Working Women

I think this must be a very very very Asian phenomenon. Refer here for a wikipedia article on them in Japan.

Anyway, in this professional firm that I work for in Korea (not sure why I'm shy about writing the name down, possibly unwise to write down the name though online)  there is a large population of women who work here who are not lawyers. My conservative guess is that they represent at least 30-40% of the population here. I am only a clerk (intern) but I don't belong in that class. I'm treated as a member of the professionals and thus, treated as part of the "others" --- the ones they work for.

Anyhow, the culture is fascinating. They're all young; no one over 35 methinks. They're all very very very skinny. I haven't met a single one of them who has a thicker waist than me (not saying my waist is thin). They're so skinny though that I feel fat every single day. They all own a brand name bag or two. Their makeup is perfect. They're the OLs! Office ladies! The secretaries! A class of their own. They speak great English. They take pride in their work. They can solve most logistical problems; they really go out of their way to make your life better.

Yet, we all know that they won't stay here past age thirty-five. So where do they go after their stint here? I guess they're all gonna get married. Maybe they're here to scope out the males in the profession. Or maybe they're here to kill time, get a decent salary, and get married to their high school sweethearts. I don't know. I wonder if I would have ended up as an OL...if I had been raised here. Maybe not. But cute thought to ponder.