23Yes .
1:24In Korean age , 33 .
1:25I'd like to check the size of your
1:26assets as well .
1:27I haven't saved much , around 100
1:28million won . Around 100 million .
1:30Unemployed .
1:31Did you work at a company before ?
1:33At a daycare center .
1:34Was your major in early childhood
1:36education ?
1:36How long did you work there ?
1:38About half a year .
1:39Why did you quit after half a year ?
1:41It just wasn't for me . It didn't fit .
1:43There are national / public ones and
1:44private ones , right ?
1:45Private .
1:46I heard there is a huge salary
1:47difference for private ones as well .
1:49What was your salary level where you
1:50worked ?
1:51I think it was decent . Low 3 millions .
1:53Wasn't that considered a high salary ?
1:55But you're giving up that high salary
1:57to look for a different job .
1:58I'm taking a course on bread making .
2:01How is it ? Now that you've learned it .
2:02It's fun .
2:03Should I assume you're about 25 now ?
2:06Your friends or peers have found jobs
2:08and are working . Don't you feel anxious
2:10or impatient ?
2:11Oh , not really .
2:13Is there another law firm here ?
2:14Next to Samsung .
2:15Is it not a large law firm ?
2:17Then , how many years have you been a
2:18lawyer ? [
2:18Continuing from previous ] ... been a
2:19lawyer ?
2:19So would you be in your late 20s or
2:21early 30s ?
2:22I have a bit of a fantasy about lawyers
2:24' salaries . Like they start at 150
2:26million won . I think I’ve heard
2:27things like that . Is a smaller firm at
2:28a similar level ?
2:29It's a bit lower .
2:30Still , does the starting salary exceed
2:31100 million ?
2:31The starting salary doesn't exceed 100
2:32million .
2:33Oh , does it exceed 100 million in the
2:343rd year ? It varies a lot depending on
2:35the company and the person .
2:36I’m actually curious about your
2:38salary , too . Just the general level .
2:40I exceed that .
2:40Oh , I see , I'll just leave it at that .
2:41I won't ask any more specifically .
2:43Did you have fun ?
2:44I did well . I did very well . You say
2:46you ...
2:46Ah , a mock trial ?
2:47Ah , a mock trial , right .
2:49I think there must be different types
2:51of cases you handle .
2:52Yes , I mainly handle family law cases .
2:54Divorce and such ?
2:55Why do people get divorced ? Assault ,
2:57infidelity , gambling , drugs — you're in
2:58your third year and must have handled
3:00various cases . I’ve heard that being
3:02a lawyer is a 6 or 7 - day-a-week job . So
3:04it could actually be low pay . There are
3:06people who say things like that .
3:07Oh , you're doing well .
3:08How many hours a week do you think you
3:09work ? I work about 60 to 70 hours .
3:13So , for now , you're sacrificing
3:14work-life balance to focus on
3:15professionalism and workload , right ?
3:18Just a " sacrifice " ?
3:19I set it aside , I don't really
3:20sacrifice it .
3:21Setting aside and sacrificing are
3:22different .
3:23In that case , would you like to make an
3:25appeal , maybe even for dating ?
3:27No. No.
3:28You're a student , right ? What kind of
3:29academy do you go to here ? A tax
3:30accountant academy ?
3:31Are you preparing to be a tax
3:32accountant ? Are you in your fourth year
3:33of college ?
3:34Second year .
3:34You're in your second year and already
3:36preparing for the exam ? It's hard to
3:37find a job these days . I was thinking
3:39about what to do , and I decided to
3:40really buckle down and study .
3:41How long have you been preparing ?
3:42It's been about five months now .
3:43Maybe that’s why your expression is
3:44still so bright .
3:45Ah , I see . You don't know the reality
3:47yet . Where is your school ?
3:49Gachon University .
3:50What is your major ?
3:50Computer Science .
3:51But you'd probably find a job easily
3:53with a Computer Science degree .
3:54I haven't studied at all , so ...
3:55It seems like you have the mindset of
3:56wanting to focus and try hard at
3:57something you haven't done before .
3:58Your physique is amazing .
3:59I exercised often as a hobby . Are you
4:01on any , like , supplements ?
4:02No , not to that extent .
4:03Ah , your expression looks so bright .
4:04Oh , really ? Ah , my studies have been
4:06going well lately .
4:07What did your parents say when you told
4:08them you were preparing for the exam ? "
4:09Are you sure you can do it ? " " Stop
4:09messing around and do something you're
4:10actually capable of . " Ah , I'll give it
4:12a try now . As a man , if I'm going to do
4:14something with spirit , I’m the type
4:15to do it properly , so I even tried
4:17quitting smoking .
4:18I’m still off cigarettes , it’s been
4:19about three years now .
4:20Wow , that's real self-control .
4:22I just decided to give it a go with
4:23some guts , and so , uh ...
4:24But I can barely meet my friends . Maybe
4:26about once a week .
4:27I hardly see my friends , just my
4:28girlfriend every now and then . My
4:29girlfriend is a student .
4:30Ah , you're at a company , she's a
4:31student , it feels like there might be
4:33times you feel small because of that
4:35gap .
4:35Ah , that is true , but ...
4:37You have to manage your mentality well .
4:38No one actually thinks that way . It’s
4:40just you thinking it yourself . Some
4:41people cause problems because they feel
4:43small , but as a man , you need spirit ,
4:44right ?
4:45Ah , yes , that’s right . With some
4:45drive , let's do it .
4:46Foreign-owned ?
4:47How many years have you been there ?
4:48Second year .
4:48So you started your career at a foreign
4:50company ; what’s the starting salary
4:52like ?
4:52About 50 million won .
4:53What were your TOEIC score and OPIc
4:54level when you joined ? IH and 915 .
4:58Is the company American ? Is the
4:59organizational culture really
5:01horizontal like the stereotypes ?
5:02It is , but since we’re working with
5:04Koreans , you still have to observe that
5:05level of etiquette .
5:06So it’s been " Koreanized " a bit ?
5:08Yes , yes .
5:08I’m in my 6th year of ad design .
5:10Is this your first job ?
5:11No. This is my fourth job . Yes .
5:13Your fourth job ? So , this is my fourth
5:15job just in ad design .
5:16Yes . I do ad design and also publishing
5:18.
5:18Are you moving from smaller-scale to
5:20larger-scale companies ?
5:21Yes . I used to work in-house , but now
5:24I’m working in an ad design team .
5:26Then would that be a medium-sized
5:27company or larger ?
5:28Yes .
5:29I bet your salary has gone up quite a
5:30bit . Roughly how much is it now ?
5:31The base salary is in the mid - 40s .
5:32Are there bonuses too ?
5:33Yes . There are bonuses .
5:34So it’d be somewhere in the high 40s ?
5:36As far as I know , the advertising
5:37industry has a very low entry salary .
5:39High 20s .
5:40Yes . I originally started at 24 million
5:42.
5:42So it’s doubled in five years .
5:43Actually , I don't think you can just
5:44change jobs whenever you want , so there
5:46must have been a secret .
5:47Rather than a secret , I always looked
5:49toward better companies when switching ,
5:51and now I’m working at a company I
5:52really wanted to be at .
5:54You’re a consultation manager at a
5:55dermatology clinic ?
5:56How long have you been a consultation
5:57manager ?
5:57A little over half a year .
5:58If you don't mind me asking , how old
5:59are you ?
6:00Twenty-five .
6:00So , is this your first job ? I worked in
6:02desk and coordination roles at other
6:03clinics , and then became a manager .
6:05Is there a reason you switched from the
6:06front desk to consultation ? Ah .
6:08I felt consultation had a better vision
6:10in the long run .
6:11How much was your annual salary when
6:12you worked at the front desk ?
6:13Around 30 million won .
6:14Should I assume the salary for
6:15consulting is higher than that ?
6:16The base salary is similar , but because
6:18of the incentives ...
6:19So the incentives are set every month ?
6:21Yes .
6:21It's only been 6 months , but what was
6:23the most you've earned in a month ?
6:25I didn't get much , but about 3.7 or 3.8
6:27million .
6:27That's actually not " not much " at all .
6:29Are there multiple consultation
6:30managers at your clinic ? Yes , there are
6:32several at the clinic .
6:33Are there any power struggles or
6:34anything like that ?
6:35Like that kind of thing ?
6:36I don't think we have that at our
6:37clinic .
6:38Do you get any benefits or services for
6:39working as a consultation manager ?
6:41Yes . Since I'm a manager , I have to try
6:43the procedures to recommend them , so I
6:44can get them first .
6:46Recommend one procedure to me .
6:49Thermage and hair removal .
6:50Ah , hair removal and Thermage .
6:51Oh .
6:52I live in Gangwon-do , and I'm just here
6:53for a bit .
6:53What brings you here ?
6:54I came to get a skin procedure done on
6:56my day off .
6:56Are there clinics in Gangwon-do ? Yes ,
6:58yes . I work in that field , so , yes ,
7:00that's the area .
7:01How long have you been doing it ?
7:02It's been about 3 years .
7:03Is there a reason you chose to be a
7:04public official ?
7:04In Gangwon-do , being a public official
7:06seemed like the best option .
7:07What is your current salary level ?
7:08It's not very high . Around 30 million
7:10won .
7:10But your expression is very bright , so
7:12it seems like your satisfaction is high
7:13.
7:13Yes . It is high .
7:15I'm not working right now .
7:15Oh , are you a student ?
7:16Yes , I am a student . I'm in my 4th year
7:18right now .
7:18First semester .
7:19What is your major ?
7:20Statistics .
7:20Where do you go to school ?
7:21Sungkyunkwan University .
7:22Are there any peers who have graduated
7:24and found jobs ?
7:24Yes , there are many .
7:25Where do they usually go ? It's all very
7:27different these days , but popular
7:28places used to be like Naver and Kakao .
7:30Lately , everyone wants to go to Samsung
7:32or Hynix , or even Hyundai ; preference
7:34for manufacturing seems to have risen .
7:35Semiconductors , too .
7:36It's changed completely . Really , from
7:38IT companies .
7:38Then , if you could get a job anywhere
7:40right now , where would you want to go ?
7:41I've actually already landed a job .
7:43It's already been arranged .
7:44Wait , how can it be arranged ?
7:45It's different from a contract
7:47department ; it's a hiring-linked track .
7:48So which company are you going to join ?
7:50Hyundai Mobis .
7:51Ah , that's a top-tier company these
7:52days . What was the most important thing
7:54to get in ? First , I managed my grades ,
7:56and yes .
7:57A GPA in the low 4.0 s , but my major
7:59grades were high , so I think they
8:01looked at that favorably , and these
8:03days they ask about AI in all
8:04interviews . I worked hard on those
8:06answers , and I think confidence is
8:07important .
8:08Are you a student ?
8:09Is your school in the capital area ?
8:11Ajou University .
8:12What is your major ?
8:12Senior in Business Administration .
8:14So what field are you looking to enter ?
8:16I'm preparing for banks or guarantee
8:18institutions .
8:19Did you apply during the first half of
8:20the year ? I did an internship , so I
8:23applied to a few places .
8:25How many did you apply to ? In the first
8:26half .
8:26I only applied to three banks .
8:28That's too few .
8:29Yes , I know .
8:30You should apply to more in the second
8:31half . Right ?
8:32I'm planning to apply everywhere this
8:33time .
8:34Since there aren't many banks , I should
8:36try savings banks too , but I got into
8:38an SME because finance didn't work out .
8:40Are you going to take the job ?
8:41Yes . I'll try for about two years , and
8:44if it doesn't work out , I'll go to the
8:46SME .
8:47If you get in , what’s your target
8:48starting salary ?
8:50I’d like around 40 million won , but
8:52if I join an SME , I might have to lower
8:54that , right ?
8:55Is your resume ready for now ?
8:57I have OPIC IH and ADsP certifications .
9:01What is your GPA ?
9:023.8 .
9:03Your specs are good , but average I’d
9:06say .
9:07Since the bar is higher now , what do
9:09you think went wrong in the first half ?
9:11I wrote my essays really poorly .
9:12Looking back , they were really bad .
9:16Oh , I get that . Like writing late at
9:18night and reading it the next day ,
9:20right ?
9:20How many years have you been working ?
9:2117 years . I'm about 12 years in .
9:24What is your salary range ?
9:25A little under 70 million .
9:26Under what amount ?
9:27Under 50 million .
9:28This isn't your first job , is it ?
9:30Which job is this for you ?
9:31This is my fourth . Mine is my seventh .
9:33Since you are managers , what’s the
9:35competitiveness of a 5 - year veteran ?
9:37What is the competitiveness of a 17 -
9:38year veteran ? You have to keep moving
9:40with the changes . You have to study
9:43what younger people watch , do , and why
9:45they think that way .
9:47What about for a 12 - year veteran ?
9:48You need to be highly adaptable . We
9:51spend our time working with these
9:53people , don't we ?
9:55Right ?
9:56We aren't Gen X. That .
9:58The MZ generation and the alpha
9:59generation .
9:59Let's stop here .
10:00I work at a singing room .
10:01Are you working part-time ?
10:02I'm a full-time staff member .
10:03You look very young , you're in your 20s
10:05, right ?
10:05Yes , I'm 23 .
10:06Have you graduated from college ? No.
10:07I'm a sophomore . While going to school .
10:09So you're attending college and ...
10:10Yes . Working at the same time . 9 hours
10:12a day .
10:129 hours a day ? So , how do you manage
10:14your schoolwork ?
10:15I go to school in the morning , go to
10:16work in the evening , and finish at dawn
10:17.
10:18That sounds like every day is really
10:19tough .
10:19Oh , I just really want to make a lot of
10:20money .
10:21But what made you suddenly decide that
10:22you wanted to make money ?
10:23I watched a lot of YouTube videos about
10:25successful people , and since I didn't
10:26really have a dream , I figured I'd make
10:28money first and find my dream later .
10:30So for the arcade job , is it five days
10:32a week ?
10:32Yes , that’s right .
10:33About how much is the salary ?
10:34Around 2.5 million won .
10:35How much have you saved up so far ? 100
10:37million won .
10:37How did you save up 100 million won ?
10:39I think about 20 % to 30 % of it came from
10:41my parents , and the rest is from
10:43savings and working before I went to
10:45the army .
10:46So you’ve been working while
10:47attending school since you were 20 or
10:4921 ?
10:49What is your major ?
10:50I’m an English Language and
10:51Literature major .
10:51You go to Kookmin University .
10:52You attend a very good university , so
10:54aren't you considering preparing for
10:56jobs at major companies ?
10:57I don't really have big ambitions yet ,
10:59so I’m just doing what I can do
11:01consistently .
11:01Have you talked about this with your
11:03parents ?
11:03Yes . We talk about it a lot . They just
11:05trust me and tell me I'm doing a good
11:06job .
11:06Do you do any investing as well ?
11:07I’m investing in stocks .
11:08Are your returns pretty good ?
11:10About 10 % of my assets .
11:11I keep the rest in savings , and I think
11:14saving 100 million won in your 20s is a
11:16huge milestone . Do you have a next goal
11:18?
11:18I guess the next step is 200 million
11:20won , then 500 million won , and so on ?
11:22Do you have a role model ? If we're
11:24talking about celebrities , I like Yoo
11:25Jae-suk . But my personal role model is
11:27my mother , who has influenced me the
11:29most . She works so hard even at her age
11:32, and seeing that really motivates me
11:34to work hard too .
11:35Oh , so it naturally rubbed off on you .
11:37These habits of working hard and saving
11:39money — I'm in my 40s , but I learned so
11:41much talking to you today , and I think
11:42I'll need to reflect on it again when I
11:44get home . Anyway .
11:45Thank you for sharing such great
11:46stories . Were you on your way to eat
11:47when we met today ?
11:48I was on my way to work .
11:49To work , I see . Take care on your way
11:51there . Yes . Have a great day . Yes .
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