A company posts an official notice — and orders its own staff to leave it 5-star reviews

After its ratings sank to the 1-point range on job review sites, one company put up a company-wide directive.

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An absolutely insane in-house company event개쩌는 회사 사내 이벤트

■ How to participate■ 참여 방법

1. Log into all three sites: Blind, Saramin, and JobPlanet1. 블라인드, 사람인, 잡플래닛 세 개 사이트 모두 접속

2. Write a 5-star review on each, focusing on the company's strengths2. 각 사이트에 평점 5점 및 회사의 장점 위주로 리뷰 작성

3. Save the finished review screen as a PDF on each site3. 각 사이트의 작성 완료 화면을 각각 PDF 파일로 저장

4. Submit all 3 PDFs (one per site) to HR4. 총 3개 사이트의 PDF 파일을 인사지원팀에 제출

※ Miss the deadline and you must write an incident report※ 기간 내 미제출 시 경위서 작성

< Sample reviews >< 리뷰 작성 예시 >

"I love this company more than home — I already filed for divorce.""집보다 회사가 더 좋아 이혼신고 마쳤습니다."

"A company I'd want to send my son, and my son's son, to work at.""제 아들과 제 아들의 아들까지 보내고 싶은 회사입니다."

"If anyone asks about the future, tell them to look up and see ___.""누군가 미래를 묻거든 고개를 들어 을 보게 하라."

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💡 Why is this getting mocked instead of praised?
The notice openly makes staff fabricate glowing reviews on Korea's top job-review sites, with PDF proof required or you file an incident report.vs. US: like forcing employees to post 5-star Glassdoor reviews or get written up.Klore note
💡 Why does the prize look almost insulting?
Top prize is about $7, and third place is about $1 — a tiny reward for a supposedly mandatory event.vs. Reddit: like getting a $1 gift card raffle for mandatory fake reviews.Klore note

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