CEO Kang-nim, I Really Want to Quit!
#2: "You're still on the Schedule'
Yoon Seo-jin
(Seo-jin’s internal thoughts):
I handed in my resignation.
I gave my big, dramatic speech.
I even dramatically spun on my heel when I walked out.
Yoon Seo-jin
And what did my boss do?
Nothing. Nada. Zip.
He just looked at me like I was a bar graph that didn’t make sense.
Yoon Seo-jin
And now, it’s 8:59 AM.
I should be sipping a goodbye latte.
Instead…
Seo-jin walks into her desk and finds a thick folder placed neatly on her keyboard. A yellow post-it note stuck to it:
Note:
“Meeting at 10. Coffee — black, no sugar. Lunch reservation at 1PM. Don’t be late.”
—K.
Yoon Seo-jin
Seo-jin (aloud to no one):
Excuse me?!
Why am I still getting tasks like I’m not an emotionally betrayed almost-ex-employee?
Yoon Seo-jin
She stomps into his office. Kang Min-jae is already working. Calm. Cool. Possibly heartless.
Yoon Seo-jin
CEO Kang-nim! Did you not receive my resignation yesterday?
Kang Min-jae
(without looking) I did.
Yoon Seo-jin
You can’t just— You didn’t even give me a reason!
Kang Min-jae
You’re efficient, fast, and know my schedule better than I do.
Replacing you is more exhausting than keeping you.
Yoon Seo-jin
(inner monologue) Oh, so I’m a printer ink refill now? “Too annoying to change”?
Unbelievable.
Yoon Seo-jin
(sarcastic):
What a touching compliment. Truly. My self-esteem is weeping.
Kang Min-jae
Good. That means you're still functioning.
Now, update the Japan file, reschedule the marketing pitch, and don’t forget to cancel my dinner with my mother.
Kang Min-jae
She’s planning to set me up again.
Yoon Seo-jin
(mock gasp):
What a tragedy. A man as emotionally distant as a frozen sea cucumber—being set up? Shocking.
Kang Min-jae
I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that. For both our sakes.
Seo-jin storms back to her desk. Slams her laptop open.
Yoon Seo-jin
(inner monologue)
He wants professional?
Fine.
Yoon Seo-jin
Let’s see how long he can stay professional...
when I start messing with the system.
Yoon Seo-jin
Starting tomorrow:
I’m switching all his calendar meetings to KST + Unicorn Time Zone.
Let’s see him handle that.
Comments
Naruto Uzumaki
This book deserves all the praise. Phenomenal job, author! 😍
2025-04-16
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