I went up to Naksansa Temple to look at the sea, ate raw raw fish for lunch, walked around Osaek Mineral Spring to digest it, and then drank coffee while looking at the sea at a cafe located on Anmok Beach in Gangneung.
Choi Hye-na was very impressed by the fresh and sweet raw fish, and was amazed at being able to taste high-quality roasted coffee that was not easily found in Korea.
And it was a new discovery that Korea also has such spectacular scenery.
“Cheolsu, have you been to the East Sea a lot?”
“It’s not often, but it comes sometimes.”
Until I became a wild goose dad.
In the evening, I killed a snow crab full of meat and headed to Seoul.
Choi Hye-na, who was looking at the highway being clogged with cars, opened her mouth.
“That’s too bad.”
Kim Cheol-soo turned his eyes to Choi Hye-na.
“I feel like Alice in Wonderland today. I feel like Alice, wearing a coat, taking out a pocket watch, following a rabbit, falling down a rabbit hole, and exploring an underground world.”
“Hmm. Am I a rabbit wearing a coat and holding out a pocket watch?”
“yes that’s right.”
“Then the country under the ground must be the East Sea, where the cold wind blew and made Hye-na shiver.”
When she heard the words ‘Hyena,’ she smiled and nodded cheerfully.
“Yes.”
“So what’s the ending?”
“Alice, who has grown enormously in size after eating mushrooms, offends the King and Queen of Hearts by pointing out Jack of Hearts’ false accusation, and wakes up after being attacked.”
“It was a dream.”
Choi Hye-na nodded at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.
“When I arrive in Seoul, I think what happened today will feel like a dream.”
Kim Cheol-soo chuckled at her words.
“One day, Alice sees the rabbit again, wearing a coat and looking at his pocket watch.”
“is that so?”
“Even if you open your eyes and wake up, the rabbit who takes out his pocket watch in his coat will still sing on stage, and the East Sea, an underground land, will blow cold winds and make those who come to you shiver.”
“ha ha ha.”
She burst out laughing at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.
Kim Cheol-soo said quietly as he released the brakes again.
“It may feel like a dream, but it’s reality even when you open your eyes. It’s not a dream. The feelings we felt today won’t be a dream either.”
Choi Hye-na stopped laughing and looked at Kim Cheol-soo.
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s called Day 1. Day 1 of staying at the border between dreams and reality.”
“yes?”
It had been almost 10 months since I met Choi Hye-na.
She carefully trimmed her hair every weekend.
Due to a misunderstanding that she was Executive Director Choi Young-jun’s second, he did not give her any attention, but when she suddenly came to mind one winter morning, Kim Cheol-soo recognized his feelings.
There was no need to be bothered by such misunderstandings anymore, and today she indirectly confirmed her feelings.
“I like Hye-na.”
At Kim Cheol-soo’s words, Choi Hye-na’s face turned red like a red carpet, and it got redder as time went by.
She twitched as if she didn’t know where to put her head.
Kim Cheol-soo looked at her helplessly and opened his mouth again.
“Hye-na, don’t you like me?”
“….great.”
At Kim Cheol-soo’s words, Choi Hye-na made a sound as quiet as a mosquito’s.
“So, let’s call today day 1. Day 1 of staying at the border between dreams and reality. We’ll have to wait and see whether our relationship will become a dream or reality.”
‘If you date, you’re dating! What is day 1 of the border between dreams and reality? Why did the story of Strange Alice come out?’
Contrary to those complaints, Choi Hye-na was so nervous that she felt like her heart was going to burst.
“Now… can I open the door for a moment?”
“yes.”
As soon as Kim Cheol-soo finished speaking, Choi Hye-na opened the passenger seat door.
“oh!”
Kim Cheol-soo, who thought he was opening the window, was startled and hit the brakes, and Choi Hye-na seemed to be surprised as well, quickly closed the door again and opened the window.
It was a relief to have to stop because the highway was being pushed back.
“I’m sorry. I was embarrassed.”
“Was it uncomfortable?”
“No. I just liked it so much… I think I lost my temper for a moment.”
“If I lose my temper one more time, I’m going to be in big trouble, right? Boss?”
“You called me Hye-na earlier, so why are you calling me the boss this time?”
“Because it’s a border.”
At Kim Cheol-soo’s words, Choi Hye-na laughed with an absurd expression.
‘He’s an interesting person.’
It wasn’t until 10 p.m. that I arrived in front of her house.
“Would you like to go get some coffee?”
At Choi Hye-na’s words, Kim Cheol-soo looked at his watch and shook his head.
“Coffee at night. I have to go home and get ready for work. I had a great day today thanks to the boss.”
When Kim Cheol-soo shook his head, she answered with a regretful expression.
“No. Thanks to Cheolsu, I feel so much better.”
“That’s good. I’m glad. Okay, I’ll just leave then.”
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When Kim Cheol-soo lightly waved his hand, Choi Hye-na also waved her hand vigorously, and Kim Cheol-soo turned and disappeared into the alley.
Choi Hye-na felt infinitely sad as she watched Cheolsu disappear.
‘Ah, heartless person.’
**
Before the foreign exchange crisis, almost all office workers were full-time workers.
If you were loyal to the company and worked hard, you would receive a salary sufficient to raise a family. However, after the foreign exchange crisis, irregular workers were created, foreign companies entered the market, and Samsung, Korea’s top company, began to introduce a Western-style annual salary structure by preaching the ‘genius theory’. brought it
Companies adopted the annual salary system while maintaining the existing salary system, which created a bizarre system that was very disadvantageous to office workers.
In the existing salary system, all kinds of allowances were provided, but with the change to the annual salary system, many of the allowances were deleted, and the company was always in the upper position in salary negotiations because it created a subtle perception that employees were not loyal if they tried to negotiate salary with the company.
This is because salary negotiations have become structured so that if the company does not sign a contract, you are automatically kicked out.
Therefore, salary negotiations were usually closer to notification rather than negotiation.
Before the National Assembly enacted a law to prevent indiscriminate layoffs by companies, many office workers were laid off en masse due to the recession.
Since 2010, Chinese companies that have grown rapidly have scouted out Koreans in large numbers by paying them an amount close to 3 to 5 times the Korean annual salary, putting a brake on Korea’s abusive salary system.
This is because the employees who worked silently like cogs, receiving a small salary, crying and eating in order to maintain their families, began to experience disruptions in their work as the tide began to ebb.
Kim Cheol-soo printed out his personal information and headed to the human resources department.
The most important thing in a company is not ‘doing the work’ but properly evaluating one’s achievements and receiving a proper salary contract.
“Nice to meet you. I am the longest-serving human resources manager.”
“Hello, this is Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo of Sales Team 5.”
After briefly shaking hands with the three people, Kim Cheol-soo placed his personal information on the table and began full-scale salary negotiations.
“This year, Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo was the only person who personally applied for salary negotiation with us.”
When Choi Jang-soo first opened his mouth by asking why you were standing out alone, Kim Cheol-soo thought to himself.
‘No way. Employee Jang Yu-mi also applied for salary negotiation, and Manager Lee Jun-hak also applied, right?’
I only know 2 people.
I didn’t know how many more there would be in other departments.
There was no way that the experienced Kim Cheol-soo did not know that there were many employees who fell for this kind of sophistry even though they were good at their jobs and signed the contract for an annual salary increase of 5 million won without realizing it and walked out with a nod.
Kim Cheol-soo smiled calmly and answered.
“Even at the company level, my performance this year was quite significant. I could not be satisfied with only a 5 million won annual salary increase.”
Jangsu Choi slightly changed his words when the awl he stabbed did not listen to his words.
“There are many employees who have achieved as much performance as Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo. If you stand out like this, you could end up in trouble later. Isn’t there a saying that says a sharp stone is a good fit?”
“Aha! Is that so? Could you please present objective data on who has achieved that level of performance? I have sent you my weekly and monthly work reports and this year’s performance evaluation by e-mail.”
At those words, the people sitting next to Choi Jangsu cleared their throats, and Choi Jangsu slightly shook his head.
‘It’s not normal either. The performance evaluation method is also correct.’
The data that Cheolsu Kim sent was detailed, clear, and very objective, as if he had used a specific tool.
The data that serves as the basis for performance has also been created so that it can be easily understood here.
The entire HR team agreed that Kim Cheol-soo’s method was more reasonable and more objective than the performance evaluation conducted by the HR team.
Of course, it was a method that was 10 years more advanced than it is now.
I am 25 years old this year.
Among new employees who have just graduated from college and got a job at a company, there are many who are exceptionally good at their work, but are terrible at things like contracts.
This was also because I had never had a special social life from the time I was born until I graduated from college, and I did not receive such education at school.
So Jang-su Choi couldn’t help but be curious as he saw Kim Cheol-soo doing a good job and taking advantage of these aspects as well.
He is a person who cannot be judged based on personnel records alone.
Didn’t you receive a scouting offer with unimaginable conditions a few months ago?
Moreover, there was even an order from the group to send Manager Lee Jun-hak and Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo to the Talent Center held this year.
In this case, the initiative had no choice but to pass to the other side.
Choi Jang-su took his back off the backrest, straightened his back, and looked at Kim Cheol-soo, who was full of confidence.
‘Director Park was right when he said it was mysterious.’
“It is impossible to show other people’s personnel evaluation reports due to internal regulations. All right. Please tell me the conditions for Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo.”
Kim Cheol-soo took out a wad of paper from the folder he had brought with him, and gave a copy of the top printout to each member of the personnel review committee.
“These are the conditions I demand.”
Try to figure out what it is
The 5 million won increase suggested by the company was set as the basis for the basic assistant manager salary set by the company, and Kim Cheol-soo requested 5% of the margin rate as an incentive for contracts he personally won.
At first glance, it did not seem like an unreasonable request, but Choi Jang-su looked perplexed when he saw that the implementation period was set after joining the company in March 2003.
If Kim Cheol-soo’s proposal is accepted, 5% of the margin rate must be given as an incentive for the two contracts he personally won last year (the export of rice cake machines and the development project to Nigeria), which, even at a rough calculation, is an extremely large amount.
The contract with Donseok Construction is worth $220 million.
The amount taken from Hanyoung Trading Company is 80 million dollars.
A total of 300 million dollars.
Here, 5% was $400,000.
It was a request for incentives worth nearly 500 million won.
The three people negotiating the salary looked at each other with troubled expressions, and Jangsu Choi opened his mouth.
“Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo. Did you realize how unreasonable the conditions were when you proposed them?”
“I think it’s a reasonable condition.”
“These conditions are unacceptable to the company.”
“Is that so? Then let’s look at this too.”
Kim Cheol-soo gave them the next piece of paper on the stack of paper, and their eyes turned round when they saw it.
“There were quite a few companies that wanted me. A total of 6 companies offered to scout me with some pretty scary conditions. If a smooth salary negotiation does not take place, I will have no choice but to consider these scouting conditions.”
– The Chairman views Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo as a core talent of the group. Don’t be pushy when negotiating your salary.
For a moment, Choi Jang-soo remembered President Yoo Ji-hoon’s words and thought about his own situation.
In salary negotiations, the company’s expenses had to be reduced as much as possible to increase the performance of the longest-serving employee, so it was not possible to just accept Kim Cheol-soo’s conditions.
In short, it was a difficult situation.
‘I came in here sharpening my knife.’
Jangsu Choi took a short sigh and opened his mouth.
“5% is hard to accept. How about 2%?”
Kim Cheol-su looked at Choi Jang-su quietly and then opened his mouth.
“Hmm. 5% of the margin was decided at the most reasonable level considering the company’s position and my contribution. Since the company has achieved a management performance of over 100%, I think it has the ability to pay sufficiently.”
When Kim Cheol-soo came out strong, Choi Jang-su was momentarily worried.
If Kim Cheol-soo broke down the salary negotiation and changed jobs, he would face the wrath of the president and chairman, and it was obvious that accepting these conditions as is would have a negative impact on his performance.
Choi Jang-soo had a quiet conversation with his teammates and then looked at Kim Cheol-soo and opened his mouth.
“No one in the company denies Assistant Manager Kim Cheol-soo’s performance last year. Let’s do it this way. How about applying 3% to last year’s performance and 4% to this year’s performance?”
I thought the negotiations would be more intense, but I felt like it came out too easily.
‘already?’
Kim Cheol-soo thought while looking at the pile of documents he had brought with him to use in negotiations.
3%.
This was the number that Kim Cheol-soo was aiming for.
The differential application of 3% last year and 4% this year seemed to indicate that there was an expectation that one’s performance this year would not be the same as last year.
Actually, the Nigeria case was a bit special.
Kim Cheol-soo lowered his head as if he was thinking for a while, and Choi Jang-su and his teammates swallowed their saliva several times while looking at Kim Cheol-soo.
“3% of last year’s performance and 4% of this year’s performance. Let’s accept the offer.”
When Kim Cheol-soo did not become more stubborn, Choi Jang-su smiled and nodded as if he was relieved and answered.
“great.”
After completing the contract with the content discussed on the spot, Choi Jang-soo said to Kim Cheol-soo.
“Oh, I have one thing to notify you.”
As Kim Cheol-soo fixed his gaze while taking care of the documents, Choi Jang-su continued speaking.
“You will receive training at the Pyeongchang-dong Human Resources Center from March 2nd to March 30th.”
“A talent source?”
“Yes. You will be going with Manager Lee Jun-hak of the same team. We will also notify Team Leader Ahn Jung-gyu, but please prepare so that there are no disruptions to your work due to the training.”
“Ah. I understand.”
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