A startup employee's boss heard Samsung is doing a 6-day work week

An employee vents after their CEO reacts to news of Samsung's new work-week policy.

Translated by Klore · Published Sep 19, 2026

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I knew our CEO was crazy, but...우리 대표 미친놈인건 알았지만.

The moment news broke that Samsung's going to a 6-day work week삼성 주 6일제 뉴스 뜨자마자

'Samsung works 6 days, so a startup like ours should have 6.5 days worth of passion.'"삼성도 6일 근무 하는데 우리 같은 스타트업은 6.5일의 열정을 가져야한다"

'It's all for your growth.'"전부 너희의 성장을 위한것이다."

He's been saying this since this morning's meeting, and apparently plans a total overhaul of our hours going forward... is this normal?아침회의때부터 이런 소리 하면서 앞으로 근무시간에 대해 대대적인 재조정을 할거라던데... 이게 맞냐

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💡 Wait, 6.5 days a week? That's not even a real number.

Samsung's policy actually only applies to a handful of senior executives, not regular staff — but this founder used the headline to demand his tiny startup outwork Samsung, inventing a nonsensical half-day on top of a full week.vs. the US: like citing a rival's 80-hour brag to demand unpaid weekend overtime.Klore note

💡 Why frame overtime as 'passion'?

Korean workplace culture, especially at startups, often dresses up unpaid extra hours as devotion to the company's mission ('열정,' passion) rather than calling it what it is.vs. Silicon Valley: like hustle-culture rhetoric, but with far less room to refuse.Klore note

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118 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Even if they paid us like Samsung, I'd still be skeptical about this.
돈도 삼성만큼 줘도 흠? 할거 같은데
65 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
It's always the useless bosses who pull this kind of shit.
꼭 ㅈ도 안되는 놈들이 개지랄을 떰
64 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
6-day and 5-day weeks feel totally different. With 5 days you feel refreshed by Monday, but 6 days feels like work never stops.
주6일이랑 주5일이랑 체감이 확실히 다르던데 주5일은 월요일에 어느정도 리프레쉬 된 느낌으로 올 수 있는데 주6일은 계속 업무가 이어지는 느낌임

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39 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
With a 6-day week, even resting on Sunday doesn't feel like actual rest.
주6일제는 뭔가 일요일 하루 쉬어도 쉰것 같지가 않긴함
32 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
That unwanted 'growth' talk—does he think employees are Pokemon or Digimon leveling up?
저놈의 원하지도 않은 성장은 직원이 무슨 포켓몬이나 디지몬인 줄 알어
21 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Other companies actually run 5-day weeks and still don't get as much done as we do on weekdays.
실제로 다른 곳은 5일제라 평일날 하는 만큼 업무 처리도 안되고
11 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Even 5.5 days would drive me insane, nobody would be free to hang out with me.
5.5만 해도 진심 정신나갈거 같음 아무도 나와 놀 수가 없어
7 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Fun fact: Samsung's 6-day week was only for executives, not all employees.
삼성주6일제는 전 '직원'이 아니라 전 '임원' 6일제였다.
6 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
You're not Samsung so you can't pay like Samsung, but you sure talk like a hypocrite the second you open your mouth.
삼성이 아니니 삼성처럼 못준다고그러지. 걍 입만열면 내로남불인 등신들 말투인걸.
5 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Do you pay like Samsung? Do you give benefits like Samsung? There are so many brainless bosses who copy big companies without giving proper treatment.
돈을 삼성만큼 주냐? 복지를 삼성만큼 챙겨주냐? ㄹㅇ 대우도 똑바로 안해주면서 대기업이 한다 그러면 무조건 따라하려는 골빈 사장들 존나 많음
5 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
If a boss says 'this is all for you,' 'it'll help you later,' or 'you need to grow more,' run away—they're almost always trash.
1. 이게 다 너를 위한거다 2. 나중에 다 도움이된다 3. 너는 더 성장해야한다 아가리에 이런 개소리 외치는 새끼들 있으면 무조건 거리를 둬라 높은 확률로 쓰레기들임

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