tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post5331787090666090075..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: fuck lunchKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-26487220720256894012017-11-16T14:38:23.567+09:002017-11-16T14:38:23.567+09:00I always thought it was kind of wild how political...I always thought it was kind of wild how politically incorrect Koreans were re: to the overweight. On tv it's crazy how folks like Defconn and Lee Guk-joo always get ragged on for being on the heavy side. BKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-13218091771935365982017-11-11T17:20:48.297+09:002017-11-11T17:20:48.297+09:00I didn't dominate anyone with wit, but I did r...I didn't dominate anyone with wit, but I did remain cordial, albeit quiet.<br /><br />If it's a lost opportunity, then so be it. I'm not much of a team player—or any sort of player, really. Especially not in the context of this sordid company, which is a den of vipers, given the stuff I constantly hear from my boss and have personally witnessed. I'll probably be leaving the company next year, anyway, so advancement within it is not my concern. I live a better life out in the margins, with a measure of independence, not entrenched in the halls of power.<br /><br />(BTW, you're right about the up-and-comer part. The boss has made noises about my eventually taking over his <i>shiljang</i> position, but I have absolutely no desire for that particular promotion. I see the crap he has to go through—the onerous obligations packaged with that position—and I want nothing to do with that sort of responsibility. I'm just a foot soldier; that's what I'm best at.)Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-27978633579895163642017-11-11T12:33:16.417+09:002017-11-11T12:33:16.417+09:00The department head inviting you to sit next to hi...The department head inviting you to sit next to him was an honor, and a signal to the rest of the company staff that you were an up-and-comer.<br /><br />If you don't like his bantz, dominate him with superior wit while still remaining cordial. This is how one demonstrates one's own self-possession and mastery.<br /><br />Possibly this was a test, and you will now be perceived as less of a "team player." If you don't care about advancing up the company hierarchy, that's your choice, but this was certainly a lost opportunity.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.com