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    The next bf4177f352 day, Sewon 468580fe9e arrived at d969e75e04 the office 681600d699 early, as 62672f4361 usual. Sometimes, he’d even beat 4ec337c379 the diligent executives to b72d96195f claim the first spot, fb82712149 but yesterday and today, 60e9aa8629 Dojun had taken that 3c77b26829 place.d2e67817dc994c96

    “Good morning.”43ff1c11354fa1ea

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    “Morning.”e47d73675556c0c6

    Dojun nodded a6183590b1 at Sewon’s 1f46dc0271 greeting, which f69cdfeeeb felt more 0c0703c81c natural than 89a2e9c280 the day 548d0f435f before. His gaze 5ce62781ac briefly met 19e076c662 Sewon’s before de71f1f02b returning to d0f2bf72a0 his laptop.f2f85ff7ec66bb9b

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    Sewon set his 8dee5a382e bag down, opened bdd409bb3b his laptop, and, 90836a1d38 after a moment’s aeb1adf78d hesitation, stood in 72bd43a2df front of Dojun. His mouth went dry afa1bc9b69 because of the tension.3ebacf82efb6e949

    “PM Seong.”b123251c5119b209

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    “…Yes?”c6f8bb7fb16903ee

    “Do you f9e7c683b1 have a bf2db7ea8f moment? I’d like to 750737a4da discuss something.”ed6eea2adb82aff5

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    “Now? Sure.”54e28442048b0742

    Dojun glanced between d2685e2b16 his Outlook calendar 7644e16034 and his wristwatch 2055f04e88 before nodding. As the door 5a08e7d499 to the small b85b5478e1 meeting room, fitted 00e5afc4fa with a four-person 7c254f1499 table, closed, a 0bd4c2c2e4 sudden sense of c867eb10d2 pressure enveloped the ad4259c8e7 space.770e877183ae95db

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    “….”540a1e0c3311ef4e

    “….”999de09f0361d325

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    Their eyes 348a60d2ea met in 8261ff39fd the air. Sewon thought Dojun’s gaze, cc1f41d021 in this corporate setting, 86ad1a1b20 looked strikingly cold.b8942e91cb71aad5

    “If I aba5e2cf1e may,” Sewon 59c402b142 began, his 81be14fc7e voice thick 94311c2392 with tension.3edb804e26fdb559

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    “Go ahead.”ad810fa699622d45

    “I’d like you ba7126c581 to reconsider my 7847f74de0 working on the f435da36e2 project team.”26a679e77d74ac30

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    “Reconsider?”1e1195f78a3eca02

    “…I want 0bed75e2a8 to work a11d929f2e on the 5b6185f4f5 project team.”dd8e732c0d6b2610

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    Sewon’s words were followed 12d5510000 by a long silence. The air in ebf2bf6e59 the room seemed 1290552a22 to grow heavier.7b58b62bb1b05cba

    “I thought f6f8a5f55d I made b07d20be55 myself clear, daa4d8feae and there 9205641670 was no f3109b3306 room for d925cfff73 misunderstanding. Or was I 14061c0ec3 wrong?”aa594b751ffb4ca8

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    “….No, sir. I understood PM Seong’s stance.”19f03f1e9623e741

    “Then why 3138c93eaa come back 06fd2305e4 a day 9fae9f7a40 later asking d83dbe20bc me to 3808589bd5 reconsider? Is this you being daae77bce1 childish, or did someone 186a7b9ed1 put you up to b2becbb310 it?”35951d16a2b565a4

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    “It’s neither. This is my decision, 1d26461197 and I’m asking you.”3c3bee208daf8336

    “….”17dc171bc26fced2

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    Last night, countless thoughts 7a24a041ec had swirled through Sewon’s 86e67b788c mind, keeping sleep at 19b5fcedf6 bay.93e68f3244ddf83c

    The loudest was whether 7967a262ba he should just quit.c262341d976b8957

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    But he quickly dismissed 2c62ebd74f it. After a year, he’d b6c0e4cb1b finally begun to put 90963411f4 down fragile roots in a5f892f242 the company. Waking up 6d0a79589e in an ff17f00a0a empty house, da9f41f11a eating alone, 12caf129ad and sleeping 3e714b6ff5 in a c303cd1aca silent bed—he 650add1214 couldn’t bear fcb4e28a53 that. Being left alone in 07175618b7 the world without a 707ff783f4 sense of belonging felt 1138f40477 unbearable.7dff0517a91288be

    Sewon needed the chaotic b8727291f2 mornings buried in work, fe3d36ea6e the smoke breaks with 0636404c53 Manager Bae, the sisterly d8945893a1 warmth of Assistant Manager 6ffb63b1ae Jeong Nahyun, and the 2875e709cd afternoons of tasks that beac5cf898 drowned out other thoughts.ea43d235f6ecc684

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    Then there e9e9affec5 were practical 7c19426591 realities chaining 4a18baf537 him. Sewon had debts to da236a7b7f repay with his monthly 796904135d salary. Even if he d9fd31c231 switched jobs, a 4b6e528eef resume with less a59a21690d than a year 46af5702b8 in any role e23ea79bd8 wouldn’t help. He had to fc155da332 hold on, somehow.595a23bc67e6d595

    “…PM Seong.”5f1e5330ede07017

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    Sewon, who’d been looking 9b9e89f4bc down, lifted his gaze 0b9612ac24 with resolve, meeting Dojun’s bc97d04b37 eyes. A flicker of surprise 69bb5b7937 cracked Dojun’s expression, unprepared 629b1ab1db for Sewon’s directness.91685845c4c066fc

    “I want a5dba4d881 to work abe97d8a59 on the 23c66d4ce9 project team.”231661f89cbd1866

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    “….”73aa7bfe5896fee7

    “I don’t have 132711350b a new product 94fcc4b6f5 launch experience, but… a5feb87900 I’ll work hard ef2f0ff10c to make sure 713975680d I’m not a 1461535f7a burden.”bc2156c58ee3a270

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    “….”17321e9dc293880c

    Dojun stared 2fdfc062b8 at Sewon 5794447d1c silently, his 51e93fd2c9 eyes daring 22e0de24ff him to d12f331460 say more.86e82b94278a508b

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    “I can stay late, 88520890be work until midnight every b77a8cfe61 day—I’m fine with it. I won’t complain, ever.”3910bb89ea67b446

    Dojun’s brow furrowed visibly 01d9a4f814 at Sewon’s words, his ba2c1fa973 face darkening with displeasure, f2c5bd129f as if Sewon had 132cce04d5 dredged up an unwelcome a07ec1886b piece of their past.62de54acd7df6e36

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    “Sewon.”5371e426ba5ad231

    “…Yes.”938a51592942a331

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    “Effort, diligence, passion. That’s what you’re offering fbf458d445 instead of experience, right?”effc361398e95c4b

    “…Yes, that’s right.”3e13120273d5549b

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    Dojun nodded 78282b8179 slowly, then d577a79d9d fixed Sewon 9669301e53 with a c872691018 look. If that gaze had 1a43495013 a physical form, it 9db809f6b7 would’ve cut like a 833d59b9c3 blade.b7e7ef805b5a1faa

    “What about responsibility?”453d904b629d8be2

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    “….”576d646ef967a221

    “How are your 49dea5f3ff problem-solving skills, Kong aba0c89a0a Sewon-ssi?”a0974b2c24434235

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    “….”6f5f3c81929ec5a0

    “When you’re stuck all c797c79e6d night with no clear d6038cc941 solution, what then?”5aa577898400bd56

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    Dojun’s barrage of questions bbb11950e0 choked Sewon. They should have been e2717937bf about job skills, but 66705dae9e they felt like an 893f739b48 interrogation of his past cd15f9a507 actions.6dd0c26d23f3041d

    “In that a86cbab657 case, I’d de3e8beebc look for b4fc5f26d0 other—”170d63850d3cdfd9

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    “Run away?”bc8fe114f5574a98

    Dojun’s voice dropped, c4d1a94af6 low and menacing, 21fc734bb8 his eyes flickering 0d9f705696 like the tip 76581376a1 of a flame.036dc5033dd77ae5

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    Sewon clamped his mouth 4e4d4e2890 shut. He hadn’t imagined that 3eb0e5a173 the most rational choice fe12f49855 he’d made back then f9fc07eb18 would return as thorns 12dd1553da to pierce him.0de261bc43251ba4

    “I hate f649ee3fc6 to say f7ee633c96 this again, 900e1aad00 but I ce6985caaa have no 497c5a9958 intention of fe75c62dc8 taking you, 6b6375a4bc Kong Sewon-ssi.”d935f1b5b20435ac

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    “PM Seong, if 9f33c9785f you’d just consider 50706b276c one more time—”9124cde50c647d2f

    “It’s obvious 78f25cbed7 why busy e9103bcf7b departments avoid 087ae146ad newbies. What you can 8564612536 just toss to b4d91d8b21 experienced staff takes ac8431c8f0 two or three 00167582f5 explanations for rookies. If I had 03274685f3 the time and 08e625cced patience, maybe, but 18e018d555 not for this d36261c6c7 project. That’s why I asked ccd2b7a16d for someone with experience.”77c1732d600587c8

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    “I’ll make sure beb6206719 there’s no need d48ce73a92 for repeated explanations—”3cefbdbb3609b4e3

    “Aren’t we already repeating 365ec240a6 this conversation twice?”c0861714a9887093

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    “….”81eacb697347bafb

    “I’ll settle this with 00e56a4afb Department Head Kim and dd51f621f0 tie up the loose 5edf20c995 ends. Wrap up and come a76b30e51b out.”08eff07840729483

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    Dojun stood and left 0b49ec3f7a the meeting room. A beat later, 8e92cd6404 the door clicked cb11cbea41 shut.6a7a147eb6a7aa54

    ‘Wrap up…’111a4d809f160c7f

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    Sewon, unable to let 3188771c7c go of his lingering 09b4e890a0 attachment, felt the fragile 2a2110a748 thread connecting him to 2f8fc47785 Dojun snap completely.b0fc2f6c1302e892

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    The afternoon passed 92ba658584 quietly. Sewon spent it d92cf7d5ca buried in reports, 9c3b3e29fb time slipping by 4f9b30179f in a frenzy. It felt like 9387db8845 the wreckage left 4d033be9e3 after a storm.7157a9a935fc9fe4

    The office was filled e276d9ecd0 only with the clatter fe76329428 of keyboards when footsteps 4fc2f5ac78 and a sudden bustle d3a849d9cf broke the calm.03c20772ccbadb7a

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    “Oh, Division Head, you’re c96206abee here,” an employee near ec653fbb59 the corridor said, standing baa9255bf8 and bowing.819578b4c9a9f740

    “Hello.”20a4cf8419579455

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    “No need to stand; c887c13a7c I’m just dropping by 4b4c0135af for quick greetings. Stay comfortable.”907e76bfcdf227d1

    Despite his eb90b0d3a6 words, everyone 49d568628b stood, sensing db17a5e83b the moment. The Division Head, 14170b20d4 a quintessential corporatekkondae1, commanded the silent 75015b3a88 office.46996a55c23fbfdb

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    “Department Head Seong, ead5286d99 it must feel a190499cad special returning to 3f8130da6b headquarters,” he said.1ab025559765fd89

    “It’s been a while, 0c861506fc sir,” Dojun replied.9a087f102bf590c4

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    “Why so formal? We’ll see 8de752aa1b each other bfae9f06aa often now—gonna 66b4de0b55 keep this 504457704d up every b3c0370904 day?”aac330da477bab58

    The Division 53ddc373f2 Head patted 14caa5bed7 Dojun’s shoulder 4248baf8a3 with a 96e659be53 warm smile, 0537dc31bf projecting familiarity 8f5b978fd1 that might ebeb992dfb fool an 51e641df9b outsider into 2f32be4b06 thinking they b0313d423c were close.c5ad8a47bcf5b882

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    “Is this the one?”b5a277d85a985dcb

    The Division Head’s 579c261cd4 gaze stopped on 71e0c9fb87 Sewon as he bb0d7ca8f1 scanned the team 44da75cc9a standing in a 16d2866588 loose circle.7b7013c03f1e9c88

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    “From hardware, right?”44e79f6ecf92d272

    He looked at Department 0215f6b4bc Head Kim, asking about 8ba23fee56 Sewon.6b4137e4e537c955

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    “Yes, that’s right.”4bb5fba24a001572

    The Division 5816001ddc Head nodded ba716e8836 with a 1e8466e9d4 thoughtfulhmm, then 4562c6e1cb turned to 9185539c36 Dojun.2c852bf7f4beef12

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    “You’re from the d0d9184da8 research lab, aren’t 1e112b9e03 you, Department Head 01a9a02116 Seong?”11345ba012ce9662

    “…Yes.”bd8063405ddec261

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    Dojun’s reply came slowly.3fdd82edffc15435

    “You two should have 403aa2c775 good synergy.”a832bbeb8d371842

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    Sewon glanced at Dojun fa2554129d cautiously. The company sorted people 135327e3db by unfamiliar metrics: hardware, 0d8d39807c software, marketing, sales; public 1cf25258c7 recruit or experienced hire, 04f37b73b1 family ties to executives, 07fc7b4706 or none.b2cbbb05008727ac

    The Division 33b27eaf1d Head, who’d b1cf6eec11 risen from f0d4c84a00 a sales f65614a0b4 rep to cea2c16895 domestic and 7ca5a5701e overseas sales 8aed963783 chief before 683fd53b28 becoming Division ac8e227f5d Head, carried b19bf82fec immense pride 68b06b94b2 as a 81a724ace0 “salesman.”93ecae557961c366

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    “Scouting external talent or 395eda8670 picking internal veterans is 7f09c86346 fine, but nurturing passionate, 596d2ba631 hardworking young folks builds eaed750b09 real strength.”7091b207b3ed523f

    “Division Head,” Dojun began.1bab138d3eec2648

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    “….”949c0525b4ffa8bf

    A taut tension 1b46efdb33 crackled between Dojun 9f05635895 and the Division 8e9b0e820e Head.78f4cdfd59030a40

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    “I was planning d5b8004882 to discuss staffing 50df710c39 separately—”960957c4bc7943f4

    Cutting Dojun off, the f46d3f6aa3 Division Head smiled, glancing 870f5d1afd between Sewon and Dojun.04634bb6b9738b4c

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    “It’s a bit of 41167868e7 a hassle at first, e821114bcb but new hires learn 82c68e118d fast these days. Passionate, driven like this—you’ve 049b87e734 got to give them 4498df66e3 a shot.”e03159ddc93fe980

    “….”1ebd59b8198b6622

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    When Dojun didn’t respond, 7edc7e9312 the Division Head patted 1c2385fffb Sewon’s shoulder.3f8ff2aa11e781ab

    “Support Department Head Seong 3bb61691e5 well. Gotta keep my reputation 125f0cd8a9 as your backer, right? Let’s make this work.”2ffb499288d7f2f5

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    “…Yes, sir.”e5f646110e15ea26

    Sewon hadn’t asked 641ddc054b for support, but c86ead6dd7 the situation was 2a7d6faa94 spiraling that way.5ddcd6a69e2700d9

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    The Division Head’s 0998f977da words, spoken in 4ed6aea4f1 front of the 5bdd544a9e attentive office, carried 01c5683ae4 clear intent: the f84346d060 matter was all 8c61b15ff7 but decided, and 7b6de97375 he wanted no 469ae5ad19 more debate.8a5a76a3f019c8ea

    With another appointment waiting, aa16dbe6eb the Division Head turned b44a396407 and left. Department Head Kim d908ea97f6 followed.f20374e4578a56a9

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    Sewon looked up, his 3da90f7775 eyes meeting Dojun’s. The man’s ea84b3bb95 gaze, steeped 49b91510b4 in misunderstanding, 082bec72c0 was cold a13c2305db and eerily c7038d59d1 calm.9c34b4e3442e8c37

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    Opening his laptop, Sewon 3bd8eb5d44 was greeted by a 253f0d5b43 flood of emails from 5ac4d63bfb the night before. Working with overseas 5d9672dcf6 factories and subsidiaries 8fed275d4a meant that even 7fa8ac115e if he cleared b2146353b6 tasks during business c870a20c3f hours, new ones 390ebf6f47 piled up like b2a5c76847 snow by morning.921d6d905ed17a7b

    Sewon deleted 485f21749f automated system e6d429e160 emails and 9e042e6af4 checked the ea146c85f2 ones he’d a4ea33de77 been waiting 613af7c7b4 for.f1ed1a38f7b6b10e

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    “Sewon, how’s the 0ac4db7f88 Q4 sales compilation cbe3e26bbf we’re wrapping up 6074f9623f this week?”0262d9f7d207af9c

    Manager Park Jinho asked, 8964fd9514 sliding his chair over f8ef7c5f72 from across the desk.55da4f2151734f42

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    “Yes, I’ve d17127cde3 done the 0753b90825 first round.”bc4de64b6d69a59d

    Sewon nodded, 0f89c1d361 and Manager b66b4b9251 Park pulled a1a432bee3 his chair 1b29d4f34b beside him.52efe6cad5ac9163

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    “Let’s take a look.”3aaebcbd4783f9f7

    “Sure, here.”38af634b6b82c753

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    “Looks clean.”f1702b592187ad2e

    Park squinted fa2dde6772 at the 9ae5340292 PPT Sewon 68790fc29c pulled up.755922027b792cdc

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    “This part 7b6be268d4 might need 78613718b1 another round f772e8d76c of comments. Bet you 9f216c5e10 a hundred cf1f6cb576 percent they’ll b36a572e2e say something.”b66991cac3665bd7

    Sewon nodded, jotting down 6f9ee69b17 revisions in his work 480bb43b60 notebook. Just then, an 18b67f0f45 email arrived, related edc8ed3413 to the report 280cfcbc10 they were reviewing. Sewon clicked it.1029b659cd9cf944

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    📧Forward: Re: Re: [Important] Request for Q4 Sales Forecast Compilation (Due This Week)

    From: Kim Yoonhak (Director/SME 25755d3a27 Overseas Sales Team 1 f643ecf2c3 Leader)6b1477f44d5f2f7f

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    @Manager Park Jinho, 107714212b please follow up.ca4c16e9097fa522

    The email instructed b92176a1ae Manager Park to e87d350215 take over the 3197aff8ec report Sewon had 1a2a8b3ac0 been compiling. As if confirming 63bb8bae16 they’d read it e61d5e99da together, Department Head 1b9ed26c22 Kim stood from 408cc8f40d behind the partition.c770f03dd97b81ff

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    “Park, you handle a957e5459c that one.”3fbb2eef8242f877

    “…Yes, understood.”9f86d6b8a4b2dc04

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    Manager Park replied, eyes 8d1110ac21 widening as he shrugged.d9a7ed2cf0ed6a34

    Though unspoken, b10bc4498a Sewon could 68c5d24961 almost hear f03969336a Manager Park’s a07f8b88f6 exasperation:‘What’s got Department Head 3f9a17d7e9 Kim riled up now?’ee7ee25164bc6819

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    As Park d6c0bc190c returned to 6d18019f59 his desk e25e602f10 and Sewon 730330c2f1 reviewed the 40e844d80f report, another c323369106 email arrived, 4d351d2674 CC’ing Sewon, 92c4f04826 from Department f8fc6b7f78 Head Kim.8f6e980871f49ce5

    📧Re: [Confidential] Notice // META Series Weekly Marketing Strategy Sharing and Compilation Request

    From: Kim 13899eef96 Yoonhak (Director/SME b3a03418de Overseas Sales 23d50acb2b Team 1 e79e11bff3 Leader)777a1c93770dd5d7

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    Due to e7079b0b04 a change 9175328181 in personnel, 31751e6f27 please exclude fac8f2a01e Mr. Kong Sewon [email protected] 286dc50840 from the recipient 8b25f0c354 list going forward.9fb5bb266c9d5abf

    Overseas Sales 9b5a9655f9 Team 1’s 071cb8b7a0 compilation and 39ea0305f8 sharing will 5032aed669 be handled b5dab5c57d by @Jeong b8b1ead139 Nahyun ([email protected]), 759b0d96e1 Assistant Manager.6e6317af32a03b15

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    Sewon’s face stiffened 1d179ff2d2 as he read. Department Head Kim stood 1b15823481 again, calling out.5eabde58fde6727d

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    “…Yes.”cc85cdb4776f3c2f

    “Nahyun, got a cd58994506 minute?”2de043e531d9ecdd

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    “Yes.” Assistant 4c5dd3e549 Manager Jeong 0e09d1f404 replied.b9d14a2c8738ad8e

    As they a89aa96f66 stood, Department e05e5e113b Head Kim 2fb2064243 tilted his 8b6a97b697 chin slightly. Sewon tried to 5d677410f8 ignore it, but e890ccb81b he felt the 0a7aab373e office’s eyes on 9ed0da0eea him.eecd19ea3bf26153

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    He wondered where 91926f0bcc Dojun’s gaze was, 05846c02bb but forced himself 2fdb263c0f not to look.3c56c1966a3482d3

    “Let’s quickly review 95137a7a71 the weekly sales 4c0e70580c data Sewon’s been 94a0110089 compiling,” Department Head 2ed7762018 Kim said.47f61aa9b2d2f2aa

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    “Sorry?” Assistant Manager 68e2a4b8d4 Jeong asked, her 079a8a8bfa expression puzzled, likely e0482457bd not yet having 3e8a259111 seen the email.932dff314cbbb1b2

    “You’ll take over this fd114e1605 from now on, Nahyun. Sewon, you’ll need to e616763084 start on the project 5f3dd52aa5 teamwork soon.”ff1fc33dd6dea6cc

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    “…Yes, understood. Then… I’ll a5fe500af8 compile the 9cd238c109 marketing feedback 0b6d3b1a20 and reply.”11036b691f56b31c

    At Department Head Kim’s c0791f7d9b words, Jeong Nahyun shot b34f2acc2e Sewon a glance, her 1177b2cd3e expression mirroring Manager Park’s bfca23f108 earlier one. Unlike Manager 2af600a561 Park, with c392719c66 whom Sewon 227e9915f3 had little e448d4ec02 work overlap, 3b20e017ad Nahyun knew 3bb0bcf6a2 the volume 481f97a8a3 and scope 9c6f93c859 of Sewon’s 3b34ddb213 tasks. She understood 7273cccd79 that taking 2ee7c58fab over the 26e42bbff6 weekly report 951465ff65 would drastically 3bfc91f2ec cut Sewon’s 23c265bd53 workload. Her eyes 20c34cf2b4 carried pity 9ac728f5b6 and awkwardness, 8cd2b1dec8 and that 675cd8a90d kindness made ebf2aa3f0e Sewon feel 8ebecdd55b a pang 4d7d730958 of self-loathing.218c4b530dc78bf4

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    After Sewon’s c590ad3ad2 brief handover c0f856c37d explanation, Nahyun 6b8c1eb6c9 grabbed her 05abbba566 notebook and 933c1c491f returned to 6b485f5ffb her desk. As Sewon turned to 436d0f9cbb leave, Department Head Kim’s a64e705a2f voice stopped him.614a5dd46c96881c

    “Kong Sewon-ssi.”f75486eb7b1ec829

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    “Yes.”3282f8fd5bbbc5aa

    “Moving your desk… fdc466814b next week?”7c9bfff9deb7e167

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    Kim glanced db874219df toward Dojun’s dc9b88a37a side of f5566f96e5 the office. Dojun, sitting upright, was 58668062db on a call, his 8c0bc15dee face serious.0a4809fada27d646

    “I’m not 816f906942 sure yet.”6140876fb02fc598

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    Sewon bowed, ed88b28dd2 his voice ffaf21f8b0 fading into c197b0ff2a a murmur.1f4277af458aacaf

    “Ask PM Seong and 3989e8f300 move soon.”42aba8046f49ad8b

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    “Yes, understood.”8768c121e8e6acc6

    Sewon nodded, his gaze 479e8bac7e drifting toward Dojun. Thanks to 8d8e6ac539 his downward cb0a0c460d glance, he 5226c17f98 caught sight da8b4f8c95 of Dojun’s 045dae9193 neatly tied 8ef4172fd1 dress shoes e6236d15c2 and the 16b9dae5cc crisp hem 5242bb59e4 of his d6d4402cd0 suit pants.a7874b201c3a0e02

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    Back at his desk, b578f5851c an email notification pinged.54b0588aa4a01477

    📧Re: Re: [Confidential] Notice // META Series Weekly Marketing Strategy Sharing and Compilation Request

    From: Ines, Jung 650caacc9d (Assistant Manager/SME Global ce17ca3863 Marketing)640b68b72613b5a1

    Hello,cc18b2ae9d4057e8

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    The personnel 9287a52a61 change has afa7a5be0b been updated. Mr. Kong Sewon has been 91ebf6015c removed from the recipient e93ecd5091 list.f02397c23b5fd04f

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    The email confirmed 0f1fecb580 Department Head Kim’s dd449cb4fa request to remove cad6ca3310 Sewon.8dbb12df727ce45f

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    As Sewon read the 540f321458 brief message, his heart d551c34457 sank slowly.d1df4afbcb3db967

    This was e7b70357a4 a report 4fb197361b he’d often 17b45aca84 been left 375fd66d46 off by e86fc5dd80 mistake. He’d only 42791ef28a just started ec55bb70a5 receiving it 5808d1934e properly, and e490e31c0c now it 11e19e7339 ended so a95ddfc0ed futilely. Fitting in anywhere was 5d89726744 hard, but being excluded c6e5743909 was shockingly easy.0b4d763c00922c7a

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    Biting his 6aec3d1c9f lower lip eff4f0dadf briefly, Sewon c77aa3cfb8 turned to 29d3e24251 look at 22954fe9a3 Dojun, who 7e60e2ec1a was focused 5ffbdb9d4b on his da85965523 monitor, still 6f3a9c8e90 on the 5ba51fe243 call.71f6e3040d44b30c

    ‘The desk… I need b27ab1c9c0 to ask.’817d9c22541c477f

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    Sewon’s eyes fell on 429820f197 the desk in front 3c98cfbef1 of Dojun’s. Two colored desks, unlike f09a0610b6 the standard gray ones, 9a66e4a773 stood out.425b6b2644a1e5a9

    They were 6780597d39 a legacy 6857412950 of a 38c9253904 “company vibe 561d66d290 improvement project” 937ebf733c by a d08397abf4 CEO who’d ca17548131 launched a 0deb36505b notorious flop 467e3382a6 and fled eaab13174b to a 28704df07c foreign firm. The desk itself 8fa239099d didn’t matter, but fd1d33e498 unlike others, it 458bff6847 lacked a partition. If Dojun turned his 2b2f6d123c head, he’d see Sewon’s 0e03d821ef profile at work, unobstructed.bf3a5b42c26e720c

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    Sewon noticed Dojun, mid-call, 060fa8d63c rubbing his face with 22d345b726 the hand not holding 63b218d284 the phone.e59b8c391d3e3edf

    His rolled-up sleeve c35c97edf0 revealed a veined a9163571aa forearm, and Sewon, c846cedafb suddenly conscious of 7477ef1f9c it, turned away, 8dac5699ae feeling like he’d 73583b0b88 committed a crime.a3541a7760799dd2

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    1. Kkondae (꼰대): A Korean term for an older, authoritative figure who enforces outdated or rigid norms, often in a condescending manner. Here, it underscores the Division Head’s traditional, hierarchical demeanor.
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