Anecdotally (~4 years), the vast majority of Koreans I&#x27;ve met detest the work culture here. Whether it works best or not will not be the deciding factor, I&#x27;d think.<p>Many of the strict changes will likely be from the start-up world that make their way up as they are doing now. However, you&#x27;re probably right particularly regarding vacation time and time worked. I&#x27;ve worked and have friends working at start-ups that, while are relaxed about other parts of company culture, still remain fairly antiquated when it comes to those topics.