Why Does the Gangnam-gu Press Team Leader Use a Company Phone for Work?

Gangnam is truly Gangnam!... Gangnam-gu is the only autonomous district in Seoul that provides company phones to its press team leader

The press team leader of Gangnam-gu is the only press team leader among Seoul’s autonomous districts who uses a company-provided mobile phone.

Gangnam-gu has been providing mobile phones specifically for the press team leader for a long time.

The press team leader receives many calls from reporters covering the district.

Because of this, the company pays for the phone, which is passed down to newly appointed press team leaders to use.

Besides the press team leader, the head of the Policy Promotion Office is also a key official who uses a phone not provided to others.

Within the district office, it is known that only the district mayor and the press team leader use company phones.

Kim Dong-il, the 51-year-old press team leader of Gangnam-gu, inherited the phone used by Seo Hyuk-su, a colleague who was promoted to the head of the Planning and Budget Division.

Kim, who joined Gangnam-gu through the 1997 level 9 public service exam, is a highly regarded talent within the district office, having served as the council legislative team leader, medical team leader, and planning team leader after being promoted to level 6, before being appointed as the press team leader this time.

Kim said, “Since being appointed as the press team leader and working in this role, I have learned a lot from interacting with journalists.”

Deputy Mayor Jeong Heon-jae also acknowledged Kim’s work ability, saying, “Kim Dong-il did well as the planning team leader, and since there was no suitable candidate, it seems Kim was selected.”

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