PROFILE HAMDAN SAMSUDIN:
The First and Last
I
n the morning of Jakarta time, a dark Grand Livina-brand car entered the Rajawali Building parking lot. The office complex security guard at Kuningan promptly welcome it, knowing who was coming. He knew it since it happens everyday. “Good morning, Pak Hamdan,” said the security guard bowing in respect. “Morning,” said Hamdan smiling and driving his car into the parking lot. After parking the car, the middle-aged man went into the lift, up to his office at 26th floor. Hamdan checked everything one by one, cleaned and tidied up his working room at the corner, the last row of the working rooms. He is Hamdan Samsudin, a father of tree born in Depok in 1963, who works as General Assistant at PTNNT Jakarta office. He said he knew mining world when he workded for Anaconda Inc., an Australia mining company in Jakarta, back in 1982. After working for four years, the alumni of Madrasah Aliyah of Cianjur worked for Newmont Jakarta starting in 1986. At that time, Batu Hijau was in the exploration stage. “I am happy to be involved at the time the Contract of Work was prepared,” he said. To be the first man to come to the office and the last to leave is one of his habit. The distance from his house to the office is 32 kilometers. “I used to leave home to the office at 5:30 in the morning. Now, Jakarta becomes more crowded that I have to leave earlier, at five,” he said. The interesting thing is that, from his first work, the grandpa of five who first dreamt of becoming a religious cleric has never changed department. He was always at the service section, servicing one person to tens. “I love my job, I am happy seeing others happy,” he said. Therefore, Hamdan often helped others, such as assisting in housing provision, land, and vehicles, electronics and other necessities. “Just a small business,” he said.
Hamdan Samsudin.
This badminton lover said that he did not want to play trial and error. Therefore, he had never felt interested in filling opportunities opened by other departments. “What changed are just the companies. Other than PTNNT, I worked for PTNMR and PTNPN, but my job continues to be the same in the kitchen part,” he said. In September last year, Hamdan accepted the "25 Years Service Award" as a Newmont employee. Amid his happy look, Hamdan said that he had no time to enjoy the money collected during work, therefore. When he retires he plan to have a total rest life. “I will enjoy what I collected now. I will focus on having religious services and getting involved in community social services,” he said. For Hamdan, the most important thing in our life is to be grateful for what we get and being useful for others.
“
the most important thing in our life is to be grateful for what we get and being useful for others. Hamdan at his room.
”
Suara Batu Hijau Issue XXVII/2012
15