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Mr. Hwang has been demanding excessive gifts from employees of Young Kwang Fish. Co.

And threatened to stop the business with Young Kwang Fish. Co.

Testified by Kim Bok-sung.

Same testimony was given by Choi Min-sik, the general manager.

That's Mr. Huh, not me.

Are you saying that all these people are lying?

It's over.

Stop this.

Stop?

You told me it was okay to take it!

Bring proof then! Proof that I was there!

What the hell are you two doing?

Working your butt off to cover me? Have fun!

Found it!

Jin-hyuk was having a vacation in Philippines!

How could he have been at the karaoke when he was not even in Korea?

Huh?

The decision of the committee was

a reprimand.

We won.

What happened? Is he going to be OK?

Thank you, ladies.

Awl.

This story begins on a certain day in June, 2003.

Episode 6.

Here comes Mr. Koo.

All right.

Let's get to work!

Stop intimidating people and step aside.

Let them be, Mr. Lee.

They might learn something too.

This way, please.

You stand

here.

And you move to here.

Okay.

I feel like an important person.

Okay, then.

Let the education begin.

You folks all remember the economic crisis in 1997, yes?

All the office workers got laid off,

all the businessmen went bankrupt,

so housewives left their houses to join the workforce,

working at supermarkets, restaurants, and factories.

Right?

No, we are here to make some pocket money and kill time.

We are not like them.

Ah, pocket money?

You eat breakfast alone in dark and leave even before your kids wake up

your body is covered with pain relief patches,

suffer from bladder infection for holding urine too long,

your legs swell and hurt so much that you don't want to get up

even when your mother-in-law comes to visit.

But you are smiling and shouting welcome! thank you!

All that for pocket money, eh?

Pocket money is something you get for free,

not something you earn half killing yourself.

A wage is compensation paid in exchange for work done.

Employees have employees' right.

Let's say you are doing it for pocket money.

I'm sure there are people who can't stand not working

even when they have a blanket made of money.

Then why are you here?

Weren't you scared to join the union and come here?

I know you were.

Then, why are you here, listening to this old man?

Were you just lured by those two good looking men over there?

People know instinctively without ever having to learn.

Whether you work for pocket money or to feed your starving children,

you know that people shouldn't be treated this way by their employers.

Can you invite your kids here to see you work?

Would you tell your kids to come work here?

You would never, right?

Why is that?

Is the job too difficult or pay is too low?

It's not.

The managers who are younger than your son yell at you, curse at you.

They slap you around and spit on your face.

But all you can do is to smile until your cheeks hurt.

Like this, right?

Like this.

You are ashamed of this.

You'd rather die before you let your kids see you like this.

Why should honest, hard working people feel ashamed?

We signed an employment contract, not a slave contract.

No, we didn't.

I know you are not saying but,

among you folks right here,

there are people who don't live with their spouse and kids anymore.

people who can barely pay utility bills or give lunch money to kids.

I know there are.

To make things worse,

You get sick easily when you don't have money.

You don't care if you are sick,

but when you are sick and busy, your children get sick too.

You hear all the talking

about how Korea is becoming one of the wealthiest countries

and GDP per capital is almost $20,000,

yet your situation is only getting worse, why?

That's because

the wealth

was built with your blood, sweat, and tears.

And what do they tell us?

They tell us to give up everything we got and get lost.

Do you think your position will be left empty?

They are saving pennies.

by replacing you with temp workers and part-timers.

Your position will be filled in a flash.

And what do they say afterwards?

They say it's for the economy.

They say it's all your fault for not trying harder,

not being better, and for not being more frugal.

They don't care that if you become more frugal,

you would be literally starving and walking on bare feet.

They have the nerve to say that.

You wonder how can one human being be so cruel to another human being?

You are not a human being.

To them, we are

mere numbers that can be erased or written on paper.

mere livestock that can be traded and sold.

We don't get angry or fight back.

They don't fear us.

A respect for another being

stems from fear of that being.

A living human being

gets angry when hit and fights back when attacked.

Please come again and share your insights with us.

Yes, I will.

Than you so much.

Good night.

I feel something heavy on my shoulders.

Do you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders?

She was not the union member, though.

She is a contract employee at seafood dept.

What?

You brought a non union member?

How will you take responsibilities?

Jun-cheol brought her.

That was irresponsible!

According to Fourmis labor contract, temporary workers can join a union.

If she joins, then what?

Can you protect her?

They are going to fire her the moment their contract is up.

Mr. Joo.

How long has she been working here?

Almost three years.

That means her contract was renewed at least four times.

Shouldn't she have a guaranteed contract?

There's a supreme court case that repeatedly renewed contract employees

should have the same protections against abusive dismissals.

Supreme court decision, did you hear?

You studied a lot.

What you said is true.

But it's going to take about five years.

Can you help her fight them for five years?

Then, should we accept only the regular workers?

How can we call ourselves a union

if we accept members selectively?

Mr. Lee.

Let's not be too great.

Managers are considered to be employers.

They can't join the union.

Union decides who can join the union or not.

Company has no saying in that matter.

Do you want to close the bargain now?

You can hold out in a tent as long as you want.

The company won't give a damn.

I came here only because the labor law requires it.

We are all here to promote company's growth,

so please refrain from saying such things.

There are managers who already joined the union.

Do you expect us to cancel their membership?

Have you heard of a union that cancels membership?

Put yourself in our shoes for once.

That's why

we brought an appendix.

The manager at Il Dong Branch, Lee Su-in cannot be a union leader.

This is too much even for you!

How dare you even ask for such thing?

We were thunderstruck.

We hadn't seen that coming at all.

Who could have known they would name you there?

Mr. Lee's reputation already reached the headquarter.

You are the man!

Can they even bring up membership eligibility in a negotiation?

It's unfair but legal.

What about temporary workers?

Is that a part of the negotiation too?

Yes.

We are negotiating on that.

So they might not be able to join?

You're going to abandon 30% of the employee population?

Mr. Lee.

Watch what you say.

Who said anything about abandoning them?

This isn't about what we want. It's about what we can.

If we let go manager level members, then we might be able to keep temp workers.

Should we do that?

Do you want to quit the union?

You are threatening him.

How am I threatening him?

Our branch just started. Do you want us all to quit with Mr. Lee?

You guys are ready to move to an intermediate class.

Members fighting with one another means they are ready for the next level.

It must be the teacher.

You guys learn fast.

I don't have to teach that.

The only thing people learn on their own is how to fight.

Looking good, my prodigies.

Time to decide who wants be the one that breaks up fights.

No more recommendations?

Mr. Lee should just do it!

Election with one candidate is boring.

We need to find a steward too anyways.

I recommend Mr. Joo!

Perfect!

Do it, Mr. Joo. At least for the sake of voting!

We now begin vote counting.

Lee Su-in: 2 Joo Kang-min

Lee Su-in: 2 Joo Kang-min: 2

Lee Su-in: 3 Joo Kang-min: 6

Lee Su-in: 3 Joo Kang-min: 8

Lee Su-in: 3 Joo Kang-min: 17

Mr. Joo. Take some rice cake.

I'm okay. You guys enjoy.

Have some!

Thank you.

Mr. Lee.

Have some rice cake.

I made this at home.

It's okay. I have to go to the office.

You can have it in the office.

Okay, thank you.

Aren't you guys going to yell at me for giving him rice cake this time?

What happened?

This rice cake isn't good, that's all.

I'd have yelled at you if it were good rice cake.

That's right.

It's better than throwing it away.

Why, you said it wasn't good.

It keeps bugging me.

What is?

Mr. Lee got only three votes at that union organizer election.

I mean, he has worked so hard for Mr. Joo and for us,

risking his job and becoming a target.

He must have felt bad.

Really bad.

Three votes was too much. I felt so bad.

Do you think that a mouse would start liking a cat

because the cat shared its milk once?

No matter what it does, a cat is a cat to a mouse.

What he did is more than sharing milk.

He saved Mr. Joo from getting fired!

So what? He's going to be nagging us again.

She's right.

Remember the hard time he'd given us before.

Now that I think about it, three votes is more than enough.

Yup.

Only girls like you would have voted for him.

You didn't vote for him?

How come?

He's married, that's why.

You are so weird.

By the way, Isn't Mr. Koo a real charmer?

He's charismatic, humorous,

He just pulls you in, don't you think?

You are too heavy for him to pull in.

Jung-mi!

Should I lose some weight?

I feel bad for Mr. Koo.

What's wrong, Jun Geum?

Do you think we'll be okay?

Dong-hyup keeps saying I don't have to worry, but.

I get so nervous.

Seriously,

people like you are the biggest problem.

Because you don't get angry or fight back.

Because they don't fear you.

Respect for another being

stems from fear of the being.

A living human being

gets angry when hit and fights back when attacked!

Hey, it's nice to have white collar around.

I wish I had an elite steward in our union.

Have you figured out why you lost?

I've been working at Il Dong branch only for few months,

but Mr. Joo has been there for more than five years.

Besides, assist managers interact with employees more often.

It's all about the face.

Election is all about the face.

Why, Mr. Lee's handsome too.

He's got that sad look on his face.

A man should have a happy face!

Look at me!

See what a happy face I got!

Even face readers say that a good looking man with a happy face

has a better chance than just good looking man

Did you just turn me off?

Why do you always interrupt when I am about to say something

Hey!

Hey!

Hey, So-Jin!

Continue with work.

Mr. Chung.

Sit down.

Take a seat.

Must be a lot of work

to manage that branch of yours.

Compared to what you do,

I can hardly call that a lot.

Everybody knows that you've been working hard.

There is no need to be humble.

Cheers.

At Il Dong branch,

labor union has been organized.

I apologize.

No need for you to apologize.

To tell you the truth, I don't understand.

I know that the company hates the union.

Personally, I don't understand why it's so bad to have a union.

Isn't labor union a good thing?

We can't allow union, sir.

Replacing permanent workers with temporary ones

saves company labor cost and increases productivity.

The union is trying to thwart that plan.

Whenever company needs to make a critical decision,

the union will try to have a say in it and interfere.

How can company grow in such environment?

Besides, people who join a union are known to be selfish.

I doubt they will think of company's interest.

Is that right?

Listening to what you said

helped me realize what's wrong with union.

Please put your faith in me.

No need to talk about it now.

I invited you so that we can have drinks together.

Mr. Joo.

Good morning.

Hello.

Good morning, fellow members.

Hello.

My name is Joo Kang-min, and I am the union organizer at Il Dong Branch.

I know that the management has been giving you hard times lately.

Many of you probably considered quitting at one point.

However, that's what the company wants you to do.

The company wants you to walk out on your own,

so that they can save labor cost, without having to go through the legal process.

You can protect your job and rights by joining the union.

You don't have to join right now.

If you ever experience unfair treatment from the company

come and see us.

In any case,

Do not ever write a resignation letter.

Labor union can protect you as long as you don't write the resignation letter.

Fourmis is expanding its investment in Asian market.

Most stores will open in Korea, and their success depends on all of you.

We value each and every one of you.

Our company and our employees will grow together.

Help yourselves.

I didn't know

he was so handsome and well-mannered.

Who cares if he's good looking? He's trying to fire us all.

Gaston said it himself that he won't fire us.

You believed that?

Companies go back on their words all the time even after signing a contract.

She's become a smart-ass after joining that union.

When we open a new branch,

who is going to manage the new employees?

You guys will be managers.

And that would be your job.

How are you going to do it?

Keep that in mind.

The only branch they are opening is Gumi branch, three hours from here.

Is any of you willing to move there if they promote you?

The company has been slowing down its expansion.

Opening new branches are not even on the company's long-term plan.

Then, how can a mere manager promise that to you?

I am not saying this because I am a manager,

I am just worried.

You saw them bowing down to Mr. Joo instead of Gaston, right?

Those union people are known to be rude and insensible.

I haven't met one successful person who is affiliated with union.

They all get fired in the end.

It's illegal to fire someone for joining a union.

Are you dumb? The company won't fire you for that.

They can make up another excuse.

There are so many ways to do that.

In order to get the decision that it was wrongful dismissal,

you have to fight at court for few years.

Aren't you approaching retirement?

Let's say you got the job back.

After all that fighting at court,

Would you really want to work with them?

If you were a manager,

would you want to work with such person?

Besides,

what unions get after all that bloody battle is few dollars raise.

That's the limit.

Mrs. Park.

Why don't I just

talk to the manager at seafood department

and have him give you a raise and a promotion?

You don't have to do anything.

Make more money without lifting a finger.

It does sound better, at least to me.

Your kids are still in school, yes?

I really do think this is the best way.

I heard that Mr. Chung and Mr. Lee used to work together at another branch.

Mr. Lee was sure that he would get promoted first.

You know how stuck up he is!

But Mr. Chung became a manager first.

That's why they don't get along.

Mr. Lee,

even when he drinks, he only does with French managers.

Do you want to resign?

Why all of a sudden?

Did Mr. Chung say something to you?

No, it's not that.

It's not because of Mr. Chung.

My husband thinks I should quit.

What about voice recording?

You did record it, right?

Did you bring a tape recorder?

I couldn't remember how to turn it on.

I've been getting along with the manager these days.

It's not a good time.

They are being nice to you so that you don't join the union.

Maybe next time.

I will do it next time.

Sorry, Jun-cheol.

Lee Chang-Hun!

When are you filing the application?

Lee Chang-Hun.

Did your manager chew your ear off with anti-union talk?

Can't you hear me?

Am I trying to sell you a car?

A mattress?

Don't you think it's rude to ignore a person like that?

It's interesting, isn't it?

What is?

You know how hard it is

to gather people around.

It's stressful, mentally and physically.

You have study all kinds of laws.

However,

Turning people against each other,

you don't even have to work for it.

This is an application for labor union.

It's almost as if

we learn

while in mother's womb.

How can they do this to us?

They don't care what happens to us as long as they get their promotions.

After all what they've gone through,

how can they sell their loyalty over one drink?

It's better this way.

They would have become a company spy.

We don't need them.

We saved you, didn't we?

Please use formal title in the meeting.

How can I in this situation?

It's so frustrating to see them getting swayed over a load of crap.

It's so disappointing to see them acting selfish when you are trying to help them.

Exactly!

You get me, right?

I indeed do.

I felt the same way about you when we first met.

It's a superman complex.

You were just like them.

now you can't help but want to correct them and save them.

What were you doing when Fourmis union was fighting?

You didn't know they existed.

What about when Mr. Lee was fighting alone?

You turned a blind eye to it.

Don't feel sorry for yourself.

When you are in front, you get hit first.

Still, why should we convince those that don't want our help?

They would learn soon enough.

You won't be there to watch when it's their turn.

Just quit if you don't like it. No one is forcing you to stay.

Quit for who?

It's only going to make Mr. Chung and Mr. Huh happy.

How can I stand it?

What do you want from this?

A revenge?

You don't need union for that.

Health regulations, equality regulations, labor regulations.

There are all kinds of regulation you can use to sue them or report to media.

Dig up some dirt and spread it online.

That way, you can give hell to those managers.

Is that what you want?

Would you be happy then?

Then quit union and do that instead.

Don't make things hard for all those people.

You don't need to beg them to join,

you don't have to drag those tired people to the meetings.

But if we get a new manager just like the old one,

we are back to where we were.

Exactly.

That's why we go through all these troubles to organize a union.

Those pathetic, frustrating people,

they are the reason and the weapon of your fight.

Without them, you don't have anything.

Do we have anything to sell?

Show them how union can help.

Stop trying to scare them with the worst possible future.

Find something small that you can get out of the company.

What small thing?

It's your job, not mine. How should I know?

There must be some kind of common complaint.

A raise?

How on earth are you going to get that?

Find something that doesn't cost the company money.

Give it to me.

Recycle is over there, garbage is here.

Okay.

Thank you.

Excuse me,

do you have a boyfriend?

No.

Do you

have a boyfriend?

No,

What?

I have friends that are men.

I am not one of those loners.

Mr. Joo.

How about we take charge of different departments

so we don't repeat it to the same people?

Good idea.

I'll take the salad bar and the bakery.

You can take the produce department.

Mr. Hwang takes seafood department.

Mr. Nam, can you take meat department?

Can you call me by my first name?

It feels weird!

No, we can't.

No, dude.

You just called me a dude!

Excuse me, sir?

I would never!

Excuse me, do you work at Fourmis?

Yes.

Then, peeper,

I mean, Mr. Koo,

did you guys just see him?

Yes.

And you are?

I am friend of Mr. Koo.

I've heard a lot about you.

He called him peeper.

All right then,

See you guys next time.

Yeon-seo crawled for the first time today.

Gloves!

Gloves?

Yes!

They give us gloves.

You can't cook wearing those plastic gloves.

We need latex gloves.

We've been buying those with our own money.

We need at least two pairs a day, so the money adds up.

Can you take care of that for us?

Of course. Don't worry.

Why don't you ask for additional uniform?

They give us one set only,

I barely have time to wash and iron it.

Sure. Thank you.

Keep it up, Mr. Joo.

Keep it up!

We come to work thirty minutes earlier and go home thirty minutes later.

Changing time, shift change, and waiting time should be counted as working hours.

When you work eight hours, you should get one hour of break.

Thirty minutes have passed already.

Employees should be able to use break time freely.

Trade salespeople are employees of manufactures,

but they take orders from Fourmis manager.

That's an illegal outsourcing.

Can you have someone else do this?

There is no one available now.

You shouldn't keep still just because you are pregnant.

You should stay active.

Go up there.

Employers must not allow

pregnant woman to engage in work at a place with risk of falling.

See, you can reach it.

Align it with the next one.

Young-ae is short for fifty dollars.

When drawer is short, cashiers often make up with their own money

or have it deducted from their paychecks.

But they can keep the extra when drawer is over.

An employer may not deduct for cash shortage or loss

unless caused by the employee's gross negligence.

Even for salaried workers,

overtime, late night shift, and vacation pay must be made separately.

The world is not perfect.

Therefore, there can be broken traffic lights here and there.

However,

in this place, every traffic light is broken.

For what

these traffic lights exist at all?

Ms. Han, what bothers you the most when you work here?

At this moment, you.

You've been following me around all day.

I was wondering if I had something coming out of my butt.

Stop following me!

Don't you have work to do?

Nam Dong-hyup!

Don't worry about them and come here!

Everybody's here except you.

He said something that doesn't cost a dime, so uniform is out.

Only few departments use latex gloves.

It's funny.

You guys have a college degree but can't think of one?

How about bag search?

Bag search?

Yeah, they rummage through ladies' purses at the end of each day.

It's not pleasant having some men going through your stuff.

That's because you old ladies,

I mean, female employees steal from the store.

So, it's only the women that steal?

I've seen managers going home with packs of rib eye on their backs.

If they are going to search, they should search everyone.

What do you think, Mr. Joo?

I think it's a good idea.

It does match all the conditions.

Let's push this through.

Don't you feel awkward calling me Mr. Joo?

Why would I?

Why, do you feel awkward?

Just a little.

I'll get used to it.

When this battle is over,

can I call you Su-in?

When it's over?

I hope we could begin.

Thanks.

Mr. Koo!

Is that light bulb dead?

It's working. Why?

It seems really dark over there.

They are all the same light bulbs.

It's all in your head.

It's all in my eyes.

Let's do it simply, "We are not thieves."

That sounds better.

Mr. Joo.

Yes, Mr. Lee.

Don't you think we should pay Mr. Koo?

I thought it was free.

I know he said that but,

the maintenance fee alone would be a lot.

You are right.

Mr. Koo, how much should we pay you?

It's free.

Because I am the greatest!

What about your rent and maintenance fee?

I am sure it's not little.

It's free.

Mr. Lee.

Let's go smoke outside.

It's your face.

Foul force indeed.

Have you met the landlord yet?

He looks like gollum in Lord of the Rings.

He stops by from time to time.

Ah, the guy who called Mr. Koo peeper?

He's Mr. Koo's college friend

who got tortured together.

That guy is renting us the office for free.

Mr. Koo has some relatively affluent friends

who send us money every month.

Loyalty, huh?

We do charge unions that have money.

But, after expense and hospital fee,

he doesn't have much left.

Hey!

You are ruining my mysterious allure.

If you want to appear mysterious, stop goofing around.

Goof around?

How dare you.

Pay my fee.

After all I have done to save your sorry ass, you call me what?

Goof around?

I am dead broke as you know, but

I will pay you with my kidney when you get the surgery.

Who wants a kidney of a fired guy? It's a bad luck.

It's better than dying.

Who's dying?

I am going to live until I see your son's seventieth birthday.

Join the union, guys.

I organized this in order.

Hey, I was looking at that.

This is not permitted document.

Fourmis believes in our employees.

Just go.

Really?

We can just go?

This is something.

I guess the union does help.

I guess so.

The company is freaking out.

Ten people joined today.

They were trying to stay one jump ahead.

They were going beat you to it before you bring up the issue.

Which would have made the union look superfluous

and the company generous.

So are we in trouble now?

You have ten new members.

The company screwed up.

They picked a wrong time.

I thought you'd all get fired soon and finished off

but the company has done you a favor,

I thought we were doing fine.

Fine? Your company is messing up more than you are.

I bet there is a moron in the management.

If the company

takes care of employees' complaints,

then the union becomes superfluous?

Please don't tell me

this was your idea.

You wouldn't have come up with this crap, would you?

Have a drink.

Such a waste, no?

You know what people are like?

They don't want what's in their hands.

They covet what's not in their hands.

And then,

they forget what they have in their hands.

and keeps asking for more.

If you want to shut them up,

You shouldn't give them anything in the first place.

Managers sign this immediately.

Have other employees sign by the end of the day.

Hand it out.

It's basically same thing as the employment contract.

Why do you need us to sign again?

There's no harm.

We are trying to adhere to regulations.

Is it bad?

Is this illegal?

Sign it now.

If they aren't making changes to the contract,

you don't have enough ground for refusal.

I am just worried that

there might be a hidden motive behind this.

What are you going to do about it then?

They want to test their weapon.

Mr. Lee.

Don't wrangle over every move the company makes.

Let's see how it goes.

Dong-hyup, sorry I am late.

Good morning, Mr. Joo.

I understand you are busy with union works, sir.

You don't have to call me that.

You are being humble.

I've finished all the preparation. Don't worry.

Joo Kang-min.

You are late.

Mr. Chung, you are early.

Come to the office after the meeting.

Why have you rolled up your pants?

I was hot.

I will fix it before customers come in.

Come to the office.

Mr. Chung.

Good morning.

Why aren't you wearing a mask?

You should be wearing a mask when preparing food.

I was just

Come to the office after the meeting.

The regulations

that had no practical meaning outside a formal guideline textbook,

suddenly became the iron law.

Who makes a phone call during work?

Come to the office later.

Take this inside.

Sign it.

Make a copy and give it to HR.

Three tardies equal one absence. Did you know?

You've been late twice already,

doing some union works, labor education and labor agitation.

Your wage will be adjusted accordingly.

Joo Kang-min.

Having fun these days?

You've got Mr. Lee acting like your subordinate,

taking notes of what you say.

bowing down to you and calling you Mr.Joo.

Eh?

Must be fun, eh?

Having that grand title.

You don't even know if you are drinking wine or poison.

Don't you know you became Lee Su-in's cannon fodder?

What's so fun about that.

What was that?

I wanted to sit down and sign.

I think it's unfitting for the union organizer

to be bowing down as he signs.

What's happening in this place?

That bastard brainwashed this kid.

Mr. Joo.

Get out if you are done.

Mr. Joo. What do we do with this?

Wouldn't they fire the ones with too many warnings?

They are trying to scare you. They can't fire you for this.

But they are deducting my wage.

I get seven hundred dollars a month. After taking out this and that,

What they are saying is three traffic tickets equal one hit and run.

They can't turn tardies into an absence.

But it's written in the employment contract,

and we did sign that paper yesterday.

Labor laws come before any employment contract.

That contract has no legal grounds.

Don't worry about it.

Ladies,

Don't lose sleep over this.

This shows they are panicking.

We will make sure they don't touch your wages.

Mr. Joo. Do something, okay?

How can we work like this?

Don't worry too much.

You guys should go eat lunch before lunch time ends.

Let's go.

Let's go eat.

What do we do?

Anything.

Properly functioning rules

limit the scope of private power.

That's why people in power do not want the rules to function properly.

They neglect the rules like a damaged carpet on the floor

or like broken traffic lights.

The neglected rules are brought up to the surface selectively

only when those in power are under attack.

Mr. Joo.

Any plans or thoughts?

That's what we were doing?

I wasn't thinking at all.

Right.

Gaston.

Seo Min-ho.

Where are your work pants?

I washed it last night, but it hasn't

Come to the office later.

Two Years Ago.

Mr. Debois.

Do not relabel the ones that are expired.

Discard them.

We can't meet the margin rate that way.

It's okay to sell these for few more days.

Follow the rules.

That's the most cost efficient way.

Don't worry. I will take a responsibility.

How will you take the responsibility?

Discard them.

Yeah, right.

Give me a break.

When in Korea, do as the Koreans do, morons.

You don't know a thing.

You will thank me later.

Dress code violation.

Disobeying superior.

I can't accept this.

Su-in.

We don't have enough people.

Before the store opens, all the other managers work without ties.

Most employees who got an warning are union members.

You are disrupting union organization.

There have been a lot of complaints regarding the promotion policy.

Fourmis already has a fair policy manual on promotion.

We must follow the guidelines in the manual and adopt it.

Mr. Lee.

At the store, we have our own system of hierarchy.

Especially at meat or seafood dept, we have tough bunch working there

How can we manage if we turn the hierarchy upside down?

Isn't the store hierarchy

mostly built by managers?

If the manager refuses to share his power and responsibilities,

then the store hierarchy would collapse.

If promotions are based on unofficial hierarchy or favoritism

then employees will care more about winning favor of managers than working.

Only the managers profit from it.

It does not profit the company or the employees.

Why are you doing this?

Stop trying to destroy the union.

Have a talk with the union.

Aren't you a union member in France?

Aren't you ashamed?

What you just said

is racism.

Apologize!

French employees steal too.

But I do not call French thieves.

All the corruption you just mentioned

happen at Fourmis too.

Once,

I was proud to work at Fourmis.

It was fair,

clean and respectful to its employees.

It did not engage in a crooked scheme

to fire its employees illegally.

Fourmis,

no, you,

have changed too much.

[2 Years Ago]

That's not localization.

That's corruption.

That's what you really want to do, isn't it?

You would have done, if you could.

Stop!

I am not your therapist.

I have no interest in how your mind works.

What I want to know is

the scope of your authority.

Whether you are authorized to negotiate with union,

Is this outside of your power?

If the only thing you can do is oppress us,

I don't even have to be here.

You do

what you can do.

We will

do what we can do.

Savages?

Is harassing an employee considered to be civil in France?

Is threatening managers to fire people considered non-violence?

Is it considered to be rational to make a decision based on few hours of lecture?

Localization?

No.

This is who you really are.

Again

Will I again,

Will I be able to come back here again?

That fella named Lee Su-in seemed intense.

He hates fights and worries too much

but he doesn't avoid fights.

Morning shifts.

You guys can go home now.

Hey, someone clean this mess. I can't even move through.

You guys can open your produce market.

What do you want to do?

If we quit,

It's going to be hard for everyone, right?

Your name?

What's your name?

Han Young-sil.

That I might ruin someone else's life.

Such fears.

What do we do?

What else?

Let the game begin.