Kakao Chairman Kim Beom-soo shared his thoughts on the company’s evaluation system and compensation, as well as the direction of donation of 5 trillion won recently announced at the’Brian Talk After’, an in-house employee meeting held on the afternoon of the 25th.
First, Chairman Kim selected Bill Gates as a role model for solving social problems or governance. He said, “Recently, a donation pledge was made by the Bill Gates Foundation, and in American society, IT businessmen making that pledge spread like a culture,” he said. “In an environment where Korea can also spread, I thought about what if I went there. “I think there will be a problem that we can also apply and solve even the’creative capitalism’ paradoxically emphasized.”
Meanwhile, regarding the donation direction, he said, “People who are preparing for the future, those who did not get opportunities due to the digital education gap, etc., and AI talents,” he said. “It is necessary to hybridize the training of engineers and AI talents. We are also considering the AI campus. We are trying to create a structure that allows people to participate not only online but also offline.”
In addition, he said, “I don’t want to keep donations, but I want to write them right where they are needed.” I wish there were,” he added.
Chairman Kim said, “The more startups there are, the better. I think the support structure should continue to come out.” I hope that a startup will be an option for my career path. The weight of going to a good university and a good job is the largest, but I hope that it will be a structure that is made in a variety of ways.”
There were also talks about the evaluation system and compensation. Chairman Kim, conscious of the controversy that arose recently in Kakao due to the personnel evaluation system, said, “I did not intend to harm or harm someone at work, but I must be very careful about hurting someone. There should be absolutely no action,” he said.
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He added, “I believe that Kakao is a company that has the mindset and willingness to recognize and solve problems. I think this issue is a warning light in the company culture.”
Regarding the compensation, he said, “I think that the best people should be treated the best. Kakao may be lacking right now, but in our industry, we want to be a company with a lot of compensation, and we are going there.” If so, we will have to improve it as soon as possible. I would like to give some time for long-term change. It may not be balanced now, but we will adjust it from a long-term perspective.”