I Hate Going to Work (Hoisa Gagi Silheo / 회사 가기 싫어)

Woo–young.

That cover shouldn't be over there.

These covers go here, those covers go over there.

I told you to line them up.

–Yes. –Yu–jin, come on, Yu–jin.

I told you line them up.

Put those cable covers between desks...

...so that people won't step on them when they walk around. Line them up.

Mr. Park, we need another cable cover.

I know. You can get one tomorrow.

–Okay. –Mr. Park.

Must we do this so diligently?

Can we just get this over with?

What time is it? It has been two hours already.

Silence!

Organizing these cables is very important for our office.

Now, look.

We finally have some room.

Right?

Goodness, you all are working late trying to organize these cables.

Hey, just wrap up...

–...and go home early. Okay? –We're all done now.

–Great work. –Goodbye.

–Goodbye. –Goodbye.

We need these cables in the right place for our company to run better.

(Episode 1: Cable Covers Do Not Pass Through the Senior Manager's Seat)

Paper diaries were once a must–have item for students and office workers.

But with the rise of smart phones, the Korean stationery industry...

...has been going downhill.

In the age of zero handwriting,

people also stopped buying stationery products.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Do you know where the cable covers are?

Cable covers? Why do you need those?

When you organize cables and stick them on the floor.

–Oh, right. Stay here. I'll go bring them. –Okay.

– Yu–jin, where are you? – Yu–jin, three hot, three iced coffee.

Yu–jin, can you get me ankle stockings?

I don't want to go to work.

Okay. Here they are.

Oh, thank you.

Anyway, why are you putting these back in here?

–Unsold inventory. –Wait.

I will buy those.

–How many? –The entire box.

Everything. Every single one.

Why couldn't you come earlier?

I have to count these again.

Manager Kang Baek–ho?

We endured through everything...

...as one family.

It is now the time to seek innovative changes...

...as we face the era of the fourth industrial revolution.

In preparation for the paperless age,

One Dozen must...

...break out of creating analog stationery items...

...and create IT–related stationery items.

Senior Manager Park who retired last month...

...sold his house and left for the countryside.

He even divorced his wife.

Manager Kim, that––

–A senior manager now. –Senior Manager Kim.

He's not even 40 yet, and he dared to push out...

...his immediate superior?

That ungrateful jerk.

Those who are more competent can become anyone's boss.

Who cares about age nowadays?

Aren't you going to listen to his speech? That's our CEO speaking.

Yes.

If we do not change, the current of change...

...will sweep us away instead.

(No Ji–won, 27–year–old, a new employee of Sales and Planning Department)

My gosh.

Goodness, seriously?

You're an N.F. Is this your F.D.?

–Yes. –Give that to me.

(Paeng Hyun–sook, healthy juice saleswoman at Paengmuwon)

–Hello. –Hello.

You always have great hair.

–Thank you. –Sure.

–Staying healthy is the best. –Thank you.

(Senior Manager Choi Young–soo, a fence–sitter, hoping to last for long)

(Senior Intern Park Jong–soo, veteran at life, appeared suddenly, truth speaker)

(Manager Park Sang–wook, an opportunist, troublemaker, annoying)

(Manager Yang Sun–young, positive, in the know, mother of twins)

(Assistant Manager Jung Woo–young, complains, acts up, loves real estate)

(Assistant Manager Han Jin–ju, individualist, only works the pay's worth)

(Kang Hyun–wook, speaks nonsense, mood spoiler, bad workers' union)

(Lee Yu–jin, silent yet opinionated, timid, trying to endure)

Let me know if anything troubles you.

Yes.

You'll find out soon...

...that this is a horizontal workplace...

...where age and position do not matter.

–Okay? –Yes.

–Did you say you're 27? –Yes.

I see.

Do you know how long I've been here?

–No. –26 years.

–26 years. –I see. Yes.

You'll find out soon...

...that sales is...

...all about how healthy you are.

–Do you work out? –Yes, I––

Goodness, when it comes to health...

...it's all about you, Mr. Choi.

Mr. Choi, look at your chest muscles.

–Wow, look. –This is practically impossible...

...for someone who is his age.

Stop overreacting. Come on.

You were a good boxer in your heyday.

The fiery fist of Bangbae–dong!

Knocking out teeth with just a touch!

–Come on, show us! –Show us!

–Come on, guys. –Show us!

–Oh, gosh. –Are you all right?

–Are you all right? –I almost got a heart attack.

–Did you just get hurt? –Just barely.

Hey, that's all in the past. I'm just a weak guy now.

The first time I put on gloves was...

...probably back in 1987.

Do you know who Boxer Kim Gab–pan is?

–Man. –A bantamweight champion of Asia.

We used to go to the same gym.

My dream was...

...to become a boxer.

But life got to me.

–What's your dream? –Pardon?

Your dream. I'm sure you didn't dream of...

...selling notebooks. What's your real dream?

It's okay. You can relax and tell him.

My dream is...

...to work hard right here for about five to six years...

Okay.

...and then retire to travel the world.

Goodness.

Oh, okay.

Okay.

Hey, did you have to leave the cable cover right here?

Goodness, Yu–jin. The cable covers.

Look. Look how messy this is.

My gosh.

Goodness.

Kids these days are different.

They have no ambitions.

Why does he want to travel the world at his age?

I mean, if a man got a job at a company...

...shouldn't he dream of doing well at work?

Why did I apply for One Dozen?

Well...

My hobby as my job.

I mixed five drops of indigo blue,...

...two drops of phthalocyanine,...

...and a drop of cobalt blue...

...to customize this ink myself.

It's my color, the only color that exists in this world.

Hey, if you do that...

...Mr. Choi will get angry.

–Why? –Because he hates to step on...

...cable covers when he walks around.

Mr. Choi's seat is the only seat where there are no cable covers.

Historically, one's space and seat has been the measure of one's power.

It's not so different even in the 21st century.

There are many indicators in an office that show...

...the power an individual has.

Different heights of partitions depending on one's rank.

The existence of a cable cover that cuts across your seat.

And the width of the space...

...that you are allowed to have.

All of these things have a hidden meaning.

They all show power.

In an office, where you sit directly shows the amount of your power.

That is why the most powerful one is...

...allowed to sit in a seat where they can see the entire office.

Seats in an office are decided according to one's rank and position.

I didn't always sit here.

I worked hard for a long time as I developed my career,

competence, and talent to finally take this seat.

While we're on this subject,

there wasn't a chair like this when I was younger.

If we had a seat at work,

we just thanked them and worked hard.

Right?

The employees of an office can find out...

...where their place is in this power pyramid.

These are the implicit rules of the seating placements...

... at the office.

(The fourth worst seat: Right next to a printer and office machines)

The lower your rank is, the more likely...

...that your personal space will be invaded.

(The third worst seat: Right next to the restroom)

Seats are just given according to our ranks.

(The second worst seat: Right next to the entrance)

You cannot even dream of choosing your own seat.

However, there is nothing worse than...

...sitting near your boss.

(The worst seat in an office: Sitting near your boss)

The seats of an office are the barometer of one's power.

We analyzed the seats according to the feng shui theory.