2023-11-28 13:59:55
On the 28th, Kim Jeong-ho, general manager of management support at Kakao CA Council, posted a rebuttal statement on Facebook/Facebook
Kim Jeong-ho, general manager of management support at the Kakao CA Council, who recently sparked controversy by swearing at an in-house meeting, released a rebuttal through social media on the 28th. In the process of explaining the circumstances surrounding the abusive language, he also unhesitatingly exposed numerous problems within Kakao.
At an internal executive and staff meeting held at Kakao Hideout in Pangyo on the followingnoon of the 22nd, General Manager Kim caused a stir within Kakao by swearing harshly mixed with profanity to the effect that “only problematic people gather here.” He was brought in by Kakao founder Kim Beom-soo at the end of September in order to reform Kakao’s internal system, which was in crisis. He was also a former co-founder of Naver and runs a social enterprise that hires people with developmental disabilities, so he was highly respected externally, causing a shock.
General Manager Kim referred to the meeting at the time of the swearing-in as the ‘Jeju Island meeting in question’ and revealed that seven people, all executives and department heads, attended. According to General Manager Kim, the meeting was held to discuss the development project on the Jeju Island site where Kakao’s headquarters is located. He appointed 28 members of the Kakao AI Campus construction team (Kakao Space) to establish a ‘regional win-win digital content production center’ at the headquarters site. It was proposed to deploy employees. However, conflict began when an executive who attended the meeting rejected General Manager Kim’s proposal, saying that there was already a (subcontractor) company selected.
Manager Kim said that the argument continued for regarding 10 minutes during this process, and that his anger exploded following seeing the fact that the executive in question had selected an outsourcing company for the work without approval or agreement and the other executives remaining silent despite such remarks. . He explained the situation at the time by saying, “How can a construction company worth 70 to 80 billion won be silent when the executive in charge makes such a claim without approval or agreement?” and “Where is this culture like XXX?” He continued, “You’re saying we should use a team that the company is already hiring,” and asked, “We have an internal team, so does it make sense to hire an external company at additional cost without approval?”
General Manager Kim also mentioned the problems faced by Kakao. For example, through social media, he mentioned the salary system that is inconsistent with the position or experience, the ultra-expensive golf course corporate membership worth over 2 billion won, the poor recreational facilities for employees, and the insufficient childcare facilities at the Jeju Island headquarters.
At the end of the post, he said, “It was a mistake that came out while pointing out problems with work practices,” and “I take full responsibility for it.”
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