diff --git a/solution/1900-1999/1978.Employees Whose Manager Left the Company/README.md b/solution/1900-1999/1978.Employees Whose Manager Left the Company/README.md
index 89aff87c0392f..0e069884423f9 100644
--- a/solution/1900-1999/1978.Employees Whose Manager Left the Company/README.md	
+++ b/solution/1900-1999/1978.Employees Whose Manager Left the Company/README.md	
@@ -80,4 +80,12 @@ WHERE b.employee_id IS NULL AND a.salary < 30000 AND a.manager_id IS NOT NULL
 ORDER BY a.employee_id;
 ```
 
+```sql
+# Write your MySQL query statement below
+SELECT employee_id
+FROM Employees
+WHERE salary < 30000 AND manager_id NOT IN (SELECT employee_id FROM Employees)
+ORDER BY employee_id;
+```
+
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diff --git a/solution/1900-1999/1978.Employees Whose Manager Left the Company/README_EN.md b/solution/1900-1999/1978.Employees Whose Manager Left the Company/README_EN.md
index f40caaf1ef635..2409a6cc8626a 100644
--- a/solution/1900-1999/1978.Employees Whose Manager Left the Company/README_EN.md	
+++ b/solution/1900-1999/1978.Employees Whose Manager Left the Company/README_EN.md	
@@ -72,4 +72,12 @@ WHERE b.employee_id IS NULL AND a.salary < 30000 AND a.manager_id IS NOT NULL
 ORDER BY a.employee_id;
 ```
 
+```sql
+# Write your MySQL query statement below
+SELECT employee_id
+FROM Employees
+WHERE salary < 30000 AND manager_id NOT IN (SELECT employee_id FROM Employees)
+ORDER BY employee_id;
+```
+
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