The middle-aged man sitting in the front row, with a plate of shark fin and abalone, asked unhappily, "What position does this person hold?"
His assistant next to him replied respectfully, "Boss, she's a quality inspector on the assembly line."
“She’s doing something so shameful. The employees will definitely spend the afternoon talking about her, which will lower the factory’s average output. We’ll assign her to sort the trash.”
"Okay." The assistant immediately put down his chopsticks and went to give the security guard a few instructions.
The security guards immediately rushed to Xie Anxia and dragged her away.
Xie Anxia was stunned for several seconds before she came to her senses and immediately shouted, "I'm a big star! I used to earn millions for just one song! How dare you treat me like this..."
The assistant said sternly, "Our factory doesn't force anyone. You can choose for yourself: either you sort the garbage, or you get out."
Xie Anxia really lost her temper. Why should she have to do this kind of lousy job when she's participating in a dating reality show?
She had never suffered such injustice before she debuted!
She immediately wanted to quit: "I didn't want to anymore..."
Before Xie Anxia could finish speaking, a hurried male voice suddenly came from the corner, interrupting her: "She doesn't want to sort the trash, I'll go!"
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound.
The speaker was a young man who appeared to be around thirty years old.
He looked at his assistant and pleaded, "I can sort the trash! I can even take a pay cut; I only need 5 coins a day. Please, boss, give me another chance..."
The assistant said expressionlessly, "Why are you still here? Look at your production value counter. Your production value is too low. You're not ambitious enough. We really can't keep you here."
The man knelt down with a thud, his cries heart-wrenching: "Please, don't fire me! I don't want to be arrested and tortured! Please, I have children to support! I really can't be without a job..."
The assistant remained unmoved: "You know these are the rules. It's not just you; even our boss has to follow the rules. We speak with data. If the data is bad, you'll get a pay cut. If the data drops below zero, you'll be arrested by the enforcement team. It's your own lack of effort that has led to this situation."
The man lay on the ground, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably.
The assistant then called several security guards, who dragged the man away.
Xie Anxia, who had just wanted to quit, was now too scared to even breathe.
Without the security guards pulling her away, she quickly followed them to the garbage dump.
She could only console herself in her heart:
Even the job of sorting garbage has people willing to lower their wages to compete for it, so maybe this job isn't so bad after all?
Perhaps I should be grateful if I can stay and work instead of being dragged out.
As the farce drew to a close, others in the room began to whisper among themselves:
"If you don't work hard and then complain about everything when you're desperate, you're useless to society and have no value in life. It's better if you die early."
"Society gives us jobs and food to eat; these are all blessings. We must work hard and cherish these opportunities."
"That woman on stage is crazy. Everyone just wants to gulp down their food and get back to work. Who wants to waste their time listening to her?"
"Don't say anymore, she wasted a minute and a half of my time. I'd better get back to work."
Many people got up and left after eating only half of their meal, hurrying to their work stations.
Viewers who saw this also started discussing it:
Why are people here all like this? Have they been brainwashed by workplace bullying? If working people put themselves in this situation, they'd suffocate!
[Actually, to put it bluntly, it's not just people in this timeline; everyone is the same—they can't stand seeing someone who seems similar to them being better than them. Look at Xie Anxia; she couldn't stand it because the other three female guests were all quite outstanding.]
[Did you hear what the locals said just now? What do you mean by "giving someone a job is a favor"? Also, what does it mean that if you drop to zero, you'll be arrested by the enforcement team? It feels like we've only seen the tip of the iceberg in this timeline. Looking forward to what happens next.]
Lin Yi and the others were also terrified, but fortunately nothing too out of control happened.
Zhou Sui murmured, "I originally thought that at worst everyone would just work 996, but I didn't expect it to be even worse. Even jobs like sorting garbage require people to lower their salaries to get them."
Xu Qiuyuan sighed silently: "In the cafeteria I work in, the oldest employee is 92 years old. The old lady complains about why she hasn't died yet while she's cooking. They have no concept of retirement, and they can't accumulate wealth because it will be cleared out on a regular basis. If they exchange it for supplies, they will expire... So they have to work every day they live."
Zhai Qinghe lowered her head and remained silent.
The design department is also experiencing severe internal competition.
Designers younger than her can produce ten design drafts in an hour, and she's afraid of being fired if she's not as hardworking as them.
She had been scolded by her supervisor countless times that morning.
She could only be thankful that it wasn't a live stream; when Lin Yi came to her place to clean and film, he didn't capture her being scolded.
Otherwise, she would lose all face.
After a brief silence, Li Ze looked around, then leaned close to Lin Yi and whispered, "Director, let's find a way back! This timeline is terrifying! It's so twisted! It's like the purpose of life is just to work!"
Lin Yi was in a dilemma: "I also want to establish contact with headquarters, but all we can do now is wait for them to fix the transmitter, otherwise none of us can go back."
Seeing this, Zhai Qinghe took the initiative to smile and smooth things over: "The director can't do anything about it, but everyone doesn't need to worry too much. I get the highest salary. According to the prices in this time and space, I can cover the expenses of two or three people. At worst, I'll just work a little more overtime every day."
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