Absolute worst. There is no trace of work ethics. Whatever you imagine, it's worse - Marketing Specialist KOTRA Employee Review

1.0
Feb 8, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. The free water was a plus only because Glassdoor won't let me save without min 100 words.

Cons

Everything from business management, work eithics, working environment is absolute worst. I was directed by my managers to forge signatures of "potential clients" to report to the HQ as potential investment opportunities. Local managers will do anything to "make" reports look good to the HQ

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5.0
Jun 18, 2025
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Pros

Godd pay flexible hours and lots of incentives

Cons

Long work hours overall working in shifts

1.0
Apr 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Hard to think of any pro, I’d say you get paid Korean holidays but not all holidays are included (such as the Korean new year & Korean Thanksgiving).

Cons

* No W2 — you’re classified as a contractor, meaning you pay ~30% in self-employment taxes on top of everything else. No health insurance, no life insurance, no 401K. ZERO standard benefits. * Leadership is nonexistent in any meaningful sense. Managers are flown in from Korea with no English proficiency and no understanding of the local team. They freely use the corporate card for personal meals while being incredibly stingy with basic office necessities — no coffee, no water, no snacks. They also think they know everything when they don’t know any single thing and make the local team members do all the freaking work? *The workspace conditions are the worst I’ve experienced. There were recurring mice and cockroach infestations near desks and chairs, with no serious effort made to address it.

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