idk why i keep saying 'its legal' instead of 'its a law' but here we are hahhaha thanks so much for your support always guys! here's my other working in korea q&a for more answers and an office tour! bit.ly/2tp2Wv2
When you said that there are jobs in the design department, what kind of design? Graphic design? (I'm studying graphic design and I'm really interested in moving and working in Korea, I'd say it's my dream) And also has it always been like this? Like since the day you moved there it's easier to find jobs in design, engineering and every other area you mentioned? Please I would appreciate your answer on this
hearing you talk about your coworkers was so cute and made me tear up too 😭 i hope i'll have that kind of sweet experience and gain friends like yours when i finally reach the job i want to get. I'm really looking forward to whatever you'll do next, we will be cheering for you!
I started watching your vids almost everyday, it is so calming, aesthetically pleasing, and I actually get to learn a lot of things about places to go to and things to do! Thank you for brightening my day!
I've been trying to get a job since I finished college but it's impossible in my country. I don't know how bad it is in Korea but here, in Portugal, no one gives me a job because I don't have any experience. It's getting really frustrating and I need to help my mom with bills but literally no one gives me an opportunity. Thank you for making this video, by the way! Hopefully I can pursue my dreams and go to Korea to do my Master's degree.
sending you lots of luck in the job search! the job market is pretty bad in korea too so everyone is trying to become developers because those are the only jobs right now :/ hope things get better for you!
hi Catarina, a Korean girl here, job market in Korea is CRAZY BAD honestly. And i have a friend from Portugal who studied in Korea however she moved to UK to get a job.. yep Korean job market. NOT great
Have you tried getting an internship? I had the same problem in my country, New Zealand. I changed careers late in life and after studying, I went a year without being able to get a job in my chosen field. But then I got an unpaid internship with a big charity organisation and the experience from that enabled me to get my first full-time paid job.
Totally agree with you Catarina! (I am also Portuguese ahahah) Here and I believe in other countries too is almost impossible to find a job. You just got out of college and people are like "ohhh you don't have 5+ years of experience? You don't? Girl, bye" Like we need the experience but NOBODY gives us work to get experience ahahahha Oh god -.-' I graduated in December 2017. 2018 was almost the death of me and I am a really positive person, like REALLY optimistic. 2019 did a teacher training, and then our lovely Employment Center gave me 3 months of paid Intensive English classes which were not intensive...it was pretty basic, but hey, it was paid! And from September until now, I finally found a job that is related to my major! And I am SUPER GRATEFUL for it! Next year I am going to Korea to study the Korean Language for 1 year and I want to search for a job there but I'm not worried about that, I want to nail the TOPIK Level 6 and if I find a job there: great. If I don't? Great too, I can always keep doing what I am doing now and at the same time save money and go back to Korea and live there! Who knows what the future holds? This comment is getting way too big so, girls in this situation: we are strong! Believe and you will find a job! (Now, I am going to watch the video) ahahahahah
You’re so damn strong and such an inspiration. Living away from home and working there all alone takes a lot of guts and now look at you shining! I wish you more and more success in all your future projects! Hopefully I’ll be there to cheer you on with comments and likes ✨💜
It's wonderful how you obviously didn't love the job for some reasons but you still chose to put more weight on the things that made you happy and that's truly the way to live. Keep your spirit strong, sending love and support
Staying FIVE years in a marketing discipline for one company is impressive ! Two years is more usual I gather from friends in those positions in the UK. In software engineering however - where I am, it is longer... but you still change regularly (employer and location) ... until... marriage, children and pension considerations kick in. Then you need to hang on :)
I'm in my first job for almost three years and I just can't imagine how would it be to leave my friends behind, It must been really hard for you :( They're really nice to you and this is great, it's amazing when we can find a family for ourselves in the most unexpected places, and I'm sure they'll miss you too! Have a nice week Cari 💘💘💘
As a Korean working in the UK, my team never care if I understand the conversation fully well even though my English is not fluent. Your video made me cry. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I'm getting my exams results this friday and everything is changing so fast, this video made me think a lot about my life choices as a student and future employee... I'm glad to be part of this significant moment of your life as you have done in many moments of mine. I'm cheering a lot for this new path you're taking you inspire me every day. 💗💗 Good luck Cari and kisses from Brazil!!!
I managed to control my empathic crying (mostly because you gave us an eighth hour warning 😆). I'm just so happy for you that you know you're strong and supported enough to venture out on your own.
As someone who is going to study marketing in university and planning to end up moving to seoul one day, this is such a good insight! Thank you sososo much for this video 💛
I have been working in Korea since September 2019, and I definitely can relate to your emotions state when it comes to collegues. They are also helping me a lot and checking up on me, and being a lot more tha just co workers. Tears here as well!
omg Cari 😭 you made me tear up with chu gurl! You have grown so much over the last few years in TH-cam and I'm pretty sure as a person too. Not to be dramatic but I'm proud of you for taking this step, it's what you needed and you'll be onto greater things 💗 Super happy for you 🥺💘
I wasn’t expecting to cry but oh well!! First of all, congratulations on stepping out of your comfort zone. It’s something very brave and I am happy you decided to follow what your heart desired. Even if right now you are in the weird transition of having “more time”, I truly believe you have a bright future ahead, Cari!! It broke my heart the part of having some bitter memories, but I’m so glad that there were more happier ones :).. aaah there’s too many things I wish I could tell you, but I’m sure you are already aware of them. We love you, we’re thankful for sharing bits of your life with us, and we are thrilled to continue seeing you succeed!! Cari 2020 is brave and unstoppable, lots of love
You were honestly so lucky to find coworkers like these! I had the worst experience of my life working for a Korean company. Everybody was so abusive, rude and mean I still get bad anxiety thinking about it...
Uk does taxes by them taking a slice from your paycheque every month (or week). It's paid before you get the money, so you never have to worry or do any paperwork. Unless you are self employed.
@@caricakes only really have to do any paperwork is if you think you are paying too much taxes and they send you forms to make a claim. Otherwise, nobody need to do any taxes ever in their whole life. It's so easy.
Here in Korea exactly does that montly bassis too, not by me by HR and Tax team. They handle my tax plan with supporting IT system. But the end of the year, we checke and settle finally whether there is overcharged or less chared with your montly based tax-payment bcz there might be unexpected extra bonus at the end of the year and if there are added family member who you support yourselves(for example, if you are married and work only or having baby, then goverment consider them as tax deduction cases)
Yes, similar to US, but the US will slap on extra fine, plus interest if you underpay the amount you own (your money to begin with). But if you overpay, they won't return if you fail to claim. Another word, the US tax system is the most evil thing in the world.
I know I’m so “late” to a lot of these videos and I feel like I’ve been playing catch up and binging your channel lol but I just want to thank you so much for sharing so much of your life and your experiences both difficult and effortless, painful and joyous because I can feel your genuine nature and authenticity in every video and I’ve just really come to love your content and appreciate the energy you put into the world; so thanks, Cari ☺️ much love and adoration from a small town in America!
awww cari...i feel you. i always say that most of the time what make us stay more than loving our work is the people we work with. I'm blessed enough to not only working in what i love but with people that are like my family. But glad you are taking a step in front of a, for sure, even brighter future! !!
Big hug to you, Cari. Also being an expat myself, and having struggled through numerous jobs in Denmark (to where I moved because I couldn't find a job in Portugal), I can really relate to what you say. Also having the feeling that you found a new family in a new country is truly the best, and it's so important to have that support when your family is so far away. I am really grateful for that. I am not going to lie, I teared up a bit at the end of the video... Best of luck in your future, I am sure everything is going to be well
hearing about how sweet your co-workers are just made me cry into my coffee... i can only hope to have such an amazing wirk environment in the future. i can't wait to see what life has in store for you next, but i already know it'll be wonderful. good things happen to good people. 🌻 wish you all the best, cari 💞
Stay strong Cari!!! "When life gives you lemon, you make lemonades" I love all your videos and I wish you well and hope to see you on your next videos!!
i recently left a job where it gave me my looowwwest lows but also gave me my first real family living in new york. it’s definitely a mix of emotions, though those friends will be with you for the long haul 💜 we’re all so proud of you!
Oh Cari 😭 you were choking up so much that I started tearing up too. Thank you for being so vulnerable and honest with us. Your videos and houghts are such a gift that you give us, I'm so happy I found you two years ago. Wishing you all the best as you start out again on a new adventure ❤️
your videos are somehow always perfectly timed with things changing/happening in my life like (it's fate! lol) .. i just started searching for offers for my first job after high school and i'm so excited about it all and also so scared and overwhelmed and oof. i'm emotional now asljdh 🥺🥺 i wish you the best of luck with this new chapter of your life! 💗
GIANT HUG 💖Good luck with everything! I'm so excited to see what you'll do!! I am currently in the job search struggle, I'm interviewing for a bunch of places and it's so tiring and anxiety inducing. I also want to thank you for doing TH-cam - you definitely helped in pulling me out of a dark place too!
While seeing your videos I’ve done a lot of growing and I’ve reached like big milestones in life since beginning to watch you until now. Like I started watching you at the beginning of my junior year in high school I wanna say, and since then I’ve graduated high school, got into my first relationship, started driving, got into college, got a job I love, etc. I believe I was 16 when I started watching you and I’m turning 20 in a couple months 🤯 At the start I was so in love with Korea and the people because back then I was having some personal issues and watching Korean shows and vlogs of people living there and what it was like and how lovely and nice the people were, it was like an escape for me. You were a big part of that. I mean years have passed since I felt like I was for sure going to move there and have this amazing life with nicer people- I’m a lot better now and have different plans haha. But you still keep that wonder alive for me and honestly I get happy whenever you upload. Because I was so interested in the culture before, videos that people upload now are kind of repetitive since it’s things I already know. But you always have something new, even if it’s simple. Like enjoying how the trees look, or having a relaxing morning. You helped me enjoy the smaller things and being extra happy when I see one pretty flower or having simple nice encounters with strangers. As I’ve grown, I feel like you have too. And watching you is like seeing an old friend. I can’t wait to see how life progresses for you as it progresses for myself. All love, Autumn 🧡
As an ESL person, those kind of topics were not easy to hear, so this vlog was super interesting to watch. Also, I can understand the comparisons between South Korea and the USA in jobs and the cost of livings. Thanks
Stay strong Cari! Watching you cry makes me want to cry ㅠㅠ 힘내! Thanks for making this video and answering all the questions I was also quite curious about. Looking forward to hearing more updates on your life, and I hope you can get busier soon~ I’m also the type to like being busy lol So I get what you mean. Side note, I was just saying to my coworkers the other day about how nice it is to not have to do my taxes in Korea lol...tax season is coming up soon in the US :( Miss you! Stay well!
I started watching your videos after I had quit my full time job and started watching my niece full time. I have a degree in baking and unfortunately I had bad working experiences. It's really hard to give up a routine and not be around other people (or people over 2 years old). I just wanted to say thank you for brightening my corner and broadening my horizons! I will be sending you good vibes and wishing you continued success in whatever you do! :)
Cari, you’re stronger than you think and most definitely very talented, just watching your you tube shows that. I’m very much a believer in doing what makes you happy, I’ve left jobs where the people were great but the job sucked and vice versa. There are always opportunities out there for people even f you have to make them yourself. Even if you don’t really know what you want to do, in the end sometime you just need to know what you don’t want and go from there. Best wishes and good luck for the future, you’ve got a lifetime follower here, and I know I’m not the only one ❤️
I want a job in korea so bad but i know it’s hard so it’s really great to hear about your experience!! you give such good insight and advice about living & working in korea too!! and your coworker family sounded so sweet, i teared up :’))) excited to see what you do next!!!
co workers are amazing bc they really do be some of your best friends even if y’all rarely hang out outside of work. im going to quit my job soon too and i’m going to miss them so much :(
As a new comer to your channel, I want to say thank you! I find peace and serenity when I watched your videos. I can’t imagine the difficult times you experienced at work. I’m in the state and I can say that I found both friendship and enemies at work. Sorry, enemies might be a strong word, but close enough. They’re just mean people and willing to step over anyone for their own benefit. Anyways thank you for sharing your truth and really appreciate your beautiful art. 💜☕️
You're correct. Engineers always make more, on average, just due to the very high skill requirements to get started. I've worked in game development for a long time and the engineers are extremely valuable members of the team. It's a lot of work to learn to be great at coding and keep best practices alongside that!
I've been working in korea for 2 years now in an architecture office in seoul. I studied architecture in germany and moved to korea after I graduated. Everyone thinking of working in korea: It is super hard!! But if it is your dream, it is worth the pain^^....Interesting video cari :) It was nice to hear some similarities but there were also some differences.
This is a very touching video. You almost made me cry. Thank you for being brave enough to share your life with a bunch of strangers. I hope you and your husband continue to find happiness and fullfilment in Korea. I wish you the best with your freelancing career Cari.
Hearing you talk about your coworkers so sweetly made my heart feel full ❤️ I’ve never kept a single job for longer than 2 years but I’ve always gotten attached to my coworkers too. I hope to find that kind of bond with my future coworkers as well 😭💕
Aw Cari, my heart goes out to you. I found myself tearing up when you started crying, but it was great to see you focus on all the positives and acknowledging that it was a great experience and now you're ready to move on. Although very differently, this video struck a chord with me because I've been living in Sweden for a year now and sadly I can't adapt to the country so I'm planning on moving to the UK in the summer. It's a big change and I will probably be on my own for the first time in my life (here I have my boyfriend and his family), so I'm scared but also excited. Thank you for giving me inspiration to find my new chapter too
Wow best of luck to you too!!! I got a certification from hootsuite which is helpful and looks good on your linkedin haha but i feel like social media changes so fast that its best to learn while youre doing it if that makes sense :)
I recently quit my job in Korea after 11 years and so much you said I could relate. Wife and I only started our YT journey since I stopped full-time at the end of summer. Rediscovered your channel recently. -Much love from Daegu
i believe you will find new goals and challengers for your personal and professional growth. you have all for this: positive thinking, inspiration, energy... and you seems like just a good persone)) Membership on work it's very important. i have many great memories about my previous work and it's all about membership and community
Your videos are so great Cari, I've only recently started watching, but you can see the hard work you put into them all. Wishing you all the best for your freelance work!
This came at such a right time because I've been stressing and thinking over and over about full time work and finding a job (here in Australia ans in Korea) now that I've finished Uni. Really great timing. Also, don't be sorry for crying! It's totally fine to be crying about leaving family-like friends, especially when it's you're alone, but not anymore 😊
I have dropped by your channel on and off. Even if I am Korean, and all the things you present is nothing new, but overall way of what you deliver at your videos is very unique and delicate. Foreigners want to live longer than they previously planned in S.K. have trouble getting their job, especially, if they want to avoid English-teaching jobs. But, anyway, you have been successful till now. Keep up the good work. I have always worried about people far from their original place suffering or being involved in unexpected, unwanted happening. Be safe and sound always.
I think at least you have the support of your Husband you are not alone so you can start a new chapter of your life with some quite time and well thinking about what is next
Even if you’re just sitting at home, it’s still fun and interesting to see another person’s life and the videos are still really enjoyable, so please don’t feel pressured to make content or travel just to show us something new all the time! ✨
Your story inspired me. It's ok to be emotional. It takes guts to move to another country and not know anyone there especially by yourself. That's what I plan to do and hope that I'm able to move to Toronto later this year. I'm in the same spot with finding a job in Toronto.
I feel really connected to what you said about meeting all these people you like so much and others not that much. I worked in the same place for around 7 years and I decided not to continue this year because I needed something different. There were little incidents and disagreements that pushed me to finally making this decision. I started to miss some of them even before leaving but I think this would be for the better! I hope it is the same way for you 😊
yeah workplace friction cause cause so much unnecessary stress :/ my roommate and i practically didnt sleep for an entire year because we were so worked up. best of luck to you in your next step too!!!
@@caricakes exactly! I didnt think it was a big deal till I found myself into worst situations (my boss was my main source of stress). So I learnt a lot, I'm grateful for that but it is also good to grow and look for new experiences 😊 Ohmy, hopefully a less stressful year is ahead for both of us! I'm enjoying your videos very much. They are relaxing and very aesthetically pleasing~~
Fun fact: in Italy taxes are so crazy that sometimes you have to pay qualified people to do them for you (it's a very profitable job there). Luckily, I moved to the UK before I started working so I never had to deal with that, but I live the trauma vicariously through my parents :") (I cannot talk through tears, too, and you've been so brave! The last part of the video was the sweetest thing ever, I can easily see why your colleagues love you ♥️)
A great start to my day as usual before I spend hours of cleaning and organising! I’m excited to see you enter this new chapter of your life and I’m so proud of you achieving so much! It’s definitely gonna be a difficult transition to get used to but I know you will do well!
I rarely comment lol but this video made me think about my future so I wanted to say thank you. Ive been watching your channel almost from the start and you have been one o my favorite TH-cam in Korea. You were the one that showed me that traveling solo was possible. I love your content and you as a person. I went to Korea this past fall for school because of you and your vids. I hope everything goes well in what ever you want to do in life. Thanks for being an inspiration Cari! :3
I'm so grateful for your vulnerability. It takes an unbelievable amount of strength to live the life you've bravely chosen for yourself. But wow, how much beauty would the world be missing out on if you had taken the safer path? THANK YOU for showing up so authentically and sharing your journey with us. Also when your voice started cracking I was done for 😭lol
It was so beautiful to hear how caring your coworkers were towards you I was crying right along with you 🥺 But I’m so excited for what’s to come for you!
Yesterday I had a great break down at my job, and it made me feel as if i did not matter as if my worth was real low, i work in devcom team. Your experience has helped me to be ok with not being okay and realizing that hey, even if no one appreciates you hv to keep fighting. I love you cari
I also had spent several years working at the same job (which I loved at first but then it just didn't challenge me or interest me anymore), and I'm seriously talking with my partner about leaving our current country to move to another one and decided to quit my job! Like you, I quit before Christmas and went home to the US and now that I'm back from vacation, it's hitting me that I'm not having to go to an office anymore and while it's freeing (!!!) it's so odd. It felt very comforting to here you talk about a similar experience- I didn't mess up everything that is yet to come by making this decision haha!
Congratulations on your marriage! Good luck on your job search. It will all work out for you. It’s hard to leave your work friends but easier to leave crazy bosses!
I was on the verge of tears by the end, you're so strong, and one of the kindest and wonderful humans I have encountered on this earth, I wish you the best of luck for the future, I send good energies to you, I hope the universe blesses you with the best, lots of love a big hug all the way from Mexico, love you girl💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
Thank you for sharing about your experiences, and I just wanted to say I really admire how much you’ve done for yourself - by yourself - these past 5.5 years, in a foreign country to boot. I’m so glad to hear how much you’ve bonded with your company, it’s good to know that there are good people around. I’m so excited for this new chapter of yours - you’ll be amazing regardless 💙
I was tearing up, too ~ I'm so thankful you were able to post videos while working (I would've been too lazy...), you're by far my favorite channel on TH-cam. Good luck with freelancing and I wish you a brighter and happier future ~ I'll be watching as long as you keep posting ! 💖
So proud of you! It’s a scary time for you but you’ll almost definitely grow through what you’re going through 😊 you’re an amazingly strong, genuine kind person who has a lot to offer
I wish you the best of luck in anything that you decide to do in the future ♥️ I've been wanting to change paths with my job lately(6 1/2 years at my job!) But change can be a little scary when you are comfortable. I give you so much credit and I admire you so much!
@@caricakes Exactly! I'm a creature of habit so change can be very hard! Change can also be a good thing so I'm excited to see where your next videos will take us!
Very informative video. So true everything you said regarding korean culture! I have friends who are fluent in korean and one of them gets offended every now and then by koreans "still" calling her a foreigner. Like you are, a foreigner to them. But she doesn't understand that no matter how long you have lived in korea or how fluent you are in korean, you are a foreigner. It doesn't necessarily mean anything bad, you are just different. Then on the other hand, I have friends who are fluent in korean and are not offended at all when they get those "ooohhh you speak very good korean", "why did you study korean" etc. They just take them as interest and compliments.
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idk why i keep saying 'its legal' instead of 'its a law' but here we are hahhaha thanks so much for your support always guys! here's my other working in korea q&a for more answers and an office tour! bit.ly/2tp2Wv2
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When you said that there are jobs in the design department, what kind of design? Graphic design? (I'm studying graphic design and I'm really interested in moving and working in Korea, I'd say it's my dream)
And also has it always been like this? Like since the day you moved there it's easier to find jobs in design, engineering and every other area you mentioned?
Please I would appreciate your answer on this
omg hearing about them crowding around the elevator when you left is making me tear up too TT
sometimes they would block people from going out the elevator hahaha they were really a great group of coworkers :')
@@caricakes oh my gosh TT
hearing you talk about your coworkers was so cute and made me tear up too 😭 i hope i'll have that kind of sweet experience and gain friends like yours when i finally reach the job i want to get. I'm really looking forward to whatever you'll do next, we will be cheering for you!
good luck to both of us!!!
I started watching your vids almost everyday, it is so calming, aesthetically pleasing, and I actually get to learn a lot of things about places to go to and things to do! Thank you for brightening my day!
thank YOU so much!!
same - thank-you for your videos and good luck with everything! x
literally the same!
I've been trying to get a job since I finished college but it's impossible in my country. I don't know how bad it is in Korea but here, in Portugal, no one gives me a job because I don't have any experience. It's getting really frustrating and I need to help my mom with bills but literally no one gives me an opportunity.
Thank you for making this video, by the way! Hopefully I can pursue my dreams and go to Korea to do my Master's degree.
sending you lots of luck in the job search! the job market is pretty bad in korea too so everyone is trying to become developers because those are the only jobs right now :/ hope things get better for you!
@@caricakes thank you so much! also you made me cry in the end of the video aaaah! but we can do this, we are strong!
hi Catarina, a Korean girl here, job market in Korea is CRAZY BAD honestly. And i have a friend from Portugal who studied in Korea however she moved to UK to get a job.. yep Korean job market. NOT great
Have you tried getting an internship? I had the same problem in my country, New Zealand. I changed careers late in life and after studying, I went a year without being able to get a job in my chosen field. But then I got an unpaid internship with a big charity organisation and the experience from that enabled me to get my first full-time paid job.
Totally agree with you Catarina! (I am also Portuguese ahahah) Here and I believe in other countries too is almost impossible to find a job. You just got out of college and people are like "ohhh you don't have 5+ years of experience? You don't? Girl, bye" Like we need the experience but NOBODY gives us work to get experience ahahahha Oh god -.-' I graduated in December 2017. 2018 was almost the death of me and I am a really positive person, like REALLY optimistic. 2019 did a teacher training, and then our lovely Employment Center gave me 3 months of paid Intensive English classes which were not intensive...it was pretty basic, but hey, it was paid! And from September until now, I finally found a job that is related to my major! And I am SUPER GRATEFUL for it! Next year I am going to Korea to study the Korean Language for 1 year and I want to search for a job there but I'm not worried about that, I want to nail the TOPIK Level 6 and if I find a job there: great. If I don't? Great too, I can always keep doing what I am doing now and at the same time save money and go back to Korea and live there! Who knows what the future holds? This comment is getting way too big so, girls in this situation: we are strong! Believe and you will find a job! (Now, I am going to watch the video) ahahahahah
You’re so damn strong and such an inspiration. Living away from home and working there all alone takes a lot of guts and now look at you shining! I wish you more and more success in all your future projects! Hopefully I’ll be there to cheer you on with comments and likes ✨💜
thank you so so much!!!!
The end when you started talking about your co-workers was so sweet ;;;;;; oh my goodness
they're great :')
It's wonderful how you obviously didn't love the job for some reasons but you still chose to put more weight on the things that made you happy and that's truly the way to live. Keep your spirit strong, sending love and support
my good coworkers helped outshine all the horrid ones :) thank you!!!
Staying FIVE years in a marketing discipline for one company is impressive ! Two years is more usual I gather from friends in those positions in the UK. In software engineering however - where I am, it is longer... but you still change regularly (employer and location) ... until... marriage, children and pension considerations kick in. Then you need to hang on :)
yeah in america its much more common to switch to new companies too but in korea...not so much hahahha
The taxes sound like a dream compared to France!! 😱
I am already dreading April for US taxes 😂
@@EmilyKinny That's why many rich Americans working outside states change their nationality. It's kinda social issue i heard.
@@EmilyKinny Yes, America is one of the only 3 countries in the entire world that charge its citizens taxes for living abroad
And Italy...
I'm in my first job for almost three years and I just can't imagine how would it be to leave my friends behind, It must been really hard for you :(
They're really nice to you and this is great, it's amazing when we can find a family for ourselves in the most unexpected places, and I'm sure they'll miss you too! Have a nice week Cari 💘💘💘
and we'll all definitely keep in touch!! thank you always and have a great week too!
As a Korean working in the UK, my team never care if I understand the conversation fully well even though my English is not fluent.
Your video made me cry. Thanks for sharing your experience.
just passed my driving test and this just made my day even better 🥺🥺💘
omg congrats!!!
cari cakes thank u!! ❤️
I'm getting my exams results this friday and everything is changing so fast, this video made me think a lot about my life choices as a student and future employee... I'm glad to be part of this significant moment of your life as you have done in many moments of mine. I'm cheering a lot for this new path you're taking you inspire me every day. 💗💗
Good luck Cari and kisses from Brazil!!!
Thank you always! Obrigada!!!
I managed to control my empathic crying (mostly because you gave us an eighth hour warning 😆). I'm just so happy for you that you know you're strong and supported enough to venture out on your own.
hahahha got to get those tissues ready!! and thank you!!!
I got emotional watching this 😭❤️
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Me too :(
This made me cry! You seem like such a genuine person! Good luck on your future endeavors you got this! 😀
thank you so much!
As someone who is going to study marketing in university and planning to end up moving to seoul one day, this is such a good insight! Thank you sososo much for this video 💛
wishing you lots of luck!!
Don't cry, Cari the talkative
Fighting! Cari the talkative
i love how genuine you are, in this day and age especially. Thank you and Good Luck on your next Chapter!
thanks so much!
I have been working in Korea since September 2019, and I definitely can relate to your emotions state when it comes to collegues.
They are also helping me a lot and checking up on me, and being a lot more tha just co workers.
Tears here as well!
omg Cari 😭 you made me tear up with chu gurl! You have grown so much over the last few years in TH-cam and I'm pretty sure as a person too. Not to be dramatic but I'm proud of you for taking this step, it's what you needed and you'll be onto greater things 💗 Super happy for you 🥺💘
gahhhh thank you truly! im so excited!!
I wasn’t expecting to cry but oh well!! First of all, congratulations on stepping out of your comfort zone. It’s something very brave and I am happy you decided to follow what your heart desired. Even if right now you are in the weird transition of having “more time”, I truly believe you have a bright future ahead, Cari!!
It broke my heart the part of having some bitter memories, but I’m so glad that there were more happier ones :).. aaah there’s too many things I wish I could tell you, but I’m sure you are already aware of them.
We love you, we’re thankful for sharing bits of your life with us, and we are thrilled to continue seeing you succeed!! Cari 2020 is brave and unstoppable, lots of love
thank you so so much and hoping your 2020 is just as bright!!
You were honestly so lucky to find coworkers like these! I had the worst experience of my life working for a Korean company. Everybody was so abusive, rude and mean I still get bad anxiety thinking about it...
Uk does taxes by them taking a slice from your paycheque every month (or week). It's paid before you get the money, so you never have to worry or do any paperwork. Unless you are self employed.
they do that in america too but we still need to fill out all the paperwork to make sure we've ~really~ paid the right amount hahah its so ridiculous!
@@caricakes only really have to do any paperwork is if you think you are paying too much taxes and they send you forms to make a claim. Otherwise, nobody need to do any taxes ever in their whole life.
It's so easy.
Here in Korea exactly does that montly bassis too, not by me by HR and Tax team. They handle my tax plan with supporting IT system. But the end of the year, we checke and settle finally whether there is overcharged or less chared with your montly based tax-payment bcz there might be unexpected extra bonus at the end of the year and if there are added family member who you support yourselves(for example, if you are married and work only or having baby, then goverment consider them as tax deduction cases)
Yes, similar to US, but the US will slap on extra fine, plus interest if you underpay the amount you own (your money to begin with). But if you overpay, they won't return if you fail to claim. Another word, the US tax system is the most evil thing in the world.
I know I’m so “late” to a lot of these videos and I feel like I’ve been playing catch up and binging your channel lol but I just want to thank you so much for sharing so much of your life and your experiences both difficult and effortless, painful and joyous because I can feel your genuine nature and authenticity in every video and I’ve just really come to love your content and appreciate the energy you put into the world; so thanks, Cari ☺️ much love and adoration from a small town in America!
awww cari...i feel you. i always say that most of the time what make us stay more than loving our work is the people we work with. I'm blessed enough to not only working in what i love but with people that are like my family. But glad you are taking a step in front of a, for sure, even brighter future! !!
totally! i would have left so much earlier if it werent for my work family hahah and thank you so much!
Big hug to you, Cari. Also being an expat myself, and having struggled through numerous jobs in Denmark (to where I moved because I couldn't find a job in Portugal), I can really relate to what you say. Also having the feeling that you found a new family in a new country is truly the best, and it's so important to have that support when your family is so far away. I am really grateful for that. I am not going to lie, I teared up a bit at the end of the video... Best of luck in your future, I am sure everything is going to be well
hearing about how sweet your co-workers are just made me cry into my coffee... i can only hope to have such an amazing wirk environment in the future. i can't wait to see what life has in store for you next, but i already know it'll be wonderful. good things happen to good people. 🌻 wish you all the best, cari 💞
Aww gotta love those really kind considerate people! Literal blessings 💕💕💕
they helped me so much :')
OMG I started crying D; -hugs- Cari, you are amazing and I'm happy that you are finding peace
thank you so much!
Stay strong Cari!!! "When life gives you lemon, you make lemonades"
I love all your videos and I wish you well and hope to see you on your next videos!!
Thank you always!
i recently left a job where it gave me my looowwwest lows but also gave me my first real family living in new york. it’s definitely a mix of emotions, though those friends will be with you for the long haul 💜 we’re all so proud of you!
Oh Cari 😭 you were choking up so much that I started tearing up too. Thank you for being so vulnerable and honest with us. Your videos and houghts are such a gift that you give us, I'm so happy I found you two years ago. Wishing you all the best as you start out again on a new adventure ❤️
thank you always truly! cant wait for what the future holds for all of us!
your videos are somehow always perfectly timed with things changing/happening in my life like (it's fate! lol) .. i just started searching for offers for my first job after high school and i'm so excited about it all and also so scared and overwhelmed and oof. i'm emotional now asljdh 🥺🥺 i wish you the best of luck with this new chapter of your life! 💗
good luck to you too!! there will be hard days ahead but you can get through it and we've all been there 💗💗💗
GIANT HUG 💖Good luck with everything! I'm so excited to see what you'll do!! I am currently in the job search struggle, I'm interviewing for a bunch of places and it's so tiring and anxiety inducing. I also want to thank you for doing TH-cam - you definitely helped in pulling me out of a dark place too!
wishing you all the best! the job search is such a draining process but it eventually comes to an end!! thank YOU always!
@@caricakes Thank you so much!!
While seeing your videos I’ve done a lot of growing and I’ve reached like big milestones in life since beginning to watch you until now. Like I started watching you at the beginning of my junior year in high school I wanna say, and since then I’ve graduated high school, got into my first relationship, started driving, got into college, got a job I love, etc. I believe I was 16 when I started watching you and I’m turning 20 in a couple months 🤯 At the start I was so in love with Korea and the people because back then I was having some personal issues and watching Korean shows and vlogs of people living there and what it was like and how lovely and nice the people were, it was like an escape for me. You were a big part of that. I mean years have passed since I felt like I was for sure going to move there and have this amazing life with nicer people- I’m a lot better now and have different plans haha. But you still keep that wonder alive for me and honestly I get happy whenever you upload. Because I was so interested in the culture before, videos that people upload now are kind of repetitive since it’s things I already know. But you always have something new, even if it’s simple. Like enjoying how the trees look, or having a relaxing morning. You helped me enjoy the smaller things and being extra happy when I see one pretty flower or having simple nice encounters with strangers.
As I’ve grown, I feel like you have too. And watching you is like seeing an old friend. I can’t wait to see how life progresses for you as it progresses for myself.
All love,
Autumn 🧡
Oh my goodness this comment made me cry??????? Im so happy for you and hope everything keeps getting better and better for both of us!!
As an ESL person, those kind of topics were not easy to hear, so this vlog was super interesting to watch. Also, I can understand the comparisons between South Korea and the USA in jobs and the cost of livings. Thanks
Whatever you will do next, im hoping for the best for you 💛
thank you!
So bittersweet to hear the highs and lows of your work but it's been so cool to follow you along your journey.
Thank you for being a part of it!
Stay strong Cari! Watching you cry makes me want to cry ㅠㅠ 힘내! Thanks for making this video and answering all the questions I was also quite curious about. Looking forward to hearing more updates on your life, and I hope you can get busier soon~ I’m also the type to like being busy lol So I get what you mean.
Side note, I was just saying to my coworkers the other day about how nice it is to not have to do my taxes in Korea lol...tax season is coming up soon in the US :(
Miss you! Stay well!
I started watching your videos after I had quit my full time job and started watching my niece full time. I have a degree in baking and unfortunately I had bad working experiences. It's really hard to give up a routine and not be around other people (or people over 2 years old). I just wanted to say thank you for brightening my corner and broadening my horizons! I will be sending you good vibes and wishing you continued success in whatever you do! :)
Cari, you’re stronger than you think and most definitely very talented, just watching your you tube shows that. I’m very much a believer in doing what makes you happy, I’ve left jobs where the people were great but the job sucked and vice versa. There are always opportunities out there for people even f you have to make them yourself. Even if you don’t really know what you want to do, in the end sometime you just need to know what you don’t want and go from there. Best wishes and good luck for the future, you’ve got a lifetime follower here, and I know I’m not the only one ❤️
I want a job in korea so bad but i know it’s hard so it’s really great to hear about your experience!! you give such good insight and advice about living & working in korea too!! and your coworker family sounded so sweet, i teared up :’))) excited to see what you do next!!!
co workers are amazing bc they really do be some of your best friends even if y’all rarely hang out outside of work. im going to quit my job soon too and i’m going to miss them so much :(
As a new comer to your channel, I want to say thank you! I find peace and serenity when I watched your videos. I can’t imagine the difficult times you experienced at work. I’m in the state and I can say that I found both friendship and enemies at work. Sorry, enemies might be a strong word, but close enough. They’re just mean people and willing to step over anyone for their own benefit. Anyways thank you for sharing your truth and really appreciate your beautiful art. 💜☕️
Omg seeing and hearing u cry literally made me tear up... I’m real emotional as well... best wishes on your new journey!!
Hahahha thank you!!
You're correct. Engineers always make more, on average, just due to the very high skill requirements to get started. I've worked in game development for a long time and the engineers are extremely valuable members of the team. It's a lot of work to learn to be great at coding and keep best practices alongside that!
I've been working in korea for 2 years now in an architecture office in seoul. I studied architecture in germany and moved to korea after I graduated. Everyone thinking of working in korea: It is super hard!! But if it is your dream, it is worth the pain^^....Interesting video cari :)
It was nice to hear some similarities but there were also some differences.
Cari ! You cried , I cried with you ! 😥💖💖💖
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As long as your happy Cari. Wish you all the best hun . Much love 💛
thank you!
This is a very touching video. You almost made me cry. Thank you for being brave enough to share your life with a bunch of strangers. I hope you and your husband continue to find happiness and fullfilment in Korea. I wish you the best with your freelancing career Cari.
Hearing you talk about your coworkers so sweetly made my heart feel full ❤️ I’ve never kept a single job for longer than 2 years but I’ve always gotten attached to my coworkers too. I hope to find that kind of bond with my future coworkers as well 😭💕
Aw Cari, my heart goes out to you. I found myself tearing up when you started crying, but it was great to see you focus on all the positives and acknowledging that it was a great experience and now you're ready to move on. Although very differently, this video struck a chord with me because I've been living in Sweden for a year now and sadly I can't adapt to the country so I'm planning on moving to the UK in the summer. It's a big change and I will probably be on my own for the first time in my life (here I have my boyfriend and his family), so I'm scared but also excited. Thank you for giving me inspiration to find my new chapter too
Wow best of luck to you too!!! I got a certification from hootsuite which is helpful and looks good on your linkedin haha but i feel like social media changes so fast that its best to learn while youre doing it if that makes sense :)
I recently quit my job in Korea after 11 years and so much you said I could relate. Wife and I only started our YT journey since I stopped full-time at the end of summer. Rediscovered your channel recently.
-Much love from Daegu
i believe you will find new goals and challengers for your personal and professional growth. you have all for this: positive thinking, inspiration, energy... and you seems like just a good persone)) Membership on work it's very important. i have many great memories about my previous work and it's all about membership and community
Best wishes on your new journey Cari, you deserve every happiness 💐
thank you so much :')
Your videos are so great Cari, I've only recently started watching, but you can see the hard work you put into them all. Wishing you all the best for your freelance work!
thank you so much!
Congrats on the new chapter of your life beginning! Tears are only natural!
thank you!!!!
i know this is an old video, but it makes me so happy hearing how well your work life was and how supportive people can be :)
don't cry Cari, I am sure you will create new great memories being freelance for a while. Can't wait to see your new content.
they were mostly happy tears :)
This came at such a right time because I've been stressing and thinking over and over about full time work and finding a job (here in Australia ans in Korea) now that I've finished Uni. Really great timing.
Also, don't be sorry for crying! It's totally fine to be crying about leaving family-like friends, especially when it's you're alone, but not anymore 😊
I hope people in USA watch this video and realize how stupid it is how we have to fight for taxes, healthcare, other basic needs in the USA...
I hate being American because of it! everyone deserves healthcare..and a good living wage. I hope America wakes up
@@DeeDeeforever Well this comment did not age well...
@@lumieredice485 Why did their comment not age well? Everything they said about people deserving healthcare and a living wage still holds true, lol..
@@CheshireCesare How is it true? It's actually subjective.
I think you are a very good person and have strong mental health. I like your character.
I have dropped by your channel on and off. Even if I am Korean, and all the things you present is nothing new, but overall way of what you deliver at your videos is very unique and delicate. Foreigners want to live longer than they previously planned in S.K. have trouble getting their job, especially, if they want to avoid English-teaching jobs. But, anyway, you have been successful till now. Keep up the good work. I have always worried about people far from their original place suffering or being involved in unexpected, unwanted happening. Be safe and sound always.
I think at least you have the support of your Husband you are not alone so you can start a new chapter of your life with some quite time and well thinking about what is next
Ahh can't wait to watch this! I wish you and your husband all the best 💜💗
thank you so much!
We love you so don't worry you have us. Excited that you get to start a new chapter in life. Stay happy, healthy, and safe. Blessed be
thank you as always!
This whole video was so raw, genuine and touching. Thank you for sharing a piece of your beautiful experience there! Wishing you all the best 💛
Even if you’re just sitting at home, it’s still fun and interesting to see another person’s life and the videos are still really enjoyable, so please don’t feel pressured to make content or travel just to show us something new all the time! ✨
Thank you!!
You should do an entire video in Korean!! I bet you are more fluent than you think❤
LOL thats a distant future video hahaha
Your story inspired me. It's ok to be emotional. It takes guts to move to another country and not know anyone there especially by yourself.
That's what I plan to do and hope that I'm able to move to Toronto later this year. I'm in the same spot with finding a job in Toronto.
I feel really connected to what you said about meeting all these people you like so much and others not that much. I worked in the same place for around 7 years and I decided not to continue this year because I needed something different. There were little incidents and disagreements that pushed me to finally making this decision. I started to miss some of them even before leaving but I think this would be for the better! I hope it is the same way for you 😊
yeah workplace friction cause cause so much unnecessary stress :/ my roommate and i practically didnt sleep for an entire year because we were so worked up. best of luck to you in your next step too!!!
@@caricakes exactly! I didnt think it was a big deal till I found myself into worst situations (my boss was my main source of stress). So I learnt a lot, I'm grateful for that but it is also good to grow and look for new experiences 😊 Ohmy, hopefully a less stressful year is ahead for both of us! I'm enjoying your videos very much. They are relaxing and very aesthetically pleasing~~
Fun fact: in Italy taxes are so crazy that sometimes you have to pay qualified people to do them for you (it's a very profitable job there). Luckily, I moved to the UK before I started working so I never had to deal with that, but I live the trauma vicariously through my parents :") (I cannot talk through tears, too, and you've been so brave! The last part of the video was the sweetest thing ever, I can easily see why your colleagues love you ♥️)
Whyyy am I crying, this isn't even my life but you're so real and open I just relate to you so much
A great start to my day as usual before I spend hours of cleaning and organising! I’m excited to see you enter this new chapter of your life and I’m so proud of you achieving so much! It’s definitely gonna be a difficult transition to get used to but I know you will do well!
thank you so much, im so excited!!!
I rarely comment lol but this video made me think about my future so I wanted to say thank you. Ive been watching your channel almost from the start and you have been one o my favorite TH-cam in Korea. You were the one that showed me that traveling solo was possible. I love your content and you as a person. I went to Korea this past fall for school because of you and your vids. I hope everything goes well in what ever you want to do in life. Thanks for being an inspiration Cari! :3
I can't believe I just watched this! I really love how genuine you are as a person. Sending virtual hugs Cariiiiii~
I'm so grateful for your vulnerability. It takes an unbelievable amount of strength to live the life you've bravely chosen for yourself. But wow, how much beauty would the world be missing out on if you had taken the safer path? THANK YOU for showing up so authentically and sharing your journey with us. Also when your voice started cracking I was done for 😭lol
😭😭😭 thank you!
You are such a sweetheart! this video was the definition of sincere,kind and cozy ... I wish you all the luck for this new chapter of yours ^_^
thank you so much!
It was so beautiful to hear how caring your coworkers were towards you I was crying right along with you 🥺 But I’m so excited for what’s to come for you!
*because i didnt have any family here* 😭💔
the story of anyone moving to a new country :')
Yesterday I had a great break down at my job, and it made me feel as if i did not matter as if my worth was real low, i work in devcom team. Your experience has helped me to be ok with not being okay and realizing that hey, even if no one appreciates you hv to keep fighting. I love you cari
Work can be the absolute worst sometimes but as long as you can remember your own worth you can pull through (or get the heck out! Haha)
i didnt expect to cry as well 😭im glad your coworkers seem like such good people!!
im glad too😭😭😭
I also had spent several years working at the same job (which I loved at first but then it just didn't challenge me or interest me anymore), and I'm seriously talking with my partner about leaving our current country to move to another one and decided to quit my job! Like you, I quit before Christmas and went home to the US and now that I'm back from vacation, it's hitting me that I'm not having to go to an office anymore and while it's freeing (!!!) it's so odd. It felt very comforting to here you talk about a similar experience- I didn't mess up everything that is yet to come by making this decision haha!
Congratulations on your marriage! Good luck on your job search. It will all work out for you. It’s hard to leave your work friends but easier to leave crazy bosses!
thank you so much and i agree!!
I'm about to move to Korea and this was really insightful to what work-life culture is like for people. Also, the piano music in the background is 🔥🔥
I was on the verge of tears by the end, you're so strong, and one of the kindest and wonderful humans I have encountered on this earth, I wish you the best of luck for the future, I send good energies to you, I hope the universe blesses you with the best, lots of love a big hug all the way from Mexico, love you girl💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
Thank you for sharing about your experiences, and I just wanted to say I really admire how much you’ve done for yourself - by yourself - these past 5.5 years, in a foreign country to boot. I’m so glad to hear how much you’ve bonded with your company, it’s good to know that there are good people around. I’m so excited for this new chapter of yours - you’ll be amazing regardless 💙
I was tearing up, too ~ I'm so thankful you were able to post videos while working (I would've been too lazy...), you're by far my favorite channel on TH-cam. Good luck with freelancing and I wish you a brighter and happier future ~ I'll be watching as long as you keep posting ! 💖
It was definitely a love of youtube that pushed me through hahahha and thank you so much!
비디오 볼때 이상한 느낌이 있는데 오랜만 동안 캐리의 비디오들을 많이 봤으니까 감정적이졌어요. 비디오 항상 재미있어서 고마워요
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Love that smoooooth transition at the end, lol nice one Cari :) 👍
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So proud of you! It’s a scary time for you but you’ll almost definitely grow through what you’re going through 😊 you’re an amazingly strong, genuine kind person who has a lot to offer
You really are the sweetest human being ♡ I wish you all the luck on your next adventure! :)
thank you so much :')
I wish you the best of luck in anything that you decide to do in the future ♥️ I've been wanting to change paths with my job lately(6 1/2 years at my job!) But change can be a little scary when you are comfortable. I give you so much credit and I admire you so much!
thank you so much and omg yesss im such a creature of habit so its been a hard transition but im working through!
@@caricakes Exactly! I'm a creature of habit so change can be very hard! Change can also be a good thing so I'm excited to see where your next videos will take us!
Thanking the gods for my 30 day vacation 🙃
This is a super sweet video, Cari and very honest. I wish you all the best in this new journey
forever jealous hahaha and thank you!
ahhh i cried so much watching this. congrats cari!!!! im proud of you
thank you so much!!!!
Very informative video. So true everything you said regarding korean culture! I have friends who are fluent in korean and one of them gets offended every now and then by koreans "still" calling her a foreigner. Like you are, a foreigner to them. But she doesn't understand that no matter how long you have lived in korea or how fluent you are in korean, you are a foreigner. It doesn't necessarily mean anything bad, you are just different. Then on the other hand, I have friends who are fluent in korean and are not offended at all when they get those "ooohhh you speak very good korean", "why did you study korean" etc. They just take them as interest and compliments.
I wish you the best for this new chapter of your life, Cari! Stay happy ❤️
Thank you!
Aaaaaah!! I should go study and complete my assessment but gotta watch your video first!! Priorities!! 💖
gahhh hahaha sorry to your teachers hehehe