South Korea’s success-obsessed culture is finally reckoning with its dark side
South Korea has a culture that is obsessed with success. As a result of the culture's obsession with success, there is a harsh stigma around failure and it is a source of anxiety for many. Currently, South Korea has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world. The government hasn't taken note of these statistics and have tried to implement policies to change the public's perception of failure. Moving forward, workplaces in South Korea will have to address how their workplace culture can be adapted to be more accepting of failure.
See "South Korea’s success-obsessed culture is finally reckoning with its dark side", Isabelle Steger & Sookyoung Lee, Quartz at Work, November 15, 2019