How easy is it to earn money in South Korea?

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 How easy is it to earn money in South Korea?

Upon reaching my employer's house, I was warmly received by my boss. I initially thought this warm reception reflected his true character. However, I soon discovered otherwise. That very night, or more precisely, early the next morning around 1:00 am, my boss knocked on our room door. I forgot to mention that I shared this room with a Korean employee who had been living there before me.

The sound of the knock woke us up. My Korean co-worker informed me that we needed to get ready for work. Within 30 minutes, we were prepared and headed to the seaport in a pickup van. Once there, we boarded a fishing boat. After a few minutes, the boat started moving, driven by our boss. Within 20 to 30 minutes, we found ourselves in the deep sea. From then until around 7:00 am, we collected approximately 200 to 300 kilograms of fish from five fishing nets before returning to the port. The return journey took about 1.5 hours. During this entire period, neither my Korean co-workers nor I took any rest; we immediately started sorting the different types of fish.

Upon arriving at the port, it took over an hour to finish sorting all the fish. We then carried 30 to 40-kilogram baskets to the nearby fish market. I should mention that 2–3 women assisted us in sorting the fish at the port.

After completing our fish and sea-related tasks by 9:00 am, we had breakfast. Once breakfast was over, we began retrieving the fishing nets from a nearby field. We had a one-hour lunch break, and by the time we finished the day's work, it was around 5:30 pm. From that day onwards, our routine started with heading out to sea at 11:30 pm to 12:00 am and finishing around 5:30 pm the next day. This became our standard working schedule. Our daily working hours spanned 16 to 17 hours without any overtime compensation, which was considered normal working time.

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