A recruiter shared the funniest résumé they'd ever received: 44 years, one employer

The applicant's career section lists a single job from 1973 to 2017 — 44 years and 1 month.

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I do hiring and I just saw a hilarious résumé lmao나 채용담당하는데 웃긴 이력서봄ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Ahh what even is this악 이게머야

[Résumé] Experience, total 44 years 1 month — Employed 1973.09 ~ 2017.09 (44 yrs 1 mo) · Company: Life · Dept/Title: Staff / year 44[이력서] 경력 총 44년 1개월 — 근무기간 1973.09 ~ 2017.09 (44년 1개월) · 회사명: 인생 · 부서/직급: 사원 / 44년차

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💡 Why is "사원, year 44" the punchline?
사원 is the bottom rung of the Korean corporate ladder (사원 → 대리 → 과장 → 차장 → 부장), the title you get on day one. Claiming 44 years at company "Life" and still being 사원 is a joke about never getting promoted at anything, ever.vs. the US: "Junior Associate, 1973–present."Klore note

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