Misfortunes of South Korean Security Guards

A few years ago, I saw a notice up in the elevator of my apartment in Seoul. It was about replacing security guards — at least fifty in all seven buildings of the compound — with machines. The resident representative announced that a “new security system” would curtail management expenses. The security guards visited each household, pleading the residents to sign a petition against the decision. Eventually, most residents rejected the proposal, because money wasn’t an issue for them, and they p