Time Mansour - Chapter 67
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Episode 67: It’s Not Like It Used to Be
The enviable daily life of siblings.
The sight of the siblings bickering with each other just seemed enviable to me.
but.
The two of them seemed embarrassed by it.
“I’m sorry. I made you look like you shouldn’t have.”
The two people fought for a long time and then came to their senses belatedly.
I blush when I realize I’m there.
He waved his hand at the embarrassed siblings.
“No. You two seem to get along well. I envy you.”
“We’re on good terms. This kid… No. When I think about how I’m suffering because of my brother… Really.”
“I’m sorry. He’s rude. I’ll apologize on his behalf.”
This representative pretends to be polite and straightens his clothes for no reason.
Clearly, he fought with them too, but he speaks as if it were all the director’s fault.
‘You are my heavenly brother.’
That’s what I thought.
For a while, silence lingered in the office.
“I don’t think you’ve answered yet. What kind of relationship do you two have?”
The representative spoke first. He persistently repeated the same question.
The director closes his mouth before answering.
I’m also hesitating for a moment.
It’s a bit ambiguous.
We’re too far apart to be called friends.
Because we are on a comfortable level for business.
After thinking about it for such a short moment,
“We’re friends. We’re friends.”
“We’re just friends.”
Director Lee and I both gave the same answer at the same time. Hehe. I couldn’t help but laugh.
This director also laughs awkwardly. Because we’ve been through some hardships together recently because of Mina’s love life. After that, it feels like we’ve become a little closer. How should I put it? It feels like we’ve developed a kind of camaraderie.
While we were laughing together like that.
Are you a friend? The representative nodded twice with a relieved expression.
And then he carefully brings up the main topic.
“Well, it would be better if you two were friends. Then, wouldn’t you like to work together? We’re planning to convert the entire system to Kubernetes-based. So I think it would be good if Youngjun came to our company.”
Unable to answer the completely unexpected question, I looked at Director Lee with a puzzled expression.
Didn’t you tell me about myself? Looking at me with those eyes.
The director looks at me with a rather troubled expression.
“I told you clearly, Youngjun, that I would never do it. But.”
The director paused for a moment and turned his head toward the CEO.
And then he continues speaking.
“But my brother and I don’t communicate well. Youngjun understands.”
The director shrugs. Seeing that, the representative lifts his finger to say something, then glances at my face and slowly lowers it again.
Because he is a person with a certain social status and dignity.
If it were just those two, there would have been a loud noise like before.
Well. Anyway, my answer was already set.
I was trying to make it clear that I had no intention of working.
suddenly.
Knock. Knock.
There was a knock on the door. At the same time, I turned my head to look at the door. And soon, an unfamiliar voice came through the door.
“Sir, here I come.”
“Yes, please come in.”
The door opened and a middle-aged man appeared. He glanced at me and walked slowly. Then he stopped in front of the representative and bowed his head slightly.
“I’m sorry. I have to have my next meeting soon, and I just wanted to ask how much longer it will take.”
“Ah. Okay. Just wait. I’ll just listen to Youngjun’s answer and go.”
The CEO turns his head toward me with a smile. He is sitting on the chair with his hands clasped together. I am looking at this CEO who is looking at me with such a relaxed look.
“I don’t have any desire to join a company yet.”
I indicated my intention to refuse.
“Can you tell me the real reason?”
I think my words were misunderstood. I think he misunderstood that I was beating around the bush and rejecting me.
so.
“I’m just a little tired of work life and relationships. I want to rest a little more for the time being.”
He explained it clearly and clearly.
however.
“I think what you just said is a bit harsh.”
I think he feels hurt.
It wasn’t the representative, but Executive Director Kim who was standing next to him.
Director Kim, who stands upright while looking at me.
‘What is this? This is embarrassing.’
Why did he suddenly do that? What on earth made him so angry? I thought over and over again what I had said, but I couldn’t find a single point that could make me angry.
“Director Kim?”
The CEO and Director Lee also look flustered at Executive Director Kim’s sudden rash actions.
Seeing that sight.
‘I’ve lost a lot of feelings too.’
Suddenly, that thought occurred to me.
If it were like before, I would have immediately figured out why he was angry. But since I don’t run into people often, my ability to respond has definitely not been as good as before.
A fleeting moment.
I try to organize it again in my head.
An older executive. We’re meeting for the first time. And he’s yelling in front of the CEO? He’s not even the CEO. He’s the one who owns the majority of the shares.
‘Oh my. I really don’t get it. There’s no reason to be so sensitive.’
Is there something inside that I don’t know about? I thought about that for a moment, then shook my head.
Because both the director and the CEO looked like they didn’t understand English.
They were also very embarrassed by Kim’s actions.
So I hesitated and was unable to answer.
“It sounds like there’s a problem with our company. Is that right?”
Executive Director Kim says what he wants to say.
‘You interpreted what I said like that?’
It felt like complete exaggeration.
It seems like the right thing to do to show excessive loyalty to your representative.
I don’t know why it’s suddenly like this.
There’s not much time left until the contract renewal. But why was I the target? I just got in. You probably don’t know what the situation is right now. I kept thinking about it, but I just couldn’t understand it.
Anyway, it seems like he has his own urgent circumstances.
“Ah. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.”
I was going to give a quick apology and move on.
“Shouldn’t the person who should be apologizing to you, not me?”
Director Kim is still glaring at me.
The representative grabbed the managing director’s arm and shook his head from side to side.
“Director Kim! Can you stop now?”
The director even shouted. He glared at Executive Director Kim with an angry expression.
“I… am sorry.”
After hearing the loud noise, Executive Director Kim lowered his head in embarrassment. It seems he realized belatedly that something was strange in the atmosphere. He probably didn’t know that I was an acquaintance of Director Lee. It seems he scared me for no reason, thinking I was an ordinary employee.
“Whew. Mr. Kim, you should go out. And you can talk to me later.”
The representative’s low voice echoes through the office. Kim, the executive director, steps on the floor and leaves weakly, his voice trailing off.
“I’m sorry. I see a lot of things I don’t like today.”
“No, it’s okay.”
“You must be very angry.”
I shook my head at the director’s words.
Honestly, I wasn’t angry. It was just that my pride was a little hurt. After taking a year off, I realized that my customer service skills had gone bad. I felt a little bitter because of that thought.
“If you have nothing more to say, may I leave?”
The mood wasn’t getting any better, so I was about to get up.
“Youngjun. Have you ever thought about trying something else for a short period of time?”
This manager turns me around.
If it had been the representative’s words, I would have just turned around and walked out.
Because it was a question that came out of the director’s mouth, I stood there awkwardly for a while before sitting down again.
Since he knows my personality, I wanted to hear what he had to say.
“What’s going on?”
“I’m an external interviewer. Our data center is now complete, so we need to add more people.”
“Do private companies also use external interviewers?”
“That… I think it might be necessary.”
Then, the director took a deep breath. The representative next to him nodded as well.
Why are they both acting like that all of a sudden? I thought to myself as I blankly stared at Director Lee, and then I got an unexpected answer.
“I’m in charge of the data center. That was Executive Director Kim just now. But as you can see, the situation has come to the point where I can’t trust him with the interview.”
After speaking, the siblings smiled bitterly with the same expression.
The worry is clearly visible on his face.
**
After breaking up with Director Lee, I immediately contacted Manager Chae.
I don’t know anything about the internal workings. I need to know the basics of how the company operates to be able to interview.
Unfortunately, this manager was someone who knew nothing about IT.
Asking him wouldn’t be of much help. So I decided to contact the person who seemed to know the most. He’d be in the building next door, so it wouldn’t be hard to meet him.
So you come out of the building.
Spring rain was wetting the ground.
As employees leaving work get off the bus, umbrellas open.
phut.
One umbrella blooms. Umbrellas bloom one after another.
Flowers that bloom when it rains. Various flowers walked along the streets. They avoided puddles and stepped on the pavement blocks. Every time they walked as if they were dancing, water droplets splashed. The bottom of their pants became damp.
There is a sharp contrast in the trousers, when the line reaches down to the lower leg.
“Director!”
I was able to meet Manager Chae. He looked tired, as if he had just gotten off work. But he waved happily as soon as he saw me.
“You must have just finished work. I’m sorry for calling you out.”
“No, I just happened to be craving something spicy.”
“Spicy food?”
“Yes. You’re the only person around me who likes spicy food. I thought it was a good idea. Would you like some spicy tteokbokki?”
“Can’t I order one serving?”
“Yes. It’s a famous restaurant. I’ve always wanted to come here, but there’s really no one around here who eats spicy food.”
Then, Manager Chae walks ahead.
**
The tteokbokki we ordered arrived, and Manager Chae lifted his fork.
“I have a question.”
I carefully brought up the main point first.
“Yes. What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing special. How is the atmosphere inside Ive?”
“Huh? Did you get an offer to scout our company?”
“No. That’s not it… No. That’s true too. I declined the offer. The problem is that I took on another job.”
“What is it?”
“I’m an external interviewer. I nodded in agreement, but I actually don’t know anything about the company.
“An external interviewer? The director?”
“Yes. Well. That’s what happened.”
I’ll skip the detailed story and get to the main point.
But the agent still didn’t seem to understand what I was saying.
And then towards the agent.
“How’s Aib? Are you having any problems these days? Especially Director Kim. What did he do?”
He started asking questions in a chaotic manner.
The agent still tilted his head in confusion at my unorganized question.
He just looks at me with an expression that says he doesn’t understand at all.