Authority and Work in Korea: Has the Culture Changed?
Not long ago, following the string of fatal crashes that tarnished KE's reputation, analysts posited that Koreans' culture was partly responsible for the crashes: Koreans had a strong deference to authority and copilots and other staff felt uncomfortable raising issues and problems that contradicted beliefs of senior staff.
But there was the nut rage incident and more recently and perhaps pertinent, the president is impeached and people protesting in Seoul wouldnt stop until she was ousted!
Airline industry reports actually mentioned that applying findings of fatigue science to pilots work conditions and contracts was not straightforward because workers in Korea want to show they take their place and their work seriously by working long hours and sleeping little. An obvious problem if one is concerned with pilot fatigue. But recently the government supposedly launched a new "work-life balance campaign"!
What does one make of this stuff in Korea? Is Korean culture changing?
What can flyertalkers tell me about authority and work in Korea?