Colleague from the Same Team but Not Close: "50,000 Won" for Condolence Money...

"If You're Close, 100,000 Won Is Okay"
"Mobile Wedding Invitations Look Insincere"

As prices rise, more people are concerned about the amount of congratulatory money to give, and a survey found that ▲50,000 won is appropriate for colleagues with whom one is merely acquainted ▲and 100,000 won or more is suitable for close friends.

On the 8th, recruitment platform company Incruit announced the results of a recent survey on the appropriate amount of congratulatory money for weddings, conducted among 1,177 university students, job seekers, and office workers.

According to the results, 65.1% responded that 50,000 won is appropriate for 'colleagues on the same team who are less close and only meet during collaboration,' while 21.3% said 100,000 won.

For 'friends contacted occasionally or members of clubs and societies with whom one is just acquainted,' 63.8% said 50,000 won is appropriate, the highest percentage, and 20.6% chose 100,000 won. However, for 'colleagues with whom one frequently communicates privately (including former workplaces),' more than half (63.6%) said 100,000 won is most suitable.

For 'friends or acquaintances contacted almost daily and met frequently,' 100,000 won was the most common response (36.1%), followed by 200,000 won and 300,000 won at 30.2% and 14.4%, respectively.

A recent survey of 1,177 college students, job seekers, and office workers regarding the appropriate amount of wedding congratulatory money found that 50,000 won is suitable for acquaintances such as colleagues, and 100,000 won or more is appropriate for close friends. [Image source=Incruit]

Additionally, among paper and mobile wedding invitations, 29.2% of respondents said they 'prefer receiving paper invitations,' with the main reason being 'it feels like a formal invitation to the wedding (38.7%).'

Others cited reasons such as 'mobile invitations seem insincere (26.2%)' and 'they think it is inappropriate in terms of formality (17.2%).'

When acquaintances who are not close or rarely contacted sent only mobile invitations, 74.3% of all respondents said they 'would not attend,' and among them, 46.6% said they 'would not give congratulatory money either.'

For acquaintances with whom respondents had a close or steady relationship, most respondents (91.3%) said they 'would attend' even if only a mobile invitation was sent. However, about 6% of these said they 'would give less congratulatory money.'