● Some K-contextDaily lifeMemeHow much Korea-lore you need to get this one.

She told her mom she's about to be laid off. Mom filed that away for later.

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The gist

Typhoon night, an 11pm shift, and one text from mom that ends the argument.

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  1. [Post] My mom lol lol lmao — I'm about to get laid off, service job, business is dead so they're cutting staff lmao. But look at my mom[글] 우리 엄마 ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 나 회사에서 곧 잘리거든 서비스직인데 장사 안돼서 인원감축 한다고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 근데 엄마 봐
  2. Screw it, nothing left to lose lmao이판사판 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
  3. (Today) 8:32 PM(오늘) 오후 8:32
  4. Mom

    Typhoon's coming. Hurry home

    태풍온다. 빨와

  5. I'm off at 11 though

    11시 퇴근인데

  6. Mom

    Just come. You said you're getting fired anyway

    그냥 와. 짤린다메

  7. (Comment) lmaoooooooooooooooooo(댓글) ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
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💡 Why is this so unhinged?
Mom takes her kid's upcoming layoff and repurposes it as a reason to walk out of a shift early. Nothing left to lose, so why finish work?vs. the US: "what are they gonna do, fire you?" — except mom said it.

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