The Colorful Work World
Ch. 53 Contracts

"Ray, come with me." Said Beni suddenly asking me to go somewhere.

"Where's om? Tumben ngajakin go" I said in a surprised tone.

Om Beni is never strange. Our relationship is also fairly close but not too close. I think it's the first time he's asked me out together.

Our closeness was probably because we both grew beards. In addition, Om Beni also often follows the study.  So that his religious knowledge is above the average Muslim.

"Just come along, not to some weird place."

"Alright then.”

I was with Beni in the car to get to the place. The car he drives is green and has only 4 seats in it. At best only 5 people can ride this car. If not wrong, cars like this are rarely used today by road users.

From my house we left for about 5 minutes. I arrived at a place that many rented houses on the right and left. Looks like I was taken to a rented house.

"It's om nganter you to contract. It's been shared by your mbah and rations for your father here. You will take care of it later. "

I was shocked to hear it because it was the first time I knew about it. Important things like this should be told first. So I can get ready first. Not impromptu like this.

"When will I take care of this contract? " Tanyaku to Bani. Because I've never taken care of a contract before. You have to learn a lot from seniors before you jump into the field.

"Today follow me first, while om know you to the people here. The next day you'll be collecting yourself"

"OK"

We are heading to the location of the contract. Because the road is narrow, the car cannot enter the area. Me and Om Bani walked a little to get there.

The contract I took care of was about twenty doors. Divided into two parts, top and bottom. The price for one month of rent is 450,000 rupiah. Although there is also a smaller, 375,000 thousand rupiah.

Not all of the contracts are filled, there are also those that happen to be empty. Om Bani knocks on the rental door one by one then charges the rental fee for this month.

"Assalamu'alaikum, ma'am. It's Ray. I'll replace him here. From tomorrow, it is no longer me who takes care of the contract here huh. I have no business here."

Every time we stopped by door to door, Bani said that. All the mothers we met were a little confused yet they did not have any overreactions. Because the incident of moving the hand of this contract seems to have happened often. Formerly seinget I mbah who often went to rent bills, then continued by om Beni then only now I take care of it.

Just like any other contract. There is also a lazy way to pay and the debt is already a lot. Om Bani is also confused how to take care of it that contracted like that. This burden will be extended to me.

Long enough we muter-murer charge the rent. Approximately one and a half hours of wasted time just to spin and collect the rent. Nagihnya for a while, only that makes a long time sometimes chat with them. Especially if they have complaints such as damaged parts of the house. The longer the time wasted just to hear them complain the same thing many times.

There is also a moment om Bani giving a lecture to the proud to pay quickly. Either effective or not the activities he did. I think if the person is right, it is not possible to pay the debt to such a large amount. Because they must be slow to repay their debts.

After getting around, Bani asked me when we were in the "Gimana Raya? Maybe tomorrow you're not alone? "

"God can om. Staying alone should not be difficult. The most difficult people want to pay or not later." I answered Om Bani's question confidently.

At first I thought charging a contract would not be very difficult. But the truth is really bitter. It was initially easy to take care of the contract, but the real difficulties occurred a few months later.

I went back to the contract to collect the rent. It's usually Saturday or Sunday afternoon when I go to this place. It turns out that if done every week, the feeling is also tired.

With such circumstances, sometimes my mother lacks attention and asks me to go there every day. Time yes in a tired state of teaching and then go there to collect the rent, which is true. People are not like robots that can work continuously. I need something called rest.

And come every day for free. They usually only pay once a month. That means, if these 20 people have already paid for this month, there is no need to go there again to re-bill them. Unfortunately I only realized this later after more experience in charging the rent.

Fortunately I can still be patient and continue to be painstaking in charging. Because if you are not diligent in charging, there will be people like this.

"Eh, Ray's sir is waiting just to come now, already made the money. Come here next month. ".

"Where the hell mom, if there is money I have not been here ya saved first! Time to not pay the contract. Where there is such a thing! can you trust me, mother!? "

Unfortunately, not once or twice have I experienced something like that. Often this incident is repeated and the culprit must be that's it. Must be extra patient when facing a model kayak gini.

I don't know what to do for him to repent. Hopefully quickly repent, because the debt must be paid. Repot later if the debt is much and they can not pay it. Especially if they are first called by Allh SWT.

Which is even more painful, if there is no deposit contract. I am the one whose mother is angry. Going back, those who don't pay me get sprayed! They dong that he should be omelin. My job is to pay doang, not to take care of their debt.

Many people have reason not to pay. Starting from the money already kepake, for treatment, the husband has not worked, the work is not paid, and various other reasons.

Normal is still only 3 months, there is only brazen and owed until almost 6 months. If it doesn't start nyicil, the ax will pay off the debt.

Thank goodness this time is still near the domicile near the contract. Not too tired later if you have started working in tangerang. Hopefully I will still be strong later to do it when I start working in Tangerang.

The journey from Tangerang to here is over 2 hours. 4 Hours by bus. Every week, they have to spend 4 hours just to collect the rent. Is there any sauce on the road? I hope I can do it well even if it happens.

Another thing that makes lazy to take care of the contract is the commission I get. From the monthly money entry only my commission is not up to one million rupiah.

More and more sprains when people there on nyeleletuk "Enak ya get money rented, a lot of money nih."

'Heh, my commission is not so big ma'am. If it's big, I don't want to take work under people. ' I try hard to keep smiling against them.

Because most of those who pay rent are mothers. Inevitably I have to be able to serve them and be patient a lot. Indeed, this patience science is used everywhere and must always be trained.

Patience with mothers. Patience in charging, as well as firmly to delinquent rented residents. That's what we should be good at in collecting rent.

In addition, it must be able to make a neat financial record. Because at the beginning of taking care of the contract of two separate records, my notes made with mother-made.

But because I'm hard at understanding mom's cash book. I chose to make my own version. There are notes in the physical book and I have also created them in the digital in a spreadsheet.

With my own making, cashflow rent is easier for me to check than before. But this made me go back. The working period is double gini, collect and record finances. The shadow is not up to one million rupiah. But because this is the count helps parents. I have to be rational.

Because in addition to living costs, I also still have to pay the school fees of my two sisters who are currently going to occupy college and another one will go to the Junior High School level. They will definitely still need a fee until they graduate as scholars.

 O Allah, may the occupants of the contract be diligently paid and the commission raised, aamiin. May my commission also ascend, O God, Aamiin.