BUKAN KYUJI BIASA Studi Tentang Mahasiswi yang Bekerja Sebagai Pelayan Rumah Makan Jepang

Abstract

College students nowadays spend their days not only by doing academic activities. Some of them have activities outside academic field, such as working on a restaurant. A lot of job vacancies offer a great opportunity for college students to work. However, it also means the decreasing time for academic study, which leads to the extending of the students�s college period. From thos explanation, this study intend to answer several questions. First, why some college student choose to work as waiter in restaurant? Second, how they allocate their time between work and academic activities? Third, how is the significance of their status as a worker as well as a college student that they perceive? This study was held from January until May 2013 at Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY). Having a predicate as student�s city, Yogyakarta is a destination for many people to study, making it a suitable place as research location. This study was focused at Nikkou Ramen restaurant on Jalan A.M. Sangaji. Nikkou Ramen was chosen because it employs college students as kyuji (waiter). This study involved three primary informant, all of them are female college students. This study used in-depth interview and participant observation, in which the researcher participated in working as a waiter on that restaurant. The result of this study is those three female college students work because they need additional money, as well as because it is a productive activity. The choice of working in Nikkou Ramen is based on several reason, such as the leeway working regulation, adjustable working schedule, meals on workplace, and good co-workers. The female college students works when they don�t have class on the particular day and on average they work for two until four times a week. If they couldn�t go to work because of some reason, they could ask another co-worker to cover for the. The female college students perceive that working is one of the ways to understand more about the meaning of life. The job as kyuji and all the elements related to it support that view. On academic term, working significance is as an effort to gain experiences, strenghten their confidence, and increase their skill. On family view, working perceived as an effort to learn how to stand on their own feet