It seemed like a basic workplace dispute. A coworker wanted her old office, and another didn’t want to move out, so HR stepped in. Simple, right? Except it spun in a direction no one saw coming, and ...

Kim, a 30-year-old office worker living in Seoul, worked part-time at a cafe twice a week after work until recently. He would leave work at 5 p.m. for a strict 5 o’clock departure, then head to the ...