Even if people gossip or are envious, they should still consider which organization is distributing the money.

After discussing the matter with Director Xue and Director Liu, the two visited Xing Baohua's factory the next day.

Xing Baohua led the two chief managers to visit each workshop, as well as the logistics laboratory and other facilities.

As for the office, it can only be assigned to the general office.

The two-story building is indeed small, but we'll have to make do for now. Once the office building is completed, the space will be much larger.

Xing Baohua said to Director Xue, "Uncle Xue, the most urgent task is to receive the foreign employees, who are all sent by the Hong Kong company to support our technology. Their dormitories and meals must be taken care of properly."

"Do foreign employees eat with our factory workers?" Director Xue asked.

The factory canteen also serves communal meals, and Xing Baohua was genuinely worried that the foreign employees wouldn't be able to handle the taste.

To retain employees, it's not just about money, but also about food and lodging.

In my past life, large corporations separated technical staff from entry-level workers.

The working conditions for technical personnel, including accommodation and meals, are two separate systems.

One set uses high-standard ingredients, and the other uses low-standard ingredients.

All the companies Xing Baohua currently controls have cafeterias. Meals are subsidized, not completely free.

Whether they were workers or management, everyone ate communal meals in the canteen.

But if foreign employees come, this system needs to be changed.

Xing Baohua didn't answer Director Xue's question immediately, but was thinking about how to change this system.

He then told Director Xue, "Uncle Xue, how about this arrangement first? The foreign employees hired by HK will have their meals and accommodation paid for by HK company. The standard of their meals should be raised considerably."

As for our local factory, we'll change the system later. All research and management personnel will receive the same standards as foreign employees. Ordinary workers will continue to receive subsidies. Hmm! An extra five yuan per month. We'll also specify later that anyone who has worked for more than three years will receive an additional ten yuan per month for their food allowance each year.

"You're really daring, kid! Do you know the story of the 'iron rice bowl'? You're going to follow the old path!" Director Xue said, pointing at Xing Baohua.

Xing Baohua shook his head slightly; what he said was completely different from what Director Xue understood.

Almost no factory across the country offers completely free meals in their canteens. Even if they do, it's usually through various forms of subsidies, not free access.

"These talents were brought in from abroad at a high price, and look at our current environment, it's quite difficult."

To retain these people, we need to ensure they eat, drink, and live well; spending a little more money is no problem. Our factory not only needs to grow, but also needs to innovate. Continuous innovation is the only way to generate greater profits. If we generate 100 million a year, surely I can afford to spend a million on meals? ” Xing Baohua said.

Anyway, the point has been made: Director Xue should establish two sets of canteen standards.

One of the sets is located on the first floor of the laboratory, serving as an open-plan cafeteria, essentially a buffet. Visitors can enter with their work badges and eat and drink as they please.

The kitchen even has staff on duty in the middle of the night, so that if any technicians are working overtime, they can come to the restaurant for a late-night snack.

The downside of humanized management is that it increases logistics and management costs!