Digital Heroes: Guide to IT World

Whoa… there are nights when only shouting echoes through a silent office— ■ The Stress of the Late-Night Visitor Back then, late-night overtime was the norm. 10 PM, 11 PM. Just when I could finally focus on my own work, the “sales guy” would show up—like clockwork. And not just any sales rep, but a section manager. Why come at this hour? Why corner people at this timing? His behavior completely ignored the rhythm of the workplace, and everyone was silently fed up. ■ Submissive Upward, Oppressive Downward I occasionally saw him talking to a department head. He was shockingly humble—like a completely different person. But on the ground, he was the opposite. I heard stories of him scolding team members in front of clients and even kicking a chair in a meeting room hard enough to break it. When I casually asked a client about him, they immediately said, “Oh… that guy.” He was “well-known”—for all the wrong reasons. ■ The Day I Got Caught One day, it finally happened to me. “Here, thi...

Whoa… was success really supposed to be this loud !? ■ Year 7 in My Career — A Growing Sense of Discomfort In the middle of my seventh year as a professional, I was working at a development vendor. I had gained solid experience and was beginning to take on core roles in projects. But what I witnessed there was not a world ruled by skill or strategy—it was a world ruled by the volume of one’s voice . ■ Power Harassment as a “Culture” At that workplace, there was a well-known head of sales. He was famous for delivering results both internally and externally—but what lay beneath was intense. After drinking with clients late at night, he would suddenly call out, “Meeting at 11 PM.” Department heads from the development team would be summoned, and the moment they sat down—shouting would erupt. Kicking desks. Throwing documents. An atmosphere dominated not by words, but by sheer pressure. And in that place, it was considered “normal.” ■ A Workplace That Drains You Just by Watchin...