Korean slang profile
간 큰 직장인
gan keun jikjangin
Joke about boldly risking one’s job
A joking expression calling employees bold for complaining or arriving late despite job insecurity.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 간큰 직장인
- Earliest source found
- Nov 6, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
그 시절에는 지각만 해도 간 큰 직장인이라는 농담을 들었다.
Back then, even arriving late could earn you the joke 간 큰 직장인.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
서울신문 in 1998 introduces it as a series of jokes satirizing job insecurity. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and context were checked in one 1998 article. First use and the extent of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 달라진 사회상(IMF체제 1년:2) (서울신문)Published Nov 6, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026