Your Agenda: His wife was in labour, but he went to work. Did he make the wrong call?

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Sep 8, 2026 · 15m

A man missed the birth of his second child after choosing to attend an important client meeting while his wife was in labour. He says his supervisor pressured him to prioritise work, warning that missing the meeting could affect his performance and promotion prospects. The next morning, he went to work — only to return to the hospital after 20 missed calls and discover that his son had already been born. Now, with his wife refusing to see him and his father-in-law blaming him for not being there, he is left questioning whether he made the wrong choice. On Your Agenda, Hongbin Jeong and…