The Colorful Work World
Ch. 90 Reflections 2020 (Summary Chapter)

*This chapter is only a summary chapter and no new stories have been added. Those of you who do not want to read the full chapter before can read this chapter to get an idea of what I have been doing for the past few years. Certainly only in general\, detailed activities are all in the previous chapter and you can read it only in the noveltoon/mangatoon* application*

It doesn't feel like this year is coming to an end. December 31st is in sight. January 1st coincides with the new year. Many people today make resolutions for the new year. Are you among the people who did it?

I'm one of those people who don't make a year-end resolution. Because every day, I have made a daily schedule of activities that are in accordance with the long-term targets that I have. So that the resolution I made was just hoping that all the activities I did could run smoothly.

That's why this time I make a reflection of what I have done in this year. Especially for those of you who have forgotten some previous chapter stories.

More or less so so far the events I have written about took place from 2018 to 2020. On this occasion I will summarize what are the important events that have occurred so far.

I graduated with a bachelor's degree at a university in the student city of Yogyakarta in May 2018. With a computer degree, I graduated cumlaude. Beres takes care of graduation documents, I return to my hometown due to a fight with bude. Instead of eating the liver living there, I better go back to my hometown. Prefer to meet with the mother although certainly conflict will not be inevitable with anyone. But at the very least, it is lighter than with its conflict bude.

Arrive at home, just like a freshly graduated student. I'm looking for a job I can do and make money. Unfortunately after a long search, not also find the appropriate work. It seems like what one of my lecturers said has a point as well. Sometimes college wander, but after graduation go back to the village. More friends in the area. So when returning home, it is even difficult to find relationships and jobs.

Until in the end, I got an offer to work in one of the vocational high schools as a TKJ teacher. I got this offer from one of the brothers who happened to work as a teacher. He said that the position of the teacher was empty because someone came out suddenly.

The experience of teaching there is very helpful. Because the working environment is quite good and each other employees are quite good. I did this job for almost a year and until April 2019, I decided to change jobs as a programmer. It was during this time as a programmer that I returned to live alone in rented. Because from home to Tangerang takes a long time. Rather than energy depleted on the road, I better take a contract close to work. I remember the time I spent in college.

Work as a programmer is actually very in accordance with the majors pursued while in college. This time, the workplace fits perfectly with my work style. Relax, not too demanding, and deadlines can be arranged in such a way. Especially by my senior there, Mr. Rawan. Every day, I just need to listen to her instructions. No need to create programming supporting documents. Because everything Mr. Rawan made it.

In 2020, the pandemic came to Indonesia. All countries have not had proper preparations for this year. My office also got the same impact, from the beginning of work in the office. Everything moves into work from home (Work From Home). At this moment, I felt what was called true freedom.

Why free? because it is no longer needed to be tired every day riding public transportation in tangerang just to do tasks that can actually be done at home. Especially for such a programmer. All documents needed are requested online. No need to be physically printed. Then if you ask there is a problem of staying WA to Pak Rawan only. He will definitely reply if in a chat during business hours. Actually my line of work when it is appropriate to use the WFH method.

So far, I haven't experienced any meaningful obstacles while doing WFH. But the biggest challenge with work from home is the overwhelming lazy drive. Because at home, many temptations come to us. Look a little there is a tv at home, go a little there are family members who are chatting, and many other distractions if working from home.

Unlike in the office which is less distended than at home. Surely the obstacles in the office, still there, but I think the number is less than at home. Because if you have entered the comfort zone, sometimes it is difficult for us to move to do what needs to be done.

Of course, in one year we do not work full 24 hours every day. There are times when we rest and there is a time to take time off to not work in the office. I usually take time off when I am sick. Because if there is no urgent event, as much as possible there is no need to take time off. Only use leave when on vacation together or there is a sudden affair.

Surely if our vacation will take a walk to some places. Most of the places we visited were malls. No one likes to travel to tourist attractions. Most of them are magers and prefer to be at home. So even though the holiday to Jogja, sometimes only move the bed only.

It has become a routine. During the holidays, our family went there. If not in Jogja, we usually go to Bandung, Bogor, or Cirebon. because we still have family there. As I recall, my family also went to Lampung when I was in college. But I didn't go on their journey so I didn't know what they were going through there.

One of the vacation spots that are still remembered is a vacation to Bali in 2019. At that time there was still no pandemic so Bali was still a crowded place. I did that trip with my other colleagues and with my family. There are many tourist attractions there that we came to and more details you can see in the chapter of Bali.

If I write like this, it seems like quite a lot has happened in the last few years. Are you someone who likes to make diary notes every day? I used to start from high school until graduation to write a diary.

But lately rarely update again because I am too monotonous. Every day I do the same thing in general. Maybe if there is time, I will write a diary back but with more detail that tells what I do every day.

I got up from my laptop and saw this year's reflection I made. Most of what I do is tell about work. Because the twists and turns of the office world are very diverse and maybe you experience the same or different things that I feel.

The lucky things I don't feel are the sexual harassment that she says happens a lot out there. Maybe because I'm not a woman, I'm less likely to feel (not until it happens). Fortunately all this time in the office the most severe problem only when facing Mr. Tian gave an unclear job. Besides, there are no meaningful problems.

Maybe WFH is one of the things that is very challenging for me. I just became a programmer. The change from the usual work from the office then work at home made me feel culture shock. So that at the beginning of WFH, it becomes not as good as its performance than when in the office. Especially if you need help from superiors, sometimes the explanation of wa is less clear and causes some misunderstandings. I hope I can run it well.

When WFH is also the boss has had time to make some buzz so that employee performance is still effective even though WFH. But apparently, the discourse did not go as it should. Because of the evidence, I until now still not too deft as when working in the office first. What about you guys? do you prefer working from home or at the office?

Reflections are over this year. The thing that everyone else felt was the effect of the pandemic. It feels like from what is usually every year to go to Jogja. Now so can not get together with the family that is there. I don't know when this will happen. The initial estimate I think is only a few months, but from March 2020 until the end of the year. The pandemic still hit and did not show signs of going down in the near future.

Maybe later next year, there will be a way to deal with this so that daily life becomes better and then can move again as usual.

Before pandemics. I still have time to go to some places. Starting from Bali that I told you about, go to Jogja, to go to east Java and also go to Bandung. Both trips were special because I went through with my friends to visit my high school friend's wedding first. I don't know how many more friend weddings I'm going to.

What about you guys? Will you also reflect on the new year every year?

*connect*