A Unique Path Become CRAZY RICH's
8. First day of work at the office
"Mas Hasan wants to quit his job?, I'm sure?." Melinda asked with raised eyebrows on her pretty face.
"Yes mbak, I also did not expect to be able to offer to work at BPOM because of problems at the fruit market last night."
Melinda smiled at me and said I was lucky.
"It's lucky. Mas has advantages that make mas glimpsed. Then today I give you my salary."
Melinda gave me an envelope with the first and last paycheck. He's a good boss, I hope his orchard grows and he can be even more successful.
My first salary I paid my father and mother. They're better at managing finances than I am. I am a bit extravagant if I already hold money because that is why until now I have no intention of living apart from parents. Even so I still want to get married.
Mother's reaction to knowing I was accepted into the office is indescribable. Mom was crying and laughing at the same time. My father and I had trouble calming my mother down.
"Thank God, your dream of working in an office has finally come true." Mother said with pride.
"The most important thing when working in an office is to wear proper and good clothes. You'd better use this money to buy some shirt and cloth pants."
Dad gave me back my salary. Right what dad said, I have to look good at work. For that I bought ship stuff.
Salary from farming is only enough to buy 2 cloth pants and 5 plain shirts, even so I remain grateful. So that it does not look like a lack of clothes I choose clothes that are the same color. So if on the first day I wear a blue shirt and Saturday blue again then it will be clear I have no other clothes. But if I wear 3 white shirts every week people won't know that I'm wearing the same white shirt again.
Yet...
When I brought home one of the white shirts was torn on his back. I don't know what this is because, but judging by its diameter it might get stuck in a zipper bag while on the road. This shows how low the quality of the fabric is. Cheap goods potency quality. That's what the bar-bar seller I met while shopping at the market was a year ago.
In addition to clothes and pants I also buy a special perfume for men. The perfume reminds me of those three women. Sometimes I dream of repeating the events of the day, only to recall the perfume they were wearing. It was as if the perfume they were wearing had a magical allure that made me unable to forget about it. To this day I still wonder what kind of perfume they use.
So every night after work I googled the keyword 'apple-scented perfume that has incredible appeal'. Many brands of perfume are coming out.
My plan now is to find a brand of farfum that smells amazing. Pictures are not enough, I have to buy all the brands at the salary later.
My first day at the BPOM office. As promised, Mr. Naryono, I entered the field division. My job is to investigate this syndicate of illegal fruit suppliers that's behind the supply of fruit from out of the country to our city.
In this field division I also met a female employee who shaped like a model, her name is Siska. Women seem to want me to stay away from. Because people seem to be after a lot of employees, and I don't want to get involved in the bird's nest fight.
"Good day, new guy huh? can't you contact me?." Ask Siska with her voice rather high.
"Didn't I introduce myself in front of everyone?. You didn't hear me talk."
I saw Siska playing a cell phone at the end of the room. So of course he didn't notice.
"Ahh sorry mas, I was too cool to play the phone so did not pay attention. Can you introduce yourself again?."
"My name is Hasan."
"Princess Siska."
"The full name reflects very strongly on me" I said.
"What's...?,"
"Charming like a princess."
Unconsciously I teased him. It was a terrible accident. From the reflection of the mirror in front of me I could see some senior servants who were gathering staring intently at me.
"Let's go."
Sister Siska nudged me.
"Don't realize it, too?."
Sister Siska put her lips closer to me.
"They used to tease me but I ignored them. Be careful with them. They must've disliked you because you got my attention."
"Then I'll just clear up the misunderstanding."
Being hostile to an office employee is a very bad thing. I want to make this work a stepping stone to a more profitable position. That plan would not have been realized if on the first day I already had enemies. The best way is to make peace with them.
"Excuse me,"
People take their eyes off me. I keep talking. "I have no intention of approaching Ms. Siska. So please let me work quietly here." My language is always frontal, because I'm not good at stale.
"Who forbids you from approaching Siska?. We were just talking while standing here." The heart of one of the men. In the mirror, his eyes are the sharpest.
"Then I must have seen it wrong. I looked in the mirror, his eyes glaring sharply at me." I left them when called by Mr. Mulyadi.
"Hurry to come to Pak Naryono's office. He has a job for you."
I immediately shot into the office of Mr. Naryono.
"I'm here sir. What's calling me Mr Naryono?." I asked politely and with a strong military attitude.
"Sit down Hasan."
"This is my first job. Come to this market with Mr. Mulyadi and check the quality of the fruits. Mr. Mulyadi will direct and teach the officers good and polite attitude while on the field."
"Good sir."
"Mulyadi!."
Mr. Mulyadi snatched the photo in my hand.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude, I'm just too excited." Mulyadi said with a smile.
"Mulyadi don't do that again." Said Mr. Naryono firmly.
We departed from the office to the destination location by taking a black car owned by our boss, Mr. Naryono.
"Why do we get in the car, sir?. Can't ride a motorcycle?."
Pak Naryono's answer was a little arrogant by saying that the employee must have a car and where to ride the car.
Mr. Naryono asked if I had ever been in a car before.
I answered, once. Take public transportation, take a taxi, take a friend's car during school times.
Hearing my answer, Naryono laughed immediately.
"So you're poor?."
Hearing that question, I was immediately silent.
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