Cliches: Work Life

Like in America, Koreans spend a lot of time at work. Here are some of the cliches about this part of Korean life:

1. Someone in the drama will work for a big corporation. 
2. If you are the son of a business's president/chairman, you are required to follow in your father's footsteps, even if you aren't interested or qualified. If you are the daughter and are qualified, you will be overlooked in favor of your brother, even if he isn't interested or qualified.
3. If you are not the first son, but some other member of the family (second son, cousin), even if you are more qualified and more successful, you will not be given the president/chairman position over the first son. 
4. The highly-educated and successful businessmen will be able to speak English. They will *not,* however, be taught correct pronunciation and will have a thick accent that the English-speaking people will, of course, understand even when it’s hardly comprehensible to native-English speakers watching the drama. 
5. He will also be able to speak several other languages like Chinese and Japanese. 
6. Even if you’re under-qualified and have never done the job before, you will get the job if you impress the boss. Or are the heir of the company. 
7. It is perfectly acceptable to leave work any time you want. 
8. Office outings are mandatory and typically will involve soju and karaoke. 
9. If you’re a secretary for the boss, the other secretaries will snub you out of jealousy. But you will be incredibly loyal to your boss and will run errands and other tasks outside of work or after hours.
10. If you're someone's secretary, it is normal and expected that your boss can contact you at any time to ask you to do something. 
11. If you're a boss, it is acceptable to verbally or physically abuse your workers.