The work started, i did not received anything aside from the name plate. It was a CD factory, i needed to put thousands of CD cover in the case, i finished it as fast as i can because i was excited! who wouldnt? it was my first job! After that one staff called me and told me to put thousands of CD in the very same case that i prepared, again i finished it so fast then they asked me to put it all in a box, that was the painful part, i needed to prepare all the boxes, unfold it put tape in it, and put more tape! then put all the CDs in it the close it, arranged and placed it on one side of the room, i dont know how many boxes was it but it was a lot that i didnt able to count it. I dont have gloves just like the another workers, so paper cut on my hand is all over, you can see a very small amount of blood in every cut, then the harder part started they asked me to put all the boxes in the truck by myself. I can see most of the older male working are just standing by, looking at me and they were talking and laughing, i dont know how to speak japanese then so i didnt understand a thing, but one thing is for sure! they are talking about me as some of them are pointing fingers at me.
My mind gave up but my body kept on working until i finished the day.
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The next day i went to school and after that i went home straight, my mother asked me if i dont have shift that day? actually i have i answered, then why are you here? she asked, i dont want to work there anymore it was hard and i cant do it, i want a new part time job aside from that place, i told her. I
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Yeah i know, i was stupid, childish by giving up that easily. What can i do? it was my first time and i was shocked. I had my reasons back then, but thinking today about what i did? compared to what i experienced after that? it was nothing! it was a piece of cake(i told my self).
Then i found this job in Umejima, a shoe factory job, the owner was a good korean man, it was a small factory composing of not morethan 20 workers. It went well that time i loved it there, it was hard yes a lot harder than the first one, you need to work harder to show them that you are worth it, to show all the senpai(senior worker[not age]) that you are doing your best, i learned how to make shoes from scratch, i encountered a lot of accident as machinery is involve in the process and a lot of leather! trying but fun and definitely worth it.
One funny experienced i had when i was working there is this, one day i am in a hurry i went to the convenience store to buy some food, i picked up one pack of rice and 1 can of tuna and i went on my way, as we are eating lunch one of my co-worker asked me, is that a new brand of tuna? i dont know, i cant read japanese! and when he looked at it...... it was a cat food! but yeah it was some kinda delicious hahaha.
Time passed by and i my school is getting harder and harder, demanding more time. the shoe factory is far from the school so i needed to quit my job. I asked for the permission of the owner, explained to him why i needed to quit, he was so lonely that day and he told me one thing that i will not ever forget, "thank you for working here, i know you are a hardworking guy, so do your best ok?!". it was a memorable day for me, first time that i was praised for what i did, and it felt good.
I was determined to do my best, so i needed a new part time job near school, and i found one
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