I was left to handle it alone from day one
On her first day, the team leader handed her work before offering any explanation. Jian's hand stopped at the first line of the email.
Jian was left to handle client emails alone from her first day, and stopped at the first line—not because of the work, but because she had nowhere to ask.
In counseling, Jian takes out her employee ID and talks about her first day. The team leader handed her work twice without explaining it, and Jian brings back the scene of stopping at the first line of her reply.
When the first assignment feels too big
Rather than trying to do the first assignment perfectly, figuring out where you got stuck can make the next step smaller.
Who did you most want to ask first about your first assignment?
The scene stays with me: work was handed over without explanation, and her hand stopped at the first line of the reply. More than the moment she couldn't do the work, I saw the time she was left alone without knowing what to ask first. If you're going through a similar first day, please tell me about that scene too.
Scenes
- 01 · The afternoon she took out her employee ID Her first day at work — Jian unhooks the employee ID from her neck and slides it to the center of the table. Saebyeok shifts their gaze from the ID to Jian's face. Jian: I was left to handle it alone from my first day. Saebyeok: Where did you get stuck that day?
- 02 · Before any explanation Work without explanation — Team Leader Minseok sets a client file on Jian's desk and points to the monitor. Jian is half-risen from her chair, looking down at the file. Team Leader Minseok: Starting today, you handle these emails first, Jian. Jian: Yes, understood.
- 03 · The work placed down a second time Another file handed over — That afternoon, Minseok sets a second file on Jian's desk. Jian presses it right up against the first one. Team Leader Minseok: Please reply to that email from earlier too. By the end of today. Jian: Okay, I'll give it a try.
- 04 · At the first line The first line where she stopped — Jian unfolds the printed email again and presses a fingertip to the first line. Saebyeok sets a pencil beside her hand. Jian: At the first line of the reply. Saebyeok: At that moment, whom could you have asked first?
Stories by Saebyeok
- Saebyeok
- On my birthday, I made my goals too big.
- Even when I go to the study room, I can't open my book.
- Before bed, I write down only how much I studied today.
- While I wait for the results, I’m already worried about who I’ll be compared with.
- After washing up, I stand before the mirror and see the choice I left behind again.
- On rainy days, I’d open just one page.
- When I say I’m taking a break, the dinner table falls quiet.
- I sat at my desk waiting for a reply.