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Work to Do

Work to Do

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Drama

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Joon-hee, a fourth-year assistant manager at Hanyang Heavy Industries gets assigned to the human resources department. As the shipyard suffers a dearth of orders, the creditors instruct the HR to restructure the company. Although reluctant to do so, the team supposes that it is inevitable for keeping the company afloat. The HR proceeds to make the restructuring as smooth and efficient as possible. In an attempt to set the criteria for dismissal in company’s favor, the team first tries to elect employee's representatives who will cater for the demands of management. Some of the so-called blacklisted employees who are well aware of the conventional procedure start to put on a brake…

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

25 September 2024

Country

South Korea

Cast

Jang Seong-beom

Jang Seong-beom

Kang Joon-hee

Seo Suk-kyu

Seo Suk-kyu

Lee Dong-woo

Kim Do-young

Kim Do-young

Jung Kyu-hoon

Kim Young-woong

Kim Young-woong

Bae Ho-geun

Jang Liu

Jang Liu

Son Kyung-yeon

Lee Noah

Lee Noah

Hong Jae-yi

Kang In-ki

Kang In-ki

Jang Il-seob

Kim Nam-hee

Kim Nam-hee

Lee Sang-soo

Kim Hyang-gi

Kim Hyang-gi

Daughter (voice)

Kang Myeong-ju

Kang Myeong-ju

Joon-hee's mother

Han Dong-won

Han Dong-won

Yang Byeong-il

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