Time Mansour - Chapter 68
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Episode 68: The Fearful Person
“The director is the interviewer?”
Manager Chae looked at me and tried to pick up the tteokbokki.
Slippery.
Make a fuss.
The fork slid and lightly tapped the plate.
“That’s what happened.”
“You’ve never been in an interview before, right?”
“Well, that’s right. In fact, I think it’s non-existent.”
I’ve sat in the interviewer’s seat a few times.
Because I was an interviewer who selected internal candidates, that is, to fill the quota.
It was a bit odd to say that I had conducted an interview.
In effect, we are inviting someone with absolutely no experience as an external expert.
Honestly, even I thought it was a bit of a funny situation.
“I think it’s because of Director Kim. Well, I don’t know the details either.”
“Huh? What are you talking about? How does the director know the managing director?”
Manager Chae asked, stuffing his mouth full of tteokbokki.
He looks at me with wide eyes, as if he still doesn’t understand.
“I had some trouble with Director Kim.”
“Trouble? With the managing director?
“Yes. He suddenly started having rashes.”
“why?”
“That’s why I don’t know at all. I’m not the same as before… Honestly, I can’t even tell.”
And then I let out a sigh. I felt a tingling sensation on the tip of my tongue.
The spicy taste came up late, and I reached out for the glass.
Take a sip of your drink and then swallow it down the back of your throat.
After calming his mouth like that, he continued speaking.
“So, Executive Director Kim. How is the internal evaluation?”
“Well. I don’t really know…”
“Please tell me at least what you know.”
Manager Chae looked up at the ceiling as if trying to think.
After a while, the red, swollen lips open up and down.
“It’s just ambiguous. His abilities aren’t too outstanding, but they’re not too bad either. His personality… Just like a typical corporate executive?”
“Nothing special? Is that what you’re saying?”
“Yes. He’s not a very unconventional character. That’s what I’ve heard.”
That’s a bit of a surprising answer.
This means that he is not a completely crazy person, but rather a person within the normal range.
so.
I don’t know even more.
Why did a normal person pick a fight with me when he was meeting me for the first time?
The more I think about it, the more my head hurts.
He started talking with his eyes slightly frowned.
“What did I···”
Wait a minute. I cut him off mid-sentence. My head started to feel tingly, so I put my hands on my head. My hair tangled and made a rustling sound.
He sometimes does this when he eats spicy food. Then I looked at Manager Chae to continue talking.
“How far did I… talk?”
I couldn’t remember what I was going to say. And then, at that moment, I felt itchy again, so I scratched my head in embarrassment.
“This is Executive Director Kim.”
“Ah! That’s right. So… I don’t know why you hate me.”
“This is something new. Even the world’s best CEO Jeong is hated.”
“I took a year off. I guess I’m starting to lose my senses.”
“Hey, sir. That intuition is a talent. How can it disappear after just one year of rest?”
Manager Chae waved his hand with a smile.
“What about talent? It’s talent. It just happened because I lived like this.”
I just laughed awkwardly.
“Anyway, I’ll see you again at the interview. Do your best. I wouldn’t worry if you were the director.”
“I’m worried. I don’t know why I’m angry, but how do I resolve it?”
I just smiled, half-resigned.
Because I adapted to life as a freeloader too quickly.
I have vague memories of those days when I was working at a company and had to be mindful of others’ opinions.
Well, there isn’t as much urgency as there was back then.
So I didn’t even hope to persuade Executive Director Kim.
Please don’t go and fight. I’m preparing for the interview with that kind of mindset.
“So is it confirmed that you’ll switch to Kubernetes?”
“Yes. That’s why everyone is on high alert these days.”
Manager Chae frowns.
Quite a big change.
Because we need to overhaul the system.
This must be an unpleasant situation for the staff.
“Oh my. As we talk, I feel like I want something spicy.”
Then he lifted the fork again.
Representative Chae’s cheeks are bulging out.
“Let’s eat together. You’re eating it all by yourself.”
“Who told you not to eat it?”
Manager Chae answers without even looking at me.
so.
I too lifted my fork.
We continued talking for a while without stopping.
I continued to ask Manager Chae about the internal situation of the company.
I need to know the general situation so that I can go to the interview and at least imitate the interviewer.
As I was talking with that thought in mind, I emptied the pot.
Before I knew it.
My stomach is starting to hurt a little.
My back bends on its own.
**
Kubernetes.
A container management system that automatically deploys apps.
It is one of the open sources that automatically manages cloud services.
As far as I know, there has never been a case of a complete conversion of this scale in the country.
If the system transition is successful, Ive will probably become the first in the country.
The problem is.
It’s a problem because it’s too difficult.
It is very different from existing development methods.
It’s a heavy tool, but it’s good.
There were so many things to consider appropriately depending on the environment.
I have run a similar environment myself, so I know the difficulties well.
That’s why I’m worried.
‘I guess I really have to choose good people.’
Because the platform engineers who actually run the operation are the most important.
Both the program and the server must have a high level of understanding.
yes.
Communication skills also had to be excellent.
Because there had to be constant coordination between server engineers and developers.
That’s why it was harder for me.
Because I was the only one on the team who could do development.
As I sat there, lost in thought,
Gulp.
I could hear the sound of water flowing from the boat.
“I’m dying. I’m dying.”
My stomach hurts so much.
He sits on the toilet and frowns.
Is it because I ate too much spicy food?
I was going back and forth to the bathroom all day.
I stare at the tile wall with a tissue in my hand.
I thought it was all over now.
If you try to stand up again.
“Oh. It keeps doing this.”
In the end, it all comes down to one thing.
Because it’s just like our lives.
A groan escaped my lips without me knowing.
“···”
Well, I’m just saying.
My stomach hurts, so I guess it’s affecting my head too.
After clutching my stomach and groaning like that for a long time.
I could only come out of the bathroom after I heard the sound of water running.
I passed the sink like that and went straight out into the living room.
**
There were three interviewers.
Me, Executive Director Kim, and a male employee of my age called Manager Choi.
The interview began without even greeting Executive Director Kim.
A heavy, settled atmosphere.
Between me and Executive Director Kim, Manager Choi was just watching.
After such a long silence.
As the interview progressed.
Director Kim’s harsh remarks began in earnest.
“Is being an engineer a workaholic?”
“If I can’t go to work on weekends because of my family, I won’t be able to cope if I have a disability. I’ll just have to shut down the server, right?”
“If you’re going to argue about your work and my work, it would be better to go to a field where the work is clearly defined.”
Every single comment sounds familiar.
Memories of those days come back vividly.
Because of that, the atmosphere strangely became like a stressful interview.
Interviewers rarely shrug their shoulders.
“Education, grades, and qualifications don’t matter. We only look at two things: ability and mind. Do you understand?”
Director Kim continued to say similar things with a frown on his face.
Education, grades, and qualifications have already been filtered out from the documents, and the interview is originally a place to evaluate both practical ability and mindset.
Well, that’s not wrong.
Anyway, I feel like the atmosphere is getting heavier.
so.
To change the mood a bit, I asked a light question.
“It seems like you’ve been working as a cloud engineer for a long time. Do you have any development experience?”
“I··· tried a little bit of Java and Python···.”
You’re saying you’ve never done it. That makes sense. Most of them are server engineers.
However, I personally thought it would be good if it was someone with development experience, so I nodded and drew a question mark on the resume of the interviewee who had just answered.
And I tried to move on to the next question naturally.
“You probably learned it at school. You didn’t actually do it.”
Executive Director Kim is nitpicking.
“Yes… but I’m confident I can do it well if you just tell me to.”
“If you could do everything you were told to do, there wouldn’t be anyone in the world who couldn’t do it, right?”
Executive Director Kim, who conducts interviews with a consistent attitude.
Looking at that sight.
Manager Choi also shook his head slightly, wondering if it was a bit too much.
“Cough, cough.”
“Where does it hurt?”
“I’m sorry. I have weak bronchial tubes. On days when there is a lot of fine dust, I sometimes sneeze.”
“Then, rather than having an interview, I think you should take care of your health first.”
wow.
Now they even say something about coughing.
The interviewer lowers his head and cannot continue speaking.
The interviewer realized that he had failed and stood up weakly.
“People these days have no tenacity. They only care about appearances. If they go to the extent of causing problems to the respiratory tract because of fine dust.”
Behind him, Executive Director Kim blurts out a word.
A meaningful smile.
I don’t know if it’s a victim mentality.
For some reason, it felt like eyes were focused on me.
It seems like you’re just picking a fight, so just ignore it.
I definitely thought that way in my head.
“That’s right. Mr. Kim. What about fine dust? What is fine dust? In our time, we went to work breathing in tear gas. Right?”
Other words came out of his mouth.
I looked at Executive Director Kim without realizing it and smiled faintly.
Director Kim looked at me with a bewildered expression at my words.
Not only Manager Choi, but even the interviewee who was about to leave turned his head and looked at me.
of course.
No matter how old I am, I don’t look like I’m forty.
You might be wondering what I’m talking about.
“Are you kidding me right now?”
As expected, Director Kim glares at me, angry.
The sound of deep breathing fills the interview room.
He is a seasoned person who has risen to the level of an executive.
Because I can’t deal with Director Kim like that with words.
So just.
“I really miss those days.”
I looked up at the drywall on the ceiling vaguely.
As if I had actually lived in that era.
**
Break time.
I came into the bathroom for a moment.
I don’t really wash my hands often.
therefore.
A person should not do things he has not done before.
The moment you turn up the bathroom faucet.
At that moment.
suddenly.
I heard Executive Director Kim’s voice from the side.
A shadow appears and stands next to me.
“Mr. Jeong Yeong-jun. He is truly an amazing person. Isn’t there a developer whose name you don’t know?”
He raised his head and looked at the mirror in front of him and asked me a question.
“So you’re fearless? Well, everyone around you praises you so much. There’s nothing in the world you’re afraid of, right?”
“No way. I’m so scared.”
That’s how I answer while looking at myself in the mirror.
“What’s so scary about the world’s greatest Jeong Yeong-jun?”
When I heard the question, “What are you afraid of?”
I turn my head in the mirror and look at Executive Director Kim.
“Food waste.”
“yes?”
“I’ve seen people eat it.”
Honestly, it only gets that scary.
To feel fear of people, that is.
Then he shook the water off his hands. Pitter-patter. A drop of water flew into the air and landed on Director Kim’s face reflected in the mirror.
An expression clearly showing confusion.
Towards that wet mirror.
“Isn’t that so?”
I blurted out another word without thinking.