22-year-old Frank, a student in Paris at an major business school, returns to his parents' home while he continues his professional training in the factory where his father has worked for 30 years. At the factory, Frank takes up a position in the Human Resources sector. He approaches his task with enthusiasm… until discovering that his efforts are serving as a screen to restructuring plans whereby 12 people, including his father, will lose their jobs. Frank splits from management and leaks the news to the union, who immediately go on strike.