Day 36: No Job Titles at This Company

Dialogue

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   A 안녕하세요. 회사 문화에 관해서 몇 가지 여쭤봐도 될까요?

   Annyeonghaseyo. Hoesa munhwae gwanhaeseo myeot gaji yeojjwobwado doelkkayo?

   Hello. Could I ask you a few things about the company culture?

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   B 네, 물론입니다. 편하게 물어보십시오.

   Ne, mullonimnida. Pyeonhage mureobosipsio.

   Yes, of course. Ask away.

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   A 채용 공고를 보니까 직급 대신 이름 뒤에 '님'을 붙여서 부른다고 하던데, 팀장님도 이름으로 부르나요?

   Chaeyong gonggoreul bonikka jikgeup daesin ireum dwie 'nim'eul buchyeoseo bureundago hadeonde, timjangnimdo ireumeuro bureunayo?

   Your job posting says you call each other by name with "nim" instead of by rank. Do you even call team leaders by their names?

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   B 네, 대표님도 예외가 아닙니다. 저도 회사에서는 '윤정 님'이라고 불립니다.

   Ne, daepyonimdo yeoega animnida. Jeodo hoesaeseoneun 'Yunjeong nim'irago bullimnida.

   Yes, not even the CEO is an exception. At work I'm called "Yoonjung-nim" too.

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   A 신기하네요. 갓 입사한 신입이 대표님 이름을 부르면 어색하지 않을까요?

   Singihaneyo. Gat ipsahan sinibi daepyonim ireumeul bureumyeon eosaekaji aneulkkayo?

   That's interesting. Wouldn't it be awkward for a brand-new hire to call the CEO by name?

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   B 처음 한두 주는 다들 어색해합니다. 그런데 호칭이 바뀌니까 회의 분위기가 달라졌습니다. 권위적인 느낌이 줄고 신입 사원도 부담 없이 의견을 냅니다.

   Cheoeum handu juneun dadeul eosaekaehamnida. Geureonde hochingi bakkwinikka hoeui bunwigiga dallajyeotseumnida. Gwonwijeogin neukkimi julgo sinip sawondo budam eopsi uigyeoneul naemnida.

   For the first week or two, everyone finds it awkward. But once the titles changed, meetings felt different. There's less hierarchy, and even new staff speak up without feeling pressure.

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   A 그래도 결국 결정은 윗사람이 하지 않아요?

   Geuraedo gyeolguk gyeoljeongeun witsarami haji anayo?

   But don't the higher-ups still make the decisions in the end?

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   B 좋은 질문입니다. 솔직히 말씀드리면 호칭만 바꾼다고 문화가 저절로 바뀌지는 않습니다.

   Joeun jilmunimnida. Soljiki malsseumdeurimyeon hochingman bakkundago munhwaga jeojeollo bakkwijineun anseumnida.

   Good question. To be honest, changing what you call people doesn't change the culture by itself.

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   A 그럼 실제로는 어떻게 운영하세요?

   Geureom siljeroneun eotteoke unyeonghaseyo?

   Then how does it actually work in practice?

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    B 회의 때는 가장 막내가 먼저 발언하는 규칙이 있습니다. 결재 단계도 세 단계에서 한 단계로 줄였습니다.

    Hoeui ttaeneun gajang mangnaega meonjeo bareonhaneun gyuchigi itseumnida. Gyeoljae dangyedo se dangyeeseo han dangyero juryeotseumnida.

    In meetings, there's a rule that the most junior person speaks first. And we cut the sign-off process from three levels to one.

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    A 회식 분위기는 어때요? 사실 저희 아버지께서 "회사에 들어가면 회식은 꼭 가거라."라고 하셨거든요.

    Hoesik bunwigineun eottaeyo? Sasil jeohui abeojikkeseo "hoesae deureogamyeon hoesigeun kkok gageora."rago hasyeotgeodeunyo.

    What are the company dinners like? Actually, my dad told me, "Once you join a company, always go to the dinners."

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    B 하하, 아버님 세대에는 그게 정답이었습니다. 저희는 회식이 한 달에 한 번이고, 참석은 자유입니다.

    Haha, abeonim sedaeeneun geuge jeongdabieotseumnida. Jeohuineun hoesigi han dare han beonigo, chamseogeun jayuimnida.

    Ha, for your father's generation, that was the right answer. Here there's a team dinner once a month, and going is up to you.

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    A 안 가면 눈치가 보이지 않을까요?

    An gamyeon nunchiga boiji aneulkkayo?

    Wouldn't people look at you funny if you don't go?

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    B 저도 입사할 때 그게 걱정이었습니다. 그런데 막상 들어와 보니 점심 회식이 더 인기가 많습니다. 저녁에는 다들 각자 약속이 있으니까요.

    Jeodo ipsahal ttae geuge geokjeongieotseumnida. Geureonde maksang deureowa boni jeomsim hoesigi deo ingiga manseumnida. Jeonyeogeneun dadeul gakja yaksogi isseunikkayo.

    That was my worry too when I joined. But once I was in, lunch get-togethers turned out to be more popular. Everyone has their own plans in the evening.

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    A 점심 회식이요? 처음 들어 보네요. 그럼 아버지 말씀은 반만 지키면 되겠네요.

    Jeomsim hoesigiyo? Cheoeum deureo boneyo. Geureom abeoji malsseumeun banman jikimyeon doegenneyo.

    Lunch get-togethers? That's a first for me. Then I only need to follow half of my dad's advice.

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    B 그렇습니다. 다만 저희가 중요하게 보는 건 회식 참석보다 소통하는 태도입니다. 자기 의견을 분명하게 말하는 사람을 뽑습니다.

    Geureoseumnida. Daman jeohuiga jungyohage boneun geon hoesik chamseokboda sotonghaneun taedoimnida. Jagi uigyeoneul bunmyeonghage malhaneun sarameul ppopseumnida.

    That's right. What we really look for, though, isn't going to dinners but a willingness to communicate. We hire people who state their views clearly.

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    A 알겠습니다. 오늘 들은 얘기 덕분에 지원서에 쓸 내용이 생겼어요.

    Algetseumnida. Oneul deureun yaegi deokbune jiwonseoe sseul naeyongi saenggyeosseoyo.

    I see. Thanks to what I heard today, I've got something to write in my application.

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    B 도움이 됐다니 다행입니다. 서류 마감은 다음 주 금요일이니 늦지 마십시오.

    Doumi dwaetdani dahaengimnida. Seoryu magameun daeum ju geumyoirini neutji masipsio.

    I'm glad it helped. The application deadline is next Friday, so don't be late.

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