The failure of Gregor’s business has left Gregor’s father exhausted and emotionally broken, and he is forced to return to work again after Gregor’s metamorphosis. Despite the beneficial effects his new employment has on him, he expresses considerable hostility toward Gregor.The chief clerk Is trustful and overbearing, the office manager insinuates that Gregor has been doing a poor job at work. He flees in terror upon seeing Gregor. He is not happy about the things that Gregor had to face to get to that point.