Corrosive culture, racist Koreans and second class citizens - Head of Sales LG Electronics Employee Review

1.0
13 Aug 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Big company, good for the CV - The brand is well known so will be positve on the CV for showing working for an international organisation

Cons

- Terrbile, soul destroying culture which does not favour non-Koreans. - Treated like a second class citizen if you are not Korean - Ovbious separation of Westerners and Koreans - Aggressive and rude senior Korean management - HR has no power, if you have an issue with a Korean colleague, the westerner will always be on the harsh side of anything - No international movement for Non Koreans, they only move Koreans globally. - No training or retention policy

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Cons

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Pros

LG used to be my dream job. 5 years ago, Every good part of LG ended. They preach all day about wellness, work life balance, and investing in their employees. And they used to do just that but not any more. Their 100% paid insurance is literally the only perk and its a trap.

Cons

They take motivated and competent individuals and shackle them with the workload of 5 or 6 people while telling them they aren't good enough, not doing enough, even though they are somehow finding a way to juggle all of the immense workload. PTO is a joke and no one respects it, they will call and ask you to work on your PTO, on weekends and at 10pm. They have no shame. The compensation is entirely below the bar even with 100% paid insurance. Promotions & Raises? Those only go to Koreans. Its gone so far down hill in the last 5 years. The culture in that office is so toxic but the job market is so restricted that you can't leave.

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