"She works really hard for the sake of other people! What an empty person."
Tell me you're a sociopath without saying the word.
This isn't to razz on you specifically or anything, but this still strikes at me in a way I didn't expect from this series. In my 20s, I was someone who "lived for work" and let that fill my whole life. I regularly did 80 hours a week, a few times even 100. Some of it was interesting serious work, but I also did a ton of what I see shown here, stuff to try to be helpful well outside of any work expectations, and then kinda thinking it'd somehow be magically recognized without me pushing it or seeking any direct recognition. Life isn't a fairy tale or game though, and it doesn't generally work like that. In the end I burned out pretty hard, which took a while to get back from a bit. And looking back, I spent a lot of the physically best years of my life in a way I do kinda regret. I mean, I'm not unhappy where I've ended up, but I wish I'd spent more time making and cherishing friendships outside of work, exploring the world, working on my own life. Just pursuing other dreams too. I was an introvert and filled a lot of myself with the job. But there are very few jobs out there that are so important and critical that that makes sense, and from what we see here no, sorry but it's not healthy long term.
That's not to hate on Natori at all, nor to say her former coworker was all correct. But it is true that you do need to be your own advocate and set boundaries. It's very easy for some of us to sink everything into helping others for nothing, but like anything that can go too far.