Day 54: The Four-and-a-Half-Day Week

Dialogue

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   B 준영 씨, 이 기사 봤어요? 주 4.5일 근무를 시범 도입하는 회사들이 늘고 있다고 하네요.

   Junyeong ssi, i gisa bwasseoyo? Ju 4.5il geunmureul sibeom doipaneun hoesadeuri neulgo itdago haneyo.

   Junyoung, did you see this article? It says more and more companies are trying out a four-and-a-half-day week.

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   A 봤어요. 금요일은 오전만 일하는 거죠?

   Bwasseoyo. Geumyoireun ojeonman ilhaneun geojyo?

   I saw it. So you only work Friday mornings, right?

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   B 네! 저야 무조건 좋죠. 금요일 점심 먹고 바로 여행 갈 수 있잖아요.

   Ne! Jeoya mujogeon jochyo. Geumyoil jeomsim meokgo baro yeohaeng gal su itjanayo.

   Yes! For me, it's a no-brainer. You could head off on a trip right after lunch on Friday.

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   A 쉬는 날이야 많으면 좋죠. 근데 월급은요? 일하는 시간이 줄면 월급도 줄지 않을까요?

   Swineun nariya maneumyeon jochyo. Geunde wolgeubeunyo? Ilhaneun sigani julmyeon wolgeupdo julji aneulkkayo?

   More time off is always nice, sure. But what about pay? If hours go down, won't pay go down too?

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   B 기사 보니까 월급은 대부분 그대로예요. 대신 다른 날 조금씩 더 일하는 회사도 있고요.

   Gisa bonikka wolgeubeun daebubun geudaeroyeyo. Daesin dareun nal jogeumssik deo ilhaneun hoesado itgoyo.

   According to the article, pay mostly stays the same. Though some companies have you work a bit longer on the other days.

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   A 그게 문제예요. 월요일부터 목요일까지 매일 한 시간씩 더 하면 오히려 더 피곤할 거예요.

   Geuge munjeyeyo. Woryoilbuteo mogyoilkkaji maeil han siganssik deo hamyeon ohiryeo deo pigonhal geoyeyo.

   That's the problem. If you work an extra hour every day from Monday to Thursday, you'll actually be more tired.

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   B 준영 씨는 뭐든 너무 따지고 들어요. 좋은 건 그냥 좋게 보면 안 돼요?

   Junyeong ssineun mwodeun neomu ttajigo deureoyo. Joeun geon geunyang joke bomyeon an dwaeyo?

   Junyoung, you pick everything apart. Can't you just take a good thing as a good thing?

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   A 따지는 게 아니라 현실적으로 보는 거예요. 제도야 좋지만 우리 팀에서 금요일 오후에 누가 먼저 가겠어요?

   Ttajineun ge anira hyeonsiljeogeuro boneun geoyeyo. Jedoya jochiman uri timeseo geumyoil ohue nuga meonjeo gagesseoyo?

   I'm not nitpicking, I'm being realistic. The idea's fine, but who on our team would actually leave first on a Friday afternoon?

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   B 그건 그렇네요. 부장님 눈치가 보이긴 하죠.

   Geugeon geureonneyo. Bujangnim nunchiga boigin hajyo.

   That's true. You'd feel the department head watching you.

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    A 그리고 그런 건 다 대기업 얘기죠. 우리 같은 회사에서 하겠어요?

    Geurigo geureon geon da daegieop yaegijyo. Uri gateun hoesaeseo hagesseoyo?

    And anyway, that's all big-company stuff. Would a company like ours ever do it?

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    B 잠깐만요. 여기 시범 회사 명단이... 어머, 준영 씨, 이거 우리 회사 아니에요?

    Jamkkanmanyo. Yeogi sibeom hoesa myeongdani... eomeo, junyeong ssi, igeo uri hoesa anieyo?

    Hold on. Here's the list of companies in the trial... Oh my gosh, Junyoung, isn't this our company?

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    A 네? 어디요? 진짜네요. 다음 달부터 시작한다고 쓰여 있어요.

    Ne? Eodiyo? Jinjjaneyo. Daeum dalbuteo sijakandago sseuyeo isseoyo.

    What? Where? ...It really is. It says it starts next month.

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    B 거봐요! 이제 금요일 오후에 뭐 할지 계획이나 세워요.

    Geobwayo! Ije geumyoil ohue mwo halji gyehoegina sewoyo.

    See? Now go and plan what you're doing with your Friday afternoons.

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    A 음... 저야 뭐, 일단 부장님이 먼저 퇴근하시는지부터 보고요.

    Eum... jeoya mwo, ildan bujangnimi meonjeo toegeunhasineunjibuteo bogoyo.

    Hmm... As for me, well, first I'll wait and see whether the department head leaves first.

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