The Fifth Dimension's

Heavy Work

The disaster was inevitable. The end of the year party finally arrived. Laudi doesn't want to get involved with those people anymore. But unfortunately, he still had to be present at the event held by the office where he worked. Some of his guests will also come. At least he should welcome them at the party.

Laudi heaved a heavy sigh. He was the new employee in the office. For only six months he worked as a Sales Admin in the Sales and Marketing department of a five-star hotel in Bali. At first he worked with enthusiasm and enthusiasm because the ideals of Laudi did want to work on the island of the gods. He was even willing to leave his hometown in Yogyakarta to take a job as a hotelier in Bali.

Unfortunately, reality is never as beautiful as imagined. Being a hotel manager is not easy. Laudi should be ready to go home late at night and get to work on the red dates. The accumulated workload was not much compared to the treatment of his seniors in the department.

Her superior, Ms. Dista, an unmarried middle-aged woman, had absolutely no competence as a leader. Throughout the day Bu Dista only looked at his phone while shopping online. I don't know where he got so much money, even though the salary of a Sales Manager is unlikely to be able to meet his hedon lifestyle. Every time, Miss Dista always told Laudi to finish her job. Laudi was forced to make false reports about Bu Dista's work. The old woman always admitted to going for sales calls to visit potential clients. All he did was walk around the mall and shop. It was Laudi who was forced to make a list of potential clients and person-in-charge contacts as a pretext for his activities that were only fiddling.

That's still not how much, the other two seniors, Mega and Vanya, no less sadistic. At the end of each month, the two of them are always confused because they barely reach the sales target. Therefore, by not knowing the shame, Mega and Vanya often approached Laudi's clients and made him do business with them both. As a result, Laudi's monthly revenue target was not achieved because his client actually did a close deal with Mega or Vanya.

"You, right, Sales Admin. So it's okay if you don't go through the revenue target. So give dong same to us who are Sales Executive. If the admin doang is important just make a report, just take care of the letters, what photocopies are," said Vanya one time, when Laudi tried to file a protest.

Laudi was really fed up. He no longer wanted to work with toxic people like them. Laudi had complained to their boss, the General Manager. But Mr. Gede, his GM, defended the senior Laudi. Looks like the four of them are already kongkalikong to embezzle money for group guests who stay or make events at the hotel. I don't know who else Laudi should complain to. It's like losing focus.

All his enthusiasm when he first worked in Bali is now gone. Laudi wants to go home. He wanted to quit his job and shut himself up at home. Six months of being an onion in the office made him so depressed. Laudi always cries every night. In the morning, his heart was racing. He doesn't want to go to work. Unfortunately the penalty value he had to pay was so great if he stopped before the contract expired. That's why he has to be here now. For at least the next six months, Laudi had to endure all his suffering.

He now stands in front of the locker. His work hours should have been over by five in the afternoon. However, it was six o'clock past fifteen minutes, and Laudi was still in the employee locker room. After that, Laudi still could not go home. He had to take a shower in the office and prepare to work again until late at night.

It was the end of the year, on December 31. As a hotel official, a holiday means working overtime. Even though he will also participate in partying at the hotel rooftop bar, but still it feels tiring. Laudi just wants to go home and spend the turn of the year at his boarding house. By ourselves. Without disturbing anyone.

The locker room door suddenly flung open. Laudi who was changing clothes suddenly covered his body in panic. It turned out that the one who came was Tasya, the apprentice in his department

"Mbak Laudi, I'm sorry for the ngagetin" said the boy, feeling guilty. Tasya was the only person who was friendly to her in the office. So Laudi did the same.

"Yes, Mother. Bu Dista said he could go home. Laudi's sister's still overtime till morning, huh?"

Laudi nodded grimly. "This is what it's like to work in a hotel, yes. The national holiday is the hotelier's overtime day," he lapsed with a forced smile.

"But it's delicious, Ma'am. You can join the party. Mbak Mega said that Sales can join the party with other guests. Can drink alcohol also continue to eat buffets," said Tasya look envious.

Laudi snorted small. How delightful is the imagination of an apprentice. He used to feel the same way before officially becoming a hotelier. He thought working in a hotel must be a lot of fun because every day feels like a vacation. Enjoy a luxurious and glamorous end-of-year party at a five-star hotel.

But, again, reality is not as sweet as imagination. In fact, being a hotel employee is twice as tired as an employee in general. Overtime is a sidekick, going to work on red dates, and a variety of other difficulties. Laudi really enjoyed his job. It's just that the nuances of working at her hotel right now are making the girl suffer. Toxic co-workers.

"Enjoy it while you're still an apprentice, yes. There will also be time for you to become a real hotel employee." Finally, only that sentence could be uttered by Laudi. He did not want to kill the spirit of this young apprentice girl.

Tasya smiled sweetly. Taking her bag from the locker, the girl said goodbye to Laudi. "If so, I go home first, Laudi. I'll see you tomorrow" he said cheerfully.

Laudi nodded briefly. "Be careful, Tasya."

"Ready, Ma'am. Oh, yes, Ma'am Laudi was wanted by Miss Dista. He said to send a spit-up because it must check the venue," continued Tasya before actually coming out of the locker room door.

Laudi sighed tiredly. Though there had not been thirty minutes he had permission to the locker, but Bu Dista had already railed against him like that. Even though his boss had returned home since two in the afternoon, using a hotel car. Here's Mega and Vanya coming with him. The three of them even had time to go to the salon first before returning to the hotel again, as if there was nothing.

"OK, Yes. Thanks for the info" Laudi said with a forced smile. He could only curse those annoying people inwardly.