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'아직 취업 못했어?' '결혼은 언제?'

By 신용배

Published : Jan. 30, 2014 - 11:46

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친지들이 모이는 설날에 구직자는 “아직도 취업 못했어?”를, 직장인은 “결혼은 언제 할래?”라는 말을 가장 듣기 싫어하는 것으로 조사됐다.

취업포털 사람인에 따르면 구직자와 직장인 1395명을 대상으로 “설날에 가장 듣기 싫은 말은 무엇입니까?”라는 질문으로 최근 설문조사를 실시한 결과 이같이 나타났다.

먼저 구직자(462명)는 “아직 취업 못했어?”(23.4%)를 설날에 가장 듣기 싫은 말로 꼽았다. 이어 ‘누구누구는 좋은 회사 들어갔던데’(11.7%), ‘나이 먹었으니 살도 좀 빼고 관리해야지’(8.7%), ‘일단 아무데나 취업해’(6.5%), ‘언제 취업해서 돈 모을래?’(6.3%), ‘애인은 있니?’(5.8%), ‘부모님께 신세 그만 지고 효도해야지’(5.4%) 등 순이었다.

직장인들에게는 역시 ‘결혼’이 가장 민감한 문제였다.

직장인(933명)은 설날에 ‘결혼은 언제 할래? 애인은 있어?’(26.7%)라는 말을 가장 듣기 싫어했다. 다음으로는 ‘돈은 많이 모아놨어?’(13.4%), ‘나이 먹었으니 살도 좀 빼고 관리해야지’(9.8%), ‘누구누구는 연봉이 얼마라더라’(7.3%), ‘앞으로 미래 계획이 뭐야?’(6%), ‘설 보너스 많이 받았어?’(5.4%), ‘회사가 어디야? 유명해?’(4.9%) 등 순으로 나타났다. (헤럴드 생생뉴스)

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Most-loathed questions at Seollal gatherings

Lunar New Year, one of the most celebrated holidays in Korea, is a time for working Koreans to relish time off work and spend it with family. But it is also a time some workers and job seekers are asked some unpleasant questions.

Job search engine Saramin polled 1,395 job seekers and workers to figure out the list of remarks or questions they want to avoid at family gatherings. 

Those currently hunting for a job and those already working showed a stark difference in their answers.

Job seekers generally want to avoid job-related topics. “Haven‘t you got a job yet?” was ranked the most irritating question with 23.4 percent, followed by “Someone I know got a good job already” (11.7 percent), “Get yourself in shape as you are growing old” (8.7 percent), “Just find any job” (6.5 percent), “When are you going to get a job and start saving money?” (6.3 percent), “Do you have a girl or boyfriend?” (5.8 percent), and “Stop relying on your parents and start paying back” (5.4 percent).

For workers, marriage is the last subject they want to discuss. Of the surveyed, 26.7 percent said they would be annoyed to be asked about their marriage plan. The questions “Have you saved some money” (13.4 percent) and “Where do you work? Is it a famous company?” (4.9 percent) also made the list. Questioning about their future plans (6 percent) or telling them unwanted news about others’ salaries (7.3 percent) are thought by the respondents to be bothersome.

By Ock Hyun-ju, Intern reporter(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)