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“Shocking allegations have emerged that animal trainer Kang Hyeong-uk not only engaged in abusive behavior towards company employees but also made derogatory remarks like ‘sick lunatics’ towards customers,” “On the JTBC’s ‘Case Chief’ broadcast on the 21st, additional reports from former employees of Kang Hyeong-uk’s company, Bodum Company, were revealed. Former employees exposed that Kang Hyeong-uk and his wife, Susan Elder, controlled some employees’ use of restrooms.”
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‘The Kang Hyeong-uk couple monitored employees using internal messenger and closed-circuit television (CCTV), and it was reported that there were over 20 CCTV cameras in the office. Kang Hyeong-uk typically monitored employees’ screens in real-time in a 9-split screen format,” “Former employees claimed that Kang Hyeong-uk only saw customers as a means to make money. An employee stated, ‘CEO Kang referred to customers as ‘sick lunatics’ in front of employees.’ Additionally, Kang Hyeong-uk would inflate prices in a crude manner when planning dog training programs. Kang Hyeong-uk’s wife mentioned, ‘Even though we are number one in Korea, there were comments like ‘we can charge higher’ so we decided to raise the prices even more,'” “A former employee also claimed, “Kang Hyeong-uk instructed staff not to feed dogs if the guardians of the dogs were even slightly late with their payment.”,” “In the past, when in a different office, Kang Hyeong-uk reportedly read a note left by a young sibling wanting to raise a dog but the father disagreed and proceeded to throw the note in the trash in front of employees,”
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‘Another informant claimed, “Upon seeing a dog food bowl that was not completely clean, Kang Hyeong-uk once told a friend who is a dog trainer, ‘Lick it clean yourself,'” “Recently, Kang Hyeong-uk found himself embroiled in controversy over allegations of mistreatment towards resigning employees of Bodum Company. Published on a corporate information service platform were entries stating, ‘Employees receive treatment worse than dogs,’ ‘The management that does not treat employees with dignity is the biggest flaw,’ ‘Monitoring all messages and checking if there are any insults towards themselves, and using that to bother employees.’ The JTBC’s ‘Case Chief’ broadcast on the 20th featured former Bodum Company employee A, who claimed that Kang Hyeong-uk verbally abused them with statements like ‘Don’t even breathe. Your breath is not worth it,’ ‘You are worse than a bug,’ ‘Just die.’ Moreover, ‘He would routinely throw a leash and take me out for walks and would receive verbal abuse in front of other employees,'” “On that day, KBS took emergency measures to cancel the entertainment program ‘Dogs are Amazing’ that was scheduled to air. Speculations about a potential MC replacement and long-term cancellation surfaced, but KBS explained, ‘The claim about MC replacement is not true and a long-term cancellation has not been decided yet,'” “Kang Hyeong-uk has not made any official statements or responses since the controversy erupted.”