Hee-Jini, '20 million won for employees' low salary... '120,000 won department store pillow' FLEX for her own child [Star Issue]

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Amidst a former employee of kids YouTuber "Hee-Jini" exposing that she was recognized as having panic disorder and an occupational injury due to long working hours, Hee-Jini's image of not hesitating to overspend for her child is being re-examined.

In March 2023, Hee-Jini uploaded a video titled "Parenting supplies bought 5 years in advance" on her YouTube channel "Hyejin-ss".

In the video, Hee-Jini visited a Japanese baby goods store that Japanese people always go to when they get pregnant, together with her husband.

She said, "It's crazy right from the entrance, so cute," and added, "I originally really didn't like products with characters on them, but having a baby completely changed my mindset."

Hee-Jini filled her shopping basket with set items and shared that it was a "210,000 won storm shopping spree."

Also, in October of that year, Hee-Jini uploaded a video titled "I gave formula but why doesn't he eat it" on her YouTube channel, revealing her outing to a department store.

At the time, Hee-Jini took out a baby blanket and pillowcase for the baby's bed and said, "A whopping 120,000 won," sparking surprise. Along with this, she expressed frustration, saying, "The problem is Toto doesn't sleep here. No matter how prettily I decorate it, Toto doesn't sleep here."

Hee-Jini's spending habits were re-examined after A, her friend and former employee, claimed that "after working at Hee-Jini's company, she was diagnosed with panic disorder and received recognition of an occupational injury after approximately one year of application procedures."

A stated that she handled the work required for producing and operating a Chinese-language channel alone, repeatedly working long overtime hours and on weekends, earning an annual salary of 20 million won in 2017 and 2018 while working up to 16 hours a day.

She shared, "I worked overtime until the early morning every day and had to work on weekends more than five times a month. I couldn't rest during the Lunar New Year holiday or Chuseok holiday either." She added, "In November 2018, while working overtime at the company, I suddenly couldn't breathe properly and started gasping heavily, eventually going to the emergency room. I was diagnosed with panic disorder, depression, and social anxiety."

She also said, "Severe seizures continued at the company in December of that year as well, and the company suggested unpaid leave, telling me to rest and come back." She added, "After I applied for occupational injury recognition, the company claimed they could not acknowledge a connection between my work and my panic disorder. It even included content suggesting suspicion about whether I was actually sick, citing the fact that I had gone on a trip while I was resting."

A stated that her panic disorder rapidly worsened and she even attempted extreme measures, and ultimately received an occupational injury determination from the Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service in January 2020, one year later.

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