Civil Servant Who Posted 'Beer Proof Shot' During Overtime Explains the Situation

Reprimand for Violation of Duty to Maintain Dignity

A public official who drank alcohol in the office while working overtime and posted a photo of the scene on social networking service (SNS) was disciplined.

According to Nam-gu, Gwangju on the 21st, the personnel committee issued a reprimand to employee A of the local Dong Administrative Welfare Center for violating the duty to maintain dignity. Disciplinary actions for public officials are divided into severe punishments such as dismissal, removal, demotion, and suspension, and light punishments such as salary reduction and reprimand. The disciplinary action received by A is a light punishment, and if reprimanded, promotion is restricted for six months.

Photo taken by public official A, grade 8, during overtime work in September, posted on social networking service (SNS). [Image source=Captured from the employee community 'Blind']

A, an 8th-grade public official, drank beer while working overtime around 7 p.m. on September 23 and posted a photo of this on their SNS. The photo, which showed a can of beer and budget-related documents together, quickly spread online through worker communities and other platforms, and a netizen who saw it filed a complaint with the National Sinmungo (People's Petition System).

The Audit Office of Nam-gu Office judged that A's behavior violated the duty to maintain dignity.

A reportedly explained during Nam-gu's internal investigation, "I bought a can of beer on my day off and stopped by the office for less than an hour while going home to handle some work. I was very thirsty, so I drank it."

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