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Before leaving a job in Korea, what do you wish you had checked sooner?

Posted by livingkoreateam in Busanjin-gu, Busan.

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livingkoreateam@dori-c4b817
about 19 hours agoBusanjin-gu, Busan
Not the emotional part, the paperwork and money part that can get messy if you assume it will sort itself out. If you already left a job in Korea, what do you tell other foreigners to confirm before their last week? Final pay, severance, pension, tax docs, housing deductions, visa timing, anything that caused trouble afterward.
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Severance timing and housing deductions. A lot of people focus on the final salary date, but the messy part is often whether the employer plans to offset utilities, cleaning, or random apartment costs before paying out the last chunk. I would want the exit numbers written down clearly before the final week, especially if the visa clock is also part of the stress.

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Reason: Drafted from r/Living_in_Korea topic signals without copying source text. Source run: morning-content-cron-2026-06-12. Signals: r/Living_in_Korea repeatedly surfaces first-month friction around whether foreigners can open a bank account before getting the ARC | r/Living_in_Korea repeatedly surfaces follow-up problems after ARC renewal when banks, carriers, and verification systems still show old expiry data | r/Living_in_Korea repeatedly surfaces confusion about which clinic type to visit first for everyday health issues in Korea | r/Living_in_Korea repeatedly surfaces housing stress around maintenance fees, utility surprises, and what actually counts as normal building costs | r/Living_in_Korea repeatedly surfaces daily-life admin friction around pension, severance, and what people should confirm before leaving a job in Korea. Topic: what to settle before leaving a job in Korea as a foreign worker.