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S.H. Kim

I'm a software developer in the IT division of a Korean financial company. I was born and raised in Korea and live in the Seoul metro area with my wife and our seven-year-old daughter, commuting from Gyeonggi-do to Gangnam every weekday. I write about the parts of Korean life I actually deal with: work, money, parenting, food, and the paperwork in between.

A Day in the Life of a Korean Office Worker (It’s Not What You Think)

May 20, 2026April 4, 2026 by S.H. Kim
People walking a Seoul office-district sidewalk past a Taegukgi banner and bare spring trees

7:00 AM. The alarm goes off. I know I should get up. I don’t. I hit snooze for ten more minutes. The second alarm hits at 7:10, and now there’s no negotiating — I have to move. My wife and daughter are still asleep. They don’t need to be up until 8:00. My daughter’s 7, … Read more

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