Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 61
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| Episode 61. How to resolve friction with your boss (2)
School days, something that every Korean has experienced at least once.
A box of unknown origin was discovered in a corner of the warehouse by a student who was trying to bring a playground line to the warehouse.
As I open the box, wondering if I should just throw it away, I find belongings that unknown students have put in there, which seem like they wouldn’t really matter if I threw them away, but somehow they don’t seem like they should be thrown away…
“… … is the concept of this album package.”
With these words, my avant-garde presentation came to an end.
There were various reactions in the conference room regarding the concept album, ‘The Secret Box Left Behind by Spark’.
There were various opinions, ranging from saying it was overly experimental to saying that they put too much effort into their first mini album.
All of these opinions were expected. So, I showed you the SNS and viral reactions to the album with the unit price list, references, and concept that I worked hard to create.
The opinion that it is putting too much effort into it is… … .
“I think it would be a bigger loss if we didn’t release it now and it was swept away as soon as we debuted.”
He refuted it by saying:
Wake up, humans. If you drink water here, you won’t see the light of day for two years after your Spark debut.
I was standing there waiting for a positive review when the CEO called me over.
“Lee Wol-ah.”
“yes.”
“Please open the page where the community response was posted earlier.”
When I opened the page, the representative stared at the screen for a few minutes without saying anything. It seemed like he was trying to read all the captured posts.
And after a while, the representative opened his mouth.
“Team Leader Jang.”
“Yes, sir.”
“The planning team, please develop the plan for Lee Wol together and submit it to us. If we have time, let’s have Lee Wol sit down for a meeting.”
It was an okay sign. My heart felt relieved.
Of course, this joy did not last long.
Not long after the meeting ended, Yoo Han-soo called me over through his manager.
When I heard that Yoo Han-soo was looking for me, I didn’t think much of it.
At best, he would just vent his anger over his plan being useless.
But as soon as I entered the conference room, I could tell.
That this guy is fucking pissed.
Yoo Han-soo, who was sitting with his back leaning back until his chair was about to tip over, looked at me and asked without saying a word to me to sit down.
“hey.”
“Yes, PD.”
“Do you think I’m X funny?”
It was amazing how raw the emotions that were revealed to me at the age of twenty were.
Fortunately, I had the common sense to say no here.
I folded my hands politely and answered, ‘No.’
But Yoo Han-soo didn’t believe it.
“What the hell is wrong with you, XXX? Do you think I’ll only see you for a day or two?”
That’s amazing. I thought you only learned how to be a gangster while working, but I guess you also learned how to poison people?
Yoo Han-soo sighed heavily as if trying to show that he was angry.
I, Kim, a 29-year-old office worker who is not afraid of even a sigh, had to wait quietly for Yoo Han-soo to say the next thing he wanted to say.
What kind of words will Yoo Han-soo use to attack me?
Do you like making fun of your boss? Or do you feel like you’ve achieved something just by getting praised once?
I wasn’t too worried since I had probably heard about it at least once from Hanpyeong Industry.
At that moment, Yoo Han-soo opened his mouth.
“You, be honest.”
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“Whose parachute is this?”
Wow. This is the first time I’ve heard that.
This is a refreshing assumption that the HR team, who know the personal details of the employees, would never have heard. Bonus points for creativity.
‘More than that, this guy is beyond help.’
Yoo Han-soo didn’t even think of the fact that my plan was approved as ‘just a lucky chance’.
I just think that he was recognized because of someone’s connections.
It seems that Yoo Han-soo has never actually seen a parachute.
In that sense, I have seen enough parachutes to be sick of them, and I, who have never lived the life of a parachuter, was able to confidently ask the question.
“yes?”
With a sneer asking what nonsense he was talking about.
Yoo Han-soo’s expression distorted when he saw my laughter.
“Did you laugh just now?”
Yoo Han-soo asked.
Yeah, I laughed, you little shit.
If you were me, wouldn’t you laugh?
For the first time in my life, a historic moment has come where I can speak out against my boss.
It is absurd for one to be abusive and verbally abusive while not allowing the trainee who is acting as one’s subordinate to smile.
Yoo Han-soo’s face turned red when he didn’t even say the ‘I’m sorry’ that I had been saying all this time.
“I knew you were this kind of guy. You conspired with the planning team leader, right? The CEO seemed to like you, so you got the plan from Team Leader Jang and pretended to be the one who did it.”
Yoo Han-soo, who had gotten up from his seat, poked my shoulder with his finger and snapped at me.
There was only one thing I could say to such a limited number of people.
“I don’t do that.”
I continued speaking while looking at Yoo Han-soo’s clenched fist, which was trembling.
“Someone might do something like that.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Yoo Han-soo pulled back the hand that was touching my shoulder.
At the same time, my face turned to the right with a dull sound.
For a moment it was as quiet as if time had stopped.
But the sound that I could hear gradually allowed me to see the situation without having to look. It was that Yoo Han-soo was making a lot of noise.
I carefully placed my hand on my left cheek, still with my head turned.
The pain came slowly and belatedly.
Did this new X hit me just now?
Why on earth? In this situation, there’s nothing you can gain by using violence.
Are you just angry and impulsive? Are you a guy who knows how to use your brain to the point of sucking other people’s balls and living off of them?
Maybe it was because I got hit in the head, but I didn’t quite understand the situation.
But unlike me, Yoo Han-soo’s face only showed a look of anger, and I couldn’t see any embarrassment or embarrassment that might come from hitting someone without realizing it.
I lowered my gaze slightly and saw Yoo Han-soo’s fist still clenched tightly.
Hitting someone with the palm of your hand would be a big deal, but hitting someone with your fist? And hitting them in the face, at that.
Even my face is frozen from being hit by the winter wind. Wouldn’t it be nice if I were the only one in the warm conference room?
Let’s say I got hit this time. Then what’s the guarantee that someone else won’t get hit next time?
The feeling that had been nothing more than annoyance gradually turned into anger. I felt even more disgusted when I remembered Jang Jun-hoo throwing the empty water bottle.
I looked straight at the finite number in front of me and said.
“PD, were you the one who hit people?”
“What the heck is this?”
A seed that hits people does not treat them with dignity.
That was my principle and belief.
“You have a habit of extending your fist. I’m sure you’ll hit me a few more times.”
“hey!”
“I was the one who got hit, so why are you yelling, PD?”
When I asked, Yoo Han-soo hesitated.
X foot.
I don’t know how to describe this feeling. It was just so tingly.
Yoo Han-su, who hits people and then lashes out at me like a counterattack.
In a similar situation, Manager Nam also tried to provoke me in various ways, whether it was with a file or a ballpoint pen, without touching me.
My parents who beat me until I hated being hit so much.
And only after receiving confirmation from an unknown entity called the system, did I finally decide to confront Yoo Han-soo.
It was pointless to continue talking to Yoo Han-soo when there was no device to record the current conversation.
But I couldn’t help feeling like something that had been suppressed was bursting out. My mouth wouldn’t stop, as if a screw had come loose.
“Do you know that the PD is going around beating up trainees like this?”
“Assault? Don’t try to make a big deal out of it by using a strong word. Do you think I don’t know that I’m thinking of you?”
“How can I turn my head? It won’t turn because I got hit with a punch.”
As soon as I finished speaking, Yoo Han-soo slapped my cheek with his palm.
After hitting, they hit again. What’s the garbage truck doing? It doesn’t even burn this garbage.
Whether I cursed or not, my cheeks were burning, they were stinging. The bones in my face were throbbing.
Even though his anger was not appeased, Yoo Han-soo grabbed me by the collar.
“You little shit, I’m going to bury you out of the industry.”
“Is this a store?”
“You’ve only been a trainee for half a year, so I guess your pride hasn’t been broken yet. It’s not like it’s a big deal to ask someone like you without any rumors. Do you understand?”
“Do I need to know?”
I took out my MP3 player from my pocket, which I use for vocal practice and whose only function is to play songs I have stored there.
“If this is all, someone else will be buried before me, right?”
When I showed him the MP3 file that contained only about ten songs, Yoo Han-soo ran up to me and forcibly grabbed my hand.
Then he screamed and cursed and stomped on the MP3 player until the screen broke.
After causing such a fuss, Yoo Han-soo eventually lost control of his anger and left the conference room.
As the sound of Yoo Han-soo’s footsteps faded away, a sigh filled with all sorts of emotions escaped me.
“after…….”
It was nice to make Yoo Han-soo mad, but it was so pitiful to suddenly become a trainee who got slapped twice in the face and lost his MP3 player.
But I couldn’t just leave the conference room empty and leave the trash behind, so I squatted on the floor and picked up the pieces of the broken MP3 player while I cooled my head and reflected on the situation just now.
‘No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like he was more angry than necessary.’
Image management is important to the type of person who sucks up to men. That way, nothing will get in the way of them being able to charm people with their words.
There was no way that Yoo Han-soo, who had just joined a new company, would not know that.
I don’t think that a limited number of people would be willing to endure high catharsis and high return just because they heard a few words from me.
Even the place he was hit was his face.
Earlier, I asked if it was a habit of intentionally hitting others to provoke Yoo Han-soo, but truly vicious people tend to hit places that can’t be seen. In that sense, it didn’t seem like Yoo Han-soo was hitting people intelligently.
‘There’s definitely something.’
Something made Yoo Han-soo throw a punch without even worrying about his well-maintained image.
I thought about what finite number of negative scales I had touched, and I carefully wrapped the shards in the conference room with double-sided tape to prevent anyone from getting hurt by the pieces of parts.
And then I put the wad of paper containing the remains of the MP3 in my pocket and headed to the practice room.
I don’t think he’d go that far, but if Yoo Han-soo were to worry that I might have recorded something and end up digging through the trash, he’d find out that this MP3 player doesn’t have a recording function, which would be a problem.
If that man knew he had been fooled, he might strike me on the right and left cheeks alternately.
Compared to the other members, her face is already inferior. We have to protect her from getting hurt.
I opened the door to the practice room, thinking that I should take this trash back to my dorm.
The sound of music flowing out seemed to prove that the guys had been practicing without stopping even while I was away.
“Sorry I’m late. Have you been practicing well?”
“No… … Brother?”
Jeong Seong-bin, who had run to the air conditioner and turned off the music as soon as I entered, asked with a suddenly serious expression.
“Brother. What’s wrong with your face?”
Face? What’s wrong with my face?
I put my hand on the left side of my face, where Jeong Seong-bin was looking.
I felt a tingling sensation, like electricity was running through my face.
The other guys’ eyes were all turned to my face. A chill ran down my spine.
right.
If it hit me, my skin would show it right away.