Two days later, the winter assessment day arrived, and workers from various factories showed off their skills. Anyone who had a little confidence signed up to participate in the event.
The residents of the courtyard houses were no exception; quite a few people signed up today.
For example, Liu Haizhong from the backyard is preparing to try again to reach level eight forging today.
Qin Huairu from the Intermediate People's Court also signed up today; this woman certainly isn't at a disadvantage.
This is her first time taking the assessment in three years. If she is lucky enough to pass and become a first-level fitter, she can earn 32 yuan a month.
Even if she doesn't pass the audit, she can still become a full-time employee, and her salary will increase to 27.5 yuan a month. Either way, she won't lose out.
During the morning commute, Sun Zhengguo was sitting in his office, looking at today's performance evaluation list.
At this moment, Zhang Yucheng hurriedly walked in from outside and said without even catching his breath.
"Director, Engineer Zhang from the department has arrived at the machinery factory, and Deputy Director Chen has also gone. We're just waiting for you."
"Um!"
Upon hearing this news, Sun Zhengguo put down the list in his hand.
"Yu Cheng, I plan to conduct a technician assessment this morning. Our unit is short of people, so could you organize everyone who needs to be assessed to go to the machinery factory for a unified assessment?"
"Okay, Director, I'll go right away." Zhang Yucheng walked out happily.
Because he also participated in the assessment today; after all, it's always good to have more skills.
If you have a higher skill level, your future career advancement will be smoother. Under the same conditions, someone with higher skills will definitely be given priority.
Moreover, it wasn't just him; Zhou Weimin and Zheng Wenhua also participated in the assessment today.
Think about it, Zhou Weimin has already become a deputy director, but he is still striving for advancement!
What reason do I have to remain stagnant?
Downstairs in the machinery factory's office building, Factory Director Li and several other factory leaders were chatting happily with Engineer Zhang and Chen Lianshan from the ministry...
"Engineer Zhang, Engineer Chen, if the workers are nervous during the assessment later, I hope you will be understanding and accommodating, and give them more opportunities. After all, the workers have it tough."
Although a gift had already been given, Director Li still needed to say some polite words.
More accurately, these words were purely directed at Engineer Zhang, because Chen Lianshan and his men were all on their side.
After hearing what Director Li said, Chen Lianshan smiled without saying a word, understanding the unspoken agreement.
Zhang Gong also knew whose territory this was, and he had to give them face, and he had to give them enough.
"Director Li, rest assured, as long as the workers are skilled enough, we will not create obstacles or make things difficult for them."
"Okay! Then I'll thank Engineer Zhang and Engineer Chen on behalf of the workers."
As the two were talking, they saw Sun Zhengguo walking over from not far away. When Director Li saw him, his smile widened.
"Come on, come on, our chief examiner is here, let's all greet him together."
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone got down to work and prepared to assess the technicians.
Because the threshold for becoming a technician is quite high, and it is an assessment for senior technicians, not many people participated in total.
To save time, the three of them discussed it and decided to put all the level 12 and level 11 technicians who were taking the exam together for a mixed exam.
Ultimately, after the first round of theoretical assessments, out of a total of 17 technicians who participated, 7 were eliminated.
Can you imagine how difficult the technician level assessment is?
After the first round of tests, the second round began, this time testing practical skills.
Those who make it this far are all ruthless, so this round was relatively uneventful, with only two people eliminated.
There are currently 8 players left on the field, with the research institute and the machinery factory each having 4 players remaining, demonstrating the research institute's formidable strength.
Because the assessments for technicians and workers are different, there will be a third round.
This round of assessment tests comprehension skills, requiring both hands-on and mental effort, which is quite challenging.
After half an hour of intense work, the assessment ended, and six technicians emerged victorious.
Looking at the list in his hand, Sun Zhengguo was in a good mood. Zhou Weimin, Zheng Wenhua, and Zhang Yucheng had all been promoted to level 10 technicians, as expected.
And that's not all. Among them is a technician who successfully advanced to level 11, and he is also from their research institute.
The assessment is now officially over, and Sun Zhengguo, as usual, begins to read out the list of promotions.
"Everyone, please be quiet. I am now announcing the results. The following people have been promoted to Level 11 Technician in the Machinery Factory: Wu Maosheng, Ma Cheng, and Tian Jianrong. The following person has been promoted to Level 10 Technician: Xu Changyou. Congratulations to you all."
"Clap clap clap...!"
After a round of applause, Sun Zhengguo took out another list and continued reading.
"The institute has promoted Yao Changyuan to Level 11 technician, and Zhou Weimin, Zheng Wenhua, and Zhang Yucheng to Level 10 technician. Congratulations to you all."
"Clap clap clap...!"
After another round of applause, the grade certificates were then distributed.
Normally, according to the procedure, the process should have ended once the certificate was issued.
But Zhou Weimin took the certificate but did not leave. Instead, he took out an application form from his bag and solemnly placed it on the table.
"Three examiners, I intend to continue applying for the engineer assessment. This is my application report."
The engineers who were issuing certificates all looked up at Zhou Weimin upon hearing this.
Sun Zhengguo smiled. "Weimin, are you serious?"
"Director, I've been learning from you for the past few years and I think my skills are pretty good, so I'd like to give it a try. I'd really appreciate it if you could be my recommender."
Zhou Weimin looked at Sun Zhengguo with confidence, hoping he would agree.
To become an engineer, besides achieving results and being directly appointed by superiors, the only other path is basically through performance evaluation.
The assessment process is quite complex. First, you need to submit an application, then you need a recommender, and after all the applications are approved, the higher-level department will send someone to supervise the process on-site.
Then you have to pass the exam on your own merit to become a Level 9 engineer.
Seeing the hopeful look in Zhou Weimin's eyes, Sun Zhengguo shook his head without even thinking.
"I'm sorry, Weimin, I can't be your recommender."
"Why? Director, do you think my skills are lacking?"
Zhou Weimin thought he had misheard and immediately asked further questions.
"No, you're overthinking it. I'm just trying to avoid any appearance of impropriety. But while I can't be your recommender, you can contact Deputy Director Chen. I'm sure he's fully qualified."
Sun Zhengguo explained with a smile.
Actually, there is another person who could be recommended on site, namely Engineer Zhang, but his influence is still a bit low, and the superiors may be a little slow to approve it.
If the approval doesn't come through by then, I might miss the last day of the engineer assessment.
In that case, we'll have to wait until next year to take the exam again.
After this brief explanation, Zhou Weimin understood the situation.
"Alright, thank you, Director. I'll go find Deputy Director Chen now and ask him to help me with the recommendation. I'll also need your help to submit it to the relevant authorities."
"Go ahead! It's best to write the recommendation in the morning, and I'll have someone deliver it to the department this afternoon so you can try to participate in the assessment this time."
Listening to their conversation, Engineer Zhang, sitting to the side, couldn't help but sigh.
It's true that having connections in high places makes things easier; what was originally a very complicated matter seemed so simple in their words.
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