Monday, May 18, 2026
 

Old habits die hard: helicopter parenting at workplace

 



IN South Korea, entering the workforce has long been seen as a defining step into adulthood. But for some young workers, that milestone is being overshadowed by parents who are unwilling to let go.

According to online workplace communities, parental interference in adult children’s careers is emerging as a notable burden for human resources departments, particularly in matters involving compensation and office conflicts.

In a post uploaded to Remember, a business card management app, titled “Is this a company or a real estate agency?” its writer, who introduced himself as a male software developer in his 30s, said the mother of a new employee at his company recently visited the office to demand a higher salary for her child.

“We barely managed to talk her down after explaining that the salary range was already set and would go up over time. It felt like parents signing a rental contract for their underage kid. Does it really make sense for a parent to interfere in salary negotiations?” he said.

Overprotective parents once plagued classrooms, now they’re interfering in their adult children’s workplaces in matters from salaries to office conflicts

He added that parents showing up at companies is far from unusual these days, saying, “At my friend’s company, a young employee’s father actually came to the office shouting, ‘Bring out the person bullying my child.’”

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