Aunt Melinda

Starting a New Effort

Life inside a large, multi-international company is not as easy as people out there imagine. They never know and feel it directly.

There are so many, things that were never expected and thought of before, becoming real in the world of work as Linda just entered.

Actually, Linda has not realized properly, how the world of work that she just entered.

But, from the faces of those who were staring at Linda, at the time she had just come along with Komarudin sir. Makes Linda think differently than usual.

There was a sense of anxiety and unease, in Linda's heart. At the sight of their eyes earlier.

'What are the people right to say, if working in a PT or that factory*****hard******?'

But Linda tried to stay calm and ignored all the people's eyes.

But it turns out, it wasn't just his eyes that caught a strange signal from their point of view. The discordant voices from the whispers of their mouths, too, were clearly caught in Linda's ears.

Some sound positive, but some are negative. In fact, accusing Linda who is not.

"There's a pretty girl."

"Bule Bro!"

"Add this morale!"

It was the voices from the mouths of the boys, who were in the corner of the building room.

"Sir Komarudin brought new prey."

"Speak of the kayak."

"Pity to be a victim of the company's crocodiles."

"Yes. Honey if it's pretty it's just. Well that's it."

"There must be nothing. It can't be."

Linda sharpened her hearing, to filter out anything they talked about.

"Not to be heard. No need to think about. Focus on the work you will receive later," said Mr. Komarudin, giving advice to Linda. His men have just worked, and he immediately made a leader.

The task of the leader in this company is to lead the group, in doing something that should be done.

So, if in Linda's former workplace, the wood shed, the leader is the same as the foreman.

Maybe, if in other companies or factories, there are also those who immediately call it a supervisor.

But in this new company that Linda entered, the lowest level of leaders began with a leader. Only then the supervisor, assistant manager, or usual in brief asmen, then the manager of the building.

The leader of the building is named manager, because in fact there is still the highest leader, who will lead several menager of several buildings in the company.

And Linda, from today on will be the leader. The leader of his group, who he actually did not know, what and what kind of work he should do.

"Some will teach. Most importantly, you want to learn and be patient. Ignore it, the words of the sirik."

Such was the message and advice of Mr. Komarudin, who served as assistant manager in the building, where Linda was assigned.

"Mbak Riksa, come here! Please teach Sister Melinda. What are the duties and responsibilities in the group later."

Mr. Komarudin, called one of his men, named Riska, to give an explanation. Teaching some of Linda's work and duties, as a leader in her group.

"Ready Sir!"

Ms. Riska with a firm voice, responded to the request and the task given by her assistant manager.

Ms. Riska herself is another leader, who is also in this building. But, of course, the different groups with Linda.

Linda and Ms. Riska get acquainted. They both mentioned their names, without being asked by Komarudin sir.

Linda mentioned her own name, when she was shaking hands.

"I'm Riska. From Tasikmalaya. Where are we from?" ask Mbak Rikasi, by mentioning his own name as well.

"I'm from this area alone Mbak," replied Linda, who is a citizen around this company.

"Oh. I moved from Jakarta. This company was previously in Jakarta. So, in Jakarta it is closed. And move here. Yeah, I'm moving too, hehehe..."

It turns out, the employees at this company are not just locals. But many also from some regions in Indonesia.

In fact, Komarudin sir is also not from the Javanese tribe. But from Sumatra there.

From the information given by mbak Rikas, Linda so a little know, about who Mr. Komarudin and some leaders in this building.

"Later on you understood Lin. Sorry, I'll just call Linda. If Melinda, too long. Hehe..."

Ms Riska admitted that she was thirty years old. So, of course older than her age Linda, who was just twenty-five years old.

Linda just nodded, then went back to looking through the paper containing instructions for work tasks. They usually call it SPK. It stands for a work warrant.

So, SPK is a work file that must be carried out by workers. Or it can also be referred to as a benchmark, to do something work.

Linda learned a lot of new things at this company. Moreover, he had not worked for a long time. And in the old wood shed, it was of course very different from the work he had just started.

"Don't be groggy, Lin. You will understand too."

Ms. Riska painstakingly taught Linda. And it seems, Linda is comfortable with the welcome of Mbak Rika. His co-worker whom he had just met.

But it seems there are also nosy mouths, which commented negatively about this Rika madam.

"Well, maybe Riksa has a new bait."

"Ah, just be careful."

"But pity is also a new person. He doesn't know who he's dealing with."

But Linda tried to ignore all of that. Just like what Komarudin said.

Linda kept trying to focus, and concentrate. He did not want to think about what they were saying behind him.

And those strange noises, I lost myself for a long time. Moreover, when there is a Mr. Komarudin or mbak Riska who stares sharply at them all.

*****

In rice mill.

Ferry and some people are busy after the ceremony.

Now, they are busy arranging whatever is necessary for Fery's new venture.

Scales and some boxes where rice, also equipped with the contents. There are several types of rice sold by Ferry.

There is fragrant rice, brown rice, glutinous rice and also ordinary rice in general.

"Congratulations, Fer. Moga to sell out and move forward later."

The boss of the owner of the rice mill, congratulated Ferry. He also hopes that his friend's efforts can continue to succeed.

"Later, if there is good business capital, I will open my own rice mill. I'm so grateful for your help."

Ferry also thanked the rice mill boss. Although in fact, he also had an important role, in the establishment of this rice mill.

"Yes not papa. You are comfortable anyway. I wouldn't feel rivaled if you could open your own rice mill."

Ferry smiled, hearing his friend's words. Now, he was getting ready to serve the buyer.