“You can’t stand it and do this GX? I’m going to report it to the chairman. Now it’s completely branded.”
A high-ranking executive of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA), who has continued to engage in abusive language, verbal abuse, and intimidation, has been found to have “secondary assault” on the victim even after the fact was reported. After the fact was revealed, the executive told other employees, “He’s making a big mistake. I’m going to scold him until the end of the XX…” It was found that they continued to swear and criticize the victims.
After enduring months of “hypocrisy, swearing, intimidation, coercion,” A, a victim employee who even recalled an extreme choice and informed the world about it. It was a “second offense” that returned to him.
When I recently met with Sports Seoul, A struggled to open his mouth. “The whole family is anxious,” A said. “Since the abuse has been going on for a long time, my wife and family are afraid whenever I see the name of the executive on my phone. Now I get nervous just by the phone ringing.”
There are calls from time to time. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a day off or late at night. If you don’t answer the phone, swear words and abusive language will double back.
A said, “One time, I went to an amusement park with my family on holiday, and the executive called me and cursed. I had to come back without having a holiday with my family.”
This is not the end. The assailant, who knew that A had reported various abusive acts to the association on April 18, was stubborn. It has been revealed that A committed the “second assault” by calling another employee and swearing at A.
The ‘second assault’ report obtained by this newspaper contained statements made by other employees. The affidavit says that the perpetrator, executive B, told another employee, “A, you can’t stand that XX. Huh? How weak are you that XX? How can you go about this? If you do that, you’re completely stigmatized.” “You can’t stand it, you can’t stand it, you can’t do this XX? I’m going to report it to the chairman.”
An employee of the association who witnessed the “second assault” said, “I called an executive and went there and he cursed a lot about A. He shouted, ‘A was so bad at his job that he tried to improve his capabilities, how dare you report him?'” he said. “He also questioned me why I didn’t tell him in advance. I understand that he called other employees and criticized A.”
One month has passed since the KPGA reported its harshness. What on earth did the KPGA do while the KPGA executive committed the “second assault”. 안전놀이터
Only on the 19th, when the fact was known to the outside world, the KPGA said, “The association is also aware of the seriousness. It is an issue that has been thoroughly investigated by setting up an external investigation committee under a labor-management collective agreement. We will decide on disciplinary action in the future according to the results of the investigation committee.”
While the association was on the sidelines, the anxiety and fear of A and his family grew even greater. “My wife is even more afraid of retaliation (after reporting). Executives are more powerful and will make them suffer,” he said. “I have a four-year-old child, and I can’t shake off my anxiety.” “The perpetrator shows no signs of self-reflection. It’s because I’m incompetent,” he said. “I don’t even want to forgive him.”
Meanwhile, the KPGA labor union plans to officially report to the association the details of the “second assault” on Sunday. Afterwards, the union will collect more data on abusive behavior committed by executives and submit them to investigative agencies.
