“I earned 100,000 won in one day”… Identity of a popular part-time job [이슈+]

input2023.02.12 07:10
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“Since I am preparing for a job, I am reluctant to change the schedule for long-term part-time jobs (part-time jobs) when I have an interview. I can also prepare a company cover letter (self-introduction letter), so I prefer it because it’s ‘killing two birds with one stone'”

Mr. Lee (27), a job seeker, said, “I recently earned 100,000 won by standing in line for six hours from 4:00 am at a department store in downtown Seoul.”

For the same reason as Mr. Lee, competition to catch an ‘open run part-time job’ is intensifying among college students and newcomers amidst the recent economic recession. This is because while waiting to buy something, you can do your job and at the same time earn money higher than the minimum wage (9,620 won per hour).

In this month (as of the 10th), 27 open-run part-time job postings were posted on the used trading platform ‘Junggonara’.

Each of the job seekers said, “I haven’t been punctured for 2 years (working part-time) and I’m specialized in various lines”, “It’s cold indoors due to the cold wave, so don’t suffer hard and let me do it”, “Leave it to me who has a lot of experience in queuing and is responsible.” He was seeking a job while appealing to others.

According to open run part-time job seekers, the hourly wage is usually between 10,000 won and 12,000 won. In the past, the workplaces were mostly luxury goods stores and places selling limited edition products, but recently the scope has expanded. For example, when the number of pediatric clinics in the neighborhood decreased and the ‘pediatric treatment crisis’ broke out, parents appeared to ask for money and stand in line instead.

Park Mo (23), a college student who recently stood in line at a pediatric clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, said, “It’s vacation before the semester starts, so it’s perfect to go out and earn money while studying at the same time.” “I used to study TOEIC while waiting. I also feel proud of doing good things for them.”

As awareness of the open-run part-time job spreads and preference increases, it is said that finding related jobs is almost at the level of ‘picketing (purchasing tickets so fiercely that it splatters blood)’. For example, in KakaoTalk’s “Open Run Job Recruitment and Job Seeking Client Alba Open Chat Room,” where more than 900 people have recently gathered, the job postings posted were closed in a few seconds at the earliest and a maximum of two minutes.

On the 10th, in a Kakao Talk job search room with about 980 people gathered, a post asking for someone to go to an open run part-time job in Italy, Paris, and Germany, not in Korea, drew attention. Mr. A, who posted this article, said that he is recruiting one person over the age of 20 every week. stated that

Then, he said, “For the salary, a freelance contract is drawn up and 1 million won is paid,” and “a round-trip flight ticket is paid. . Less than a minute after this post was posted, job seekers in the chat room posted responses such as “I’ve been to this part-time job, and I’ve had a good time seeing Europe”, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t speak English”, and “I’m interested”.

Experts explained that the hot popularity of the open-run part-time job was due to the fact that it was highlighted that it could be done at a desired time with a relatively low labor force.

Lee Eun-hee, a professor of consumer science at Inha University, said, “Convenience stores and restaurants where college students and social freshmen work a lot are currently replacing manpower, such as serving robots.” Part-time jobs are physically difficult, so there is a demand for open-run part-time jobs that allow you to work while taking your own time.” “Those who are looking for an open-run part-time job not only receive higher wages than their hourly wage, but also enjoy the fierce competition from the process of finding a part-time job to obtaining a product through an open-run job,” he said. “For those who want something rare, Instead, there is also a feeling of pride that I can deliver.”

Reporter Kim Se-rin, Hankyung.com celine@hankyung.com