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🔗 2024-08-08 Female Employee B Instagram Post

Hello. I am that “B”—the one mentioned as “Female Employee B” in the clarification statement CEO Min Hee-jin posted on her Instagram on July 31, and the one whom CEO Min Hee-jin referred to with various profanities such as “bitch” and “mentally ill.”

As CEO Min Hee-jin said in her KakaoTalk conversation with Executive ‘A’ (“Even if word gets out about that, she will just end up looking like a psycho and ruining her own life; is B really that brave?”), that is correct.
I am just an ordinary office worker and a timid individual. For me, a mere employee, to go up against a company CEO who is a star producer with decades of experience in the entertainment industry and is seasoned in media relations is something I could not dare to even think of unless I were truly crazy.
Even now, as I write this, I am extremely terrified.

However, CEO Min Hee-jin has unilaterally defended Executive ‘A’, the perpetrator, while reducing me—a subordinate—to an emotional wreck through verbal abuse and violent language. Under the pretext of proving her own innocence, she revealed the KakaoTalk messages of a former employee without a single word of apology or consent. Furthermore, she has repeated numerous lies, claiming she remained neutral as a representative, that the target of her profanity was not me, and that the KakaoTalk messages were spliced. I could not simply overlook this and let it pass, which is why I am writing this.

In a situation where I am left only with scars without receiving any protection from either of the two companies or the media, this post may become a bit long as I try to explain the facts and resolve misunderstandings and grievances as much as possible. It may be disorganized as I cover various issues, but I would be truly specific if you could read it to the end.

Since the content is long, it is difficult to upload as a text post on Instagram at once, so I am sharing it as images.

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Hello. I am the person referred to as “Employee B” in the statement posted by CEO Min Hee-jin on her Instagram on July 31, where she called me derogatory names such as “bitch” and “psycho.”

As CEO Min Hee-jin mentioned in her KakaoTalk conversation with Executive A (“Even if this gets out, it’ll just make her look like a psycho and ruin her own life. Does B have that kind of courage?”), yes, it’s true.

I am just an ordinary office worker, a regular person without courage.

For someone like me, a mere employee, to confront a star producer with decades of experience in the entertainment industry and a CEO skilled in handling the media is something I couldn’t even dare to imagine without losing my mind. Even as I write this now, I am extremely scared. However, I can no longer stay silent about CEO Min Hee-jin, who, while protecting Executive A, the perpetrator, hurled insults and verbal abuse at the employees working under her, leaving us battered, and then disclosed my private KakaoTalk messages—sent after my resignation—without my consent or permission, all under the pretext of defending her own grievances. She further claimed neutrality as a CEO, denied that the insults were directed at me, and fabricated lies such as the messages being edited. I am writing this to address these issues.

In a situation where I have been left wounded without any protection from either company or the media, this post may be a bit long as I aim to explain the facts and clear up misunderstandings and injustices. It may also seem disorganized as it covers multiple issues, but I would be deeply grateful if you read it to the end.

After I resigned, when the two companies clashed in April, I was subjected to suspicion and investigation by HYBE simply for being a former employee of ADOR who worked under CEO Min Hee-jin and Executive A. Several media outlets contacted me, wanting to cover the issues I raised, but I refused all of them and lived quietly, not wanting to suffer further harm amid the ongoing legal disputes between CEO Min Hee-jin and HYBE.

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However, when the full details of my case were revealed through a Dispatch article, I was deeply shocked. The article’s headline contained highly hurtful expressions, and as the person involved, I could immediately grasp the context. Even so, I double- and triple-checked the facts before writing this.

Before getting to the main point, after I reported Executive A, both CEO Min Hee-jin and Executive A hurled all sorts of insults at me and interfered with the investigation. No matter how private their conversations were, the level of their degrading remarks was so severe that I thought they might feel at least a little remorse toward me. I was once a fan of the CEO, someone who spent hundreds of thousands of won at the Weverse NewJeans shop, and someone who, even after resigning, sent hundreds of lines of polite KakaoTalk messages filled with affection for the ADOR organization. My heart and efforts were trampled and betrayed.

While CEO Min Hee-jin’s side claimed that no one should face distortion or fabrication of the truth, she not only called my truth “fabricated” but also used my private KakaoTalk messages—sent after my resignation—for her own benefit without my permission. That’s why I am writing this, something I never thought I’d have to do in my lifetime.

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<1> Let me first explain what I experienced at ADOR. During my time working directly under Executive A at ADOR, I suffered not only from sexually harassing remarks but also from various forms of workplace harassment and unfair treatment. On March 2, I officially announced my intent to resign. On March 6, I reported the sexual harassment and workplace harassment to the company. On March 16, I received the results of the investigation, and on March 21, I resigned.

I reported Executive A’s unfair orders and sexually harassing remarks with sufficient evidence. He had a history of similar issues, and despite his long career in the industry and higher position, I was scared to report him. However, since I wasn’t the only one suffering from his workplace harassment, I mustered the courage to report him to eliminate a risk to the organization.

Executive A constantly berated me and other team members in a condescending tone and issued coercive work instructions via KakaoTalk outside of work hours, gradually breaking down my daily life and self-esteem as a human being. Those who have experienced unwarranted harassment at their workplace, where we spend the most time, would understand this pain. He sent non-urgent work instructions via KakaoTalk during weekends, holidays like Lunar New Year, and after work hours, saying things like, “Didn’t you say you were resting on the weekend anyway?” and continued with painful lectures starting in the morning. During a 40-minute conversation where problematic sexually harassing remarks were made, he said, “Having a young woman around makes the atmosphere better than just two guys eating together,” displaying outdated, sexist remarks and attitudes. When I responded to his work-related KakaoTalk on a Saturday within a minute, he scolded me for replying to him immediately after CEO Min Hee-jin sent a message in a group chat, claiming it caused confusion, and subjected me to incomprehensible lectures and criticism.

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On another occasion, while I was working late, he suddenly called me in and asked, “Since I need to evaluate you, tell me, what’s your ambition for working at this company?” When I said I’d prepare a response for such an unexpected question, he berated me in a coercive atmosphere, saying, “If that’s your attitude, you don’t need to work here.”

Around 8:30 PM, as I was about to leave the office, he insisted on starting a meeting 30 minutes later. When I asked if we could start immediately or hold it remotely at night, he raised his voice and yelled, “Can you explain the entire project right now? How can you start a meeting immediately?” and insisted on starting in “30 minutes.” That day, I organized the entire project before the meeting and stayed late at the office to work after the meeting. The work itself wasn’t the issue; it was his emotionally charged, aggressive attitude toward everything that was exhausting. I don’t understand how this could be dismissed as a simple misunderstanding between Executive A and me.

Unfortunately, HYBE concluded that it was difficult to definitively determine that Executive A’s actions amounted to sexual harassment or workplace harassment severe enough for disciplinary action. However, they acknowledged that his behavior was inappropriate and recommended that CEO Min Hee-jin issue a “stern warning” to Executive A. I thought HYBE’s response of a mere “stern warning” was too lenient for the pain I endured, but since I was already leaving the company, I didn’t want to dwell on it and let it go. However, I later learned that CEO Min Hee-jin even refused to issue this stern warning to Executive A. I recently discovered that from the day I made the report until the investigation concluded, CEO Min Hee-jin actively defended Executive A’s innocence and, in the process, repeatedly insulted me with derogatory terms like “crazy bitch” and “useless.” Instead of verifying the facts and addressing the issues as a CEO, she framed me as someone who “did a terrible job, whined, caused trouble, and left before getting fired,” which is heartbreaking as an employee who devoted myself to the company.

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Even in this situation, hoping that things might improve for me and my colleagues, I mustered the courage to send hundreds of lines of KakaoTalk messages to CEO Min Hee-jin, objectively detailing Executive A’s incompetence and harassment cases, even after my resignation on March 21. From the Thursday of my resignation through the weekend morning, I sent those messages with genuine care for the organization.

I understand her efforts to mediate by suggesting I meet with Executive A after my resignation or encouraging me to work with him again. However, time doesn’t erase past wrongs without a single apology.

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<2> Let me explain this incident in more detail. It may be shocking, but the insults you saw in the Dispatch article were indeed directed at me during work. In CEO Min Hee-jin’s statement, my report was misrepresented, the context between March 6 and March 16 was cleverly edited, and KakaoTalk messages were masked (claiming they were work-related when they weren’t), mixing in small lies to obscure the truth.

In other words, while CEO Min Hee-jin claimed her statement and materials were truthful and that there should be no distortion or illegal actions, she edited and disclosed my private KakaoTalk messages, manipulating the overall context. I was deeply shocked and hurt to be used in her false explanations by someone who should understand my pain better than anyone.

I am disappointed that CEO Min Hee-jin, who drove me into this corner during my tenure, spoke dishonestly in her statement about maintaining neutrality and mediating as a CEO. For example, she claimed ADOR wasn’t on holiday on February 15 when it was, or fabricated a principle that “complainants aren’t shared” when I, the complainant, was immediately shared with her and could have been contacted. Seeing her mix in these minor yet blatant lies in lengthy excuses was absurd.

What disappointed me so much as a human being that I felt compelled to speak out was that CEO Min Hee-jin, who criticized fabrication and distortion, disclosed my private KakaoTalk messages without consent, claimed the insults weren’t directed at me but at someone else, and lied to the public using the context of my resignation. To do this to someone you once worked with, without a single apology, is too much. I believe everyone makes mistakes, and when they do, they should acknowledge them quickly and apologize.

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<3> CEO Min Hee-jin might claim that her KakaoTalk conversations with Executive A were mere casual talk and that their disclosure was the issue. On the contrary, I want to ask her: Without a single word to me, she published KakaoTalk messages between me and Executive A in her statement, spreading cleverly distorted content to the public. Even now, more than a week later, she hasn’t offered me any apology or explanation. Given that she intervened from the investigation stage, likely influencing the outcome, this matter is not a private issue between her and Executive A but a work-related one for me. At ADOR, most work reports are done via KakaoTalk. Thus, I see KakaoTalk conversations about company matters between the CEO and an executive as no different from business messengers or emails.

I also ask about the edited events between March 6 and 16. Can she truly claim she mediated neutrally as a CEO? CEO Min Hee-jin shared my complaint details with Executive A in real-time, suggested and reviewed his objections, and thoroughly sided with him, the perpetrator. Even before the investigation began, the CEO and executive teamed up to cover up the complaint and insult the complainant, making me doubt whether the investigation was conducted properly.

In cases of sexual harassment or workplace harassment, basic protocol requires separating the complainant and the accused. Yet, CEO Min Hee-jin, along with Executive A, repeatedly pressured me by demanding three-way meetings with them or even four-way meetings including HYBE HR or advertisers present at meetings. At the time, I was under severe stress from the coercive atmosphere whenever left alone with Executive A in a meeting room and had formally requested a separated work environment. Hearing such demands in that situation left me devastated. I tried to understand, but I can no longer comprehend this.

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When protesting to HYBE’s HR team, CEO Min Hee-jin tried to frame my report as retaliatory due to my poor performance, gathering all sorts of evidence to support this. She insulted and demeaned me with terms like “bitch,” “psycho,” “crazy bitch,” and “useless,” trampling on me. She encouraged Executive A to hire a lawyer and sue me for false accusations, using her position to ensure my report was invalidated.

Thus, I ask again: Does she truly believe her claim in her statement that she acted neutrally as a CEO and mediated appropriately?

In CEO Min Hee-jin’s words and expressions, I was a “bitch,” “psycho,” “crazy,” and “useless” who deserved to be ruined, not a victim of Executive A’s actions but someone who quit because I couldn’t do my job and was “trying to screw over” others, destined for divine punishment. However, I was just an ADOR employee who worked diligently and wanted to contribute to the organization.

I await a sincere apology from CEO Min Hee-jin and Executive A. I hope they don’t make the same misguided mistakes again. Please correct the falsely reported facts specifically. If even this statement is called fabricated or false, I will take further action to clearly reveal the truth.