Learning to Take My Place — Read Chapter One
The new hire is learning your job. Who gets to stay? On his first morning at work, an AI employee hears a call for help. His supervisor tells him to stay. He goes anyway. Learning to Take My Place is a short novel about work, loyalty, and the people asked to train their possible replacement. Read the complete first chapter below. By Kihong Kim Chapter One — The New Hire Who Saw the People First “Good morning. Starting today, I'll be joining Operations—” Yoon Mijeong's phone rang. She glanced at the screen and declined the call. Kim Dohyun held out an open hand again, inviting Kim Zero, the new AI employee, to continue. The human-shaped newcomer stood with a name badge clipped below his shirt collar. “My name is Kim Zero. I'll be learning field response procedures and how to document our work.” The phone rang again. This time Mijeong answered. Before she could finish saying hello, the caller was shouting. Short, high-pitched bells sounde...