See You at Work Tomorrow Episode 1 is a relatable office romance filled with office struggles, emotional baggage, and surprising chemistry.# See You At Work Tomorrow Ep 1 Recap & Review
The first episode of See You at Work Tomorrow opens with heartbreak. Ji-yoon waits at a baseball game with a cake made for her proposal, for her boyfriend, Ga-eul. He never shows, texting her that he’s going on a trip and can’t see her and breaks up with her without explanation.
Eight months later, Ji-yoon has returned to her normal life at Saeum Electronics. She is like many other tired office workers, pushing herself through another workday and the emotional scars left behind by her failed relationship.## New Employee’s Arrival Strikes Fear into the Office
The company is full of stories about Kang Si-woo, a legendary employee known for his cold personality and strict work ethic. He’s known as the ‘Three-No Man’: He doesn’t smile, he doesn’t go near people and he doesn’t say he’s sorry.
As the company is in serious trouble, Ji-yoon and her colleagues discover that Si-woo has been assigned to their department. The manufacture of a new refrigerator has been halted due to problems with its signature spherical ice feature.
Ji-yoon thinks they should keep producing while the engineers fix the issue, but Si-woo is strongly against it. He insists that they solve the problem before they can start producing again, immediately creating tension between them.## Ji-yoon’s Hard Working Life
Back in the office, Ji-yoon gets little thanks for all her hard work. During an important meeting, her manager takes her ideas without giving her credit, showing her the unfair treatment she faces at work.
Every day Ji-yoon leaves the office just at the right time, when she has finished her work, which her colleagues are always criticising. So unhappy is she that she keeps track of each moment she wants to quit her job at home by placing stickers on a poster hanging on her wall.
Her personal life is no better. Flashbacks show her long history with Ga-eul, starting in college and across years of separation and missed opportunities.## Si-woo Reveals His True Colors Slowly
Ji-yoon and Si-woo’s relationship evolves through a series of unexpected encounters. Ji-yoon’s mother sets up a blind date for her, but it becomes embarrassing when Si-woo accidentally sees her.
Later, Ji-yoon finds out that Si-woo is the ex-husband of a co-worker who is about to get remarried. This revelation in turn adds a further dimension to his distant personality and explains his discomfort with the impending wedding.
At one of the company meetings, Si-woo sees that Ji-yoon has good ideas but is not confident enough to speak up. He asks her to say it, indicating that beneath his cold exterior he could be more supportive than people think.## An Unlikely Link
After the wedding, Si-woo invites Ji-yoon for drinks. Then he abruptly switches from the business tone to a personal one, confessing that he had been fired from the company.
It’s unclear why he was fired, but it gives them an opportunity to talk about their careers and relationships and disappointments. You can feel the emotional chemistry between Si-woo and Ji-yoon when he walks her home.
The episode closes with Ji-yoon inviting him upstairs for a drink, which could pave the way for a complicated workplace romance. ## Last words
The first episode starts off well, mixing workplace frustration with emotional romance. Ji-yoon is instantly relatable as a worker dealing with a gruelling job, unfair management and a painful break-up.
Si-woo appears to be the usual cold executive in the beginning, but the episode gradually reveals a more sensitive side to him that makes him far more interesting.
There are some quick developments and some plot points that aren’t explained, but the chemistry between the two leads keeps the story engaging. #See You at Work Tomorrow is a promising new workplace K-drama that successfully combines office drama, romance and mystery.## Score: 4/5