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Samsung manager fires BB gun at 'underperforming' junior

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  • Published Aug 2, 2018 3:16 pm KST
  • Updated Aug 3, 2018 9:28 am KST

A Samsung executive shot a BB gun at a junior staff member. Yonhap

By Jung Hae-myoung

A Samsung Electronics manager fired a toy BB gun at a junior staffer during a meeting in March, it has been reported.

The manager did it to show his dissatisfaction with the employee's attitude and achievement. Colleagues corroborated the account.

The manager received a warning and the victim was moved to a different department, reports said.

“The manager apologized for the shooting and the staffer accepted his apology, and the staffer didn't want the executive to be punished” a Samsung official told SBS TV news.

The BB gun was bought for an internal event.