Cold Blooded Intern (Cruel Intern / Janhokhan Intern / 잔혹한 인턴)

Life is all about timing.

Success or failure of a business depends on timing.

Moreover, timing plays a key role in buying and selling stocks.

The timing of switching players can be a turning point in a game.

Seeing how timing can make or break a new romance,

timing isn't a mere coincidence.

It must be fate.

But...

the timing that will decide my fate...

has misaligned.

What? That's absurd.

What?

You're going to take your childcare leave?

It just happens that way.

"It just happens that way?"

You can't do this to us out of the blue.

How long will you be gone for?

A year.

It wasn't sudden.

I already told her that...

I would be taking my leave after three months.

But something came up, so I had to move up my timeline.

Why did you move up your timeline?

Is something wrong?

That's not important right now.

The fact that she's taking her leave is important right now.

We haven't found a replacement for Ms. Lee yet.

I'm sorry, everyone.

I will wrap things up, so you won't end up with a mess.

Excuse me.

Just when I thought I was going to stop her from taking her leave,

- she declared that... - Gosh,

- she'd take her leave sooner. - I can't believe this.

Oh, my. Seriously.

Shouldn't they have told us when Ms. Lee was giving birth?

Then we have two positions to fill.

We will get replacements, right?

Since it's her childcare leave, it's a bit iffy.

They might recruit someone to replace Ms. Lee,

but leave Ms. Geum's position open.

If not that...

Let's talk in the parking lot.

Excuse me. I'm going to step out.

Gosh.

Things are going great in our office.

But as for taking leave,

wouldn't we be able to take it too in the future?

If you meet the requirements, it's great.

But if you don't qualify for them, it would be unfair.

Then maybe, Intern Go might not be Ms. Lee's replacement.

She might be Ms. Geum's replacement instead.

She was going to take her leave after three months.

No way.

The internship is for three months.

The company will decide if they want to keep her on or not.

Doesn't the timeline fit perfectly?

She was on a career break.

So she could learn the ropes in the next three months.

With Ms. Geum on her leave, she could've filled in for Ms. Geum.

- I think that makes sense. - I think so too.

- You're here. - Hey.

You want to talk about Ms. Geum, right?

I heard about her childcare leave.

That was fast.

Does she even have a sense of responsibility?

It's for the better.

Let's just think that...

we can proceed with our plan in a faster timeline.

Okay.

We really don't have a lot of time left.

Ji Won. Can I ask you for a favor?

- A favor? - Unlike Ms. Lee,

Ms. Geum doesn't seem to open up.

So?

I want you to pair us up together, so I could interact with her...

while working.

Sure.

That way,

you can learn her tasks and familiarize yourself with them.

I'm counting on you...

once again, Hae Ra.

Okay. I'll do my best.

I'll do it my way.

Bye.

Everything's going well these days, right?

Gosh, with your help, everything is going well.

Actually,

Product Planning Two recently got a middle-aged woman as their intern.

It turns out she used to work...

with General Manager Choi at her previous company.

- So what? - Well,

don't you think something fishy is going on?

I'm certain that...

she gave her former colleague a job and abused her power for it.

- Is that all? - Yes.

What?

These days, people fight over internships too.

Instead of hiring young people who are fast learners,

she went with a middle-aged woman in her 40s.

If she wanted to abuse her power and give her friend a job,

do you think that position would be an intern?

Right.

You're so shortsighted.

Quit trying to bring her down.

Why don't you at least try to outperform her?

Is it so hard to beat a girl?

Goodness.

Darn it.

Where's the tee?

Let's go.

Gosh, what is Choi Ji Won up to now?

I found a solution to the problem.

But I don't have much time to solve it.

I need to get close to her,

so I can stop her from taking her leave.

- Have you gone mad? - It's been so long.

Hae Ra.

- This is tasty. - Yes, it is.

I'm disappointed.

What?

I was wondering why you were so quiet in the group chatroom.

Have you been hanging out without me?

- Gosh. - What are you talking about?

- No. - Gosh, no.

Did you guys make a new chatroom without me?

- What? - You're working now.

We thought you were busy, so we couldn't call you.

Right. We all stay at home.

But you don't anymore.

- Gosh. - How's work? Is it going well?

Isn't it great to be working again after all these years?

It's nice and frustrating at the same time.

But that's impressive.

I can't even think about going back to work.

Right.

- Exactly. - So impressive.

Had I known I would be a stay-at-home mom,

I wouldn't have taken my childcare leave.

You took the childcare leave?

I did.

I did. But I couldn't come back to work.

When I couldn't,

I kept regretting it.

Not going back to work?

No. Taking the childcare leave.

I wish someone was there to stop me.

If I kept working, imagine how much I would be making now.

You had to experience it yourself to realize that.

You wouldn't have listened to anyone back then.

If there's a time machine,

I want to find myself and talk to her.

I might not listen to other people,

but I would listen to myself from the future.

Well,

a woman at my work wants to take the childcare leave.

Stop her. You really should stop her.

Right? That will help her, won't it?

- Of course. - Of course.

You would be her savior.

- You'd be saving her career! - Yes.

Right.

Just listen to me.

Why does a mother with a first-grader want time off?

Isn't the answer obvious?

She's gone through...

- that difficult phase of infancy. - Thank you.

But the final boss awaits working moms.

Her child entered elementary school.

His school ends early.

The day is too long to rotate him in after-school programs.

But...

kids will grow up quickly...

and time will solve everything.

I'm sorry I'm late.

Ms. Geum.

Why don't you keep coming...

to work late until the last day before your leave? Be consistent.

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

No. I sometimes forget too.

You have a young child.

Getting ready in the morning must be hectic.

I bet it's like going through a battle.

You're right. It was hectic.

Bras are like child-rearing.

They're suffocating, so you want to take them off.

But it's hard not to wear them because of what people might think.

Bras and child-rearing...

depends on people. Some like it, and some don't.

But this stereotype that all women must wear bras.

Right.

You're right.

You said your child was in first grade, right?

That's the hardest time, isn't it?

Is that why...

you're taking some time off?