Chapter 319 – Episode 319

I felt that the world was very small.

No, is Korea small? Or maybe it’s natural because half of the population of Korea is in the metropolitan area?

Still, I never dreamed that I would meet ‘this bastard’ again ‘here’. I didn’t even want to know.

“Who… Shinji?”

A person who was proud even when he was late, and proud even when he was the only one wearing civilian clothes.

As I pretend to know, he suddenly gets nervous and looks at me. Looking at this, I understand the meaning of what Han Se-ryong said to me. Did he say that regardless of whether others are deceived, if you want to be confident in yourself, don’t lie?
It certainly looked ugly. I wonder how many lies have to be spread on the internet to get this kind of reaction.

“Don’t you remember me? “He was the person who worked at the convenience store that was making a fuss.”

“So what does that mean… Ah! Huh.”

The man, who was trying to keep claiming he didn’t know, let out an exclamation without realizing it and quickly swallowed it.

When I see that, why do I hate seeing it like this?

So this is your first impression? No, I think it’s important what kind of impression you make on a daily basis. Should I say that once a bad impression comes into my eyes, I start wearing colored glasses? Oh, of course, it didn’t really look like sunglasses when I saw this guy doing it.

‘Wow, these days are really like this.’

A few months ago, when I was still working at the Nobel 24 convenience store.

Because of Oh Hanam’s masterpiece, our convenience store manager became famous on the Internet, and wasn’t there a time when customers flocked to Oh Hanam’s unexpected payback event and created an uproar?

There was so much chaos that hundreds of people came here every day, but before we knew it, everyone had forgotten about it.

‘When you see something like this, only the real parties are in trouble. To an outsider, it is just a passing event.’

It’s not for nothing that people say not to get hung up on the reactions of those around you.

The reactions of the surroundings are just the reactions of the surroundings anyway. They do not take responsibility for themselves.

Anyway, I feel strange.

The surrounding atmosphere is even stranger. That’s right too. Apart from me, no one usually refers to someone they are not very close with as ‘you’.

From there, Park Chae-yeon, who had already noticed something, quickly took a step forward.

“Kuhm, I’ll put my personal feelings aside for now. This is not a place for just one person. “5 minutes of someone’s personal time could be 30 minutes when you add our time together.”

You really speak well, Park Chae-yeon.

I understand why he was appointed as the head of a study group that gave extra points. So, that fucking bastard… No, how did that bastard get in here?

My doubts were resolved right away.

Because Park Chae-yeon introduced me to a man with whom I had a bad relationship.

“Even though I told him five times to come here in a suit, he didn’t bother to come here in plain clothes, and even though I told this person that I would be meeting in 40 minutes because I expected him to be late on purpose, he was 20 minutes later than that. My name is Choi Do-jin, and I am attending the same university and department.”

“Puhup! Oh, sorry… Phew!”

For your information, I wasn’t laughing.

As I was hearing this, one of the people next to me burst out laughing and turned away. When the damn bastard saw that, no, Choi Do-jin frowned.

I didn’t burst out laughing, but the corners of my mouth turned up happily.

Ah, Park Chae-yeon… You really speak well. It feels so good? As much as I had bad feelings toward Choi Do-jin, I left a positive impression on Park Chae-yeon. Do you want to have a boyfriend?

“Do you remember what I said earlier? I was talking about whether you would hire someone who leaves work early, or whether you would hire someone who stays late and works even if it means losing a little.”

“Yes. “I remember.”

It was something I told you a minute ago, and it might even be related to employment, but is there anyone who doesn’t remember it?

Except for me, the people around me still had a shocked look on their faces, but they nodded.

“Due to department rules, we had no choice but to include Choi Do-jin in the study group. Personally, I also aimed to use this to change your thoughts. “Take a look at this person.”

“Hey, what are you doing…”

Choi Do-jin was surprised by Park Chae-yeon’s sudden behavior, and her face turned red, and she wanted to get angry. However, Park Chae-yeon didn’t even blink.

“It could be an extension of the question I asked earlier, or it could be the same question. If it were you, do you think we would hire people who come to work even 10 minutes early, or would we hire people who are not late but are always on time?”

“…”

Park Chae-yeon was also serious.

“I know that these days are not like that. It’s very upsetting. Isn’t it natural to come to work on time? Why should I overdo it when I don’t even get paid more? These days, a horizontal structure is important, and liberalization of clothing is also basic. “Why do you insist on wearing a suit?”

“…”

“But, everyone. If you get caught up in that atmosphere or what people around you say, you end up taking a difficult path that could have been easy. Rather, because it is such a time, if I suffer a little more loss and put in a little more effort, I can achieve what I want much more easily than other people.”

I was the only one who tilted my head precisely at Park Chae-yeon’s words.

Because it was a natural story. No, it’s really natural. I worked at Mintrain for two months, but I never showed up on time. I have been there at least 10 minutes early and up to 20 minutes early.

The same goes for leaving work.

If there was still work left to do, I never even considered things like work time. I thought I should just finish this job and go home, or that the subway wouldn’t be so crowded if I got off work late.

“I think it really touched my heart.”

“We may have been too prejudiced.”

“I almost got into big trouble!”

… What?

I was even more surprised by the reactions of those around me. Although Park Chae-yeon explained her words well, I wondered if she would react that much to such obvious content.
“…”

As Park Chae-yeon said.

I guess these days are ‘that kind of era’ more than I thought. And, Park Chae-yeon also told us the reason why such an era has come to pass.

“Of course, there are definitely companies that will try to rip out our souls by paying us a small amount of compensation. However, such companies are not everything in this world. I can’t say for sure that it’s a very small number. I can tell you with certainty that the probability that the company you encounter in person is not one of those companies is not low. This is especially true if it is UL Soft, which is what we are targeting this time.”

“However, there is a lot of talk even within ULSoft these days… There are rumors that developers are being treated like expendables without a proper leader. In fact, this information came from a site that only office workers can sign up for.”

Park Chae-yeon responded in a calm voice to someone’s concerns.

“Don’t get scared just by hearing rumors like that. Ultimately, seeing it with your own eyes is the right answer. These days, there are too many people who are unable to demonstrate their true potential because they amplify their own fears and timidity about things they have never experienced.”

“…”

“Even though it is declining, large companies are still large companies. If the company was being run like that, the union would have moved long ago. More than anything, I failed because I couldn’t show 100 percent of myself due to unnecessary worries. How much of a stomach ache it would be if it later turned out that that company was better than anyone else’s? How unfair it would be.”

“But, what if I only thought positively about a company like that? “Aren’t I just wasting my time?”

When I listen to people questioning Park Chae-yeon, I feel discouraged and become a negative person.

It’s amazing that people can talk for almost 10 minutes right in front of a study café, but I think people’s negative perception is even more serious than that. At this point, I wonder how everyone normally breathes. Fine dust is everywhere.

However, thanks to those people, Park Chae-yeon looks even more amazing.

“Then you should quit without hesitation. Some people may worry about this. “If you quit your job before even completing one year, let alone three, other companies will think negatively of you and not hire you.”

“…”

“Not at all. Rather, it is a benefit of today’s times. In an age where so many people quit their jobs without even working for six months, companies these days don’t take that into consideration at all. This is what the company considers as its top priority. “Can this person achieve more than what he is paid for?”

“…”

“As I said before, people these days risk their lives to come to work on time and leave work on time. Actually, it doesn’t matter as long as it brings profits to the company beyond the salary. I don’t know about your personal relationships, but at least the company won’t dislike you. Moreover, in these days when the level of competition in the IT industry is ridiculous, will the company dislike talented people who have been accepted and worked at large companies such as UL? Just because you haven’t worked for a year? Wouldn’t it be better to return the positive circuit there? Ah, this person left a great company like UL for some reason, and that talented person came to our company.”

“Me.”

“Yes, please say so.”

“But is there any reason for us to consider the company’s interests?”

“The company pays you a salary.”

“But that’s just my reward for doing my job. “I just did what I was told, so there’s no need for me, as a junior employee, to worry about the company’s interests, right?”

Park Chae-yeon snorted as if it were ridiculous.

“If you ask me that way. Why should a company consider the circumstances of its employees?”

“Uh, that’s the labor law… Since the labor laws that protect workers these days are so good, it doesn’t really matter as long as you get selected.”

“Right. These days are like that. That is why the company is trying to select the right people by conducting more thorough interviews. These days, I only pretend to be S-level during interviews, and after actually joining the company, I’m only C-level. No, because there are so many people who are revealed to be D-class.”

I was convinced after seeing people who couldn’t understand that obvious story.

I thought Park Chae-yeon would succeed. Unless all the misfortunes of the real world overlap, that person will live better than most people.

“Everyone, don’t think too much from your own perspective. Even just talking about what I’m saying right now, the parts you don’t like are annoying to me for no reason. The same goes for other people. Most people are not all fools. If someone comes out shamelessly or shows pathetic behavior, the other person is bound to feel bad. Why do you think it will work for you, but the other person won’t?”

Finally, Park Chae-yeon, who clapped her hands, pointed with both palms at Choi Do-jin, who was yawning next to her.

“Look at this. In some ways, this is your precious time. It wasn’t enough that I lost money because of this guy, and it wasn’t enough to just go to a cool study café and have a cold drink or a cup of coffee, but because of this guy, I had to listen to my story for 10 minutes while sweating profusely in front of him. Are you offended or not?”

At that moment, everyone, including me, nodded with an expression of understanding.

At the same time, Choi Do-jin frowned once again.

Ah, I didn’t do anything, but I feel refreshed.