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직장인 jik-jang-in
An honorary badge of exhaustion, debt, and voluntary corporate imprisonment worn by the exhausted masses.
What does 직장인 mean?
직장인 (jik-jang-in) means: An honorary badge of exhaustion, debt, and voluntary corporate imprisonment worn by the exhausted masses.
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How it's actually used
- 에휴, 나도 어쩔 수 없는 찌든 직장인인가봐.
e-hyu, na-do eo-jjeol su eop-neun jji-deun jjik-jang-in-in-ga-bwa.
Sigh, I guess I'm just another worn-out office drone who can't escape it.
💡 The adjective '찌든' (grimy, jaded) is almost permanently attached to the identity here. - 직장인의 소소한 행복은 역시 금요일 퇴근길이지.
jik-jang-in-eui so-so-han haeng-bok-eun yeok-si geum-yo-il toe-geun-gil-i-ji.
The tiny joy of a corporate slave is, of course, the Friday evening commute home.
💡 Frames the tiny freedom of the weekend against the backdrop of total servitude.
Related words in Culture & Language
주휴수당 ju-hyu-su-dang칼퇴 kal-toe컴백 keom-baek손민수 son-min-su숨듣명 sum-deuk-myeong