Hyunwoo should have been happy that he had definitely gotten one step closer to conquering Choi Go-eun.
However,
'Fck, fck'
"Hyunwoo, are you still compiling the data we talked about earlier?"
"Just 10 minutes… No, I'll report right away."
It wasn't just Hyunwoo. All the members of the Organization Innovation TF team were having the busiest time.
Comprehensive review!
It was a hellish word to an office worker who would shiver just hearing it.
In a word, it was to throw away all the results of time and effort invested so far and start over. It was to delete a well-raised character and raise it from level 1 again. That was what 'comprehensive review' meant.
'No, it's harder than raising a character from the beginning.'
Since you have to find problems and supplementary measures in the original project and proceed, the second round is much harder than the first round. If it goes to the third round, what happens next… I don't even want to imagine it.
So it's best to get approval at once. The moment you get rejected once, the difficulty increases by a factor of two.
All the team members, including Hyunwoo, had experience writing plans or reports, so they were fully aware that the current situation was not good.
A quick glance
In a busy situation where there was no time to even drink a glass of water, Hyunwoo turned his head and looked at Choi Go-eun.
Her hair was neatly combed back, and her suit was sharp and wrinkle-free, like the combat uniform of a private on 100 days of leave. Behind her black horn-rimmed glasses, her intense gaze and her usual poker face.
Choi Go-eun looked the same as ever. However, Hyunwoo
Knock knock knock
could check Choi Go-eun's condition to some extent through her fingers nervously tapping on the document.
[User: Choi Go-eun]
[Age: 33] [Height: 171] [Weight: 61]
[Physical Strength: 9/10] [Attraction: 9(+1)/10] [Sexual Desire: 2/10] [Mental Strength: 10/10]
[Satisfaction: Locked] [Likeability: Locked]
[Psychological Message]
[Satisfaction] that her abilities were recognized
[Anticipation] for the company's successful innovation
[Confidence] as a team leader
[Disdain] for incompetent employees
[Contempt] for insecure opposite sex
Of course, Choi Go-eun's condition, as confirmed by the work system, was not even a little bit trembling. What was especially surprising was [Mental Strength], which was the highest level, so it didn't move at all.
And that also meant that Hyunwoo and the rest of the team were still buried in work and would be torn apart.
"Hyunwoo! Not yet?"
"Go...going. Team Leader."
So Hyunwoo couldn't just laugh happily. .........…..
Bang
'Ahhh… Is this the rejection again?'
TF Team Manager Kwon Yongchan had a gut feeling when he saw Choi Go-eun nervously putting the approval board down on the desk. The second round was a failure.
The report that the entire team had reviewed while working overtime until 2 AM yesterday was definitely rejected again at the meeting this morning.
"Haa..."
'I should have just been in the budget team.'
Manager Kwon still believed in Choi Go-eun's abilities. Two special promotions. Appointment as the youngest team leader. He thought the projects she was in charge of would progress smoothly. However, in the end, he should have given up on wanting to be transferred to the Seoul branch without even knowing the topic.
This was Manager Kwon's complaint that he had to work overtime again today.
"Everyone… I'll make corrections and resubmit the report."
Her voice was husky and straight as usual, but Choi Go-eun's wrinkle-free forehead was slightly wrinkled.
...........
Kkwaang
Sudden
This time, the approval board was thrown roughly on the desk, so much so that even the employees in the next department looked up in surprise.
The pile of documents inside the approval board fell to the floor as if they were flying around.
"Today... everyone should leave work early."
Choi Go-eun bit her lip and suppressed her anger, sending all her team members home. Hyunwoo and the other team members, who had been working overtime until dawn for two weeks, were secretly happy to be alive,
'Eek'
Everyone sneaked out of the office at the sight of their team leader, who looked like he could explode like a bomb at the slightest touch.
"Haa..."
Choi Go-eun, who had vowed to never reveal her personal feelings in front of her subordinates, finally let out a deep sigh when all her team members had left work.
'Where did it go wrong?'
After hearing from the CEO that the headquarters director and team leaders had negative feelings about the project she was promoting, Choi Go-eun tried several times to persuade them.
She visited each and every one of them to interview and persuade them. She even held a meeting to hear their opinions and reflect them in the report.
However, the CEO's answer in today's report was no different. To be exact, the ones who had not changed were the headquarters director and team leaders. This was the third rejection.
Kkwak
She wanted to throw the report in their faces, but Choi Go-eun held the pencil tightly as if she was going to break it.
Her pride was hurt by the second rejection. She thought that she had failed to understand and persuade the company members due to her lack of ability.
However, after being rejected for the third time today, I wonder if they are trying to undermine and destroy me regardless of my work ability.
'Because I'm a woman? Or because I'm too young?'
Clearly, Choi Go-eun has received an unusual promotion compared to her peers and seniors. However, she has never doubted her promotion. It was not due to luck, connections, or other tricks, but rather, it was the result of pure performance.
'I even turned down an offer of double the salary.'
The foreign company offered her an unconventional condition. Choi Go-eun was able to firmly reject the offer because of her affection for the organization.
That was the reason she accepted the Organizational Innovation TF team despite the advice from those around her that it would be difficult. She was confident that she could change the company in the right direction.
However, she felt that confidence crumbling.
'Are you the vice president?'
She had been concerned about the blatant gaze from the beginning, but she had always ignored it. However, I recently visited the office for a project-related additional explanation.
'Oh my. Team Leader Choi, what is there here? Hehehe...'
The vice president lightly put his hand on Choi Go-eun's skirt while she was reporting. It felt unpleasant as if a bug was crawling on her thigh.
Thump
'If there's a stain, I'll clean it later. It's okay.'
She firmly and resolutely slapped her dirty hand away.
'Because of that back then?'
It didn't seem like the vice president was the only one who held a grudge against her. I don't know when it started, but the unpleasant expressions she felt toward her at the meeting.
Choi Go-eun couldn't understand why he was showing resentment toward her now.
Choi Go-eun overcame all these obstacles with outstanding performance and results, receiving evil looks and sexual harassment because of her young age, unmarried woman, and striking figure.
Thanks to that, she never once thought about this kind of reputation or interpersonal relationships. She didn't even feel the need for it. Isn't it true that everything is proven by performance and results in an office worker?
'There are clear and definite results in front of you, but you're rejecting them just because you don't like them?'
In a situation where the company needs to change, the solution is in this report, but managers who can't even suggest other alternatives and only express their dissatisfaction with themselves.
Choi Go-eun, who has always overcome everything with her work ability, thought about it late into the night, but couldn't find a solution to this low obstacle she was experiencing for the first time.
.........…
"Manager Lee, the office atmosphere is really tense these days, isn't it? Ugh..."
Manager Kwon Yong-chan, who usually has a sly smile on his face. He's also keeping a close eye on Choi Go-eun, who is in the worst condition.
"Whew... That's right. What exactly is going on?"
Hyun-woo, who took a deep drag on his cigarette, asked as if he didn't know the problem Choi Go-eun was experiencing, even though he knew it.
"What's certain is that it's not a problem with the project itself. In other words, it's not the fault of the team members who made the report hahaha… It's just that I think the higher-ups are offended. Our team leader."
"Really? Weren't you the one who brought her here with a special promotion to push her like that?"
"That's right. Tsk tsk… I don't think someone with such strong pride would be flexible… I'm worried she'll snap."
Choi Go-eun was worried, but Kwon Dae-ri was more worried because he had to successfully finish the project and be transferred to Seoul.
"I wonder if she'll handle it well? She's still the best talent in the company."
"Whew… Well, is there anything we can do? We'll have to trust her."
After a short cigarette break, the two returned to the office.
'Should I step up as a relief pitcher?'
The [slander] Hyun-woo had spread was putting pressure on Choi Go-eun. She's not talking because of her pride, but her report has been rejected several more times. Hyun-woo approached Choi Go-eun, who was frowning.
"Team Leader."
"Yes, Hyunwoo. Go ahead."
Choi Go-eun didn't even look up from her documents despite Hyunwoo calling her. She was still annoyed that she omitted her title and kept saying -ss, but she was able to put aside her pride in order to get her.
"I heard that you've been having trouble with your recent project report."
Whoosh
Choi Go-eun's face flashed as if Hyunwoo had touched on her shortcomings.
"That's not something Hyunwoo should be concerned about at all."
She answered with an intense gaze and a harsher tone than usual. It seemed like she was gently telling her to get lost.
"So. Can I report to your higher-ups?"
"Ha! What do you mean? Hyunwoo is reporting to you personally?"
Even she, the team leader, is losing every single time, so how could it make a difference if a mere deputy manager reports to her? You? Choi Go-eun looked at Hyunwoo with that look of contempt.
"What's the point of losing? Give me a chance."
"...Okay. Let me try."
Choi Go-eun, who has been on edge because her reports have been rejected several times, hands the approval board to Hyun-woo, not wanting to look at it anymore.
"Yes, thank you."
The reason she's struggling so much is because of the negative reputation Hyun-woo created through [slander] of the work system. In other words, there was absolutely no problem with the content of the report.
'If you know the cause of the problem, the solution is simple.'
Hyunwoo, holding the settlement papers in his hand, visits the head office straight away.
Knock knock
"Come in."
"Yes, hello. I'm Lee Hyunwoo, the head of the Organizational Innovation TF Team."
"Oh, right. Manager Lee. What's going on?"
"Oh, I've come to report on this project."
"Oh, really? Please sit down."
Hyunwoo hands the head office the same report that Choi Go-eun had reported, word for word.
"This is a completely rewritten report after receiving the recommendation to review it again."
"Really? Should I take a look?"
Flapping
The head office flips through dozens of reports and checks the contents.
"Hmm... Hmm. The report is very good, Manager Lee."
"Haha... Thank you, head office."
Just by Hyunwoo entering in place of Choi Go-eun, whose reputation has completely fallen due to [Slander], the head office reads the report without prejudice. Of course, the content of the report itself was perfect, as Choi Go-eun had put her heart and soul into it.
"Yes. This content should be fine. Thank you for your hard work, Manager Lee."
"Okay, then I'll go."
Clink
"Heh heh heh heh."
It was the same report, but when Choi Go-eun brought it, it was rejected, but when Hyunwoo brought it, it passed. In the end, what was important to the head of the headquarters wasn't the content.
'This damned idiot organization.'
This was where you could see why Choi Go-eun emphasized organizational innovation so much. Incompetent managers and inefficient reports.
'There are old men who don't even know that the report content has changed, so they're taking up every position… Ugh…'
It was really a company with no answers. However, that wasn't important to Hyunwoo. He went around to each and every head of the headquarters and team, pretending to rewrite it and getting the same report approved as before.
"Okay, Team Leader Choi. It seems like we've reached some sort of internal agreement on this matter. "Thank you for your hard work."
Ssssssss
The CEO signs the report coolly. Choi Go-eun, who has done nothing but entrust Hyun-woo with the report, leaves the office with the approved report with an incomprehensible expression.
'What is this?'
Knock knock knock
She hurries her steps to hear Hyun-woo's explanation of the situation right away.
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