My ex-boss thought that the people she employed she also owned. So she’d get angry and scream or whatever because she’s got other problems with nobody to listen to her. (I’ll sound mysoginistic here).
She’s a 40 year old woman who is single and is rumored to be the mistress to the head of the company who is married and have a wife in another country. The rumor might not be true (even though I’m inclined to think it is) but stop at the 40 and single in a country like Indonesia one can conclude that she is a very insecure woman, and that indeed she was.
For some reason, she likes to talk to guys and expect them to humor her but when something is different, slightly wrong, she will direct her anger on the male population of the office and being the only male in her room, I was often subjected to her mood.
One time I was at the warehouse on a Saturday and we were waiting for more detailed information as to where to send, who to address, and how many do they need sent. I was the warehouse admin at the company. It was almost 12 o’clock and the delivery truck comes at 1 or 2 so we have to prepare the packages before that and since we dont have the full info yet, she decided to talk to me about how i rarely work overtime on a Saturday when she almost always does.
I told her, I don’t think it’s necessary because I always finish me report and never needed to finish it on a Saturday unless the company needs me for a delivery on a Saturday, in which I’ll come. But I’d preferably not work on a Saturday for a measly Rp. 60.000,- when mostly people are paid a minimal of 100k–150k rupiahs on other companies in Jakarta for a day of working overtime. And that 60k is only paid in full if I work fron 8.30am to 5.00 pm. I think it bothered her because once I know that they only pay 60k for overtime, I did say I’d prefer not to work overtime unless it’s really urgent.
(60k is really not much in Jakarta. you eat for like 15k once, so 3 times a day is 45k rupiahs. And my transport costs me 6k. and the 9K is what’s left)
She told me, “If you work overtime, the company loses money. Do you understand that, Hakmer? So when the company asks you to come on a Saturday, you should come because the company pays.”
She went on lecturing me for half an hour about how the company loses money and how my life is supposed to be dedicated to the company and how the most important thing in the world is this company she’s head of the finance department is, and when she’s done she asked me,
“Do you understand, now, Hakmer.”
“Yes, I do, Ci.” I said. I always say yes because I don’t like arguments with people who doesn’t listen. I’d rather just get it over with. She shouldve stopped at that but then she asked me
“What do you understand?”
“ If I work overtime to help the company, the company loses money. And that’s why I don’t work overtime. I don’t want the company to lose money.”
I think her jaw dropped, I don’t know. All I knew was she wasnt making any sound through the phone for a few seconds. And then she said, okay continue with what yoy’re doing and didn’t talk to me for the whole day. She sent us the details of the deliver via the OB and didn’t use the phone.