YongHo couldn’t help but be surprised when he felt an envelope while wearing his coat.
When he grabbed the envelope, he could feel its contents. When he took it out, there were about 10 yellow notes in there. (1 Yellow note = 50,000KRW ≈ 43.5USD)
The only time this could happen, in his opinion, was when his arm was grabbed by the employee from the cooperating company yesterday night.
He swore subconsciously. He hated complicated situations like these. YongHo creased his face and took out the envelope.
YongHo looked at the watch on his wrist and called assistant manager Seo.
“Oh, really? I don’t know what it is, but just leave it there. We aren’t getting any overtime pay anyway, just think of it as overtime pay.”
‘What does he mean by ‘I don’t know what it is but think of it as overtime pay’?’
There was no overtime pay even if he worked until 11 p.m. Anyway, it wasn’t like he had any when he worked in Seoul.
“Hey, I said you can think of it as overtime pay. You received it so you take care of it.”
Even with the heavy atmosphere, he needed to got owork.
Rough panting sounds could be heard from YongHo’s mouth. Testing the POS’s weren’t easy.
Despite the cold weather nearing winter, he was sweating.
The interior was finally being finished when it was less than 3 days before the opening.
And that only ended 3 days before the opening.
“50 are still left.”
Listening to an employee, who was sent here from another team, YongHo screamed in his heart. He felt that his arms were being pulled out, and his legs were trembling.
The problem was that there were some stores with unfinished network construction. Stores that were locked, stores which were open but had no desks to put the POS’s on.
“It’s not easy, huh.”
An employee from Shinseki I&C’s intra-company groupware management team smiled and said.
“How many times did you do this?”
And looked at YongHo. He seemed to be asking – ‘Aren’t you the youngest in yours too?’.
YongHo was also the youngest in his team. Even while conversing, they were moving the POS’s. They put the POS’s in each of the brand stores before moving on to the next.
They started in the morning but it was sunset when all the work was finished.
They had some rest after dinner. YongHo approached the employee from the cooperating company he talked to yesterday.
Of course, it was half on his will, and half against his will.
After checking the time with his watch, YongHo took out the envelope from last night.
“Don’t worry about it, and just take it. This is nothing.”
The employee from the cooperating company kept pushing the envelope YongHo took out.
The employee from the cooperating company kept refusing the envelope from YongHo. However YongHo was also resolute.
The employee from the cooperating company didn’t do this for one or two days. He could feel YongHo’s seriousness from his stiff face and his resolute voice.
“I understand.”
When YongHo saw his watch, it was already pointing at 8. Looking at his watch, YongHo thought.
‘So not anyone can be Gab(bossy), huh…’
When he went to the office, Seo JooShin was already waiting there. He was looking at the test report that YongHo wrote.
“Yes. Is there any problem……?”
“Yes. Shall we test right away?”
He just left it to YongHo as a final check. These kind of problems must not be happening now.
Down.
It was switched off and on, but it didn’t work normally.
That needed to happen in order to compare the final count against the sales to see if there’s anything missing. That count was stopped on the number before the error occurred.
Seo JooShin quietly swore. They only had 3 days until the opening. Moreover, the POS’s were already installed in the stores.
Seo JooShin talked one-sidedly and ended the call. YongHo had a déjà vu.
“We need a drink. Everybody’s there right?”
“Come with us, Mr.YongHo.”
The second get together started.
It was one day nearer to the opening and there were more people. Amongst them, there was an employee from Shinseki I&C who YongHo moved the POS’s together with.
“Oh, yes. Nice to meet you. I’m called Lee YongHo.”
“D, DS?”
It was the first time YongHo heard of the things the guy who named himself Won JaeJin spoke.
In Shinseki there is a personnel management system called the occupational grouping.
Development specialists who specializes in developing.
And the treatment for each occupational group was also different.
“How much did you receive when you came here?”
Won JaeJin was very direct with his questions.
“30s?”
YongHo unconsciously nodded his head.
Won JaeJin held up 4 fingers while speaking. It implied 40s.
“There, you see that guy in the middle?”
“That person is a generalist, and we’re DS’s. We’re doing the same work but we receive less money.”
The man who Jeong DanBi directly scouted.
YongHo was treated as a hero amongst the development specialists of Shinseki. And they had expectations that he maybe able to change their positions.
It was YongHo’s opinion after listening to Won JaeJin’s explanation.
The annual salary system of a big company was complication itself.
‘So complicated…’
The total was many times higher than when he worked as an intern or when he was offered a job from the ‘escort agency’.
Personnel management systems were developed in such way that they tried to decrease labor costs rather than give benefits.
The word ‘development specialist’ sounded like they were professionals that specialized in developing, but within the company, they were basically subcontractors.
When glasses of alcohol went inside him, Won JaeJin’s face started to change into a tinge of red. There was one reason why he wanted to become a generalist.
He wanted to receive more money.
“No matter what anyone says, Mr. YongHo is in the closest position with the powers of the company. No matter how much we employees complain, we won’t be able to change anything, but if the owner speaks a word, then everything would change, won’t it? So we’re wondering if Mr.YongHo could tell team leader Jeong DanBi ……”
When Won JaeJin first entered this company, he said he didn’t know what a development specialist was. Even for the others, they were the same. The only thought they had was that they were entering a big company. The human resources team also said that they were specialized in developing programs and they didn’t mention anything about salary.
The most important thing was that nobody knew this before they entered the company.
The sudden personnel management system, and the people who were harmed due to that when entering. Why does this company only want to exploit the employees… YongHo was bitter when remembered his experience from his intern days and he drank another glass of alcohol.
In a place without the lion, the fox was the king.
YongHo, who saw that, drank the a glass for the last time and he returned to his room with Won JaeJin while swearing.
The main work of Shinseki I&C, a data processing company, was not developing programs.
They were in a similar situation to KO Telecom.
Of course, it was an employee from a cooperating company.
“How long will it take?”
If it was No JunWoo from KO Telecom, he would have called for the president of the cooperating company by now.
“Hey, listen here. We’re opening the day after tomorrow, and you think you can say ‘you don’t know when’?’
The person from the cooperating company made an excuse with a mosquito-like-small voice. Seo JooShin seemed frustrated as he raised his voice.
“Then wouldn’t you need to just change the POS?”
At Seo JooShin’s reaction, the person from the cooperating company peeked at YongHo.
“Assistant manager, why don’t we smoke for a bit?”
A moment later, Seo JooShin came back with the cooperating company. Then, he looked towards YongHo who was sitting in the office.
The problem came over to YongHo.
Of course, he could fix it. It wasn’t YongHo’s area so he didn’t interfere until now, but when Seo JooShin asked, YongHo quietly nodded.
Translator’s notes
Regular chapter 2/3
Uhhh, it seems I went a bit overboard in that last chapter (keikaku doori? Lol, but I am serious. I can drop this novel any time.)….
I won’t drop this project. Don’t worry.
Nice reading~
Translator : Chamber