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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION

CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED SAFELY WITH SUPERVISION

Is this how you always flirt?

Are you insane?

No way.

It can't be, right?

Why?

Why does it feel like Mr. Kang would put up with all my venting?

Just one more drink together…

Would you be up

for a…

Another drink at my place?

No, you can't.

Get it together, Cha Ji-yoon!

For a drive? Do you live very far?

No, I'm only five minutes away.

Close one.

Well, my place

is right over there.

Have a good night.

Well done, Cha Ji-yoon. Nice save.

Snapping out of it in the end

is the best thing you did this year.

Can't believe I almost got involved with a superior.

Gosh, that's horrifying.

Absolutely horrifying.

Alcohol really is my worst enemy.

It gives me weird dreams too.

Best thing I did, my ass!

I can't go to work tomorrow.

Are you free tomorrow?

If you are,

we should meet again.

Would you be up…

For a drive? Do you live very far?

Have a good night.

Was that a no?

Buy two get one free? Yes please.

BUTTER COCONUT BISCUIT

Had a lot to drink last night?

Yes.

Oh, that's the stuff.

That'll be 27,000 won.

Give me a second.

Hi.

That'll be 1,800 won.

Ms. Cha?

Is this

for real?

I came out in a hurry, so…

You've got a lot of snacks there.

Oh, yes.

Would you like an ice pop?

If you don't like that one, there's a chocolate--

That'll be 31,200 won.

Oh? He paid for this and didn't take it.

-You know him, right? -Sorry?

Me?

Mommy,

that old lady's wearing undies like Dad's.

What? No, these are silk pants from Thailand.

I'm sorry.

Nice pants.

Wait, he's laughing?

Three-No-Man

is laughing at me?

I'm going to quit!

EPISODE 2 DREAMING OF QUITTING, STILL CLOCKING IN!

Even if he got fired, he'll come in for a bit.

What, are you going to say hi as you hand this to him?

This caller is unavailable. You'll be redirected to voicemail.

Your boyfriend's been pretty quiet lately.

He used to call like clockwork at lunchtime.

He's like that when he's too into an experiment.

Geez, I hate even thinking about experiments.

No-ah, I'm going to run to the restroom.

What?

Bulgogi meal, nice. Wow, looks like you took all the bulgogi.

Enjoy your meal. You too.

Why don't you ever eat with your own team?

Hey now, I do this for a reason.

He's always hunting for his next scoop even while he's eating.

The human grapevine in action.

So, have you heard anything new lately?

Still nothing more shocking than Three-No-Man

becoming our team lead.

True.

What's he like to work with? Same as the rumors?

Totally. No smile, no people, no sorry. And he's the biggest workaholic

I've ever seen.

Does he not have a place yet?

What do you mean?

No one's ever seen him leaving the office.

He's just always there,

like built-in office furniture.

The exact opposite of our team lead.

We never see Mr. Ko stay at his desk.

That reminds me.

You know the backstory on Mr. Kang and Mr. Ko?

No.

I heard this through the Secretarial Team people.

Mr. Kang used to be on the Development Team,

then briefly moved to the Planning Team and worked under Mr. Ko.

-Really? -Yeah.

Kang was still a Sr. Associate, and get this,

he actually reported his team lead, Mr. Ko, for bribery,

just so he could take that spot.

What?

So that's why Mr. Ko hates Mr. Kang.

He really is the Grim Reaper.

He's a sneaky one, for sure.

Exactly.

Hey, keep eating. Just keep eating.

Mr. Kang?

I thought he always eats alone.

May I join you?

Take this seat.

-Right here. -No.

That is a severely unbalanced meal.

You also drink a lot of instant coffee.

That's bad for your health.

I see you have no rice at all, Mr. Kang.

No. I don't like putting on a gut.

You get coffee after eating, correct?

Coffee's on me today.

Really?

-You too, Ms. Cha. -I have an urgent thing to do.

But I completely forgot.

Let me head back first.

If you'll excuse me too.

Ugh, that scared me.

Me too.

He always eats alone. Why did he join us all of a sudden?

And he kept trying to talk to you.

I know, right?

Iced Americano for me.

What about you?

I want

a chocolate mocha smoothie.

One iced Americano and one chocolate mocha smoothie, please.

Oh, no.

It's my turn to pay this time.

We'll pay with this card.

Please tap it here.

KANG SI-WOO

I thought you had an urgent thing.

I guess that was coffee.

We desperately needed a caffeine fix.

Then while you're getting caffeinated,

shall we have a chat?

I left something in the cafeteria.

Can you get my coffee, No-ah?

But you didn't bring anything to the cafeteria.

Thank you.

What's going on?

-What? -You have something with Mr. Kang, right?

What do you mean? There's nothing.

He noticed too, didn't he?

What?

That you're great at your job.

I bet he's trying to get you to do some work for him.

How could he? We're on different teams.

Then what could it be? Maybe he has a crush on you.

That's even more unlikely.

If that's not it either, then why is he following you around like a puppy?

Did you find the thing you lost?

Yes.

Also, are you free this evening?

Yes.

No!

I've got plans I absolutely cannot cancel.

I figured as much.

See? He wants to see you after work.

You know what it is?

When someone accidentally sees your embarrassing side,

they start feeling this one-sided sense of closeness to you.

Sorry?

He's just doing that because he thinks I'm a pushover.

Let's go.

Hey!

Lee Hye-ji!

Lee Hye-ji!

Gosh, how long has it been?

Were you dying to see me?

No way.

Do you know how long it's been since I've left the house by myself

with a purse instead of a diaper bag?

I'm going to eat all the spicy food I wasn't allowed to eat

while I was breastfeeding.

Sounds good.

Let's eat it all!

It's this way.

I'm so excited.

Can you think of any reason he wants to see you?

I have no idea.

Maybe he wants to make sure I stay quiet before he quits.

He's quitting?

I think so.

What do you mean, "stay quiet"?

Well,

I accidentally found out a very private secret of his.

So he got

his very private secret exposed to you.

Yeah.

And he caught you in your private moment looking like an absolute mess.

-Yeah. -And now he's quitting?

That's the gist of it, yeah.

You know, I think…

he wants to ask you out.

What?

He laughed when he saw you like that, right?

And he's someone who never smiles.

That can only mean

that you made him

let his guard down.

And now that he's leaving the company,

no need to worry about dating a colleague.

He's going to ask you out.

You're only saying that because you don't know him.

He's not the kind of person to do such a thing at all.

You know the type

who always seem to have a dark cloud over their head? He's like that.

Still better than some idiot prancing around all sunshine and flowers.

Just go for it.

You should feel each other out,

if there's no major red flag.

You get over a man with another man, you know.

You're wrong.

You get over men with fried chicken and beer and going to work.

Come on, you can eat and go to work together.

How exciting is that?

Stop talking nonsense and eat this.

NEVER-DIE CHICKEN FEET

Gosh, that's spicy.

That burns.

I see you took a little breather this morning, Mr. Kang.

Yes.

The urgent work I had to deal with has settled down for now.

That's a relief.

It looks like me coming in early

was exhausting for you.

No, how could I think that?

-I always come to work on time, and… -Doors opening.

Hey, it's opening.

Please, get in.

You know, I think…

he wants to ask you out.

Oh, I left something at the security checkpoint.

Go ahead without me.

Is it possible to leave stuff at security?

Oh, man.

Why did Hye-ji have to say something like that?

Now it's in my head.

That kid's been a bit

scatterbrained lately.

Associate Jeon, were you and Ms. Cha in the same intake?

Yes. Oh, sorry.

Ji-yoon was the first in our batch to get promoted to Sr. Associate.

Of course, I'm a little late too.

You have lunch together as well. Are you close?

Yes, she's the one I get along with the best in our batch.

That's good.

What do you mean?

-Hey. -Oh, hey.

You started already? I told you to wait.

Give me that.

As you know,

I didn't go to some fancy school,

so I've had nobody opening doors for me.

Exactly. That's why you're so impressive.

You're doing great at work without any of that.

If I'm so great, then why am I not a Sr. Associate yet?

Hey.

That's only because

you've had terrible luck with bosses so far.

At this rate,

I'm not sure I can

raise Gyeol and Yul right.

So what if you quit?

You need to have another job lined up before you make a move.

Right.

That's why I'm finding a new way in.

Which one?

He's here.

My new lifeline.

Fancy seeing you here.

Oh, what's this?

You two go ahead and talk.

I need to take this call.

My wife is calling right n--

What are you doing?

This is what friends are for. Help me out. Please!

Perfect timing.

He even used my friend to meet me alone?

It's surprisingly hard to get a moment

for just the two of us.

Just the two of us?

Why just the two of us?

Did you have something to say to me?

Yes.

I must say something to you.

What should I do?

Here?

We can go somewhere else if you'd like.

No, it's fine.

Please, go ahead.

Ms. Cha,

I like you.

I like you.

I like you.

He's really asking me out?

That's why I'd like for us to go…

Go…

out…

…work together on a task assigned by the President.

Huh?

A task force is being formed to develop a new sphere ice refrigerator.

I'd like you on the team, Ms. Cha.

No, please.

I got it. Let me.

I wish I could disappear right now.

Thank you.

So when you said you were fired…

I did get fired from Planning Team 2.

So…

when you wanted to meet

for a drink last weekend…

I wanted to tell you then, but you were too drunk.

And you kept

following me around today and yesterday…

So that I could have a chance to tell you.

It's absolutely mortifying

that it was all in my head, but…

What a relief.

Thank you for the offer,

but I have no intentions of changing teams right now.

May I ask why that is?

The voice-activated water dispenser I'm working on have some issues.

I really want to get it sorted out

and get it launched this year.

If that's the case, I'll make sure you can stay in the loop until its launch.

No.

If I'm being more honest…

I'm scared of failure right now.

I want to take on something with a higher chance of success.

I know it wasn't an easy offer to make.

I'm sorry.

I understand.

Please keep this confidential until the official announcement.

Sure.

Oh, my.

Gosh, I'm so sorry.

Here, I got you new ones.

-Let me pour you a drink, Mr. Kang. -Thanks.

Actually, I wanted to ask you something.

Go ahead.

Do you know about your nickname?

Hey.

Are you drunk?

No.

"Three-No-Man," right?

So you knew.

"No smile, no people, no sorry."

Whoever came up with that name did a pretty good job.

So he knew?

Enjoy yourselves and pay with this.

You're leaving already?

Yes.

We had a good talk thanks to you.

See you tomorrow.

Oh, well…

Yes, okay.

Have a safe trip home.

Man.

How dare you use work as an excuse to drag me out here?

What was I supposed to do? He said he had to see you.

Man, that hurts!

So what did you talk about?

It's classified, you idiot.

"Classified"?

YEONG-MOOK REPAIR SERVICES

Hi.

-When did you get back? -A few days ago.

I thought you weren't coming back for good.

What's that?

I stumbled upon it.

Huh?

My goodness.

I'd have to work another ten years to get your money's worth.

I'll stumble upon another one for you in ten years.

Thank you.

Wow, nothing beats the sound of your audio setup.

What? You're being silly.

It's just a bunch of broken parts slapped together.

I like it.

Your sound, this shop.

Somehow, I always feel at ease

whenever I come here.

What is it this time?

Something not going well?

How did you know?

You wouldn't be here for any other reason.

There's a mountain of stuff to fix,

so get your hands moving and sort your head out.

Wow, this one's way too difficult.

You have to try the hard ones if you want to get better.

Your hands have really slowed down.

Here, let me.

Hey, hey.

Work on your own thing.

I like things with clear solutions.

And that's why you're bad at dating.

Wow, straight for the jugular.

I actually just got rejected, you know.

You have feelings for someone?

Just give me some advice on what to do in a situation like this.

What advice is there to give?

Either give up completely, or keep going until it works out.

Is she pretty?

Good.

Hey, smile like that more often.

I now realize at my age

that days you spend smiling are rare and precious.

Hey, it's a task force announcement!

-What? -A task force?

What kind of task force?

TASK FORCE: A TEMPORARY TEAM FORMED FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT

Why a task force, all of a sudden?

RECRUITMENT - FUTURE STRATEGY TASK FORCE

Manager Kang Si-woo?

So this is what Mr. Kang was talking about.

He just became Team 2's team lead, and now he's leading a task force?

Is this why

Mr. Kang asked to see you separately?

-Yeah. -Did you say yes?

No.

Thank goodness.

I was scared you were jumping into hell because of me.

What's going on?

Don't keep it between yourselves. Fill us in. What's happening?

We all thought Mr. Kang was done for

after he talked about suspending everything,

-did we not? -Yes.

Well, that was not the case.

As I expected, Mr. Kang,

your current position isn't right for you at all.

You should step down from the team lead of Planning Team 2.

As you suggested,

we'll suspend the sphere ice refrigerator project.

Instead,

you'll form a task force and start over from scratch.

In that case, I'd like full authority and responsibility over every stage,

from planning to launch.

And I'll report to you directly.

Let's do it.

Wow, that's insane.

Report directly?

Just how much does the President trust Mr. Kang to back him this hard?

You know what she's like.

Don't you?

She's a legend who started as a regular employee

and made it all the way to President.

She knows better than anyone

how rigid hierarchy serves as a barrier for the employees.

And Mr. Kang picked up on that perfectly.

But

handling a project that already got suspended once…

Is that a step up or step down?

And that is the main question

for this reorganization.

Did she just give Mr. Kang wings to fly

or set him up for a trap?

Who would even join him then?

Mr. Kang's already hard to deal with, and if the project fails,

the cost of it would be too much.

Bingo. Great point, No-ah.

So now, what are we supposed to do?

We do absolutely nothing

unless we're told otherwise.

Stay perfectly still.

That is the answer.

Okay?

Mr. Kang is coming over.

Hello!

Oh, wait.

TECH NECK POSTURE TECH NECK WARNING!

He went and snatched my project just like that?

No one on this team is applying for the task force.

That would be an act of betrayal.

-Understood? -Yes, sir.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

-Ms. Cha. -Yes?

How's the water dispenser issue going?

We're testing it after replacing the microphone.

You have to go and check it yourself.

If that goes wrong too, we're really done for!

Yes, sir.

Tell me.

Do you think the work you're assigned to is insignificant?

Sir, I'm heading down to check on the test.

Even the smallest screw

can bring the whole thing down if it's not fastened right.

Please do your work with some self-respect.

Are you crying right now?

No, sir.

Hold it in.

There's no room for tears at work.

Thank goodness I didn't join his team.

TASK FORCE RECRUITMENT STATUS

THERE ARE NO APPLICANTS

-A walk-off home run! -It's out of here!

The stadium is buzzing with the fans' cheers.

Hey Buddy,

gimme 100 mil o' cold water, will ya?

A very good swing, looking for the outside fastball.

Dispensing 100 milliliters of cold water.

What a massive swing that was.

It worked!

It's handling regional dialects and everyday noise just fine.

Exactly.

But how did the Product Planning Team know

to recommend this cost-effective microphone?

It's like you always said,

the Product Planning Team

should always keep a few extra bullets to spare.

And you prepared a backup as part of those extra bullets?

If I don't have a Plan B ready ahead of time,

I can't clock out early.

Right. Perfect answer.

Oh, I heard the sphere ice refrigerator is going to be a task force project.

Yes, correct.

When I saw Mr. Kang at the Gwangju factory,

I had a feeling he wouldn't just let it slide.

I heard Mr. Kang used to be on the Development Team.

What was he like when he was on the team?

He was the same, never smiling and never talking.

Still, everyone respected him

because Kang Si-woo never lost against a machine.

I'll let you know once the final test results are out.

Great, good luck.

Bye.

Mr. Ko.

What is it?

I'd like to take the day off tomorrow.

You're requesting leave for the next day

when the workday's almost over?

What fresh nonsense is this?

I'm sorry, sir.

My sister got hospitalized all of a sudden.

But why are you taking a day off

when it's your sister who's in the hospital?

Huh?

Times have changed so much

I'm not even allowed to say anything about last-minute requests now.

Fine, do it.

Thank you, sir.

Ms. Cha.

Yes?

Take over No-ah's overseas market research

and get it done by tomorrow.

No, I can finish that when I get ba--

It's urgent.

No. I'll just…

Okay, sir.

I'll do it.

Just send me the file, and I'll handle the rest.

I'm sorry, Ms. Cha.

It's okay. He's doing that on purpose anyway.

All right. What are you all doing? Go home!

OVERSEAS MARKET RESEARCH REPORT

EMAIL: CHA JI-YOON

You should go too, No-ah. Your sister's waiting.

Love is

so selfish

and foolish.

This is the first overtime in a while.

Dear passengers, welcome aboard.

This is the high-speed train bound for Pohang Station.

Our crew is committed to making sure

you have a comfortable journey.

This train will be departing shortly.

What time do you get off today?

You get off late on Tuesdays, right? I'm going--

WHAT TIME DO YOU GET OFF TODAY? YOU GET OFF LATE ON TUESDAYS, RIGHT?

Everything will be fine.

POHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Come on, we're not going if you're not. Right, guys?

In that case, let me think about--

Do you know her?

Yeah. Why don't you head out first?

You can't just come here without telling me.

Why not?

Am I not allowed to be here?

That's not what I meant! I told you I was busy.

I know.

So busy you can't even reply to me

or come to Seoul on the weekends.

That's why I'm here. Why are you getting so worked up?

I'm sorry.

I just have too much on my plate lately

that I've been really on edge.

I just feel bad that you have to come to Pohang all the time

when you have work too.

I took tomorrow off to come here only to get yelled at.

Sorry.

-You haven't eaten, right? -No.

I'll treat you to something nice.

It'd better be really nice.

Still, everyone respected him

because Kang Si-woo never lost against a machine.

A boss who's smart and competent.

He's exactly that type of boss.

CHO GA-EUL

MISSED CALL CHO GA-EUL

Ji-yoon!

I missed you.

What are you doing here?

This trip ran a bit long, didn't it?

I see you're really mad. I'm sorry.

Isn't that something you say when you're 10, 20 minutes late to meet someone?

How could you say that when you disappeared for eight months?

Did you really think you could just say, "I'm back,"

and I'd go, "Welcome home," like nothing happened?

-Did I make you wait too long? -Yeah.

At first, I waited out of worry.

Then I waited out of anger.

Then I waited so I can end things properly.

I waited for you while imagining this moment over and over again,

yet you show up smiling like you were only gone

for a couple of days.

How could we break up?

I can't break up with you, Ji-yoon.

Let's go inside. I have so much to tell you.

I said this over text too,

but I wanted to say it at least once

right to your face.

Cho Ga-eul.

It's already over between us.

Ji-yoon. Ji-yoon!

You should've just never returned!

Why did you come back?

Because I left something important behind.

And I can't live without it.

YEAR 2021

Hi.

Ga-eul.

How have you been?

When did you get back from Australia?

It's been ages.

I contacted you as soon as I got back, but you'd changed your number.

I changed it when I got a new phone from work.

You changed after you started working there.

We used to stay in touch all the time before that.

It doesn't matter.

I'm just glad we met like this.

I guess we really are meant to be.

Don't make jokes like that anymore.

You know I had feelings for you for a long time.

Do you know how hard it was to get over you?

Then will you be my girlfriend?

What?

Be my girlfriend, Ji-yoon.

Do you…

Do you like me?

Yeah.

Not as a friend.

Yeah,

I like you romantically.

Since when?

With music-making and Australia, you wouldn't have had time for that.

I've liked you in between things.

What?

In between working,

in between writing songs,

in between zoning out…

I kept thinking of you,

like I'd left something important behind.

In between moments like that,

and for a very long time.

I like you, Ji-yoon.

Take it all. Everything you left behind.

That's not what I meant by something I left behind.

You know that.

Whatever, then. Throw it out for all I care.

I'm sorry

for taking this long.

At that point,

you'd basically forgotten me.

For me,

it was painful,

but it was enough time for me to get over you.

So don't show up out of the blue like this again.

I'm not happy to see you anymore.

Ji-yoon.

Hello.

You paid and didn't take this the other day.

Oh, right. That's okay.

Did you not get it?

I gave it to one of our regulars who was with you that day.

Here's the overseas market report that No-ah was working on.

And this is the revised profit-and-loss simulation

after replacing the microphone.

The microphone…

Let's go with the original one.

Pardon?

I thought it over all night,

and replacing the microphone feels like a rash decision.

The risk is too high, so let's just stick to the old one.

But we already completed the first test yesterday,

and the final test is today.

Then just go and stop it.

Sir.

What the heck?

Are you rebelling right now, Ms. Cha?

That's not it.

But what about the voice recognition errors?

Tell them to keep the microphone and just fix the software!

But that won't fix the problem.

And why is that your concern?

You're not an engineer, Ms. Cha.

Just go and pass along the message.

Sir, please reconsider…

If you can't do it, I'll go myself.

Sir.

Sir!

Please think it over one more time.

The Development Team ran tests all night for several days.

That's what those people are there for.

What the hell? Move!

You haven't changed a bit.

What?

Looks like you had an expensive dinner last night.

Why this…

Darn it.

What did you do with my drink?

Sorry?

Oh, from the convenience store?

Did you drink it?

No, it's in my fridge at home.

Then I'll come by your place after work to get it.

I can buy you the same one.

No.

Then I'll bring it to you tomor--

I have to drink it today.

Sure.

You do know that was completely unreasonable, right?

You would've just avoided me if I'd asked to meet.

What happened with that ordeal from earlier?

The Development Team made a huge fuss,

but then everything just went back to normal like nothing had happened.

Something similar happened

back when I was a Sr. Associate.

Mr. Ko was the team lead,

and he suddenly decided to replace a faultless part with another supplier's.

When I looked into it,

I found signs he'd accepted favors.

Kang was still a Sr. Associate, and get this,

he actually reported his team lead, Mr. Ko, for bribery,

just so he could take that spot.

So what did you do then?

I reported it to the Internal Audit Team.

There was no conclusive evidence,

so they just kept the original supplier and closed the case.

And I got kicked out of the Product Planning Team.

That must have been hard.

That's when I decided

I'd stop dealing in politics and let my work speak for itself.

Join the task force.

I won't let something like this happen to you again.

Why are you doing all this for me?

We haven't even known each other that long.

I've been watching you

for a long time.

Hello!

My name is Cha Ji-yoon.

One day, I want to create an automated magical homemaker system

that does the cleaning, dishes, and laundry

all on its own before we even ask!

SAEUM NEW HIRE ORIENTATION

What's your ultimate goal?

Obviously, becoming the President of SAEUM!

One new hire's ambitious goal made a strong impression on me.

Still, like most rookies,

I figured it wouldn't last long.

What if there were a talking robot vacuum companion?

If we combine a robot vacuum cleaner with a voice assistant service,

it could evolve into a talking robot vacuum cleaner.

Users could give it a name of their choice,

and whenever they have a question or need someone to talk to,

they could just talk to their robot vacuum cleaner.

"Bokja, will it stop raining tomorrow?"

Wait, is "Bokja" too tacky?

But that rookie was different.

She knew exactly what she wanted to do.

Seriously, enough already.

It may be a machine,

but it has to feel like it has emotions.

Please.

Her ambition didn't waver even as the years passed,

and I quietly rooted for her.

But when I saw you again at the factory,

you'd changed a lot.

-…and gradually improve it step by step? -Honestly,

I was disappointed.

Then I saw your notebook and realized.

You didn't change.

You were just hiding.

For the first time, I thought,

"I don't want to let this person go."

If you ask me, you're good enough

to allow yourself to aim much higher.

It'd be a waste to keep your potential

hidden away in a notebook like that.

I'll give you some time to think.

And thank you

for holding on to my drink.

What was that?

That's more exciting than asking me out.

Butterflies… I feel butterflies.

She must've run here.

Babe, when we get married, should I move down here?

What about your job?

I could move to another company,

or try to get a public-sector job.

Come on, why would you leave a big company

everyone's dying to get into?

But you won't be able to move to Seoul right after you get your degree.

What's the point of getting married if we still can't see each other often?

You're going to be late for school.

You should get going.

See you.

No-ah!

No-ah, let's…

The 559 train bound for Seoul

will be arriving shortly

-at Platform 7. -…break up.

Please stand behind the yellow line.

Passengers, please check the car before boarding.

No-ah!

What's wrong?

Oh, no! Gosh.

Are you feeling sick?

Ms. Cha…

Let's get you to the hospital. Get up.

I can't. I already took yesterday off.

You can't work in this state.

What?

She took a day off yesterday

and wants to leave early today?

You see, I wait until after work

or until the weekend to get sick.

Don't you know maintaining yourself is part of the job?

Ms. Yoon No-ah.

Sir.

Are you even good at anything, Ms. Yoon?

Huh?

You're not quick like Ms. Cha here.

You don't even have any guts either!

No-ah is very unwell right now.

How about we let her go home now and talk again tomorrow?

I see you're wearing the same clothes as you did two days ago.

You lied about your sister and went on a trip with your boyfriend, didn't you?

-Mr. Ko! -Just go get married then, yeah?

Instead of coming into the office, being a payroll thief!

That's enough!

Mocking and not recognizing

an employee's performance or abilities without just cause,

pressuring your employee not to use vacation or sick leave,

and spreading rumors or insults about their personal life.

Everything you said to Ms. Yoon just now

falls under workplace harassment.

So what? You're going to report me?

I don't want to do that.

So please…

stop speaking to us so disrespectfully.

Please.

You're full of surprises,

Ms. Cha.

Fine.

So be it, then.

Going forward,

I'll be very polite to you all.

Ms. Yoon No-ah, since you're unwell, please leave early.

Ms. Cha Ji-yoon.

Please prepare a report on our competitors' trends

over the past three years.

This is not an unfair assignment,

but a perfectly legitimate request that is necessary for the team.

Why are you staring like that?

Why would you pick a fight with him?

Ms. Cha.

Let's go.

Go straight to the hospital.

I can't come with you, so call your sister.

I'm sorry, this is all my fault.

It's not your fault. Now go.

PRODUCT PLANNING TEAM 1 CHA JI-YOON

Mom!

I'm officially starting work tomorrow!

I got assigned to the Product Planning Team.

My name and photo are right here on my employee ID!

I'm actually at the shop right now to buy rice cakes for the neighborhood.

Rice cakes? Why?

I have to celebrate my daughter landing a job at a major company!

Product what team, did you say?

What will you be doing there?

You wouldn't understand even if I told you.

I'm going to give this job my all.

I'm going to stay at this company forever.

I'm on my way home now.

Let's have a barbecue party!

COMPETITOR TRENDS REPORT, 2023-2025

Cha Ji-yoon, Product Planning Team 1.

Title, Sr. Associate.

I hereby submit my resignation for personal reasons…

RESIGNATION URGE STICKERS

…and ask that it be processed accordingly.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

"Personal reasons," my ass.

I may seem

like nothing more than some insignificant worker bee to you all,

but I too am someone

who joined this company

with hopes and dreams.

Tell me.

Does insulting me,

looking down on me,

and treating me like I'm nothing at all make you feel good?!

I'm so sick of this place

that I'm walking out on my own terms!

You all have a nice life, okay?

I'm setting off to find happiness for myself.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION CONFIRM SUBMISSION

SUBMIT THIS DOCUMENT? CANCEL - CONFIRM

Darn it.

You are so sad and pathetic.

Can't even throw this away?

HOT AIR UV SYSTEM SHOE CARE DEVICE

Reporting from the future.

This has been released already.

Washer and dryer combined into one?

Now it's possible with a single machine.

How should I open this?

Touch lightly to automatically open doors.

Why would he scribble all over someone else's notebook?

Did he think using a pencil makes it okay?

Can't we turn everything into away mode with one action, like a hotel key card?

We can.

You just make a single software control multiple hardware devices.

For example, you could make a single phone control every home appliance.

Ice spikes?

Good!

Mr. Kang…

What a piece of work.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION SUBMIT THIS DOCUMENT?

SUBMIT THIS DOCUMENT? CANCEL - CONFIRM

There's no such thing as the perfect boss.

Just like there's no such thing as the perfect partner.

-Hello. -Hello.

…that'll solve everything.

Good morning, Mr. Ko.

Why yes, Ms. Cha. Good morning.

What the…

At the end of the day, this is a game of this or that.

Why's she going over there?

Hey, wrong way.

Huh?

Even if tomorrow's me regrets the choice I make today…

What?

Sr. Associate Cha Ji-yoon,

here to apply for the task force.

Wait!

All I can do is choose

the second worst, not the worst.

Nice to work with you.

Nice to work with you too.

We have to make

the perfect sphere ice with the time we have left.

Would that be possible?

Fail. Fail.

I'm wiped.

Please get a silent keyboard.

I'll clock out on time and order fried chicken no matter what.

This is uncomfortable as hell.

I've finally completed our song.

Would you mind leaving us?

I have something to tell her too.

So you'll be free this weekend after all.

Lovesick?

Subtitle: Yenny Kang