Remember releases results of its "Workplace Success Perceptions Survey": "Six out of ten workers would continue working even after achieving financial freedom."

A majority of South Korean workers recognize financial freedom as a criterion for success, but even if they achieve it, they express a willingness to continue working rather than fully retire.

Remember & Company, which operates the business network service 'Remember', announced the results of a 'Survey on the Perception of Success among Office Workers' conducted on 1,022 office workers through 'Remember Research' on the 25th.

According to a survey, 46.8% of respondents ranked "financial freedom" as their top priority when asked, "What would you do if you had a lifetime's savings?" However, only 35.7% chose "complete retirement." The remaining 64.3% said they would continue working in various ways, even if they achieved financial freedom: ▲continuing their current job (39.0%), ▲taking on a new challenge like starting a business (24.3%), and ▲engaging in social contribution activities (26.7%).

When workers identified compensation (33.1%) as the most common deficiency in their current work lives, they cited it as a lack of value. However, when combined with their thirst for the intrinsic value of work, including growth (20.5%), meaning (16.6%), and opportunity (15.4%), the combined total was 52.5%, exceeding dissatisfaction with financial compensation. This demonstrates that workers perceive work as more than just a means of livelihood, but rather as a space for self-realization and growth.

When asked about their desired career aspirations, over 67% of respondents chose careers that emphasized both expertise and autonomy, including careers that aligned their interests (24.0%), unrivaled authority (23.9%), and independent workers (19.1%), overtaking "business leader" (20.4%). Furthermore, regarding the opportunities they sought in their careers, "deepening my professional expertise" (37.8%) outpaced "promotion and leadership" (17.7%).

Remember officials explained that the results of this survey show that work is not just a means of earning money, but a stage for confirming identity and growth.

Meanwhile, this survey was conducted to understand the career perspectives of working people ahead of the publication of the career strategy book "Up." The book will offer insights into career direction through the case studies of 15 professionals in various fields.

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