Chapter 1310 Kill the chicken to scare the monkey
In mid-December, the capital city experienced heavy snow for two consecutive days, and the temperature suddenly dropped by more than ten degrees.
However, the hearts of thousands of workers at the Eighth Machinery Factory felt so warm that they did not even feel the cold wind blowing on their faces like a knife.
Because their merger with the First Branch of the Light Automobile Company has reached the final stage, the cadres and technical personnel of the First Branch have begun to move into the Eighth Machinery Plant, and the new production standards have also been issued to the employees.
Both parties are working hard to speed up the process, hoping to "cut the ribbon" before the New Year arrives, which can also be regarded as submitting a remarkable annual report to the higher-ups.
As for ordinary workers, they don’t care about achievements or not, they only care about the practical benefits related to their own interests.
According to gossip, one branch has already provided a sum of money. If the merger can be completed before the end of December, the factory will most likely give all workers a "year-end bonus" of no less than one month's salary.
My goodness, how long has it been since we last saw the bonus? If you tell us this, then we won't be sleepy anymore.
Therefore, stimulated by all the "good news", the merger of the two units went very smoothly. Even the redundant management personnel that Li Ye was most worried about did not cause any major trouble.
Because Director Kong was very capable, he immediately used one of the branches as the "bad guy" and pointed out two options for them - either do the work on behalf of others, or stay and deal with it.
It is easy to understand that replacing work with work, which is the reverse operation of using work to guide work, allowing those with the status of cadres to shine in the positions of workers.
To be honest, when he discussed this plan with Director Kong, he was mentally prepared.
After all, the idea of promoting management by workers is to promote them from physical labor positions to mental labor positions, giving them double pleasure both physically and mentally, while the opposite approach will lead to a strong sense of psychological gap, which can be imagined.
However, after Director Kong announced the plan, most of the redundant personnel were willing to accept this decision. Even if it was a move from an office with a newspaper and a cup of tea to a workshop operator covered in sweat and oil, they did not complain much.
Director Kong revealed the reason in one sentence.
"After several years of hardship, they no longer have so many problems. Besides, the wages at a branch factory are much higher. Who can resist money?
Look at other units, many people have gone to set up stalls to do odd jobs at night. Now that the two units have merged, if they still can't lower their status, they may miss this opportunity forever!"
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"Alas~"
Li Ye sighed softly, thinking back to the economic downturn decades later.
After the "managers" and "supervisors" with annual salaries of hundreds of thousands of yuan have lost their glory, they have to deliver takeouts and drive online ride-hailing cars.
With a bachelor's and master's degree from a 985 university, I have been looking for jobs everywhere for a job with two days off on weekends and a monthly salary of over ten thousand yuan. The psychological gap is inevitable, but for the sake of life, I have to temporarily compromise with my dreams.
[As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. Solve the current problems first, then look forward to the future! ]
Based on this idea, most people in the Eighth Machinery Factory accepted the new work arrangements, and the very few who were unwilling to lower their status accepted the big promise made by Director Kong.
"The new company will pay our salary to the remaining department. In addition, the income from some storefronts and other assets will also be included in the employee benefits. The total benefits are quite good."
“Can the salary be guaranteed to be paid?”
"Of course, this has been guaranteed in front of the department leaders, and there are special people supervising it."
"Then I choose to stay. I have been doing writing work all my life. How can I operate a machine tool or paint?"
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Some people don't like to step out of their comfort zone. After getting repeated assurances, they are willing to live a leisurely life in the department they stay in.
But they can’t imagine that the basic salary now is around 100 yuan, and it will still be around 100 yuan next year. So what can they do with that 100 yuan in ten years?
[What? You said your new company paid you 1,000 yuan? They pay by piecework, are you paid by piecework?]
As the value of banknotes depreciates, the burden that seems heavy now will become insignificant.
What's more, after three to five years, laid-off workers will flood in and many things will become unpredictable. You won't be able to find the relevant department even if you want to file a complaint.
Li Ye's kindness and good intentions have always been directed towards the hardworking and simple working people. These smart people who like leisure time should just go with the flow of the times!
Finally, Xinxing Machinery Company, which belongs to the first branch, decided to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on December 25th, when many leaders and guests will come to congratulate.
But on December 17th, Lu Zhizhang brought Li Ye a piece of news.
"The day before yesterday afternoon, a serious conflict broke out at the Red Star Manufacturing Plant. Workers who had not received their wages for four months stormed the office building and smashed everything they could. In the end, even the police were alerted."
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Li Ye was startled, and then asked in a deep voice: "Even the police were alarmed, so is there anyone injured? Is the injury serious?"
Lu Zhizhang shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of anyone getting hurt. It seems that only Han Jinqu was forced to jump out of the window. He might have sprained his ankle!"
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Li Ye was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Why did they mobilize the police? Aren't they afraid of being laughed at?"
Every unit now has a security department. If no one is injured or even seriously injured, the security department will handle it themselves. If the police are really involved, wouldn’t it be a joke?
Moreover, since such a big thing has happened, Han Jinqu should have done his best to suppress it. After all, no matter whose fault it is, when something like this happened, it is you, Han Jinqu, who has problems with management ability and should be held responsible.
"Is he still afraid of being laughed at?"
Lu Zhizhang laughed sarcastically and said, "The reason why Han Jinqu mobilized the police was to arrest the leaders. In an extraordinary period, extraordinary measures must be used to scare the monkeys."
"Hiss, he is so cruel?"
Li Ye was really shocked.
Isn’t Han Jinqu’s behavior the same as those black-hearted bosses who label migrant workers as “maliciously demanding wages”?
But he is not the boss, he is the head of a factory who has been empowered by the state to seek benefits for his fellow workers!
But Lu Zhizhang's next words made Li Ye feel deeply chilled.
"This news was told to us by Master Qi's family. He said that Han Jinqu distorted the facts and framed several employees who did not participate in the conflict as organizers. They were all workers who had come to our factory for inspection and internship.
So they asked us if we could help them find connections for the wronged workers.”
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"Bang~"
Li Ye slammed the table hard and cursed, "You damn thing, you are so crazy."
(End of this chapter)
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