Episode guide
Misaeng: Incomplete Life: Season 1
20 episodes · premiered Oct 17, 2014
Equipped with nothing more than a GED and strategies for the board game Go, an office intern gets thrown into the cold reality of the corporate world.
- Episode 1: Episode 1 Oct 17, 2014 · 1h 30m Given up on becoming a pro board game player, Jang Geu-rae is now an intern struggling to handle corporate life, reliant on his coworker Ahn Young-yi.
- Episode 2: Episode 2 Oct 18, 2014 · 1h 5m Working alone after hours, Geu-rae finds he is isolated from his coworkers despite his boss’s advice on teamwork. Talks of a co-presentation come up.
- Episode 3: Episode 3 Oct 24, 2014 · 1h 8m Geu-rae is left to do all the work when he partners with Han Seok-yool. Kim Dong-shik faces disciplinary action for an issue involving product export.
- Episode 4: Episode 4 Oct 25, 2014 · 1h 12m Geu-rae and Seok-yool stumble in their presentation speech but still impress in their engagement of ideas. A week later, Geu-rae waits for results.
- Episode 5: Episode 5 Oct 31, 2014 · 1h 11m When important materials go missing, Section Chiefs Oh and Chun get into an argument. Young-yi cries after being unfairly scolded by her boss.
- Episode 6: Episode 6 Nov 1, 2014 · 1h 11m After learning that the client is his old schoolmate, Oh is certain the deal will go smoothly, until he is made to wait and pay for a high-end club.
- Episode 7: Episode 7 Nov 7, 2014 · 1h 11m Geu-rae is uneasy when Oh chooses a risky project at a team meeting. Young-yi is ordered to get approval for a project that Finance already rejected.
- Episode 8: Episode 8 Nov 8, 2014 · 1h 12m Oh is given the lead on a project recommended by the IT Sales division. He can hire more personnel if successful, but the client refuses to meet him.
- Episode 9: Episode 9 Nov 14, 2014 · 1h 11m When Park joins the 3rd Sales division, he mocks and overworks Geu-rae. It turns out Geu-rae’s coworkers have also been struggling under the new boss.
- Episode 10: Episode 10 Nov 15, 2014 · 1h 11m After Park sexually harasses an employee, Oh declares that he cannot work with him. Oh realizes something after looking at a project Park recommended.
- Episode 11: Episode 11 Nov 21, 2014 · 1h 11m After revealing Park’s misconduct, Oh is promoted to deputy manager. The 3rd Sales division’s new chief is Chun Kwan-woong, who intimidates Geu-rae.
- Episode 12: Episode 12 Nov 22, 2014 · 1h 11m Restarting Park’s used car export project, the 3rd Sales division faces opposition. When the Director shows interest, they must give a presentation.
- Episode 13: Episode 13 Nov 28, 2014 · 1h 9m The CEO attends the used car export project presentation, which is a success thanks to Oh’s unusual style. The CEO praises Geu-rae for this proposal.
- Episode 14: Episode 14 Nov 29, 2014 · 1h 14m Geu-rae once again remembers that he is the only intern among his peers. He asks Oh if he can become a permanent employee.
- Episode 15: Episode 15 Dec 5, 2014 · 1h 16m Geu-rae continues to work diligently despite learning he can’t become a permanent employee. He goes to town with Baek-gi on an assignment from Oh.
- Episode 16: Episode 16 Dec 6, 2014 · 1h 17m A year and five months after being hired, Geu-rae’s proposal finally gets approved, but Oh is told to remove him as head of the project.
- Episode 17: Episode 17 Dec 12, 2014 · 1h 21m The Director offers the 3rd Sales division a major project, but Oh is suspicious. Kim Dong-shik gets into an argument with coworkers who insulted Oh.
- Episode 18: Episode 18 Dec 13, 2014 · 1h 20m Oh decides to accept the Director’s proposal, but the team quickly runs into difficulties. Kim and the others suggest to withdraw, but Oh is not sure.
- Episode 19: Episode 19 Dec 19, 2014 · 1h 23m The 3rd Sales division is uneasy after Geu-rae voices suspicions about the Director’s project with Seok. The head office launches an investigation.
- Episode 20: Episode 20 Dec 20, 2014 · 1h 29m After the turmoil, the 3rd Sales division finally returns to normal. A new boss arrives with new methods. Meanwhile, Geu-rae’s contract nears its end.