Chapter 350 – Episode 350

There really are all kinds of people in this world.

“If you are going for an interview at ULSoft today, you can get on the bus now.”

I shook my head, and before I knew it, the bus had arrived.

[To ULSoft Shinheung Training Center]

As I got on the bus, following other people, the tension I had forgotten suddenly began to creep up again.

Would you believe me if I told you that the air is different?

Even though the air conditioner was turned on, it felt like the bus was filled with something heavy. In fact, there were even people who complained of frustration.

‘It feels like I’m re-enlisting.’

Those who had served in the military would think that way, and those who had not would be taken to a court of law somewhere. Well, it’s not wrong. For those who dream of joining ULSoft, today’s interview is also an opportunity to decide their future.

‘Mistakes cannot be tolerated.’

It may be obvious, but cruelly, you are not given a second chance.

It was right to assume that the moment I showed a foolish side at the only interview I had, that was the end of it. Unless there is a hidden card that can overturn it…

‘In that sense, I have some freedom.’

There were as many as two hidden cards.

Thinking like that brings peace to my mind. Furthermore, it may sound mean, but the more you let go of the anxiety and fear around you, the more relaxed you become.

“Wow, that sounds fun. This tension. I’m already excited. Even if you fail, you may think you had a good experience. Isn’t that right, Hyunwoo?”

“…”

Oh, there are exceptions.

Park Geung-jeong, I don’t know why he sat next to me. Is this guy acting? I don’t know if it’s sincere, but I can’t help but think that the acting is amazing.

He was already a great guy in that he could say something like that in this silence where everyone was holding their breath.

“If you can not avoid Enjoy! Sell ​​your battles! Failure is the mother of success. Let’s not think that today is the last day. Even if we fail today, it is clear that it will be the foundation for our success. “There is nothing meaningless in this world, right?”

I chuckled at Park Geung-jeong’s words full of hope.

If it were me before, I wouldn’t have seen it, but I could see it now.

“Are you saying that to yourself?”

“…”

Park Geung-jeong becomes completely mute in an instant and shows a serious expression for the first time.

I turned my head away from Park Geung-jeong and looked out the window.

“It was fate that we met like this. I hope that both I and Yeong-jeong pass. If we both pass and work in the same building, let’s have a drink.”

Park Geung-jeong nodded her head.
“Yes… Yes, definitely.”

At the same time, the bus departed.

* * *

Big companies are different, crazy.

This was the thought that came to mind as soon as I arrived at the Shinheung Training Center, that is, the interview location. I thought the interview was being held at ULSoft’s headquarters.

I thought I knew why it was necessary to hold the event in a different location.

In the fresh air of the mountains, newly built, sparkling buildings were waiting for us. The land is no joke, but it’s all owned by ULSoft.

‘Wow, I understand why there is a saying that rich people last for three generations even if they fail.’

The fall of ULSoft? Sluggish?

Even if ULSoft unexpectedly went bankrupt or went bankrupt, it seemed unlikely that anyone who had worked at an executive level or higher would starve to death.

I guess I just have to think a little bit about the lobster I normally eat.

‘Well, the mountain behind Chairman Han Se-ryong’s mansion was that man’s land.’

I wondered what kind of people own such large tracts of land, and I realized that rich people have different scales.

At least this is also true for Chairman Han Se-ryong, Chairman Oh Cheol-ho, etc… Because I have experienced a variety of things, it is easy to understand. If it weren’t for that, I would have denied reality.

Like those people who are overwhelmed by the scale and can’t come to their senses.

“This is all UL Soft?”

“Mi… I hit it. If I pass, I will be working here…”

It’s good to be amazed, but it seems that my mental preparation was disorganized because I was so entranced. It would be fortunate if those people didn’t make mistakes during the interview.

“If you have applied to the Global Business Headquarters, please follow us here!”

At the receptionist’s call, Park Geung-jeong vigorously shook off his collar and looked at me.

“Mr. Hyunwoo Kim.”

“Huh? Ah, yes.”

“I will definitely pass because I want to be friends with you.”

“… ?”

“I thought I would pass that. I thought I knew why someone as Vice President Oh Hanam treated you so special.”

What do you mean?

“… Yes, well, I will cheer you on. Fighting.”

“Thank you. I feel refreshed. Let’s meet each other at the company’s main entrance. No, do you want to see it at the physical examination location before that? It’s good. I love it.”

I don’t know what’s so good about it.

He was truly a person you couldn’t hate. Is this it? You can’t spit on a smiling face.

“If you have applied to the AI ​​Technology Headquarters, please come here.”

“Uh, are you going to walk? Well, if that’s the case, just take me by bus… The bus I came on is also waiting there.”

“… I walk. If you’re going to complain, get on the bus you came on and go home.”

“Ah… ! “No.”

Really crazy bitch… No, I just think she’s a great bitch.

Isn’t that really a model of the generation that is called MZ in a bad sense these days? How can you say something like that in front of a receptionist so casually?

A woman with deep dark circles. I don’t know where she touched her hair or if she didn’t touch it, but she was very messy. Meanwhile, if there was one thing that caught her attention, it was her crazy breast size that was difficult to cover even with loose clothes. Wouldn’t that be similar to Yoon Su-ah?

‘If that person passes, the earth will go crazy.’

No, other people will die because they were wronged.

“Finally, those who applied to the planning team can follow us here.”

It’s my turn.

Let’s quickly get in line, right in front of me. So, at the front, Shin Jeong-seok stood proudly. As if he was the best here.
He glances back, sees me, and twitches his eyebrows.

“I didn’t know you would apply for the planning team.”

“Do you think it’s unexpected?”

“I didn’t seem to have the type of personality to plan something or lead someone. “I wouldn’t know if I was passively carrying out what someone told me to do.”

Are you picking this now?

No. Maybe I’m being too sensitive. That’s right too. What can I say about Shin Jeong-seok’s eyes? It’s like he’s looking at me as if he’s pitiful.

“Well, I used to think that too.”

I quietly stood next to Shin Jeong-seok and said.

“Maybe it’s because there are a lot of people who trust me these days. I thought I could do it, Byunhyuk. Me too.”

“Now…”

Before Shin Jeong-seok says anything, the receptionist comes out, looks at Shin Jeong-seok, and nods his head.

“It’s nice to have two lines. All you have to do is follow these people’s standards in two lines. Now, I will guide you to the third building where the planning team interview will be held.”

“… “I think there would be a lot of people who would feel unfair if someone like you passed.”

I chuckled as I watched Shin Jeong-seok speak as he took the first step. Why is everyone so anxious that they can’t catch me?

Am I that unreliable?

“You have to handle it all and prove it. Just like this time.”

Yes, just like we have done so far.

I have never been a trustworthy person. But, with or without the help of the quest, I ended up here.

“In the end, it is not the strong who survive, but the strong who survive.”

“I don’t know if that was possible elsewhere. It won’t be easy for society, especially large corporations. Especially if you don’t have the ability.”

“So you have to show that ability, right? Somehow.”

At my answer, Shin Jeong-seok glances back and curls the corners of her mouth.
“Yes, that ability. I really wish I had a chance to show it.”

* * *

The saying “Effort never betrays” Seems to be used in times like this.

Some people wonder whether there is a need to join a study group and study together as a group. I would have thought that I could do everything on my own, just to prepare.

From my experience, the study group was a great help to me.

In the job competency interview, I think I showed a very perfect image, not just arrogance.

The reason this was possible was because all the questions came within the range that Park Chae-yeon expected. Furthermore, I fully understood the intention of the question.

‘Now all I have to do is pass the group interview.’

Unlike me who thinks this way, I also saw people who were unable to overcome the pressure and had already given up on the job competency interview.

That’s noticeable.

As I was sitting on a chair in the waiting room waiting for my turn, I saw someone looking like he was about to die, but then he closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

“…”

While cursing with his face, he even sighs quietly with his mouth. The reason was to avoid causing harm to people in the same waiting room.

… He was a good person, a good person. Knowing how to be considerate of others.

But I guess he was a bit weak-hearted.

No one could give that person even a small consolation to cheer up.

‘Just do better next time.’

What kind of crazy person could say something like this?

Only interviewers can do this.

Next? When is the next one? After the second half is over, aim for the first half? There’s at least 6 months left, right?

‘6 months…’

If you think about it, it wasn’t a very long time.

In fact, it seems like 2025 has just started, but it was already October. Before we knew it, 2026 had arrived. Nevertheless, from the perspective of a jobseeker, 6 months was a very long time.

It was definitely not an easy time.

There is no guarantee that you will pass even if it is Daum.

‘Cheer up.’

In the end, everyone here was a competitor.

The only thing the people sitting on the chairs in the waiting room could give to the person in pain was internal comfort.

The interview continued.

I arrived around 7 o’clock, and it’s already past 1 o’clock in the afternoon.

I saw so many people during that time.

The person I remember most is the woman who sobbed and apologized to us as soon as she left the interview room after the interview.

“S-sorry. Okay, okay, sorry, sorry… Hmm.”

It was a cry that made even me cry for no reason.

There was no way in the world that could have seemed so unfair. Someone couldn’t bear it anymore and handed me a handkerchief. The woman who accepted it burst into tears silently on the spot.

I couldn’t make a fuss, so I just burst into tears on the spot. I bowed my head in gratitude to the man who handed me the handkerchief and quietly left.

It didn’t look like a relieved expression at all.

It was a face that only people who could not show everything about themselves, and even had bad results, could show.

‘It’s not easy.’

I felt like I could understand why people are afraid of interviews these days.

My breathing is slowly getting tighter.

I wish my turn would come sooner, but at the same time, I wish my turn would come a little later.

It was the moment when I was fiddling with the amulet that Oh Hanam had given me in a waiting room so quiet that I could even hear the breathing of the person next to me.

“Please enter numbers 134 to 136.”

I glanced down and saw.

I can see the rather odd name tag on my employee ID card hanging around my neck. The number 135 was written there.