Hong Jun-pyo on MZ Public Officials' Request for a 4-Day Workweek: "Eh, That's a Bit..."

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Hong Joon-pyo, the mayor of Daegu, responded to the request for a '4-day workweek' by MZ generation (born early 1980s to early 2000s) public officials with "resign."

On the 7th, a 'Communication and Empathy Talk' event with MZ generation public officials was held at the large auditorium of the San-gyeok Government Complex in Daegu City Hall.

Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo is giving a greeting at the 'People Power Party - Daegu·Gyeongbuk Budget Policy Meeting' held on the afternoon of the 4th at the Daegu City Hall Sangyeok Building Auditorium in Buk-gu, Daegu. Photo by Yonhap News

The event was conducted in a Q&A format between Mayor Hong and about 250 MZ generation public officials aged 19 to 33, born after 1990, from city, district, and county offices.

When a question about the 4-day workweek was raised, Mayor Hong immediately replied, "Then, please resign," adding, "You asked for a 4-day workweek, but the best option is to submit your resignation and leave."

He said, "Those who advocate for a 4-day workweek should go to workplaces that offer that. Public officials working a 4-day week? No, that's a bit much," and added, "Since we are not yet in an aggressive AI era, I think it is premature to apply the 4-day workweek across the entire industry."

On the other hand, Mayor Hong showed a positive response regarding casual dress code. When asked about it, he said, "I don't really care. Even large companies like Samsung wear shorts," and added, "The culture has changed."

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