A subtle slice-of-life ruined by infuriating character choices
See You Tomorrow at Work starts off as a grounded, quietly charming workplace drama. It handles day-to-day corporate life with surprising realism, dealing with toxic bosses, nosey colleagues, career anxiety, and lingering exes without resorting to the usual flashy K-drama tropes. The quiet moments, mutual respect, and emotional support between the leads initially feel like a breath of fresh air.
Then comes the second half, and the writing completely loses the plot.
Told mainly through Cha Ji-yoon’s (Park Ji-hyun) perspective, her internal narrative goes from relatable insecurity to downright unbearable. Instead of growing, she overthinks every detail, gets wrapped up in her own doubts, and undergoes an illogical personality shift into someone wholly selfish who expects endless support without giving any in return. On top of that, the show’s portrayal of exes is absurd: Cho Ga-eul (Choi Kyung-hoon) popping back up after eight months of radio silence acting like they’re still together is peak delusional writing. (Also, can K-dramas stop treating divorce like an unforgivable social stigma?)
The side characters aren't much better. Noh-ah (Kang Mi-na) gave me second-hand embarrassment with her desperate, boundary-crossing behavior toward her ex, only to turn around and demand complete life adjustments from a genuinely good guy later on under the guise of "self-care."
The only saving graces here are Kang Si-woo (Seo In-guk) and Lee Jae-in (Won Gyu-bin), the only two rational adults in the entire script. Si-woo handles the romance with absolute maturity, honesty, and warmth, though I desperately wished the writers gave us more of his backstory at SAEUM instead of wasting screen time on petty melodrama.
A promising, subtle start completely undone by frustrating character arcs. Si-woo deserved a much better show.
Then comes the second half, and the writing completely loses the plot.
Told mainly through Cha Ji-yoon’s (Park Ji-hyun) perspective, her internal narrative goes from relatable insecurity to downright unbearable. Instead of growing, she overthinks every detail, gets wrapped up in her own doubts, and undergoes an illogical personality shift into someone wholly selfish who expects endless support without giving any in return. On top of that, the show’s portrayal of exes is absurd: Cho Ga-eul (Choi Kyung-hoon) popping back up after eight months of radio silence acting like they’re still together is peak delusional writing. (Also, can K-dramas stop treating divorce like an unforgivable social stigma?)
The side characters aren't much better. Noh-ah (Kang Mi-na) gave me second-hand embarrassment with her desperate, boundary-crossing behavior toward her ex, only to turn around and demand complete life adjustments from a genuinely good guy later on under the guise of "self-care."
The only saving graces here are Kang Si-woo (Seo In-guk) and Lee Jae-in (Won Gyu-bin), the only two rational adults in the entire script. Si-woo handles the romance with absolute maturity, honesty, and warmth, though I desperately wished the writers gave us more of his backstory at SAEUM instead of wasting screen time on petty melodrama.
A promising, subtle start completely undone by frustrating character arcs. Si-woo deserved a much better show.
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