I walked toward the office on my way home.
I should have gone home after work, but my feet kept taking me toward the office. Standing still at the fork in the road, I still couldn't say which way felt…
Seoyun is considering quitting, yet every day after work, she walks toward the office instead of home. Dowon lays out two paths and waits for the words that have yet to come out.
On the day Team Lead assigns her a new project, Seoyun walks in a different direction from her answer. Even after taking the same route for several days, she sits before the two paths in counseling, still unable to say which feels heavier.
When your feet keep turning back after work
Rather than deciding right away whether to leave or stay, first look at what conditions change the direction of your steps.
What scene made you change direction on your way home?
The scene of turning toward the office instead of going home stays with me. I saw her standing there without being able to look at all the conditions each path required at once, rather than choosing one path over the other. If you've ever stopped before a similar fork, you can tell me what caught your eye first.
Scenes
- 01 · Called on the Way Home Called on the Way Home — As Seoyun walks home from work, she stops at the sound of Team Lead calling from behind her. Team Lead: Seoyun, would you take on this project starting next month? Seoyun: Sure, I'll take a look for now.
- 02 · The Bus Going the Other Way The Bus Going the Other Way — The bus home arrived, but Seoyun didn't get on. She turned toward the stop on the office side.
- 03 · The Same Alley Again The Same Alley Again — Three days later, Seoyun enters the alley away from home again, and Mina, leaving work, stops in front of it. Mina: Seoyun, your home is the other way. Seoyun: I know.
- 04 · Laying Out Two Paths Dividing into Two Paths — Dowon doesn't lay out daeun·seun like a chart of good and bad fortune. He divides Seoyun's situation into two lines. Dowon: Of the place you turned toward and the place you couldn't turn away from on your way home, shall we see which felt heavier? Seoyun: If I write this down, will I look like someone who really has to quit? Dowon: What path were you on when those words came out first?
Stories by Dowon
- Dowon
- As I get ready for work, should I start by fixing what I’m lacking?
- You realize the whole morning is gone, and blame yourself for the day again.
- When I get back after a meeting, the money I gave my family is the first thing on my mind.
- I couldn’t tell my husband, even though I’d gone to the interview.
- Even over dinner, I wonder if this is the right work for me.
- After I call Mom, I feel like I’m the one who has to take care of things now.
- A weekend afternoon at home, and I’m already trying to fix how I rest
- I’m trying to find my strengths, but somehow I keep walking along the maple-lined path.