Day 49: Leaving on Time in Week One

Dialogue

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   B 선배님, 잠깐 여쭤볼 게 있는데요... 여섯 시 됐는데 먼저 퇴근해도 될까요?

   Seonbaenim, jamkkan yeojjwobol ge inneundeyo... yeoseot si dwaenneunde meonjeo toegeunhaedo doelkkayo?

   Mikyung, can I ask you something...? It's six. Would it be all right if I left?

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   A 예지 씨 오늘 할 일은 다 끝냈어요?

   Yeji ssi oneul hal ireun da kkeunnaesseoyo?

   Have you finished everything you had to do today, Yeji?

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   B 네, 오전에 주신 자료 정리는 다 끝냈어요. 근데 다들 자리에 계셔서 눈치가 보여요.

   Ne, ojeone jusin jaryo jeongnineun da kkeunnaesseoyo. Geunde dadeul jarie gyesyeoseo nunchiga boyeoyo.

   Yes, I finished sorting the files you gave me this morning. But everyone's still at their desks, so I feel awkward.

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   A 첫 주라 그럴 거예요. 나도 신입 때는 팀장님 퇴근하실 때까지 괜히 모니터만 보고 있곤 했어요.

   Cheot jura geureol geoyeyo. Nado sinip ttaeneun timjangnim toegeunhasil ttaekkaji gwaenhi moniteoman bogo itgon haesseoyo.

   That's natural in your first week. When I was new, I used to just stare at my monitor until the team leader went home.

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   B 정말요? 그럼 저도 좀 더 있다가 가는 게 낫지 않을까요?

   Jeongmaryo? Geureom jeodo jom deo itdaga ganeun ge natji aneulkkayo?

   Really? Then wouldn't it be better if I stayed a bit longer too?

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   A 아니요. 우리 팀은 야근을 좋게 보는 분위기가 아니에요. 다들 남아 있는 건 월말 보고서 때문이에요.

   Aniyo. Uri timeun yageuneul joke boneun bunwigiga anieyo. Dadeul nama inneun geon wolmal bogoseo ttaemunieyo.

   No. Our team doesn't think well of overtime. Everyone's staying because of the month-end report.

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   B 그래도 신입이 제일 먼저 나가면 성의가 없어 보일까 봐 걱정돼요.

   Geuraedo sinibi jeil meonjeo nagamyeon seonguiga eopseo boilkka bwa geokjeongdwaeyo.

   Still, I'm worried that if the newest person leaves first, it'll look like I don't care.

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   A 눈치는 보기 나름이에요. 할 일 없이 앉아 있는 게 오히려 더 어색해 보일 수 있어요. 능률도 안 오르고요.

   Nunchineun bogi nareumieyo. Hal il eopsi anja inneun ge ohiryeo deo eosaekae boil su isseoyo. Neungnyuldo an oreugoyo.

   Whether it looks bad is all in how you see it. Sitting there with nothing to do can look even more awkward. And it doesn't make anyone more productive.

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   B 그렇게 생각해 본 적은 없었어요.

   Geureoke saenggakae bon jeogeun eopseosseoyo.

   I'd never thought of it that way.

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    A 대신 요령이 있어요. 나가기 전에 팀장님께 "오늘 업무 다 마쳤습니다. 먼저 들어가 보겠습니다." 하고 인사만 하면 돼요.

    Daesin yoryeongi isseoyo. Nagagi jeone timjangnimkke "oneul eommu da machyeotseumnida. Meonjeo deureoga bogetseumnida." Hago insaman hamyeon dwaeyo.

    But there's a trick to it. Before you go, just tell the team leader, "I've finished today's work. I'll be heading off now."

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    B 혹시 팀장님이 일을 더 주시면 어떡해요?

    Hoksi timjangnimi ireul deo jusimyeon eotteokaeyo?

    What if the team leader gives me more work?

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    A 급한 거면 하면 되고, 아니면 월요일에 하겠다고 말해도 돼요. 다른 사람이 다 남아 있을지라도 일이 끝났으면 가는 게 우리 팀 규칙이에요.

    Geupan geomyeon hamyeon doego, animyeon woryoire hagetdago malhaedo dwaeyo. Dareun sarami da nama isseuljirado iri kkeunnasseumyeon ganeun ge uri tim gyuchigieyo.

    If it's urgent, do it. If not, you can say you'll do it on Monday. Even if everyone else is still here, the rule on our team is that when your work's done, you go.

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    B 그 규칙은 누가 만든 거예요?

    Geu gyuchigeun nuga mandeun geoyeyo?

    Who made that rule?

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    A 팀장님이요. 몇 년 전에 과로로 쓰러진 팀원이 있었거든요. 그 뒤로는 야근하는 사람을 오히려 걱정하세요. 팀 분위기는 결국 윗사람 하기 나름이에요.

    Timjangnimiyo. Myeot nyeon jeone gwaroro sseureojin timwoni isseotgeodeunyo. Geu dwironeun yageunhaneun sarameul ohiryeo geokjeonghaseyo. Tim bunwigineun gyeolguk witsaram hagi nareumieyo.

    The team leader did. A few years ago, someone on the team collapsed from overwork. Since then, if anything, she worries about people who stay late. In the end, a team's mood depends on the boss.

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    B 그런 일이 있었군요. 그래도 첫 주부터 정시에 퇴근하려니 부담감이 좀 있어요.

    Geureon iri isseotgunyo. Geuraedo cheot jubuteo jeongsie toegeunharyeoni budamgami jom isseoyo.

    I didn't know that. Still, leaving right on time in my very first week feels like a lot of pressure.

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    A 그럼 오늘은 내가 먼저 나갈게요. 가방 챙겨서 나 따라 나와요.

    Geureom oneureun naega meonjeo nagalgeyo. Gabang chaenggyeoseo na ttara nawayo.

    Then I'll leave first today. Get your bag and follow me out.

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    B 네? 선배님, 벌써 가방 드셨어요?

    Ne? Seonbaenim, beolsseo gabang deusyeosseoyo?

    What? You've already got your bag?

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    A 나도 오늘 할 일 끝났거든요. 원래 첫걸음이 제일 어렵기 마련이에요. 팀장님, 저희 먼저 들어가 보겠습니다!

    Nado oneul hal il kkeunnatgeodeunyo. Wollae cheotgeoreumi jeil eoryeopgi maryeonieyo. Timjangnim, jeohui meonjeo deureoga bogetseumnida!

    My work's done for today too. The first step is always the hardest. Ms. Jang, we're heading off now!

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