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10 years after Korean Airlines nut rage incident, workplace hierarchy still haunts South Korea
Workplace bullying has its roots in the country’s history of hierarchical oppression.
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Gapjil continues to be a widespread problem in South Korea, with the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labour having received more than 10,000 such complaints in 2023.
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SEOUL – It has been 10 years, but Mr Park Chang-jin still receives therapy for his trauma and suffers the occasional panic attacks where he feels like he is being choked.
Victim of the infamous Korean Airlines nut rage incident of Dec 5, 2014, Mr Park had been humiliated and assaulted, all because macadamia nuts were served in their packaging instead of on a plate to a very important passenger – the heiress to the Hanjin conglomerate Heather Cho
