92 – Safety Appreciation
“…Yes! Yes, OK, that’s it..! That’s how half-life is tied up!”
A week has already passed since I worked at the construction site of the future department store.
110,000 Won a day, since I’ve been working for the sixth day now, I’ve earned 660,000 won.
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At first, I just leaned against a pile of foam spread on the floor or against a wall, then I learned how to work over the shoulder of the manager.
When the dismantling team takes it apart, we organize the forms in order of length, such as 600, 450, and 300,
In addition, I collected wooden poles that were much thicker than each other, called two-bay and obiki, and arranged them on a stand called a die.
I organize it so that the forklift can clean it up. In the process, I tightened it with a thick wire called Bansaeng in the middle so that the frame on which the trees were piled up would not be smashed to reinforce it.
It sounds incredibly complicated when you say it like this, but once you know it, it’s a simple job with a set pattern.
After working for about 6 days, I was able to get a sense of how it worked.
“Okay, you’re doing well for the first time- I’ll try to tie you up next time, okay?”
“Yes”
It seems like I have more things to do than when I first came.
Well… But I don’t hate it.
To be honest, working in this construction site is more comfortable than working in a distribution center, the work ends early, and the people are nice.
At least here, I get in the truck and have them carry kimchi all day, and I don’t get any rest, and I don’t work at night.
In a way, it seems that the higher compatibility of the distribution center is the labor of the construction site.
I think I lost a little bit of my life…
Do you remember struggling with delivery boxes at the distribution center before enlisting in the army?
I was upset.
Even for the same money, I could have made it easier than working there – more time to sleep and less time to work.
Well… You can’t turn back time by regretting it- And at that time, you thought you were having fun working in your own way. Then it happened.
“Do you work on Sundays by any chance?”
“What? Do you want to work on Sunday?”
“…Uh… No?”
“But why are you talking like that…? Well, it’s Saturday today, so there aren’t many plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc. Saturday is like this, but on Sunday, everyone will try not to work. .? Earning a lot of money is important, but- I should do it while taking a little break. Since we talked about it, it’s time to eat- Let’s go eat bread quickly.”
You don’t play on Sundays.
I felt like I could work on Sundays, to be honest.
It’s me anyway.
In the unit, there is no training these days, so they just lie around or play mafia games to pass the time.
If you’re going to rest like that in the army anyway, wouldn’t it be better to earn as much as you can here…?
But, well, I think so, but other people probably want to rest at least one day a week.
I followed Mr. Sangmu to a distribution center where afternoon charms were handed out.
There, we packed bread and drinks for us to eat, put them in an envelope, and went back to the place where we worked earlier.
I ran into several lifeguards wearing yellow hard hats.
And among them was Lee Jin-ah.
Yellow hard hat. And a black corporate jumper. On the left chest, it was written “Future Construction – Lee Jin-ah.”
Among the safety auditors, Lee Jin-ah was one point.
Jina Lee, with her hair neatly tied back and light makeup, didn’t match the apartment scene no matter how you look at it.
“…”
“…..”
“…Ah, sorry. We were blocking the way. We’ll get out of the way.”
“Oh no, we have to get out of the way! Everyone is working hard despite being cold! Be careful not to get into an accident”
“..Yaya- let’s go quickly”
The road is narrow, but there are many people moving, so we tried to get out of the way first, but they gave us over there.
… I was contemplating whether I should pass over there or not, but I took a deep breath and passed between the security guards because I thought people would think it was strange if I hesitated here.
As I passed Jinah Lee, the fruity scent of her passed my nose.
“…No matter how you think about it, it’s strange”
“What?”
“Nothing”
“Don’t be irritating, you’d better be quick. Have you ever been hit with a hammer?”
“…No, just. That girl is in the safety audit.”
“A girl…? Ah… That her brown hair? But why is she? Does she know someone?”
“It’s not like that, but it just doesn’t seem to fit with this scene.”
“What, why?”
“I just wear makeup, and my hair is that long”
“Eh- I’m still a girl, but I can’t go around like crazy. I think I’m fine, right?
Under the law, only men work at construction sites. It wasn’t written that way, and he got a job just like you to make money, but the company ordered him to do it, so he did it. But you don’t have to look at it and say you don’t like it. Is not it? Unlike how you look, you’re so damn old, aren’t you?”
“No…That’s not it.”
“No, that’s not what- you’re a f*cking old man. These days, even an old man in his 60s doesn’t think it’s strange that a woman works in a place like this. You were so young, so why are you so hard-headed to think like this?
What harm did he do to you, isn’t he working? Hey, that security guard was the size of a rat, walking around with a camera, taking pictures, and scribbling about this and that.
Before I came here, I went to work at a site where apartments were being built, and I was always scratching my nails in places where the air conditioner was full of fermented soybeans that had fallen on the roof. I am bored. I don’t want to do it – I squeeze all the juice out of my body. Wanted to kill Now that I think about it – suddenly I’m mad – like a dog.”
“…”
“Hey Yoo Seon-ah. You shouldn’t say things you wouldn’t normally say in front of you, even behind your back. I didn’t live there. Stop being a brat, just eat some bread and a drink, and let’s go back to work! Today is Saturday, so let’s finish it quickly and have a happy weekend.”
“Good!”
2)
On the way home from work, I started to realize that tomorrow is Sunday.
Everyone seems to be in a good mood. Those people will rest on Sunday and work hard from Monday again.
I had to return to the unit again. It was already decided to come back on Monday, watch people discharged on Wednesday, and then go on vacation again after idling around for a few days.
…Even if it seems like you’re doing everything you can to earn money outside like this. My status is still a soldier.
It’s February, and it’s quite annoying to have to get a face stamp on a military base by early May.
…But, well, it’s better than wasting time in the unit.
I returned home with familiar steps, took a shower, washed clothes, and changed into clothes that were easy to move in. I was hungry so I opened the fridge door to see what was inside-
“I’m back!”
“…Welcome! Yujeong-ah! Did you eat?”
“I didn’t eat it, but Yoo Seon-ah said she’s returning on Monday! Let’s order something delicious today! I’ll buy it for you!”
“Huh..? This should be paid 5-5 fairly.”
“No, no. Yoo Seon-i has a lot of money to put in now. I really need to buy a cell phone- and new clothes. There are so many things I need to buy- it’s okay, I have a lot of money now!”
“…Thank you, I’ll eat well”
“Then shall we have chicken or pizza?”
“I like everything”
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“…Really? Then let’s both eat. Can we all eat? ..Oh yes! And Yoo Seon-ah, what do you do on Sunday?”
“I don’t have anything else to do?”
“Then would you like to go look for our cell phone?”
There were definitely a lot of things I couldn’t do because I didn’t have a cell phone.
Should I say that I can’t communicate with people…?
For example, when working in the field, the manager is working and I have to go to the warehouse over there to get things,
There again- I need something, so if the manager has it for me, bring it!
I wanted to say
, But I couldn’t deliver it because I didn’t have a cell phone.
And if you have a cell phone, you can talk a lot with Yoojung during break time- Also… There are many things I want to do-
Until now, I couldn’t because I had no money and no time to spare, but now I really feel like I can’t do without my cell phone.
“Just buy a cell phone? It’s still Sunday. Let’s go outside.”
“Outside…? Okay! That sounds like fun- wow!!”
3)
…It’s Sunday already.
“…Umm…”
…Why is there no construction on Sundays?
Those who organize and clean on site like Yoo Seon try not to work on Sundays… There’s nothing wrong with that. Yoo Seon is also a human being, but he should rest for a day or so.
“…I miss you…”
Today is a little special day.
I met Yoo Seon while walking around the site for an audit. Yoo Seon-i happened to pass me by.
Other people might think it’s not a big deal, but it’s not for me.
That Yoo Seon, who hated me the most in the world, has now reached the point of ignoring me and going somewhere to go.
That fact was important.
I was ashamed to stand in front of Yoo Seon if I was messy like last time, so I washed my face, put on makeup, and sprayed on perfume.
…Does Seon Yoo know that? I don’t know, it doesn’t matter.
I just have to keep checking and observing Yoo Seon so that he can work safely at this site, just like now… Yeah.
I can be satisfied with this. I’m satisfied just by watching from a distance like I am now.
So… I hope that Sunday will pass soon, and the day will come when I go to work on Monday again.