What Is Nunchi? The Unspoken Skill Running Every Korean Office
Nunchi is the Korean skill of reading a room’s mood without being told. Here’s what it means, how it runs Korean offices, and why Gen Z is pushing back.
Nunchi is the Korean skill of reading a room’s mood without being told. Here’s what it means, how it runs Korean offices, and why Gen Z is pushing back.
It’s 7:30pm on a Thursday, sometime around 2012. I’ve just walked out of the office after another long day — not because the work required it, but because leaving before your boss was still one of those unwritten rules nobody questioned. My team leader is already on the phone with the restaurant. “Samgyeopsal place, the … Read more