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Work and the office
Getting a job, office life and the titles people are called by.
In a Korean office people are rarely called by their names: they are called by their title plus 님 (과장님, 부장님), or by their surname and title (김 대리). Using a colleague's first name alone can sound rude. Most of the words for a working life are Sino-Korean pairs: 입사 and 퇴사, joining and leaving a company; 결근 and 조퇴, staying away and leaving early.
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입사하다to join a companyVerb3
삼 년 전에 이 회사에 입사했어요.I joined this company three years ago.
퇴사하다to leave a companyVerb3
그 선배는 지난달에 퇴사했어요.That senior colleague left the company last month.
그만두다to quit; to stop (doing)Verb3
회사를 그만두고 작은 가게를 열었어요.I quit my job and opened a small shop.
승진하다to be promotedVerb3
열심히 일해서 과장으로 승진했어요.I worked hard and was promoted to section chief.
맡기다to entrust; to leave (something) with someoneVerb3
부장님이 저에게 새 일을 맡기셨어요.The head of department gave me a new job to take care of.
보고하다to reportVerb3
회의 결과를 부장님께 보고했어요.I reported the outcome of the meeting to the head of department.
결근하다to be absent from workVerb3
몸이 너무 안 좋아서 오늘 결근했어요.I felt so unwell that I stayed off work today.
조퇴하다to leave early (from work or school)Verb3
아이가 아파서 회사에서 조퇴했어요.My child was ill, so I left work early.
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