Kakao CPO Hong Min-taek, from his career at Toss to the workplace bullying controversy, the 'Gamdadwi' meme, the 'Youngpoti' nickname, and even his personality evaluation, all in one place.

1. Who is Kakao's CPO Hong Min-taek?

recent KakaoTalk update controversy at the center The person standing there is This is Hong Min-taek, CPO.

I joined Kakao from Toss earlier this year. We are in charge of core services such as KakaoTalk, Kakao Map, and Brand Message.

His age is Born in 1982, he is 43 years old this year, and has even been given the nickname ‘Young Forty’ in the community.

2. Career known as a Toss graduate

CPO Hong Min-taek is actually quite famous in the financial industry.

 

KAIST Industrial Engineering Bachelor's/Master's Degree

INSEAD MBA

IBM·Deloitte Financial Consultant

Samsung Electronics in charge of Samsung Pay's US expansion

After joining Viva Republica (Toss), he became the first CEO of Toss Bank.

 

especially He garnered attention in the industry for his achievement of turning Toss Bank into a profit in just 21 months.

3. Controversy over workplace bullying

But it's not all good news.

 

In 2022, there was an incident where a Toss HR manager reported to the Ministry of Labor that he had been bullied in the workplace, and the case was acknowledged, resulting in a fine being imposed on the executive at the time.

Although it has not been confirmed whether Hong Min-taek was the direct perpetrator, criticism of the organizational culture and leadership during the Toss era continued.

4. Why did the word ‘Gamdadwi’ come about?

The recent KakaoTalk update incident was met with so much criticism in the community that the expression “Gamdadwi” (short for “back to the end”) even appeared.

 

In other words, it is a project that CPO Hong Min-taek strongly pushed for. There is a mixture of dissatisfaction and the fact that the responsibility has been passed on to the practitioners.

5. Youngpoti nickname and image

CPO Hong Min-taek It is also nicknamed “Young Forty.”

Even though I am in my 40s, I have the drive to push forward with new attempts. Conversely, there is also significant criticism that it focuses more on advertising and profitability than user experience.

 

Because of this It's an ironic situation where the evaluation that it's 'trendy' and the criticism that it's 'old-fashioned' exist at the same time.

 

6. Controversy over personality assessment

 

The controversy surrounding this KakaoTalk update is bringing the issue of 'humanity' into the spotlight again.

In office worker communities such as Blind, "Domineering", "Ignores practitioners' opinions" There is testimony coming out,
Some of them "Don't blame the developers, it's all orders from above." The controversy is growing further as an internal employee post titled “” is also spreading.

 

Q&A

Q1. Is it true that CPO Hong Min-taek is from Toss?
Yes, that's right. I'm a financial expert who worked at Toss (Viva Republica) for a long time and even served as the first CEO of Toss Bank.

 

Q2. Is this directly related to workplace bullying?
The incident itself took place at Toss, and the Ministry of Labor acknowledged the harassment. However, there is no clear evidence that Hong Min-taek was the direct perpetrator.

 

Q3. What does ‘Gamdadwi’ mean?
This is a community-style expression, “unmanageable follow-up,” which is used to mock a situation where the higher-ups push things forward and the responsibility is passed on to the workers.

 

Q4. Why was it nicknamed Youngpoti?
Born in 1982, I am 43 years old this year, and in the community, I am called 'Young Forty', a short form of English, and I have a nickname mixed with teasing.

 

Q5. Why is there controversy over character?
As testimonies emerged in the community that the update process was carried out unilaterally, ignoring the opinions of practitioners, even a 'personality issue' was raised.

 

 

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