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갑질 gap-jil
Systematic abuse of power and psychological bullying by superiors, managers, or corporate owners over subordinates and contractors.
What does 갑질 mean?
갑질 (gap-jil) means: Systematic abuse of power and psychological bullying by superiors, managers, or corporate owners over subordinates and contractors.
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How it's actually used
- 팀장이 또 임원 눈치 보면서 우리한테 갑질하네.
tim-jang-i tto im-won nun-chi bo-myeon-seo u-ri-han-te gap-jil-ha-ne.
The team leader is walking on eggshells around the executives again and taking it out on us with total power-tripping.
💡 Reveals how gap-jil flows downward: fear of superiors breeds petty tyranny over subordinates. - 하청 업체라고 대놓고 갑질하는 거 진짜 역하다.
ha-cheong eop-che-ra-go dae-no-ko gap-jil-ha-neun geo jin-jja yeok-ha-da.
It's genuinely sickening how they openly abuse their power just because we're a subcontracted company.
💡 Highlights the economic vulnerability that makes B2B gap-jil so insidious and hard to fight.