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A few years ago, there was a time when, when you research what young people want to do in the future, the first place was a civil servant, but it has changed a lot these days.

This is because the salary is relatively low and the rigid organizational culture does not change.



Reporter Youn-Ha Cho listened to her voice at the scene.



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Noryangjin Cupbap Street is quiet.



It was popular with students preparing for civil service exams because you can have one meal at an affordable price.



[Kim Young-soon / Noryangjin Cup Rice Restaurant President: (The customer) is now 1/5.

There are no students, almost ordinary people.

How many public servants are there?

when i saw

It's hard to count when you count them.]



The popularity of public officials is rapidly waning.



It was popular because it was possible to continue until retirement age and the pension benefits were large, but now it is an atmosphere that sees the disadvantages rather than the advantages.



[Go-Gyun/Level 7 civil servant preparation student: I am preparing for level 7, but I have hardly seen any kids who say that they are preparing for level 7, around.

I'm the only one preparing for the civil service.

There is a lot of perception that public officials have little performance compared to the effort they put in.]



[Level 9 civil servant preparation student: None of my friends.

A friend who is preparing for civil service.

Everyone said they want to try entering a general company rather than a civil servant.]



This year, the competition rate for the 7th grade civil service exam was the lowest in 43 years, and the 9th grade competition rate was also the lowest in 20 years.



The salary is lower than expected, the pension is less, and the rigid organizational culture does not change.



Even young civil servants who have just started working may be thinking about changing jobs.



[Second year civil servant: I was very disappointed to see that I was not even below the minimum wage after getting my first salary as a 9th grade civil servant.

I knew that the salary of civil servants was low, but will I be able to live on this salary in the future?

Worry about...

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The new government policy also confuses the students.



This is because they announced that they would tie up the wages of civil servants in order to reduce their spending.



[Sangdae Choi/Second Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance: In the case of the public sector that is not currently in crisis of closure and job loss, considering the specificity, the remuneration of civil servants is strictly managed along with the quota…

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The number of civil servants will also be reduced by 1% every year, so the popularity of civil servants is expected to decrease further in that the exam questions become narrower and jobs increase after passing.



(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu, VJ: Park Hyun-woo)