Getting to know Mulyono "Driver 001", the first Go-Jek driver …

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Mulyono (52 years old), is one of the people who have contributed to the history of the creation of transport companies online in Indonesia, namely Go-Jek.

Mulyono or who familiarly calls himself, Mr. Kumis is the first pilot of Go-Jek and receives a special code, "Pilot 001" ".

Mulyono was an ordinary man who worked as a motorcycle taxi driver in the South Jakarta area.

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Incidentally, the Go-Jek company's office, when it was established, was close to where it stood as a basic motorcycle taxi.

"Starting with Go-Jek on Jalan Kerinci (near Pasar Mayestik), I entered in August 2010 (the company) started in the car garage.The office measures 5 x 7 meters," said Mulyono at the AEON Mall Jakarta Garden City, Cakung, East Jakarta. , Sunday (1/6/2019).

When he joined Go-Jek, the motorcycle control system online have not used the application as now.

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At that time, the control system of motorcycle taxis online a Go-Jek contact person should act as mediator.

"That, alright, did not use the application, by telephone. We are therefore called call center, orders offered, want to take or not. So, if you want to be caught, the address is sent (the buyer). So that's the beginning, "Mulyono said.

In addition to the difference in the control system, he also told me that the Go-Jek jacket was not as green as today.

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The color of the jacket or uniform for the partner or driver of Go-Jek was once gray.

Intimidation and experience

The man born in Sragen then told how he had gone from basic driver to motorcycle taxi driver online meet the winding road.

Not many motorcycle taxi drivers online In and around Jakarta, Mulyono had been the victim of several intimidations, including motorcycle taxi drivers at the base.

The most intimidating intimidation occurred when he was threatened with machete by several taxi drivers-motorcycles.

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"We are often intimidated by the same (driver) opang-opang. I've already been beaten, I was at Graha Raya canned cleaver, but I resigned, I made a living and I did not interfere, "Mulyono said.

In fact, he has already been sued by a group of taxi-motorcycle drivers when he received an order in Cikarang, in the regency of Bekasi, West Java.

However, he continued, becoming a motorcycle taxi driver online also made him meet a variety of impressive experiences.

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A memorable experience for him at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, where he drove foreign (foreign) nationals to the Cinere region, Depok.

Mulyono met her clients crying at Bung Karno Stadium in central Jakarta.

"This customer I picked up crying, I have, right, confused. I said "Why miss?" So he had commanded Go-Jek for more than two hours, no one had taken it, as it could be very far, about 15 kilometers from GBK. Finally I took it, the point is customer I am very grateful because I took him to his destination, "he said.

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Nadiem, the name of his son …

The Go-Jek taxi-motorcycle driver apparently did not leave Mulyono feeling happy and sad.

52-year-old man says his family's economy has improved since becoming a motorcycle taxi driver online.

"With a price of 4,000 rupees per kilo (meter), it is amazing and prosperous, yes (the most important income) between 6 and 7 million rupees," Mulyono said.

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He even received a new mobile phone from the Minister of Transport Budi Karya Sumadi.

"It's nice to receive cellphone from the minister, from this morning cellphone I broke down. You know, you can get a fortune like this, "he said.

As a person practicing the profession of motorcycle taxi driver online Mulyono must have been feeling the acid of work for over 8 years.

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However, his love for Go-Jek, who has kept him until now, has been involved in this profession.

The culmination of Mulyono's love for the company he was in was when he gave the name of his last child, Nadiem Saputra.

A name similar to the founder of Go-Jek, Nadiem Makarim.

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In the future, he hopes the job of ojek online have clear regulations from the government, especially from the Ministry of Transport.

He also asked a motorcycle taxi company online pay attention to the well-being of drivers.

"Hope the settlement will be done, the company (a motorcycle taxi service provider) online) pay more attention to its partners, in particular. Help us – we are humanized in terms of everything, income, comfort, etc. "said Mulyono.

This article was broadcast on Tribunjakarta.com under the title History of Mulyono: So pilot Gojek 001: a machete threatened until the children receive the name of Nadiem Makarim.