Time Mansour - Chapter 108



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Episode 108: Cigarettes also sacrifice their bodies to shine

widely.

As soon as the lighter was turned on.

“Cough, cough.”

The tip of the cigarette turns red.

He holds a cigarette in one hand and blows smoke into the air.

In such thick smoke.

“When did you bring me cigarettes that you don’t even smoke?”

The director’s voice is squeaking out.

“Just in case.”

He muttered quietly so that his voice would not leak out of the smoke.

“You left on the pretext of smoking. Is that because you were suspicious of something?

“Yes. A little. Mr. Director, is there anything strange about this?”

“Well… I don’t know much about other things… If there’s anything strange, the director… ”

“The director?”

“What should I say? Doesn’t he sound like an executive or representative of some kind, rather than the typical director of a welfare facility? The way he speaks?”

I think the same way.

If this director felt that way too, then he must be right.

The horse was a real horse.

You must have met a lot of older people.

however.

‘Of course, it’s strange that the director is competent.’

But that wasn’t all I felt.

Everything was so well organized, including the director.

So I nod my head and add weight to the director’s words.

“That’s true. Doesn’t the overall atmosphere of the facility seem really good? The residents and the social workers.”

“That’s right. Honestly, the director seems capable. That’s why it’s strange. He doesn’t seem like the type of person who would be in a place like this…”

right.

The director had the qualities of a leader.

Both the staff and the facility users seemed satisfied with the current situation.

however.

No matter how excellent the director’s abilities as a manager are.

‘Is that possible?’

I couldn’t get that question out of my head.

While chewing his lips like that, he hesitated whether to speak or not.

“Are you suspecting something like abuse of the disabled?”

This manager asked me first.

In response to the director’s question, he quickly waved both hands. Smoke zigzagged into the air.

“No, that’s not it.”

“Then embezzlement?”

“No. No.”

“Then what are you so concerned about?”

No, it’s not an blatant, visible problem.

The cigarette smoke rose brilliantly from the flame, then soon disappeared into the air.

“I don’t know. But why do I feel so uneasy? Isn’t it just too… perfect?”

“Well, that’s right. Even just from the few words he speaks, I can tell that the director is no ordinary person. He seems to have come to the facility after doing something else. Perhaps there’s a story behind it?”

“That’s right. That’s right. That’s right… But this director.”

Pausing for a moment while speaking.

Bam.

Snap your fingers and drop the ashes on the floor.

And then he continued speaking.

“Can this manager satisfy both customers and employees? No. Have you ever seen such a leader?”

“yes?”

“If the employees work hard, the customers will be satisfied. On the other hand, if the employees have free time, the customers will complain. That’s usually the case.”

I think it’s similar for every company.

The better the manager was to the customers, the harder the staff worked.

The more the director values ​​human rights, the more satisfied the residents will be, but conversely, it will be a burden to social workers.

Not just any company, but a residential facility for the intellectually disabled.

Even when facility users use violence against social workers, resistance had to be minimized to avoid being misunderstood as an excessive response.

Overreaction and employee protection.

The reality of residential facilities for the disabled is that they maintain a tightrope walk in between.

But in this exemplary residential facility for the disabled that values ​​the rights of the disabled, the staff don’t even show any sign of fatigue?

“It’s so weird… I’ve never seen such an ideal case, not only in a disabled residential facility, but also in my company.”

I just didn’t understand.

“Ah. I don’t think it’s that bad. There must be some problems inside. We’ve only been here for a few dozen minutes.”

“Is that so? Could this be a misunderstanding?”

So I tilted my head and asked the director.

“What if today is payday? The New Year’s bonuses came out? Then the employees would be happy for a day, right? Right?”

“ah!”

I nodded my head and let out an exclamation of admiration at the director’s words without realizing it.

Yes, if you think about it, we’ve only seen the surface.

How could I know everything just by looking around?

‘It could just be my occupational disease.’

After hearing this director’s words, I had that thought.

It’s like if there are no bugs in software, you’re more anxious.

The facilities here seem to be so well-organized that it may be making me feel even more uncomfortable.

So while talking with this director.

Before I knew it.

The embers were slowly dying out.

As the cigarette butt turns to ash.

With wind material.

Brighten the world a little.

**

After a brief conversation with this director.

I went into the office.

Before we even sat down.

The director spreads out papers on the desk.

“You don’t have to go this far.”

“Still. You have to check for sure.”

“This is… an accounting ledger.”

“As you can see, there is absolutely no embezzlement or other corruption.”

Since I seem suspicious, he starts by revealing the pattern first.

The director glanced over the documents and nodded slightly.

“Surprisingly, the expenses are high.”

“There is no unnecessary spending. As you can see here, it is all the minimum necessary for the welfare of the residents.”

“That’s definitely true.”

It’s pretty well organized. Well, I don’t know how to read ledgers, but it looks pretty good.

Well, I didn’t feel like he was lying because he seemed more confident than anything else.

As I thought about it that way, the doubts that had remained in my mind began to gradually disappear.

bang.

suddenly.

Someone opened the door and came in.

Not an employee.

At first glance, you could tell that he was a resident of a residential facility.

When he saw us, he looked flustered and rolled his eyes without making eye contact.

They looked surprised that we were inside.

It seems like he used to come and go from the director’s office freely.

I felt a little puzzled, so I turned my head and looked at the director.

The director smiled bitterly at our gaze.

“This is my son.

After answering, he stood up from his seat.

He gently strokes his son’s head.

A son who is a head taller than me. I look at him with a warm smile.

I couldn’t hide the corners of my lips going up.

“Ah! Then the reason you established a residential facility for the disabled···”

“Yes. After sending the child away first, I couldn’t just leave him home alone.”

“Before that, you were doing something else.”

“Yes. I did quite well at Hwaseong Construction. I heard that they moved at a fairly young age.”

After giving such a short story, Tyler sends his son out.

bang.

In the meantime.

Director Lee and I exchanged glances.

A capable executive resigned and established a facility because of his son.

It was probable.

My doubts about the director gradually faded.

I’m totally inclined to put this on the donation app support list.

Maybe that’s why from then on, we mostly just had light conversations.

I was just looking at the documents like that, flipping through them.

Suddenly something caught my eye.

“Are there a total of twenty residents?”

I asked the question without thinking much.

There are only twenty people in this large facility.

Because it was a small number.

I thought there must be a reason.

“Compared to the size of the facility, there are fewer natives than expected.”

He lowered his head and muttered as if talking to himself.

Oddly enough.

There is no answer from the other side.

Let me raise my head.

“Yes, that’s right. Since there are few original students, the support money is not as generous as other places.

The answer came out of the director’s mouth late.

After saying that.

Gulp.

The director swallows.

A very quiet facility.

Even the slightest swallowing sound was audible.

what.

At what point did you panic just now?

For a split second, doubts flashed like sparks.

In an instant.

Something flashed through my mind.

so.

He lowered his head again and began to look through the papers.

“But.”

“yes?”

“Fifteen people have left the facility in the past three years.”

Come to think of it, there was a way to satisfy both the social workers and the residents.

okay.

It would have been better not to have created the problem in the first place.

Slowly placing the documents down on the table.

“There are only twenty residents now, but fifteen of them have moved out?”

He raised his head.

The director’s eyes turn bewildered.

“That··· So. Where is this···”

He can’t speak and stutters.

‘Voluntary withdrawal. No. No. It would be forced withdrawal.’

Being noisy, violent, or threatening due to frequent outbursts.

In any case, there are cases where residents become uncontrollable for various reasons.

‘They just sent it out.’

It’s a surprisingly simple solution.

You shouldn’t have created the problem in the first place.

Of course, it was impossible to force them out.

however.

Anyway, most of the users who cause problems are people with severe developmental disabilities.

It was as if he had no cognitive ability of his own.

So, assuming that he had agreed, he could be sent out just by stamping his seal.

It was especially easy for people with developmental disabilities who had no family or relatives.

After the facility manager has determined that the facility is capable of becoming self-sufficient.

If the resident who does not have cognitive ability consents.

then.

“A. There were no coercive measures.”

It will not be a forced withdrawal.

On the surface, it was treated as a voluntary withdrawal.

He was moved to a home for the disabled where he could live independently.

Even those with severe developmental disabilities who require care.

Okay.

There was nothing more to see.

“I’m sorry. I don’t think I can include you in the sponsorship group.”

He said only dry words and got up from his seat.

Okay then.

“I think you’re misunderstanding. There’s absolutely no legal problem. No. Just a moment.”

The director gets up quickly. He raises his hands and grabs the air.

He seems like a meticulous gentleman, but I think he let his guard down.

Well, it was worth it.

Normally, there is no way a single developer would know about this.

So the director must have responded more complacently.

**

Let’s turn the car key.

The engine roars quietly.

After this manager put his hands on the steering wheel.

“It’s amazing. I’ve never seen Youngjun’s intuition be wrong.”

He mutters toward the glass window in front.

“What’s the catch? It’s just a coincidence.”

“You seem to know me too well for it to be a coincidence. But how did you know?”

Asked me.

“It’s nothing. It’s an issue that has been talked about for several years now.”

“Youngjun, you’re not really that interested in current affairs.”

“I’ve been looking for articles periodically for a long time about residential facilities for the disabled.”

“why?”

“Because I didn’t want to live with my older sister.”

The director licks his lips. He starts to say something but then stops.

Let’s talk about something else.

“I guess the director is trying to run the business well.”

“That’s right. If money was the goal, they would have accepted just any resident.”

The facility where your child lives. You probably want to run it without any problems.

so.

I picked and chose customers. I focused on customers who needed less attention.

Leaving behind only those with relatively mild developmental disabilities.

The rest were sent out into society.

“I won’t add this to the sponsorship list.”

“yes.”

There was no need to speak at length.

Even if you don’t know now.

There was plenty of room for problems to arise later.

Most people have severe developmental disabilities and lack cognitive abilities.

They may say that they left the facility on their own to become independent.

I wonder if other people will believe it?

If you ask me the opposite.

Honestly, I don’t think so.