"Calm down." Wang Shouren waved his hand, made himself a cup of tea, and gave her one as well.
"Look at you, look at you, you're in a hurry again. I've told you before, the most important thing in life is to learn how to summarize, and you can't even summarize, yet you blame me for giving you too much work."
"Give me a summary!" Xu Weiwei stared at Wang Shouren.
He felt a little uneasy under their gaze.
The main thing is that this girl is really pitiful. Those dark circles under her eyes are so big. Her eyes used to be so beautiful, but now she looks like a ghost because of all the torment.
"Okay, listen up."
This can't go on forever.
"First of all, you need to understand that the position of secretary is a management-like position, and you are directly responsible to me. Therefore, your thinking should be in sync with mine. So, most of the time, you need to look at problems from the factory manager's perspective."
“These past few days, I’ve noticed you’ve been spending most of your time studying those difficult mechanical principles.” Wang Shouren paused for a moment. “In fact, it’s all for nothing. You just need to know what we’re doing, what our current progress is, and what we’re about to achieve. As for the high-tech stuff, that’s not really your concern.”
The girl was about to argue.
Before she could finish speaking, Wang Shouren interrupted the spellcasting: "This is just a waste of time. To be honest, in terms of learning ability, you are far inferior to those two master's students. Not to mention Professor Zhuge. What we are researching now is at the forefront of the times. If you want to do research, then you shouldn't be working as a secretary, but should go to university."
“I’ll emphasize again, you are a secretary, not a technician.”
Xu Weiwei was somewhat unconvinced, but she still lowered her head, knowing that Wang Shouren was telling the truth.
She was unconvinced, unconvinced that Wang Shouren knew so much. She couldn't help but want to figure out the principles of this engine, wanting to know exactly how far he had come. However, those tedious documents and complex files made her feel like she was in agony, and forcing herself to read them was simply too arduous.
"So, having resolved your current issue of wasting time, let's talk about the secretary." Wang Shouren didn't give her time to process it, adding, "Before that, I'd like to ask you, do you intend to be a mascot in this factory, or a useful person? If you choose the former, then you can do whatever you want from here on out, and I won't stop you. If you want to truly excel in the role of secretary, then I hope you can truly be competent in this position."
"Who do you think you are!" Xu Weiwei immediately retorted, "How busy can your little factory be!"
Indeed, I'm not busy.
At least, on its current scale, it's not busy at all.
Wang Shouren even had time to go out for a stroll.
"You'll definitely be busy, but before you get busy, let me give you some training so you know the role of a secretary. It's not about researching technology every day or asking me what to do every time something comes up. So, the first question is, if Kui Datou comes to you and says that their workshop's efficiency has improved this month and they want to give their subordinates some rewards, how should you respond?"
"A bonus too!" Xu Weiwei's eyes widened. "The current salary is already ridiculously high, okay?"
"So, your answer is no?" Wang Shouren glanced at her and asked.
"Of course! Do you know how many people want to get in our factory? And the more they do, the more they earn. Our factory pays by piecework!" Xu Weiwei said matter-of-factly. In her mind, with this kind of pay, if you don't work hard, there are plenty of people outside who would want to get in.
“If you were an ordinary person, thinking like this wouldn’t be a problem. But as a secretary, you’re unqualified. Everyone knows our factory offers good benefits. Doesn’t Kui Datou know that? He does, but have you ever thought about why he still brought it up?”
“He…” Xu Weiwei paused here, unsure how to continue.
Indeed, a workshop foreman coming over to apply for an award for no reason—does he think he's too bored?
“Then there are two possibilities. First, his authority in the workshop has been compromised, and he needs to rebuild his image through this reward.” Wang Shouren held up one finger, then a second one. “Second, the workers in the workshop are highly motivated and efficient, completing the month’s target in a very short time. He wants to secure some benefits for his subordinates.”
"If it's the former, then you need to consider whether Kui Datou is suitable to be the workshop director, and why he can't manage the entire workshop. Why do you need to use benefits to keep the people in the workshop in check? If it's the latter, then you need to know the production capacity of our workshop, because our workshop uses a refined assembly line."
"It will be quite busy once it starts operating, and there's a lot of room for improvement later on. It's normal for efficiency to be high in the first few months. Is it possible that the workers weren't familiar with the process at first when he applied for the bonus? If the efficiency drops later and the bonus is removed, will the entire workshop fall into a slump?"
"After you take all these things into account."
"You will then come to two conclusions: one is yes, and the other is no."
“If you don’t want to give out the reward, you need to explain the reason to Kui Datou and persuade him. You don’t need to go through me for that.”
"If you want to issue rewards, you need to report it to me. The key point is that this matter is not solved simply by reporting it to me. You need to provide me with a complete reward plan. Why are rewards being issued? What are the contents of the rewards? What are the benefits of issuing rewards? What will be the impact of issuing rewards on subsequent production?"
"Make a summary, put it on my desk, and let me confirm this."
Wang Shouren looked at Xu Weiwei, who was listening in a daze, crossed his hands, and rested his chin on the back of his hands: "So, now, Comrade Xu, do you understand what a secretary should do? This is just a small thing that might happen in this small, run-down factory."
Xu Weiwei swallowed hard. She had never known that a secretary had to handle so many things...
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