84 – One Mind Service
One Mind Service.
It was still early in the morning, so other stores didn’t even have lights on their signboards, but that was the only place where the lights were on.
There were already many people at Hanmaeum Service, which occupied the first floor of a building that looked old.
Perhaps it was because it was winter and the weather was cold, the men wearing thick jackets looked like bears walking on two legs from a distance.
It was a time when each person was spending their time smoking cigarettes or drinking instant coffee, wondering if it was not yet time for serious work.
“Let’s go- let’s go!”
, And when someone said something, people got into a silver van in front of the service office and left somewhere.
I think it was probably like going to a field and riding to work.
The office door was still open, and when I opened it- the light was bright. A coffee vending machine and a sofa for people to sit on caught my eye.
At the farthest corner, a middle-aged man who had grown to his age was tapping on the keyboard.
I think that person is probably the head of the service office.
“…Hello”
“…Ah- did you come to work? Sit there for a while and wait. He, wearing safety boots, ID card, and basic construction safety. Did you bring those?”
“Oh yes, here you are.”
“…..That’s who you are. That’s fine. Sit over there and wait.”
“…Yes”
The office seemed to be used as a waiting area for workers.
The wall was full of chairs for people to sit on, and I was sitting in the very corner.
It was my first time coming to a place like this, so everything was unfamiliar and awkward.
What will you do? Shall we go to the construction site? Or should I clean the water tank here too? I don’t know either.
Once I came out on vacation, I cleaned the water tank in a part-time job paradise. While doing that part-time job, people accidentally talked about manpower during break time.
Only trusting in that, I will get a certificate of completion and buy safety boots at a hardware store for a high price and work like this. Because I made up my mind…
“Have you ever done anything like this?”
“…I cleaned the water tank some time ago”
It’s not like before, but just a few days ago, I cleaned the water tank at part-time job heaven, and I didn’t have any hard work experience other than that.
Still, I said that I cleaned the water tank because I thought I would send him home right away if I said I had no experience.
Actually, I think I spent about 100,000 won just to complete construction safety training and purchase safety boots.
Here, if I had to go home without any income, the blow would be enormous.
The head of the service who was tapping the keyboard changed his glasses.
“He’s a little big, so he’s a little weak… Isn’t Minseong coming today? He should come soon… If he doesn’t come, you’ll take him to the building of a department store.”
“Yes”
“Do you have a car?”
“No”
“Then, Vice President, take your car. Get 3,000 won later. You know that if you get paid, the manager will take 3,000 won.”
“Yes, I understand”
When I went back, it seemed that the person who had originally promised to come to work did not show up, so I went in instead.
The head of human resources roughly – swipe – wrote something on a piece of paper and handed it to a man named Sangmu.
“Then…Let’s go! Follow me”
After saying
, All the people sitting in the office got up and followed the manager.
…Where am I going if I can’t make it here? If I hadn’t been here, wouldn’t I have gone back home?
It’s not that important right now, so let’s skip those worries.
I followed the people to the back of the building and there was a gray van that looked a bit old.
As soon as I opened the car door and everyone got inside, there was a boom and started to leave.
…To be honest, I was a little nervous.
What to do? What to do I’m not sure.
Still, I have confidence in using my body to some extent.
In the army, I was praised by the guards for being good at shoveling, and I received a lot of reward vacations when I was working on the camp – at least I didn’t have to worry about catching other people’s ankles.
After driving for about 10 minutes, a huge building was being built.
There was also a truck selling disposable gloves, and I saw a lot of people stained with cement. Roughly like other cars, as soon as I parked the car on the side of the road, the door opened right away and people started pouring out.
“…Hey there you. You’re here for the first time today. Follow me.”
“Yes, I understand”
The manager pointed at me with his finger.
I was short enough that it only came up to my chest, but my body was spread all the way to the side, and the circumference of my body was similar to mine. It seems to use quite a bit of force.
His fingers were also very strong, and he seemed like someone who had done a lot of labor related work.
“How old are you now?”
“I’m 23”
“I’m turning thirty-five this year, so I’ll let you know. Are you okay?”
As soon as you see this person, you will immediately be older than me.
Because that’s what I thought, I didn’t have that big of a complaint about being rude.
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“What’s your name? You too, hey, and you.” ?”
“Yoo Seon. Kang Yoo Seon”
“Uh.. Yes, Yoo Seon-i. Are you new to manual labor? Do you know how to clean sandpaper or form?”
If I said I knew how to do it somehow, I felt like I would have him do it.
I lied for no reason, but I said it honestly because I thought things would get bigger later.
“…No”
“…Uh. Usually we organize things like that? But, well, once you see- He’s big and he’s a bit tall, so he’ll use his strength anyway- … No, honestly, doing something incredibly difficult is no.
If you look at the people who work here, there are people who are in their 60th birthday- if that kind of work can be done, you can do it too, right?”
“Yes”
“Okay. What… Identification. Safety at the base of construction. Can you show me that?”
“Here I am”
“Ah, well… Ok. Safety boots, gloves and leggings…?”
Gaiters…?
“Looking at it, it doesn’t seem to exist. I need it to work in the field. If I go to the truck over there, they sell one, so buy one.”
“I have no money”
“I’ll shave it off at work, isn’t it okay? I can’t even go into the field without it. Gloves?”
“I have gloves”
I took the glove out of my pocket and showed it to the manager. Then, Mr. Sangmu’s eyes dimmed for a moment.
“Hey, these are 300 won cotton gloves. Working with these will tear your hands. Hey, if you go to the truck, they sell gloves with red rubber prints- take those. You use them while driving.. No.”
Looks like he has a lot to say to me- Mr. Sangmu shakes his head. Still, since I thought they would take care of me, I didn’t feel too bad.
I followed Mr. Sangmu and bought leggings and rubber gloves. First of all, Mr. Sangmu does the calculation now, and then I will calculate the money later.
“The gaiter is worn on the ankle like this, and the glove is like that. At a glance, you can see that it is different from the one you brought, right?”
I could definitely feel that the thick red rubber was applied to my palms, which was different from the gloves I had brought.
“Well then, I think the preparations are complete. Follow me.”
I followed the manager into the apartment building.
There was a large partition outside the site, so I couldn’t see how the site was functioning, but when I went inside… I felt like I was in another world.
Extremely tall cranes were constantly lifting and lowering things, ready-mixed concrete, which is hard to see on the road, and huge trucks were roaming around.
Yellow Vest, Orange Vest. And a white hat and a blue hat. A lot of people were at the construction site.
“Now, since you’re here for the first time- you need to go into the office and get a safety training. After you’re done… That. What’s your phone number?”
“I don’t have a cell phone”
“…Uh… I don’t have a cell phone…?”
Once again, Mr. Sangmu’s eyes blurred.
“I have one, but how can there be no younger kids like you..?”
He made a sound and opened his mouth.
“…Then, after the training. Now, see down there…? There’s a big pipe and gray ready-mixed concrete. Can you see it?”
“Yes”
“We’re working there. Okay, come over there after training, okay?”
Looking at the place Mr. Sangmu pointed with his finger- I guess I knew what kind of place he was talking about.
“Because the safety training center is over there – go in”
I went to the place Mr. Sangmu told me. There was a building made of slate near the apartment site, and the first floor of that building was a safety training center.
I knocked in case someone was there, but no one seemed to be there, so I opened the door and went in. The desks were laid out like a high school classroom.
There were posters on the walls telling us what to do in case of a fire, an electric shock, or something like that.
…And there was a whiteboard that said 000 days without accidents, and a bird’s eye view and a model that told what kind of building would be built here, besides the safety training center, whether it was used for other purposes.
Please stay still here. I hadn’t heard of that and didn’t have anything to do, so I went over there and looked at what kind of building they were building.
-Future Department Store
Construction Company: Mirae Construction
Building scale: 5 stories below the ground to 9 stories above the ground
…For a moment I could feel my breath choking.
The feeling of stepping into a tiger’s den with your feet.
Future Group.
…Isn’t it okay…?
I try to calm my startled heart.
Yeah, I don’t think anything will happen…
Right now, Yu-jeong and I have had this and that, but seeing that there are no problems with us… It must be just a coincidence that I came here.
Since the future group is incredibly large- there is nothing strange about meeting like this. It has nothing to do with Lee Jin-ah.
“…Sorry! I’m a little late!”
The door to the training center, which had been closed, suddenly opened, and I was so shocked that I almost fell backwards.
I grabbed my surprised chest and turned around to see an old man in his 40s, holding things in his hands and giving me a light bow.
“I’m having a meeting, but it’s a bit late. This is your first time at our site, right? Please sign the document here. Once you’re done signing, this will go into training.”
…There was an employment contract on the desk.
Address, name. Resident registration number. After writing something like that and submitting it, I put a PPT on one side of the wall before I knew it. Uncle was waiting for me.
“…If you’ve filled out everything, yes. Let’s start the safety training.”