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Decent employer for the experience of living abroad, but don't expect a leading role or to be challenged

Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Samsung for less than 1 year
October 21, 2008
Seoul, South Korea
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNo CEO Opinion
Pros

I guess the best reasons to be employed by Samsung in Korea are to have the benefit of working with one of the largest electronic manufacturers in the world. The experience of being a part of such a fast-paced design team and organizing your work ethic around a different business culture was unique.

Cons

Long hours, a sense of duty, and unwavering commitment to Samsung codes of conduct. The work to free time ratio was awful. There were questionable management practices in regards to foreign employees, not knowing how to properly lead and implement a growing environment.

Advice to Management

Realize that foreign workers are coming to work within the Samsung organization without the expectation of brutally long hours and a do-as-you're-told mentality.

Business culture is obviously different from country to country, but a certain bit of leeway could perhaps be implemented to help new workers adjust to the differences.

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