News 24 | The story of the first employee who worked in the Riyadh Electricity Company … and what was his salary?

The Hegira year 1371 witnessed the establishment of the Riyadh Electricity Company, and Muhammad bin Sulaiman bin Rashid al-Takhfi was the first employee to work in the company when it was established, and he was 19 years old at the time. ‘time.

Al-Takhfi started his work in the company on 18 Dhu al-Qi’dah 1371 AH, and the Electricity Company was at the time the only company in Riyadh, and the second company in the Kingdom after Aramco. The responsibility to receive those who want to buy shares until the capital was built up to start with the company, and the number of employees at the time was only 3.

The value of the first salary he received was 140 riyals, and the official working hours were from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and during the first year of his work in the company. he raised funds related to the purchase of shares with the help of other employees, namely Abdulaziz Al-Takhfi and Abdulaziz Al-Qadi.

During his years of work, he has witnessed funny and other situations that angered him, and some of the more salient situations that angered him when one of the CEOs of the company ordered an increase in employees ranging from 40 to 50 riyals; Except that he only gave her 10 riyals.

Rashid spent more than 33 years in the company as an accountant and then as treasurer, and he was not granted any time off during his shift due to his intense love for work, as he hated the void, and he wanted to keep several objects. in remembrance of his work in the company, such as a tujuri fund that he used to save company money, a seal for the box and a cabinet to keep papers.