Shinbi sighed heavily after she reached the rooftop of office building with Yebin. She’s then looking at Yebin who were staring at her since while ago without any interest to know what is going on here.
“You make it complicated.” Yebin starts the conversation, “What do you want me to do?”
“We hired a wrong person…” Shinbi cleared her throat before she continue, “She… i mean, Hanbit is not a designer, she can’t even design, she doesn’t have any portfolio, i mean the portfolio you might see probably was other’s portfolio, not hers, so….”
“So…? It’s easy, ask her to go. Just say that we don’t need her here.” Yebin lighting her cigarette then inhale it deeply.
“That is the problem.” Shinbi is trying to give a sign to Yebin, because Yebin seems clueless. “Hanbit is a smart one, she is a fast learner, she expertise in more than two languages, she took master degree in…”
“But she is not a designer. I don’t need her, this company doesn’t need her.” Yebin cutted the conversation. Shinbi sighed.
“I know you don’t need her, but we need her. This company needs her.” answered Shinbi. Yebin frowned.
“What do you mean? I asked this company to hired someone who can work with me, as a designer, as my team. If i don’t need her, there is no way for this company to keep her in.”
“She took a contract with Content Creative Association, the institute that giving as a financial support, the biggest support, there is no way to fire her, unless she’s willing to quit herself, because she got their back, i mean at least for one year ahead, we need to keep her in, because the contract said so, if we against it, we will lose the financial support.” Shinbi was trying to explain. Yebin squinted.
“Is she that important?” asked Yebin. Shinbi shrugged, “Then remove her from design team. I don’t need her.”
“I’m afraid we can’t, Manager Park…” Shinbi’s word made Yebin frowned.
“What!?”
“The contract said so, we need to keep it.”
“Oh screw the contract! Who is the fool who mess those things up? I need to find whoever it is!” Yebin throw her cigarette and leaves Shinbi alone.
***
“Hey, are you the newbie?” asked Junho while waving to Hanbit who is staring blankly at uncertain object since a while ago. Hanbit surprised and know that she has to pull herself together.
“Oh, yes. I am Hanbit. Kim Hanbit.” Hanbit nod her head.
“Nice to meet you, i am Song Junho. From HR Team.” Junho smiled as he hand Hanbit some paper and gave her sign to fill it up.
“HR thingy, please fill it up.” said Junho.
“May i ask you something?” asked Hanbit, while she filling up the blank on the paper.
“Sure. Anything.”
“Do you know that i am a translator?”
“Huh? I didn’t know that, but i know that you are in design team. I’m sure they told you before they sent you here.”
“Who are they?”
“Let me see…” Junho open another paper on his hand to look up the answer of Hanbit’s question.
“Content Creative Association? Is that right? Well, they sent you here to help Manager Park’s work, it must be really tough for her to work without any team member, you know, even a toothbrush needs its toothpaste to handle the plaque.” Hanbit amused at Junho comparison, she smiled.
“You know, but i think there is something wrong here.” Said Hanbit, “I don’t know if i am a toothpaste that Manager Park looked for.”
“What do you mean?”
“Shinbi asked for my portfolio which i don’t have any. They thought that i’m here to be one of a designer,”
“Maybe it is because you are placed in design team, so isn’t it normal if they think that you are a designer?”
“But… i am not a designer and i don’t even know that i would be placed in design team.” Hanbit look frustrated. Don’t tell me that they will fire me in my first day, it is not funny, totally not funny.
“It is better to not get stress in your first day, Hanbit.”
“I know… i just don’t believe it. Like, how come? Will they cancel the contract?”
“Who?”
“Manager Park or Content Creative Association, or i don’t know…”
“I don’t think they can do that, even they want it. You have been taken a contract with Content Creative Association, they know you better than Manager Park or anyone in here and there is must be a reason to them to sent you to design team, either it’s a mistake or they do it on purpose, but contract is a contract.”
“I don’t think it is a mistake, because they told me that i would be placed in the team that needs a translator and they said there will be a global translation team soon, so that’s why they picked me and sent me here. I didn’t know that they would send me to design team, i can’t even design, but i can learn. I just can’t design… yet. You know what i mean right?”
“Don’t worry, everything will be okay.” Junho patted Hanbit’s shoulder as he received the filled paper from Hanbit.
Will it be really okay? Hanbit zone out again. Junho slightly knocking Hanbit’s desk to wake her up.
“So… you are a translator, huh? Then, you must be know many languages, don’t you? Like… how many languages?” asked Junho. Hanbit smiled.
“Not that much, it’s only four.”
“Well, my mom said that it’s better to do not underestimate the polyglot. They have something and i’m sure you have something.” Junho nodding. Hanbit smile again.
“You know, it may sounds funny, but i want to help Manager Park to handle her work, even i am not a designer.” said Hanbit.
“Don’t worry, i won’t bother you.” Yebin speak up after overhear them in a while.
“Oh, Manager Park, you must be happy that you have a team member now.” said Junho. Yebin is looking at him without any expression.
“I don’t need her, she will leave soon.” said Yebin. Junho surprised at what Yebin said, then he glances at Hanbit who look confuse.
*** TO BE CONTINUE***
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