Chapter 183
As the recruitment process progressed, the number of people going down to study doubled, and the small processing workshops in each brigade reached saturation. Zhou Jiani went back and held a meeting with Zhao Yuzhen and her department, and went down together to help coordinate.
Aren't the first and second phases already ready? Then set aside an independent yard and let them carry out the processing independently, with only one or two experienced craftsmen leading the way.
Make room for the study space for the third batch and the fourth batch that will be arranged soon.
The reason for carrying out the work in batches is not only because of the limited space, but also to prevent affecting the production rhythm of each team.
After arranging this group of people, Zhou Jiani did not rush back to the unit. She planned to let some troublemakers go.
They were indeed troublemakers. The county wanted to recruit a group of skilled workers from other brigades to work in the factory, and they weren't included in the rural recruitment quota. But perhaps it's true that the saying "the one who asks for the job is not the one who gets it" applies. Their invitation was meant to show their sincerity, but some people saw it as begging them to come. Then they made exorbitant demands, demanding full-time positions and housing upon starting.
Zhou Jiani patiently talked to them and said that half of the first batch of formal employment positions would be given to existing skilled craftsmen, and the other half would be given to outstanding personnel who passed the assessment.
It is true that they are skilled craftsmen, but now the Qianjin Weaving Factory has formed a new weaving system after learning from many aspects and integrating other weaving techniques. It is not to say that it has completely broken away from the most common weaving skills, but at least among all handicrafts, the frequency of use of ordinary weaving skills is only a small half.
Zhou Jiani was impressed by their craftsmanship and felt that their comprehension ability was higher than that of newcomers. Moreover, the factory would also set aside a separate production line to weave ordinary handicrafts. At that time, these people would become the main force of the production line, and when there were new formal worker vacancies in the future, they would definitely be included.
So at present, they are neither skilled workers who meet the requirements of the weaving factory, nor can they go through the normal recruitment process because the county has limited rural quotas. Of course, they are too embarrassed to become apprentices and compete with a group of young newcomers.
If they put forward such harsh conditions, it means that they either look down on the job and want to make the factory give up by making overly high demands, or they think they are worth such conditions and think the factory should agree to them.
How could the factory agree to this?
But after all, they are specially recruited talents. Although they are not given a quota for regular employees right away, their salary and benefits are the same as those of regular employees. They just have to wait for the quota to be approved by the higher authorities.
As for houses... the factory has only built a batch of collective dormitories. Theoretically speaking, the factory does not support bringing families with children for the time being. It does not even have the money to build single dormitories, let alone houses.
The other party disagreed, and after a few days of stalemate, they expressed their willingness to compromise and keep the original conditions unchanged. The final housing issue could be left undiscussed, but they must be allowed to bring one person into the company, and that person would be given a temporary worker position.
Zhou Jiani found it funny. She was still wondering whether the other party wanted to scare them off or was really asking for too much. She didn't expect that the other party used a little trick of compromise. In fact, he didn't want to refuse from the beginning, but wanted to take them one by one.
Zhou Jiani, Li Jingdang and others held a meeting and collectively expressed their disagreement with accepting the conditions. Otherwise, how would they manage in the future?
Now, watching the first batch of trainees skillfully pulling the processed brambles up and down, Zhou Jiani felt refreshed. She felt that if those people were willing to accept the factory's recruitment, they would still be welcomed. If they were really unwilling to accept it, then forget it, the factory could still start work.
"Come on, comrades! The future of Bin County Weaving Factory depends on you." Zhou Jiani took a look around and encouraged with a smile.
In fact, arranging these people was a difficult job. At that time, the county leaders cut the number of places for rural children again and again, so this group of people, except for a few places allocated by lottery to each commune, were all city children.
When city kids come to the countryside to study, some can adapt, such as the educated youth who have just returned to the city; some cannot, such as those who have not yet formally graduated from school and have grabbed jobs to avoid going to the countryside, and some comrades who have already started families and have never been to the countryside.
Those who went to Qianjin Brigade to study were fine. After all, the brigade was famous, and the whole village was prosperous, so the members must have had an easier time. This year, the village secretly renovated many old houses, and the overall appearance looked pretty good.
The people who were arranged to live with their fellow villagers also realized that they lived a good life. Although there were still differences in their living habits, it was still acceptable.
When assigned to other more backward brigades, many people really went through a lot of psychological preparation. They either refused to accept the position and left directly, or they persisted.
Well, I accepted it with a pinch of my nose. Within an hour, my fingers were pinched by the brambles, my arms were tired from the repetitive movements of sorting materials, and my waist was sore from bending over for a long time...
The fresh-faced city kids were complaining bitterly, some even shouting they wanted to quit. The uncles and uncles around them, who weren't willing to tolerate it, were all gleaming with joy: "Quitting is good! If more of you quit, we can have more rural kids. You don't know how much Team Leader Zhou wanted to push us village kids out, and who knows which bastard was blocking the way..."
The uncles and grandpas who had just been encouraging them to study hard with a warm face started cursing, scaring the fresh city kids into trembling.
That's how it is. A few years ago, if you wanted to learn a craft, you probably wouldn't have any access. And even if you did find a way, who would be willing to teach you unless you had a master to work with you for a while? Even if they did, it would be like squeezing out toothpaste, bit by bit. It's nothing like now, where it's open to you to learn, yet you all complain bitterly.
It would be better if everyone quit. There are plenty of people in the countryside to take over.
Those who were adaptable and those who were not all persevered. After a period of study, they started the first assessment. Except for those who couldn't adapt even if they were forced, most of them had stable jobs.
In order to compete for the position of regular employee, everyone competed secretly. As a result, Team Leader Zhou was unexpectedly satisfied and he really discovered many good talents.
These promising young people also gave her enough confidence and patience to deal with those troublemakers.
After the last round of recruitment was over, the factory stopped recruiting them completely. Those who were unwilling to compete panicked, fearing that if they continued to hold on, they would lose their jobs. They put on a sullen face and lowered their heads. Zhou Jiani did not make things difficult for them. The conditions mentioned at the beginning of the recruitment remained the same.
However, a management system was added based on the conditions. That is, when the second batch of regular workers are given quotas, if they do not perform well, the quota will be transferred to people with better performance.
Originally, we were very tolerant towards them.
Zhou Jiani was in charge of the recruitment project. During this period, the county held one meeting after another and arranged the relevant appointments of cadres at all levels of the weaving factory.
Li Jingdang will serve as the factory director, and County Magistrate Wang will temporarily serve as the secretary.
The directors of other workshops will be temporarily selected from the young craftsmen in each workshop. After being observed for a period of time, if they are capable of management, they will be formally appointed. If they are more suitable for production, other people will be selected to replace them.
In mid-March, thanks to everyone's efforts, the weaving factory was completed ahead of schedule. After a few days of idleness, all the people who had been trained were called back, and a few small orders were taken from Xihe Commune to try independent production.
Let everyone adapt to the working environment and run-in between the various processes.
The leaders of various positions were in place, but they did not start giving random orders right away. Instead, they gathered around Li Jingdang and listened carefully to Director Li's work arrangements and allocations. Then Director Li waved his hand and sent the cadres out to visit and study at the Qianjin Weaving Factory, and then rotate to the processing workshops of various brigades. Bai Haoyang ushered in the highlight moment of his life.
He is not good at leading students, but he has experience in management. Moreover, the training must be carried out at a fast pace and cannot delay his schedule in the next few days.
Where did Zhou Jiani go during this period? She went to Xihe Commune to place orders.
Zhao Yuzhen looked at her resentfully.
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "Don't you still have a lot of orders on hand?"
There are quite a few orders, and the entire Xihe Commune can't meet the production demand even if it works hard. They have already started to transfer orders to the Donghe Commune, but the customers are willing to wait...
How many of the goods you buy from other factories these days are of different quality?
It’s not that Zhao Yuzhen was reluctant to share it with Zhou Jiani, but she was worried that they couldn’t compete with the big factories. Now that Team Leader Zhou could still get orders from them, would it not be long before they had to rely on Bin County Weaving Factory to make a living?
Zhao Yuzhen felt a sense of crisis: "Team Leader, you are our team leader too. It's only been a short time since you've been there, and you're already siding with them."
Zhou Jiani was amused and patted her shoulder. "Comrade Yuzhen, you need to take a long-term view. Let's not talk about other examples, let's take the plastic greenhouses for example. If they are rolled out nationwide, will all city dwellers be guaranteed to have fresh vegetables every day during the winter?"
Zhao Yuzhen shook her head. She thought to herself that this was different and the two were not comparable at all, and continued to listen to Team Leader Zhou's nonsense.
"The weaving industry is a huge cake. Not to mention Xihe Commune, even the entire Bin County cannot eat it up. Even if a weaving factory is opened in the county, it will not affect your production volume. Don't be afraid of not having orders. You have to trust my judgment..." Zhou Jiani was like a devil who seduced the innocent little girl. While comforting her in a soft voice, she took the order form from the little girl's hand, quickly flipped through a few of them, picked out a few that she was more satisfied with, and returned the others.
Zhao Yuzhen: "...Team Leader Zhou, you've changed!"
Team Leader Zhou has not changed, he just has a little idea of the future direction.
Next year we will usher in reform and opening up. Foreign trade orders will no longer be subject to quantity restrictions and anyone can accept them freely. That will be the time to show your skills.
Before that, domestic and foreign trade orders were sufficient to ensure the operation of the entire Binxian weaving industry.
Besides, asking for orders from them is just a temporary solution. Soon Binxian Weaving Factory will launch more than three new styles and cooperate with Qianjin Weaving Factory to participate in this Canton Fair.
The professional drawings have been handed over to the pillars selected from various brigades. Before they could even get comfortable with their new urban household registrations, Director Li organized a research team and gave them urgent tasks.
This year, he was busy with the opening of the new factory and could not leave to go to the Canton Fair to act as a pioneer. So Bai Haoyang took Zhang Wenfeng and arranged a newly appointed sales director from the Binxian Weaving Factory. The director was urgently sent out before he could get familiar with the factory leaders.
Amidst the busyness, the official unveiling ceremony of Binxian Weaving Factory was held.
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