April 19, 2024
Industrials
Old school corporate culture drives out new recruits
[THE INVESTOR] About a quarter of workers leave within a year into their first job, unable to adapt to the corporate culture and their duties, a survey by the Korea Employers Federation shows.
According to the survey, duty-aptitude mismatch and issues with corporate culture accounted for nearly 50 percent of the reasons why new employees leave within a year.
“I found this ‘need’ to drink idea stressful, and I found myself taking that stress home,” said Shin, a 30-year old who recently quit his job as a pharmaceuticals sales representative, who didn’t want to use his full name.
Shin said that he could handle the very long days, being required to be ready for work from 8 a.m., but the constant drinking that is considered part of the trade took its toll.
Those who joined companies with less than 300 employees were more likely to cite corporate culture, and dissatisfaction with duties as the reason for leaving, than those working for larger businesses.
In addition, those working for smaller companies were more than twice as likely as those from larger companies to cite dissatisfaction with salaries and welfare as the reason for leaving within the first year.
By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
According to the survey, duty-aptitude mismatch and issues with corporate culture accounted for nearly 50 percent of the reasons why new employees leave within a year.
“I found this ‘need’ to drink idea stressful, and I found myself taking that stress home,” said Shin, a 30-year old who recently quit his job as a pharmaceuticals sales representative, who didn’t want to use his full name.
Shin said that he could handle the very long days, being required to be ready for work from 8 a.m., but the constant drinking that is considered part of the trade took its toll.
Those who joined companies with less than 300 employees were more likely to cite corporate culture, and dissatisfaction with duties as the reason for leaving, than those working for larger businesses.
In addition, those working for smaller companies were more than twice as likely as those from larger companies to cite dissatisfaction with salaries and welfare as the reason for leaving within the first year.
By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
