The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 77
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Episode 77 Advance (6)
Entry into IT has begun in earnest.
The planning office has begun recruiting new IT experts.
“Please bring all resumes to me.”
“Are you talking about the first document? We support everything, no matter what. “How about reviewing the minimum qualifications and having the general manager confirm it?”
The planning director said this because he was worried about me.
Taewoo Group was one of the top three conglomerates in Korea.
Naturally, it was clear that a huge number of people would submit resumes, and it was right to have someone below do the minimum qualification screening.
However, there was a possibility that the gemstone would be discarded in the process.
Therefore, I had to personally check each ability and select successful candidates.
“are you okay. “I’m pushing the IT business, so it’s right for me to take care of the first documents first.”
“I’m worried that the human resources team’s morale will drop because their work is no longer available.”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to have less work?”
“But I understand that you are selecting as many as 100 IT-related employees.”
“Even 100 people are not enough. “These are the people who will manage the entire Taewo Group.”
“I think it would be difficult to work at Taewo Group’s headquarters because there are too many people.”
I don’t know what to worry about.
Of course, the Taewo Group headquarters was overcrowded.
Then all I had to do was work in another building. And from the beginning, I had no intention of having IT employees work at headquarters.
Because the military-style organization must not be tainted.
When IT employees whose creative thinking is important start working at Taewoo Group’s headquarters.
It was clear that I would be immersed in military-style culture in less than a month.
“Please purchase a quiet building in Gangnam. “We will create a new company named Taewoo IT.”
“For buildings located in Gangnam-gu, the price is considerable. “It is at least 10 billion won.”
“ah! Then, let’s sign a rental contract. “After the IT department achieves results, we will purchase the building.”
I was too hasty.
When a foreign exchange crisis occurs, real estate prices plummet.
It is much cheaper to purchase the building then, so there is no need to buy it now.
“We will proceed like that.”
“And make the interior of the building as free-spirited as possible.”
“When you say a free atmosphere, what kind of interior are you talking about? Are you talking about a technical institute or an economic institute?”
“Just make it more like a library than an office.”
“You mean the library? “Will that increase work efficiency?”
From the planning director’s perspective, this would be nonsense.
In order to increase work efficiency, the movement line had to be as short as possible, and a vertical reporting system was essential.
“It’s okay, so make it that way. “I will take full responsibility.”
“I will.”
* * *
Recruitment of new employees in the IT department was completed in one month.
It didn’t take long because I checked resumes and job abilities to select people.
They went straight to work in the IT department without going through training.
The atmosphere began to buzz in an atmosphere that did not feel like an office at all.
“Hmm, nice to meet you. This is Kim Min-jae, head of Taewoo Group’s planning department. “The IT department is organized as a department under the Planning Office, but you can think of it as an independent department.”
The murmur grew louder.
I took a moment to listen to what the employees were saying.
[If you are the head of the planning department, isn’t that the next president?]
[You are the person who created Innophone.]
[A person like that controls our department?]
[Hey, I think I came here wrong. I didn’t even go to college, so is it okay to work at a place like this?]
[I graduated from art school. And I didn’t apply to the IT department, but to the design department.]
[uh! Me too. I graduated from a music school.]
Various reactions erupted.
The employees of Taewo Group would never have made such a fuss.
Since they were employees who had not received any training, they were closer to students than office workers, and their thinking was not yet rigid.
This was also the reason why I graduated from art and music schools.
When talented individuals with outstanding creativity and IT skills meet, synergy will definitely occur.
“ruler! Let me explain what we are going to do next. First, we will start with the Internet distribution business. Since Amazon has decided to introduce the system, all you have to do is make a few changes in the Korean style. The leader in charge of the Internet distribution business project is Lee Dong-min. Please come forward.”
The rank of all employees here was employee.
Since there was no superior or subordinate, there was no superior, and instead I appointed a leader arbitrarily.
The team leaders were people with outstanding leadership skills, and a list of team members was distributed to the team leaders.
“ruler! The next project is related to Taewoo Securities. “I will create a program that will allow you to trade stocks from home via the Internet.”
Work was assigned to 100 employees.
This is what Taewoo’s IT department will do from now on.
1. E-commerce system
2. Taewoo Securities Home Trading System
3. Taewo Hotel Internet Reservation System
4. Online A/S reservation system
This was the limit with the current number of people.
After producing results, we planned to hire more people to proceed with other projects.
“And our department has flexible commute times. It doesn’t matter if you go to work after lunch or early in the morning. It doesn’t matter if you work from home or go to work. “You just have to produce results in your work.”
“Are you free to leave work?”
“That’s right. But you know that freedom comes with responsibility, right? “If the results are not good, it will be difficult to maintain your position.”
The employees quickly returned to their seats and sat down.
The leaders of each group were starting the project by dividing up the work, albeit clumsily.
A ragtag mess.
That’s exactly what the IT department looked like.
If I leave it like that, will it run well? Since we selected people with ability, they will be able to create something.
Do you know anything? Maybe I’ll create something I never thought of.
* * *
After a month, the results slowly started to come out.
Perhaps because they selected talented people, a department without a system produced good results.
But that was the end.
Since there was no one to clearly hold the center, nothing outstanding came out.
So I thought about it and realized that what the IT department needs now is not several employees, but one genius.
‘One genius feeds 100,000 people.’
These are the words of a leading economic figure in Korea.
However, a genius who could feed 100,000 people was not common.
However, I knew very well where such a genius was, and it was a genius not in any other field, but in the IT industry.
Without hesitation, I opened my phone and called a team leader.
“Jeffrey! “Are you very busy these days?”
[Mr. Kim? What day is today? Kim gave me a call.]
“Originally, really close friends don’t communicate. Are you busier than that these days?”
[Now that it has stabilized, there is a bit of leeway.]
“Then can you teach 30 interns for a month? I was asked to do a project, but I didn’t really like it. “I hope to learn from Jeffrey the way he works.”
[If it’s Mr. Kim’s request, of course I must grant it. But you know my style, right? There will be many people who will write their resignation letters in tears.]
Jeffrey, founder of Amazon.
He could rightly be called a rare genius, and it was an honor just to be able to learn from him.
Would there be a fool who would not recognize such an honor and would submit a letter of resignation? If such an idiot came out, I wasn’t going to catch him.
“Show me hell.”
[By the way, if you are the IT department, are you the ones who will enter into an agreement with Amazon this time to create a Korean internet commerce site?]
“that’s right. “I would like to send all 100 department members to the United States, but the situation is not feasible.”
[Then I will go to Korea. “We signed an agreement with Amazon, and they have to provide this level of service.”
“Can you really come to Korea? “How does Amazon work?”
[Why is the Internet good? I can fully work in Korea as well. And I created a system so that it would run well without me for about a month.]
“Then I will send you a plane ticket to Korea right away.”
As soon as I heard Jeffrey’s answer, I went to the building where the IT department was located.
The employees who still seemed like a ragtag group were gathered together in one place.
“Isn’t it difficult to adapt to jumping straight into work without any training?”
[no!]
[I really like it. There is no better job like this in Korea.]
[i love you! Director!]
It seems really comfortable.
These employees were enjoying their freedom, and it seemed like they were not even thinking about the responsibility for their freedom.
“So, instead of training, we plan to invite IT experts to receive training.”
“Who are the IT experts?”
“As many of you know, Jeffrey, the founder of Amazon, decided to come to Korea in person. He will be trained by him for a month.”
The employees are noisy again.
Jeffrey was an unfamiliar name to them.
[I thought Bill Gates was coming again.]
[Isn’t Amazon a company that hasn’t even been listed yet?]
[This is my first time hearing the name Jeffrey.]
[Still, he seems like a capable person? The Amazon site was created quite well.]
Who is evaluating whom now?
The person you will meet will be ranked among the world’s tycoons in a few years.
There was no need for further explanation.
Geoffrey was a person who showed things through actions rather than words.
I knew very well how much the employees complained when he took charge of SAVE Investment Company.
* * *
Four days later.
Jeffrey entered Korea.
I went out to the airport myself and welcomed him.
“You had a hard time coming. “I’ve booked the best hotel suite in Korea for your accommodations, so get some rest.”
“I rested a lot on the plane. I just want to give Korean developers a taste of hell as soon as possible. “I want you to go to work right now.”
“Are you sure it’s okay if I go right now?”
“For developers, hotels are a luxury. “If you’re tired, you can sleep on the sofa at work for a while.”
I went to the IT department building with Jeffrey.
While on the move, Jeffrey told me about the difficulties he encountered while running Amazon.
And then I realized. He wants to relieve the stress of running Amazon with Taewoo Group IT developers.
“Where did you come up with this code? “Even my 7-year-old nephew can do better than this!”
It was Jeffrey who spewed out anger as soon as he arrived.
He started by touching on the e-commerce team that had signed an agreement with Amazon.
The IT department, which was like a peaceful meadow, was in chaos.
The IT department employees, who were like herbivorous animals, were unable to even scream properly as a lion appeared on the grassland and ran wild.
“As expected, it’s a good thing you brought Jeffrey.”
Although it hasn’t even been 30 minutes since he came.
The atmosphere in the IT department changed 180 degrees, and everyone’s hands were shaking and they were holding back tears in front of their computers.
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