61 – Part-time job
I put on something on top and went with a cable to the bus stop.
As we walked to the meeting place, I looked at the clothes Yoo Seon-i was wearing, and it was the clothes she was wearing at the playground. He was wearing that suit.
Come to think of it, when Yu Seon came to my house, he didn’t bring anything.
Still, it’s winter, so it doesn’t smell that bad… But if you keep wearing the same clothes, it’s sure to have a bad effect on your hygiene.
I can’t do it today, but if I have time tomorrow, I’ll go to the nursery school together and bring clothes, and again- I’ll bring anything I need, and I have a lot of things to do tomorrow.
For now, think about that matter later…! I think I need to focus on what I have to do right now and focus again.
“Uh- I’m here..!”
When I arrived at the meeting place, I saw a yellow bus stopped on the side of the road. First of all, there are no buses at this time other than this one, so it seems that if you take this, you will go to the distribution center..?
“Perhaps, this…”
“Oh, that’s right! This is the bus to the distribution center! What’s your name, by any chance?”
“Uh… Lee Yoo-jung and Kang Yoo-seon..?”
“Ah… Yes- I checked the name. Sit in the empty seat over there and wait and we’ll be leaving soon.
It’s a long way to go, so if you want to go to the bathroom or smoke, go down and smoke now. You brought your ID, and you didn’t drink or donate blood today, did you?”
“Yes yes”
“You don’t seem to have a chronic disease… Yes, that’s good. …Ah! The person standing in the back…!? What’s your name by any chance..?”
“… I am Yuseon Kang, and the girl in front is Yujeong Lee”
“Ah! I see…! Then who’s behind him…?”
“My name is Jincheol Kwak”
“Ah! I thought they came side by side. I guess it wasn’t! Hmm… Judging from here, how many times did Mr. Jincheol come..?”
“…I was supposed to come last week”
“If you continue to work like this for the next month, you can become a fixed member. There are many benefits if you become a fixed member.
Um… I think it’s burnt out…? Everyone who has confirmed that their names are on the list, please sit down.”
Sitting in the front row of the bus, constantly looking at papers, drawing lines with fluorescent pens, and checking on people entering the bus, I guess this is the manager here.
I don’t want to go to the bathroom, and I don’t smoke, so Yoo Seon and I sat in an empty seat and waited for the bus to leave.
“Yoo Seon-ah, did you take your ID?”
“Yes”
I’ve worked part-time with Yoo Seon a few times. I’ve done cleaning grills at a meat restaurant, handing out newspapers, delivering milk, and putting up flyers.
Anyway, the work was done for minors without an employment contract, so there were cases where the hourly wage was not properly paid.
By the way, this is just a huge distribution center, and maybe that’s why they’re trying to hire only people with guaranteed identities. So it seems to be very well organized…
Although it was a one-day part-time job, I felt like I was employed by a great company.
My heart was pounding… I felt like I had become an adult.
“…Now we’re leaving. Those in your seats, please fasten your seat belts!”
The bus departs.
And the lights on the bus hung from the ceiling went off.
Away from the neighborhood where we lived, the bus was running hard on the national highway.
After about 30 minutes, everyone else was sitting in their chairs and sleeping.
I wasn’t particularly tired. That’s why I was so tired of that moment when I was standing in the dark like an owl with my eyes wide open.
All the lights on the bus are off. Looking at the cell phone, it seems that the light will wake other people who are sleeping.
And this is my first time here to work. I didn’t know what to do there, but I thought that I should rest together when others rest.
In the end, I felt like I had nothing else to do but sleep… I wasn’t sleepy, but I just closed my eyes and waited for the bus to arrive.
-Booung… Booung…
…
“Wake up… Jung Yoo has arrived!”
“..Huh…? Uh…Uh…?”
Ah, I think I fell asleep without realizing it. The sun had already set outside the window, and I was sleeping with my head resting on Yu Seon’s shoulder.
I don’t know when I fell asleep.
I thought the person sitting behind me would be uncomfortable if I lay the chair back. I just had my eyes closed while sitting in an uncomfortable position with the chair upright.
Yoo Seon put my head on his shoulder.
-It’s nice to lean on my shoulder. Don’t sit too uncomfortable.
Since I lean my head on Yoo Seon-gi’s shoulder, it’s more comfortable than sitting at a right angle. It was good.
Yeah… I remember up to that point, but I can’t quite remember what happened after that.
I tried to close my eyes, but I didn’t intend to sleep. You just fell asleep.
…Ah…
When I just wake up, I have low blood pressure, so I feel hazy and in a bad mood.
Looking at the huge distribution center reflected outside the window, I feel like I’m going crazy.
What kind of work will be done there, and what role will I play there? I don’t know anything – I’m already afraid.
Can I do well..? What to do when it’s hard..? It’s fine now, so should I just say I can’t do it and run away to the house..?
While I was thinking about this and that, the bus parked… And the doors opened and people began to get off.
My head was dizzy from low blood pressure, and I was still resting for a moment with my head resting on Yoo Seon-yi’s shoulder.
I want to stay like this for a little while longer. It’s hard to balance right now…
–
Yoo Seon and I met eyes.
Yoo Seon was looking at me and asking me when I was going to go.
“Ahh… I see. Let’s go…”
“Looks a little out of shape…”
“No no… I’m fine..!”
Yoo Seon grabbed his hand and got off the bus.
My head doesn’t have enough blood, so I stagger a little, but this gets better with time.
I went to the hospital a few times with the director, and I was very sad when I realized that it was not a problem that could be cured by going to the hospital, as I have had low blood pressure since I was born.
Still, it’s okay if you exercise regularly to build up your stamina and boost your metabolism to raise your heart rate.
I couldn’t do that at all today… It seems like it will take time for my body to fully recover.
“…First time visitors, please come here..!”
I was guided by the manager standing in front of the parking lot and entered a certain building.
In that building, there are many desks like classrooms, small cameras, and many computers. It was like a building that was half an office and half a school classroom.
In the corner there is a machine that measures blood pressure, and a lady in a white coat is standing there. The office, classroom, and infirmary are mixed together. What kind of building is this?
“Now- Attention..! Please look here! From now on, I will call the names on the list, so come out one by one in order, submit your ID, and follow the manager’s instructions!”
“Lee Yoo-jung!”
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“Ah..! Yes!”
“Submit your ID, and yes, just follow the manager over there!”
“Kang Yu-seon…!”
Fortunately, it’s fortunate that Yoo Seon called my name immediately after calling my name.
I didn’t want to be separated from Yoo Seon, but fortunately, I was fortunate that Yoo Seon was behind me.
To be honest, I fell in such an unfamiliar place, but just having a wired cable nearby made me feel very relieved and relieved.
In this building, me and Yu Seon had to do various things. I got my ID back, took a picture of my face with a camera- … I don’t know why I was taking a picture…
I was just curious, so I asked the person tapping on the computer-
“I’m going to stamp my attendance with my face on camera! You have to look straight into the center of the lens!”
Aha… That’s right! Also, large corporations are systematic. Taking pictures Then, blood pressure was measured.
I have low blood pressure, so what if my blood pressure comes out low..?
I was taking my blood pressure, and when I saw that a man sitting next to me had high blood pressure and sent me home- I was terrified.
The reason is the exact opposite… But I have low blood pressure- what if I send you home because my blood pressure is too low..?
I don’t even know the address here. Should I go back home? Just- I thought so, but fortunately, I was able to work because the normal blood pressure test was just around the corner.
“Let’s go – those of you who have finished, please sit down at your desk and write the contract.”
Yoo Seon-i followed me through all the procedures and sat down at my desk to write the contract.
It consisted of about 3 pages in total, and on the first page, there was a space where I could write my brief personal information-name, phone number, and address.
The second page is how much money I can receive through this job, what risks there are, and whether I am aware of the fact. There were two pages with such contents written on them.
Once I checked the details, I wrote my name on the signature line and waited for the manager to ask for the contract while watching Yoo Seon-i next to me.
-Crash square
It’s like the desks are close to each other, and I can hear the crunching of pencils.
It looks like you’re at school.
… I don’t know of any schools other than elementary school…
In the past, I didn’t go to middle school because I thought I would be called an orphan and would be teased. Thinking about it now, it’s very sad. I think it would have been fun if I went to the same school as Yoo Seon.
Studying together, having lunch, going home from school and having fun, but going out to play – try something called a school trip, do field trips…
It’s already too late to regret it. I can’t go back to high school because both of us have already received our GED diplomas.
So I was very sorry about that.
– Crunchy.
Seeing Yoo Seon writing down something while sitting at a desk like this, it seems that the regretful feeling is satisfied to some extent.
…Maybe Yoo Seon-i was like this when he was in school..?
“Okay – those who have finished writing, please submit the contract in front of me, and I will listen to the safety training once and let you work.”
-Ziying
A large screen comes down from one side of the wall,
-Tak!
A video was played on the screen.
-Good safety~ Good safety~
A pea-like mascot wearing a yellow helmet came out and taught me what not to do on set.
You can’t run. You shouldn’t drink and work. When lifting heavy objects, do not smoke in the workplace, and in case of fire, calmly evacuate to the evacuation route.. Something like that comes out..!
“I’ll put it on the spot now!”
“-Lee Yoo-jung..? Come forward..!”
“Uh..? Uh uh yes”
“I’m going to do a box today!”
“I came with a friend over there. Can I work together?”
“-Ah.. I think this will be a little difficult because the task TO has been decided… Today’s box TO is only one person.”
I wish I could have worked with Yoo Seon, but it was very disappointing.
Yeon Seon, who was sitting at the desk, also looked at me and made a very sad expression. Although he didn’t say anything, it seemed that Yoo Seon-i didn’t like breaking up with me either.
But, even so, it can’t be helped. Because everything in the world doesn’t just happen the way I want to do it. I can’t help it.
After following the manager around the large distribution center, I opened a door that was much taller than I was- I saw a space with a mountain of huge boxes stacked here and there.
Medium. There was a place where a workbench was made so that the middle person could sit and work- After the manager put me on the workbench.
“…Mr. Yujeong, now you can make an empty box here!”
“A box..?”
“I’ll show you how to do it first!”
The manager then took out a folded box, placed it on the workbench, and wrapped the box with his skilful hands.
“In this way, the direction the company logo is visible is on the outside. And the place where the logo is printed is on the top. The one with the number 7 written on it is the bottom.
You can see the number 7 written on the floor here..? This means that this is box number 7.
There is a box No. 7 Like this… There is a box No. 6… There is also a box No. 5… Well, there is a box like that. You just have to make it!
Then would you like to try it?”
Making a box, well… It wasn’t difficult because I was sick of it when I moved.
I took out a box without much difficulty and stuck it on the tape, and the manager next to me nodded her head slightly.
“You’re doing well..! First of all, it seems that there will be a lot of box No. 7 In the first half- I think you can keep making these!”
“…How many revisions… Should I make?”
“I don’t know exactly, but shouldn’t I make about 1,000 of them..?”
“..Uh…”
“It’s not that hard! If you make that much, it’s roughly break time..? …Then again- I have to educate others, so if I don’t have anything to ask… I’ll go somewhere else!”
After that, the manager’s sister hun- and she went somewhere alone.
“…Uh… I was going to ask when you eat, but…”
I had a lot to ask – he just said what he had to say and walked away.
I turned around and looked at the boxes probably made by the people who worked the day before, and then I thought in my journal how many 1,000 boxes I had to make.
… My eyes went dark.