The 3th Generation of the Chaebol Wants to Live Quietly - Chapter 231



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#231.

‘Should I finally play around with Oculus shares?’

“No. I won’t make this bigger… … No. Let’s take care of our own business first. Meet with HR Manager Jo Jeong-wook and tell him to meet with the employees who are excluded from the incentives and have them consult with you. It’s important to speak nicely. So that other employees don’t get agitated.”

“…All right.”

Team Leader Jo Seong-don also hesitated for a moment, but he couldn’t do it when he thought of Manager Kim Min-seok.

‘So this is what happens in the end.’

* * *

Public Relations Team Manager Kim Min-seok was so anxious that he couldn’t focus on his work even for a single day.

I didn’t even hear anything about KM Electronics’ sales reaching an all-time high or KM Electronics’ stock price breaking the 100,000 won mark.

On the one hand, he was just envious of the other cheering employees.

As the story of the KM Electronics and Walmart contract came up, smiles never left the employees’ faces.

I didn’t want to leave this good company. It was only after I thought about moving to another large company like Oseong Electronics that I realized how good a job KM Electronics is.

However, when Team Leader Cho Jeong-wook requested an interview, he began to feel anxious.

And the HR manager, Jo Jeong-wook, whom he met in the small conference room, did not say anything that was beyond his expectations.

“If possible, the company would also like to proceed with this quietly.”

“yes.”

“As you know, there have been some unfortunate events at the company. It’s not good for the future to continue to cause such unpleasant events.”

To be exact, it is because of the outstanding talent.

They think about the future while they are at the company. But if the management cuts employees at will, there is no reason to join KM Electronics.

If you just think about the annual salary, there are many companies that pay a lot of money.

Team Leader Cho Jeong-wook of the Human Resources Team was well aware that this issue was a sensitive one for recent internal job applicants.

“The director doesn’t want to complicate things by suing you to the prosecutor’s office. Instead, he wants you to handle things properly.”

“…I know.”

Kim Min-seok, who was already exhausted, did not say things like, “I feel wronged, I have been falsely accused.”

There was already a lot of talk about this within the PR team, and rumors continued to circulate within the company.

It’s not that someone started a rumor, it’s just that problems that have been building up have exploded.

The power he enjoyed by joining hands with partners using his position as manager was gone.

Team Leader Cho Jeong-wook also looked at him with pitying eyes. He had already met Team Leader Cho Seong-don and seriously discussed this issue. Director Choi Min-hyeok actually wanted to deal with it firmly by filing a complaint with the prosecution, but he blocked that.

Now, I said that it is not good for such an unpleasant article to come out at a time when KM Electronics is making great strides, and Director Choi Min-hyeok also acknowledged this.

“I would like to stand up for you if possible, but I can’t help it in this case. There are no employees who will defend you.”

“yes.”

“Furthermore, this incident was initiated by Director Choi Min-hyeok. Why did he have to bother with Secretary Oh Hye-jeong? I really can’t understand it.”

Even Manager Kim Min-seok, who had his head bowed, trembled when he heard the name ‘Director Choi Min-hyeok.’ Only after experiencing it did he realize how fearsome a person Director Choi Min-hyeok is at handling his work.

“… I would like to thank the company again for handling this matter so well. I will take responsibility for my actions.”

“okay.”

* * *

Manager Kim Min-seok had already placed his resignation letter, which he had written a while ago, on Manager Lee Yong-sik’s desk.

But Chief Lee Yong-sik was not surprised. He accepted the resignation letter with a calm face. In fact, Chief Kim Min-seok was lucky that he avoided being arrested by the prosecution.

‘If this had happened during the time of Executive Director Choi Hoon-yeol, he would have gone straight to prison… … .’

“Have you looked into other companies?”

Manager Kim Min-seok couldn’t even look at Manager Lee Yong-sik’s cold gaze.

“I plan to find out from now on.”

“okay?”

“sorry.”

He suffered so much mental distress from this incident that he could not possibly go on an interview with another company. He wanted to spend some time with his family.

“Tch, okay. I understand. Go to another company and try to adjust. You didn’t necessarily commit a mortal sin. But you were really lucky. If it had been Managing Director Kim Hyun-woo’s time, things wouldn’t have gone as smoothly as they have now.”

“…thank you.”

Manager Kim Min-seok began to organize his desk items one by one. He paid no attention to the harsh stares from the team members around him.

He simply nodded to the staff who occasionally offered words of comfort.

Memories of after I joined KM Electronics came flooding back.

There were many good things, and many difficult things.

Still, I never imagined that I would end up leaving the company like this.

But the gazes of those around me were unexpectedly cold.

There weren’t many people to comfort Manager Kim Min-seok as he packed his personal belongings and left.

Rather, there were more people who laughed.

[In the end, Manager Kim also quits the company.]

[I knew that guy would do that. Why would he leave so many people alone and bother Director Choi’s secretary, Oh Hye-jeong?]

[You said something happened when you went out to shoot an advertisement outside. You probably wouldn’t have thought of that while managing Secretary Oh Hye-jeong’s work.]

[Secretary Oh’s beauty is no joke.]

[But did Director Choi just end this by cutting it off?]

[I guess it’s because of Executive Director Choi Hoon-yeol or Managing Director Kim Hyeon-woo. If he just cuts employees at will, won’t the repercussions be burdensome?]

[Well, this incident is so pitiful that Director Choi Min-hyeok looks pitiful.]

[I saw Director Choi again because of this incident. At 20 years old, you can do things on your own. If you were like that even in the way you greeted your employees, would you honestly feel uneasy about going to work?]

[I agree with that. I like the way things were handled more than Collins’s performance. It makes me think that Director Choi is a human being.]

“… … .”

Manager Kim Min-seok clicked his tongue as he listened to the reactions of the employees who had been fired. Rather than cursing Director Choi Min-hyeok who had fired him, he was praising him.

He realized too late why Director Choi Min-hyeok had made things so complicated. If Director Choi Min-hyeok wanted to cut himself, he could do it in no time.

But the story was a bit different for the remaining employees.

‘… Is that why Director Lee Il-tae left it alone? No, maybe he’s already in the process of working on it.’

* * *

Manager Kim Min-seok’s resignation was just the beginning. After he left the company, there were also one or two people from each team who left the company.

And this incident also affected the satellite business unit.

Director Lee Il-tae is still holding on, but among the remaining employees, those who passed interviews at other companies have already quit one by one.

They also held out because they thought that at one point they would cut off Director Lee Il-tae and leave themselves alone.

However, the personnel team under the direction of Director Choi Min-hyeok was resolute.

They pressured the satellite division by raising issues about its performance during the interview.

Satellite business division executives had a lot to say, but few objected.

They too were all tired now. They really wanted to stop now.

Rather than staying at the company and being mentally abused, I would rather look for another company.

But in this case, KM Electronics executives and staff were surprisingly cold.

They did not like the executives and staff of the satellite business division who committed all kinds of mischief with Director Lee Il-tae on their backs.

The executives and staff of the satellite business division also admitted this themselves.

When Manager Heo Hoon realized the seriousness of the situation, he met Manager Lee Seok-woo at a bar with another employee.

“I can’t say that we did a good job. But I think that Director Choi went too far in this case. To be honest, under Director Lee Il-tae’s instructions… … .”

“Manager Heo, stop it.”

“But isn’t it unfair? To be honest, the satellite business itself was something that was carried out at the group level. What did we do wrong?”

Director Lee Seok-woo, who had been struggling to survive until now, let out a sigh.

He took a sip of his drink and stared blankly at Manager Heo Hoon, who was busy crying.

The other employees who attended this drinking party also just looked at Manager Heo Hoon.

Manager Lee Seok-woo clicked his tongue.

“You say that even when you look at Manager Choi Gu-man.”

“No, why are you talking about Manager Choi Gu-man?”

“Tch, you really have no sense. I don’t feel anything even when I look at the order in which we are reorganizing our satellite business unit. Oh, that’s not the important part.”

Vice President Lee Seok-woo gave examples of several people who recently moved positions within KM Electronics.

“Look at Team Leader Choi from the sales team. He had a hard time because he didn’t fit in with sales. He moved to marketing through this in-house training and is adapting well.”

“That’s… … .”

Only then did Manager Heo Hoon come to his senses. The story of the person involved in the job transfer that began to circulate within KM Electronics was not something to be taken lightly.

Because the company sends you to another team because it doesn’t fit your aptitude.

Of course, other companies have done this as well, but no company has done it as systematically as KM Electronics.

In particular, the company took care of each and every employee whose performance was poor and whose performance evaluation was problematic.

This is all being done under the direction of Director Choi Min-hyeok.

It wasn’t that obvious until now, but it was already a fact that most employees knew.

If you look at it that way, the executives and employees of the satellite business division could have easily moved to other business divisions.

“If you just stay still… … .”

Only then did Manager Lee Seok-woo open his mouth.

“But our satellite business division is an exception. According to Team Leader Cho Jeong-wook, Director Choi did not give permission. It was a decision he had made.”

“No, that’s… … .”

“It may be unfair, but the problem is that he has shown his performance so far. There is also information on bribes he received while managing outsourcing companies. If you look at the information collected, the Korean prosecutors will tell you to go away.”

“No, isn’t that illegal?”

“No. I was so dumbfounded that I met with the president of the partner company and asked him about it. He said that he would continue to do business with me if the audit team member told me the truth, so I told him the truth. He apologized to me right then and there, but I had nothing to say.”

“… … .”

Of course, bribery wasn’t limited to direct. No one in the satellite division was stupid enough to give or receive money to that extent.

However, the pressure disguised as hospitality is a bit different. Since the satellite business division mainly outsourced work, there were more problems like this than expected.

Those present at the event sighed and did not express any complaints.

Until recently, they had been telling Director Choi Min-hyeok to die at drinking parties, but now they have all given up on him for a long time.

“Manager Heo, you should look for another job. There’s nothing you can do now.”

“… … .”

Manager Heo Hoon filled a beer glass with soju and drank it all.

‘Is this really the end?’

* * *

The meeting of the National Competitiveness Enhancement Private Sector Committee originally failed to live up to its original purpose because the heads of large corporate groups did not participate.

However, this meeting was quite different from previous ones, perhaps because of the topic related to the digital satellite broadcasting business.

He attended the event as a vice president and executive director of large corporations including Daewoo Electronics.

Moreover, it was unusual for DL ​​Group Chairman Kim Sang-goo to participate.

The meetings themselves continued, but they were not regular meetings, so the pace was quite different from just talking about meeting each other.

Even Chairman Choi Yong-wook tilted his head at the atmosphere of this meeting, which he had not expected much from.

Butler Chae Yun-jip reported the situation that recently occurred at KM Electronics.

“Is it a problem if the guys who had problems quit?”

“Because that number is quite large.”

“… The other employees must have a lot to say. Didn’t that guy Minhyuk take that into consideration?”

“The atmosphere within the company is that everyone is on Director Choi Min-hyeok’s side. That’s because the reorganization was focused on employees who had a lot of problems.”

“Heh heh.”

Chairman Choi Yong-wook also inwardly stuck out his tongue at Choi Min-hyeok’s personnel management.

“Then you must have increased the number of new hires.”

“But Director Choi is strangely restrained in hiring new employees.”

“That’s a bit strange.”