[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] It was found that 71% of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) officials want to continue working with Minister Park Young-sun.


The MSS Officials' Labor Union announced on the 8th that, according to the '2020 MSS Institutional Operation Evaluation' survey conducted from November 19 to 23 targeting 812 non-managerial employees below grade 4, 70.5% of the 469 respondents answered "yes" to the question, "Do you want to continue working with Minister Park Young-sun?"


Responses of "average" accounted for 21.2%, and "no" responses were 8.3%. Regarding work ability and leadership, 77.1% and 82.5% respectively responded that they were "satisfied." Only 44.6% answered that they were "satisfied" with the organization and personnel, while 64.0% responded that they were "satisfied" with human relations.


To Minister Park, respondents left wishes such as "I want to continue working together" and "Please stay as MSS Minister for a long time," and regarding her potential candidacy for Seoul mayor, they requested, "Please don't go," attracting attention.



Kim Young-hwan, Chairman of the MSS Labor Union, said, "While employees feel regret about Minister Park Young-sun's potential run for Seoul mayor, there is an atmosphere hoping she will continue as MSS Minister," adding, "Internally, employees give favorable evaluations of Minister Park's work ability and leadership, and externally, from the perspective of enhancing the ministry's status as the control tower for SME policies, employees generally give positive assessments."


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