I like Indonesian people, but
when it comes to work, I don't like the way they make excuses or shift responsibility to others.
Of course, there are Korean people who do that too,
but proportionally, Indonesians seem to have a stronger tendency towards that.
Last year...
My company has a fairly large aquarium...
I can see it right away when I open the door from my office.
When I was young, my dream was to be a fisherman...
My hobby is fishing,
and I have two small aquariums at home.
I really like watching fish...
Since the aquarium in the company is quite large,
there are many kinds of fish.
But...
Because I like fish,
I started counting how many fish of each species there were without realizing it.
A few carp-like fish, a few catfish-like fish...
Like that, I counted them by myself every day, and in the morning, I would count again to see if they had been okay overnight.
One morning...
An adult's palm was a little bigger...
Two catfish and one carp were missing.
Since there are so many fish, I kept looking for them wherever they might be hiding, but no matter how hard I looked, three were missing.
So...
I called the office boy who was in charge of changing the water and feeding the fish.
Hmm... that's strange.
There were definitely a few catfish and a few carp yesterday, but this morning when I counted them, three were missing.
The employee was startled and hesitated for a moment. He probably didn't think I had counted them.
When I asked if they had died...?
He said that the aquarium was too crowded, so he caught three and roasted them.
I couldn't help but laugh.
This isn't a fish farm, and he roasted ornamental fish for eating...
It was absurd, and I was angry that he did it without permission.
Looking back and forth between the aquarium and the office boy, I thought deeply...
Our office boy does all kinds of chores in the company...
He even runs errands for the female staff members.
He's the lowest-ranking employee.
That kind of employee roasted ornamental fish from the aquarium without permission...?
Seeing the office boy who couldn't even lift his head, I became more convinced...
Indonesians tend to make excuses or shift responsibility for trivial matters...
This friend seemed to have roasted and eaten the fish himself. He wasn't making any excuses.
The office boy belongs to the general affairs department.
Ah...
Maybe the general affairs manager or other senior local employees ate them...
But if they were seen as wrong, they might not be able to work at the company for long, and their work life wouldn't be happy. I was convinced that they just covered it up.
So...
I patted the office boy who was standing next to me on the shoulder and said...
Was it delicious...?
I counted how many were left, so don't roast any more.
He unexpectedly sighed in relief and smiled.
Since then, I haven't seen anyone else roasting them.
Although I am sure the office boy is not the culprit, I wish I had checked the CCTV...
Did Gya really roast them...?
Well, it's already been digested... there's nothing I can do about it.
