The back door of a restaurant has a warning printed on it

A kitchen's rear entrance politely explains what happens to anyone who walks through it.

Translated by Klore · Published

Source & context
Screenshot circulating on Korean communities · original poster unknown
● Anyone gets itMemeDaily lifeHow much Korea-context this story assumes. English translations and context by Klore.
Korean community post, image 1: Open this door and walk in, and you become a kitchen employee.
English translation
Open this door and walk in, and you become a kitchen employee. Welcome!

이 문을 열고 들어오시면 주방직원 됩니다. 환영합니다!

💡 Why print that instead of just "Staff only"?
Restaurant back doors here are constant traffic — delivery riders, lost customers, neighbors cutting through — so the owner swapped the usual scolding sign for a joke threat of instant employment.vs. the US: "Employees only" turned into "congrats, you're hired."Klore note

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