‘N.Flying’ Hong Nampyo, Changwon Special Mayor, Connected with MZ Generation

"Actively

review the hopes introduced today to boost employee morale"

On the 2nd, Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, was surrounded by 200 level 8 and 9 public officials.

At the ‘May Regular Assembly Communicating and Empathizing with the MZ Generation’ held in the 2nd-floor Citizen Hall that day, instead of a heavy atmosphere filled with reports and discussions, the sound of acoustic guitar playing and singing echoed.

Lee Seungwon, level 8 of the Information and Communication Officer, and Lee Ji-hye, level 8 of the Seongsan-gu Administrative Division, showcased the skills they honed after work, marking the start of a special regular assembly.

Jeong Jeongeun, level 8 of the Culture and Arts Division and the in-house MC from the MZ generation, and Jo Eunseong, level 8 of the Job Creation Division, demonstrated their hidden hosting instincts and led the regular assembly.

Before the assembly, the MCs conducted a survey targeting level 8 and 9 employees on ▲difficulties and challenges during public service ▲hopes for making Changwon a better place to work ▲and department heads loved by the MZ generation, and announced the results that day.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, is answering questions from MZ generation employees.
[Photo by Changwon City Hall]

Mayor Hong nodded in sympathy and offered comfort and encouragement upon hearing that the results showed that work handover, malicious civil complaints, and hierarchical organizational culture were difficult and hard to endure during public service.

He also empathized with the voices of the MZ generation who pointed out that ▲realizing salaries that do not even meet the inflation rate ▲holding company dinners during lunch hours ▲and encouraging the use of annual leave for work-life balance are necessary to make Changwon a better place to work.

They also heard survey results showing that the most loved supervisors by the MZ generation are those who provide direction and solutions for difficult decisions and those who take the initiative to find out and inform about unknown matters as if they were their own work.

The second most loved supervisors were those who protect employees by encouraging rather than blaming mistakes, and the third were supervisors who protect privacy, with laughter arising at the mention of supervisors who approve annual leave in ‘Anmulangung’ mode, meaning ‘no questions asked, no curiosity’.

In the ‘Our Team Leader is So Cool’ segment, the story of a team leader who carpooled for a year with a new employee without a car drew admiration from the MZ generation.

The 'May Regular Meeting for Communicating and Empathizing with the MZ Generation' is being held at the Citizen Hall of Changwon Special City Hall, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Changwon City Hall]

After the survey results and story presentations ended, the eagerly awaited Q&A session with Mayor Hong took place.

When told to ask him anything, the curiosity of the MZ generation exploded.

Questions poured in such as, “What is your MBTI personality type?”, “Do you know about Anmulangung?”

There were also suggestions regarding improvements to the work environment, such as “I wish I could freely use annual leave on my birthday.”

They also asked about the mayor’s policy direction for Changwon’s future food industry.

Mayor Hong answered diligently to the MZ generation’s barrage of questions and policy proposals, saying, “My MBTI is ENFJ.”

He even asked about terms frequently used by the MZ generation.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, and MZ generation employees are taking a commemorative photo after the regular assembly.
[Photo by Changwon City Hall]

An employee who attended that day said, “Knowing the mayor’s MBTI somehow made me feel closer,” and added, “Talking with the mayor up close allowed me to learn a lot as a public service senior and discover his human side, which was very good.”

Mayor Hong said, “Just talking about the difficulties of MZ generation public officials was the beginning of empathy,” and “I will actively review the hopes introduced today to boost employee morale.”

He added, “I will continue communication through events like ‘Chimaek Day’ with employees to reflect young passion and ideas in city administration.”

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