Poor English Seen as Obstacle to Higher Salaries
According to an article in the Chosun Ilbo today, eight out of ten salaried workers think they are underpaid because of their poor English skills. In the survey of almost 1,500 employed workers conducted by a jobs site, 89.9 percent of respondents said that if they had a better command of English they would be better paid.
When asked what they would do if they had a better command of English, most said transfer to a larger firm (54.4 percent), followed by working in another field (20.4 percent), negotiating their salary (13.3 percent) and leaving the company to found their own business (7.8 percent).