A college student worked one shift at an omakase restaurant. Then her boss's text landed in the wrong inbox.

A part-time worker at an upscale sushi restaurant says she was told to lose 7-8kg to 'look pretty' — then the boss's phone slipped.

Translated by Klore · Published Sep 15, 2026

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Korean community post, image 1: I'm a college student.

English translation

I'm a college student. I did a one-day shift at an omakase and it upset me so much I'm writing this review — while I was working I was told, 'you'd be pretty if you just lost 7-8kg.'

저는 현재 대학생인 학생 입니다. 오마카세에서 당일 아르바이트를 했는데 너무 속상하고 억울한 일을 겪어 리뷰쓰게 되었습니다. 근무 중 제 체형을 보며 "7~8kg만 빼면 예쁘겠다."라는 말을 들었습니다. 그 말만으로도 불쾌했는데, 이후에는 뒤에서 저를 "뚱땡이"라고 표현했다는 내용을 문자로 직접 전달받았습니다. 남자사장님께서 여자사장님께 문자를 보내려고 하시던 걸 당사자인 저에게 실수로 보내면서 발생하게 되었습니다. 서비스직 아르바이트를 하러 간 자리에서 근무와 상관 없는 제 외모와 몸을 평가 받았을 때도 속상하였는데 문자라도 받으니 좀 충격적이네요;; 저는 앞으로는 아르바이트로도, 손님으로도 다시는 방문하지 않을 생각입니다. 혹시 비슷한 일을 겪는 분들이 없었으면 하는 마음에 공유합니다. 접기

💡 Why did she end up seeing her boss's private text about her at all?

The boss meant to send this message to the female co-owner but sent it straight to the worker herself by mistake, exposing exactly what he'd been calling her behind her back.vs. the US: like your manager fat-fingering the trash-talk he meant for HR straight to you.Klore note

A shared conversationEnglish translation

MessagesNames removed

Kakao Bank [account number], this is [name].
[계좌번호] 카카오뱅크 [이름] 입니다
Boss
Thursday shift fatty, 78000.
목욜근무 뚱땡이 78000
Send the payment.
입금해줘
And get your resident ID number sorted for me.
주민번호 잘정리해주구
Boss, I think you sent this to the wrong person... 'fatty'?
사장님 저한테 잘못 보내신 거 같은데요 뚱땡이라뇨
Boss
lol sorry, it's just a nickname.
ㅋㅋ 미안 애칭

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💡 Why does calling it a 'nickname' make this worse, not better?

Caught calling her 'fatty,' the boss doesn't apologize — he brushes it off as 'lol sorry, it's just a nickname,' turning the insult into a joke he expects her to laugh along with.vs. the US: like a boss texting 'fat girl's shift pay' then saying 'lol it's just a nickname.'Klore note

What Koreans said

6 top comments on the original thread, translated

Anon· on the original thread
The guys here pretend to be objective but it's just pure hatred.
여기 남자애들 객관적인척 하지만 혐오밖에 없음
Anon· on the original thread
Funny how if a female boss said this to a male worker, everyone would call it sexism.
웃긴다 바꿔서 여자사장이 남자알바한테 그랬으면 또 성차별이니 했을거면서
Anon· on the original thread
It's a one-day gig, as long as she's got eyes nose mouth just let her work, why send her home?
일일알반데 눈코입 있으면 시키는거지 돌려보내냐

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Anon· on the original thread
She came to work, not to look pretty for that psycho boss.
일하러왔지 외모로 좆병신눈에 들려고 온거냐 그럼
Anon· on the original thread
Then why'd they even hire her in the first place?
채용은 왜 했노
Anon· on the original thread
Guess the boss's nickname should be 'fucking psycho' lol.
사장 애칭은 좆병신으로 ㅋㅋ

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