'I'll need time to get used to working again'
Goodbye holidays, hello work. An estimated 2.8 million Jakartans have returned to the city after about 10 days of extended Idul Fitri leave and now have to get back to the routine again. The Jakarta Post asked some residents about how they view the prospect of going back to work.
Candra Wijaya, 29, is a marketing staffer with a trading company in Grogol, West Jakarta. He lives at Muara Karang, North Jakarta, with his wife:
Frankly speaking, I still need more holidays. The long holiday was not enough for me. Another week off would be fine, I think. I'm not ready to go back to work on Monday.
What I hate the most is that I will have to face heavy traffic jams on Monday as most Jakarta residents are now back in town and are returning to their daily activities.
Of course, I will try to arrive at my office on time. I'm getting paid for it, after all.
Enok, 28, works with a pharmaceutical company in the Pulogadung Industrial Estate in East Jakarta. She lives with her family in Pulomas, East Jakarta:
I gave birth to my baby girl during the holiday. I feel pretty exhausted. That was the end of my holiday.
Well, I'm on my maternity leave. So I still don't have to go back to work on Monday.
I think the first days at the office after the holiday, for most people, are the hardest times -- it's really difficult to adapt to the routine again. People definitely need some time to get used to their work again.
Lisa Gunawan, 30, is an accountant with a finance company in the Jakarta Stock Exchange building. She lives with her family in Jatinegara, East Jakarta:
I really enjoyed my holiday this year as I went to Lembang, a resort in West Java, with my family. I have forgot to extend Idul Fitri greetings to my colleagues as I was enjoying my vacation too much.
I'm now ready to return to the office. But, I think, I'll need some time to adapt again to the work. I will take a couple of days to get used to the technical procedures again. But that will be no problem at all.
--The Jakarta Post