After it became known that Park Narae's former managers filed a complaint with the Office of Employment and Labor alleging workplace harassment, public opinion around the matter is sharply divided.
According to a Channel A report on the 2nd, Park Narae's former managers submitted a complaint to the Seoul Regional Office of Employment and Labor Gangnam branch on the 18th of last month. The complaint reportedly contained specific allegations of harm claimed to have occurred during vehicle movement while on duty.
According to the report, the former managers said, "We were moving while the driver and front passenger were seated, and Park Narae engaged in specific acts with a man who was seated in the back seat," and "Because a vehicle is a confined space, we could not avoid it or leave our seats, and she used her employer status to forcefully make us visually and audibly perceive scenes and sounds we did not want to see or hear." They view the situation not as a simple private deviation but as "workplace harassment using a superior position."
The complaint also reportedly included the claim that "during the act she repeatedly kicked the driver's seat with her foot, which was a dangerous situation that could have caused a traffic accident."
Once the report circulated, reactions online were mixed. Some internet users said, "If this happened in a vehicle used as a workspace, it should be subject to investigation," "The details are shocking, but if true it could be considered workplace harassment," and "They must have felt so compelled to raise the issue in this way."
On the other hand, others criticized, "Too much of a private nature was disclosed without filtering before legal judgment," "Publishing 19+ material that people do not want to know is another form of violence," and "There is concern that the essence may be obscured as claims of work-related harm and revelations of private life become mixed." In particular, critics say that sensational expressions and detailed descriptions of acts are clouding the core of the controversy.
Meanwhile, the conflict between Park Narae and her former managers has already escalated into legal disputes. Both sides have proceeded with property provisional seizures, claims for damages, and even criminal complaints and countercomplaints. The former managers are alleging workplace harassment and other claims, while Park Narae's side is responding with accusations of attempted extortion and embezzlement in the course of duties.
Until the Office of Employment and Labor's investigation results and judicial rulings are issued, it is premature to draw definitive conclusions about the facts, and the matter is spreading into another debate over how far to recognize the "scope of workplace harassment" and the "boundary of privacy reporting."
[Photo] OSEN DB
[OSEN]