Chapter 82 Employees’ Mentality
New driver Wang Xiaohao had previously worked in southern China. His skill as a mechanic had given him connections with several luxury car owners. He loved cultivating these connections, keeping a notebook filled with their contact information and stories of how they first met him. If he had the chance, he'd call them and subtly promote luxury properties.
He had assumed he'd be a mechanic for life, but upon returning to Beijing, he realized even that job was difficult to find due to his father's imprisonment. Uncle Zhan offered him a job as a driver, only to discover the boss was a former bartender. Initially, he had little hope for the future, even privately wondering if his only hope for a better life was to be reborn into a better family.
When he received his monthly salary just a few days after joining the company, he saw that the salary was much higher than he expected, and he had a new idea. For example, he would work hard here for a few years, save some money, and then take out a loan to open his own repair shop.
After returning from this trip to Europe, where he witnessed the prosperity of developed countries and the lifestyles of the wealthy, he completely changed his mind. He felt a strong sense of pride in being a company employee, and after driving luxury cars for the marketing staff and listening to them talk about the ins and outs of sales, he decided to give it a try himself.
When he asked Marketing Director Lu Gan how to reach wealthy clients, Lu Gan patiently guided him, sharing his sales pitch and methods without reservation. This gave him even more confidence. Who says a car mechanic can't be a good salesperson? He wanted to take advantage of his youth and this rare job opportunity to broaden his horizons and reach new heights. As for the car repair shop, if he could sell a luxury home, that would be enough to open one.
In the President's Office, when President Lin is not around, everyone takes Qin Shuang as a role model and learns from her.
Although Qin Shuang studied business management, her professional knowledge in real estate is definitely not as good as those who studied engineering design and cost, and her sales experience is not as good as those in the marketing department. During this overseas project inspection, she was more attentive than others and wanted to understand all the professional issues by herself. In fact, some of them cannot be understood just by reading.
Therefore, she asked people from each department to make a PPT summary of their department's inspection experience as soon as possible so that it could be shared within the entire company. She also arranged this within the following week, with internal communication training held every day, which anyone in the company could participate.
After various professional explanations, even the receptionist and driver at the company were able to describe luxury homes with impressive fidelity. The only difference between them and the sales staff was their lack of sales experience, and their ability to communicate and respond differently to clients. But they had their own circle of friends, and that didn't stop them from bragging to their friends about how great their company was, and that the luxury homes they would sell in the future would undoubtedly be even better than what they saw now.
Lin Ruoyan was also pleased to see the change in the employees' spirits. Her only complaint was that she had thought everyone would relax after their trip, infected by the laid-back working style of Europe, and no longer be so obsessed with working overtime.
After all, their trip to Europe wasn't just about visiting famous sights; they also got to fully experience the locals' attitude toward work. Whether they were white-collar workers or those working in service industries like shops, beauty salons, or hairdressers, they all emphasized the strict separation between work and personal life.
For example, do you think that small shops and barbershops, like those with customers, would be open from morning till night, seven days a week? No, they open at a leisurely 10 a.m. and close promptly at 5 p.m., and then disappear when it's time to go home. It's common for small supermarkets and barbershops to be closed on Saturdays and Sundays. So much so that even Chinese people opening shops there are often complained by local shop owners, claiming they're operating illegally on Saturdays and Sundays.
Not to mention those European civil servants, who use one set of contact information at work, turn off their phones and lock their office doors when they are off work. It is impossible for them to work overtime for free and be on call to deal with the suffering of the people like the public servants in China.
Zhao Xingxing has experience studying and working abroad, and she was deeply touched when she mentioned this matter. She also talked about the teaching building of the famous university where she studied abroad. The old man who operated the elevator started get off work at 8:30 in the morning and got off work at 5:30 in the evening. He took a one-hour break at noon, and he must also take a break on Saturdays, Sundays and all holidays. During non-working hours, no matter whether there are teachers or students in the building, he would lock the elevator and would not stay for a minute longer when he got off work.
As a result, teachers and students often find themselves stranded on upper floors, unable to access the elevator, due to their lab work schedules. They have complained to the university administration for a long time, but the university remains unaware. After all, the employee refused overtime pay and insisted on being on time for work, which is their freedom and right, and the university doesn't have the budget to hire an additional person to cover his absence.
Foreign workers are known for their aggressiveness, often going on strike to demand higher wages. Zhao Xingxing has experienced this several times: subway and bus driver strikes, cleaner strikes, and teacher strikes, significantly impacting people's lives. However, truly wealthy capitalists have their own dedicated service teams, so the impact is minimal.
Lin Ruoyan asked, "Don't you think that workers in China should learn from the overseas working model? Aren't you tired of working overtime all day long?"
Several directors exchanged stunned glances, wondering if this was the boss testing them. Their probation period wasn't even over yet. How could they justify such high salaries and monthly bonuses if they didn't work overtime and achieve some results? If they showed signs of slacking off during their probation period, they'd be easily eliminated. Where else could they find a job with higher pay and better benefits?
A paid overseas inspection trip, without spending a penny, and in addition to earning a salary, he also received hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of souvenirs. Is this the boss? This is simply a living Bodhisattva!
The only way they could repay their boss's kindness was to work overtime and strive to sell the house at the expected high price. But it was too difficult. Villas were only a little over 30,000 yuan now, and the most expensive multi-story apartments in the city were less than 30,000 yuan per square meter. They had to find a way to increase the sense of value.
Lin Ruoyan felt like she couldn't stand being in the same room with these directors anymore. No matter what she said, they only worked more overtime. While the company offered double pay, dinner, and travel allowances to overtime employees, and while that might increase labor costs, the health of the employees was more important. With such tireless work, how could she, as their boss, have the nerve to be late, leave early, and slack off every day?
She could only go out during working hours, pretending to run business. Her immediate focus was to confirm any policy changes at the Bio-Industry Base. The factory building could wait and be built. She had to register a compliant company in District X before she could begin the formal acquisition process in Country Y.
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