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Kang Hyesu
The head of the company where Jiyoung works after college remains unnamed. In his leadership role, he spearheads much of the sexism Jiyoung experiences while working there. Later, after his company is at the center of a scandal due to a hidden camera that building security placed in the women’s restroom, he suggests the female victims of the crime are unreasonable to demand justice, since the publicity of the scandal will damage his company’s reputation and ruin the lives of the male employees who circulated the photos.
The Head of the Company Quotes in Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
The Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 quotes below are all either spoken by The Head of the Company or refer to The Head of the Company. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5: Marriage, 2012–2015 Quotes
“The fact that they have families and parents,” Eunsil retorted, “is why they shouldn’t do these things, not why we should forgive them.”
In fact, Eunsil was scared and exhausted herself. All of them—the team leader Eunsil, Kang Hyesu and the victims standing with them—wanted this case to be resolved soon so that they could go back to their lives. While offenders were in fear of losing a small part of their privilege, the victims were running the risk of losing everything.
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The Head of the Company Character Timeline in Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
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Chapter 5: Marriage, 2012–2015
...off, the male employees have accused the women of “being too harsh with them.” The head of the company wants the issue resolved as quickly as possible, so as not to “ruin this company’s...
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