The first online in-house meeting since taking office on the 18th
Other companies allow up to 90 days of leave of absence at most
To be a company that attracts the best IT talents, you need to take a break when you take a break.
New working methods such as delegation of authority will be announced in May
Create a standardized support organization on a global level [Edaily Kim Hyun-ah] [E-Daily Reporter Moon Seung-yong] Choi Soo-yeon, CEO of Naver.
On the 18th, CEO Soo-yeon Choi held the first in-house meeting since taking office and explained the new organizational culture that Naver will pursue. It also announced a new welfare system, △ Allowing unpaid leave for up to six months after working for three years or more, and △ The company subsidizes vacation expenses by 50,000 won a day when using more than two days of annual leave.
Other companies also have annual leave, substitute leave, and special leave, but rarely wait for an employee for six months. Even maternity leave or sick leave is up to 90 days. This is because they believe that allowing half of the year off will cost more, such as having to hire replacement workers during that period.
However, CEO Choi had a different idea. He sees employees as a source of growth, not just a rolling part of the company. He said, “Naver’s corporate culture and business strategy are daring challenges and growth through them. To do that, we need a culture where we work when we work and rest when we rest.”
After three years of working at a job, it is easy to lose a sense of challenge or fall into mannerisms. In this case, Naver employees were able to clear their heads for up to six months and focus on self-development. He said, “We will introduce institutional devices that allow us to develop new ideas such as appropriate delegation of authority, a culture that does not condemn failure, and appropriate rewards,” he said.
The reason why CEO Choi emphasized autonomy and trust rather than top and bottom clothes is because Navers business areas are diversifying and global advancement is a hot topic. CEO Choi said, “The company has transformed from One Naver to ‘Team Naver’ such as search platform, commerce, fintech, content, and B2B. He promises to build the support organization into a top-notch team of experts to support the business.”
A company official said, “In general, the reaction of the executives and employees when they first met CEO Choi Soo-yeon was a feeling of being liked, and CEO Choi Soo-yeon actively answered questions in advance as well as real-time questions.”
