WHEN I FELL IN LOVE

Chapter 4

Welcome to PT Sumber Intisari Indonesia. Companies engaged in the distribution of food products. There are many types of food products distributed by PT. Sources of Indonesian Essentials, ranging from snacks, frozen foods, to instant cake flour. This is where I work for a living, as a salesman. As I told you before. My job as a salesman is to approach every pastry shop in Bandar Lampung to offer the products that my company sells.

Before we the salesmen go to the shops to offer products, we first do the morning brifing at the PT office. Sumber Intisari Indonesia, located in warehousing area, Campang Raya, Bandar Lampung. What we do when brifing is, tell our obstacles on the ground to our superiors, who we call supervisors. While the briefing is usually also used by the supervisor to deliver promotional programs related to the products we sell. At least, that's what we should do when brifing. But in reality, the things I mentioned earlier only apply during the briefing on Monday. Because, on Tuesday, Wednesday, until Saturday, what we do when the brifing is all kinds; some continue to sleep, some watch Korean dramas on their phones, some play games, others, some are busy talking about politics. Yeah, like I said, all right.

Today is monday. The day our supervisor Erwin did his job correctly, that is, leading (because tomorrow through Saturday, Erwin is usually busy playing games on the office computer that is at his desk).

We do brifing in a room of 5x6 square meters. In the room whose walls were painted with cream, a round table was placed with four chairs on the sides. At this table, usually we the salesmen sit down. Then in the room there are also two work tables and chairs, which are placed in the right and left corner of the room facing the entrance. The desk in the right corner is Erwin's desk. While the work desk on the left, the table belongs to the salesman coordinator whose position has long been empty.

Our company divides salesmen into three teams: snack teams that sell a variety of snacks. Frozen food team, which sells a wide variety of frozen foods (sausage, nuggets, spicy wing, etc.) . Then there was the instant cake flour team, in this team I was.

As a supervisor, Erwin heads up all the teams. Then in each team there is a leader, this position is referred to as a salesman coordinator. Because two months ago our coordinator named Mr. Salman died of hepatitis. So be, Erwin as a supervisor, get a double duty to lead our team, until the position of salesman coordinator is there to fill.

Today Erwin was so excited to lead the morning brifing in front of an instant cake flour team of four, I mean myself. As usual, Erwin can always throw sentences that can spur the spirit of everyone who hears it. Erwin is famous for being able to choose words that can captivate his interlocutors. It was his cleverness in speaking that led Erwin to his current position. Because his words could not only be used to seduce every store he visited in order to buy products that our company sold in more quantities than can be sold by salesmen-salesmen. Erwin's intelligence in speaking, also he used to lick his ass Mr. Zulkarnain, owner of PT. Indonesian Source Essay.

Erwin was quite accomplished when he was still a salesman. But to me, he was the antagonist of the company I worked for. Wh why? Because he is a ngadu, and likes to exaggerate a story, so that he can use it as a weapon to bring down his opponents in reaching his position now. That's what he used to coup Mr. Aris, our previous supervisor. Try to imagine. Erwin could have told Mr Zulkarnain that Mr Aris likes to mock the company in front of the shop owners? Of course it made Mr. Zulkarnain rose in blood and immediately lowered the position of Mr. Aris to staff the warehouse. In fact, I know for myself, that Mr. Aris is an introvert, who prefers to work alone in the office and only visit shops if there is a need. How can people seem to be bad at the company. Therefore, I refer to Erwin as the antagonist. I hate the jobless like him, who can do anything to get the position he's after.

Erwin is two years older than me. Same with me, his father is Javanese, and his mother is Lampung. Erwin had a thought; that the main factor that could destroy the value of the household was, the economy. Therefore, Erwin persevered and focused on his career, in order to collect as much as rupiah, for his provisions later when he was married. Actually I agree a little with his thoughts on the household. The difference is I'm not as big as him. If I, if there is a suitable one and the woman wants to marry me, then go to KUA.

In the briefing room, Erwin was still very impassioned to explain the new product that will be launched soon and will be distributed by the company where I work. An instant ice cream flour product, whose manufacture only just mix the instant flour with 250ml full cream milk, then stirred using a mixer. After the dough has expanded, the dough is stored in the refrigerator, until the dough freezes. Erwin explained about the product while walking around the round table where me and my three colleagues were sitting on chairs that were on the sides.

I sat in the chair closest to the entrance of the brifing room. While the seat to my left was occupied by my friend, Boris. Boris was a native of the Bata tribe, who had a height of 167cm and had a slightly fat body. He is a salesman in charge of visiting shops in the area outside the city of Bandar Lampung. So, because of the distance of the place where the shop he had to visit was far away. Boris was asked to only follow the briefing on Monday and Saturday, only. While the other day, Boris immediately went to the location of the shops. The one thing I love most about Boris, he's a very good singing guy. Once upon a time, I praised her singing ability, and she said, "hey Ben, you don't know. In the tuak lapo near my house, there are ten Batak people whose voices are better than mine," he said. Of course I don't believe her words, because I want to see the evidence for myself. Then one day I was invited by Boris to visit a tuak lapo near his house, which he said there were ten Batak people who had a better voice than him. Then after I saw for myself, it turned out that what Boris said, right!

I continued on to my co-worker who was sitting in the chair in front of me. She was the only woman on my team. A Chinese woman named, Jessica. For me, Jessica is another version of my sister, Fitri. If Fitri is immersed in her horror fantasies, then Jessica is immersed in her Korean fantasies. Jessica is a big fan of movies, dramas, and music from South Korea. Every day he always told me about the latest updates, which occurred in the entertainment industry in South Korea. Jessica's fanaticism towards the entertainment industry from South Korea made me a little worried about her mental state. How not? Jessica has a high imagination for her idol. Jessica felt that her idol was just hers and would not let others love her. Sometimes Jessica thinks her Korean idol is her brother, tomorrow he will turn into her boyfriend, sometimes also her fiance, husband, and even her twin.

Then there was another colleague of mine who was in the instant cake flour salesman team. A man from a family of Betawi origin, named Jayadi. Jayadi is a funny guy. She was the one I was most familiar with, or rather, Jayadi deliberately approached me because she liked my sister, Fitri. Jayadi used to visit my house. When it comes to visiting my house, do not forget Jayadi brought all kinds of food and drinks such as martabak, doughnuts, pizza or Thai Mango (where mango juice is combined with milk, whipped cream, whipped, vanilla ice cream and mango slices topping on it). But damn it, none of that food and drink ended up in my stomach, because Jayadi brought it just for Fitri and my parents.

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I deliberately buy time, let my comrades go first, so that I have time together with Erwin. Today I want to submit a job application letter that Lela entrusted.

When all my comrades had left the briefing room. I walked over to Erwin who was sitting on his desk chair.

"Mas Erwin, our office is still opening job vacancies for sales coordinator positions no?" I asked Erwin.

"Yes," Erwin replied as he nodded his head. "You have an acquaintance you think is potential for the job?" askinya.

"Mas knows, right? Lela the son of the owner of the Cake Source shop in the Yellow Bamboo market?"

"Tau" answered Erwin, "whose son is sweet, right?"

"Yes, Mommy" I replied to him. I thought, just know she's sweet Lela.

"Then, why?" ask Erwin.

"My room is shopping at the Cake Sources store. Keep Mr. Selamet just info my cooperation vacancy. Yeah, I'll let you know that our company needs a sales coordinator. So, Lela left this cover letter to me," I said, handing over the brown envelope containing Lela's job application letter to Erwin.

After picking up the brown envelope I gave her, Erwin immediately opened it, and looked at the contents of the application letter that was inside.

"I think, if Lela works here, our turnover at the Source Cake store could be bigger than before." I tried to seduce Erwin.

Erwin nodded his head after hearing my words. "May also your idea" he said, smiling at me. "I'll talk to Mr. Zulkarnain about this."

Seeing the response Erwin gave, it certainly made my heart a little relieved. This is all I can do to help Lela get a job. I hope that Lela can work in the company that you and I lead. For your attention, I thank you.