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Chapter 18 there is such a thing

It was absolutely true that Vanya Redentsov had found a job. He is currently working in a conglomerate. It's a strange thing to say.Vanya has no backing, no special connections, no party members, no connections, but he has found a job, don't you think it's any wonder! People say that nepotism is everywhere nowadays, and it is not easy for a person with no relatives and no reason to find a stable job through the back door!No, this is wrong! Vanya Redentsov had no acquaintances in the joint venture.Not to mention powerful acquaintances, he didn't know anyone at all.He only knew one porter, a temporary worker, and a non-party member.How powerful can a temporarily hired porter be? !

One day, Vanya Redentsov came to see the porter. He put two bottles of wine on the table and said, "My friend, you know, I have no back door, and I'm not a branch committee member. Please help me a lot!" The porter said, "My dear friend, how can I help you. You know that you can't get a job easily without a back door." But things worked out quite well. Last year, the mover moved furniture for the accountant of the joint enterprise. He ran to the accountant and said, "Dear accountant comrade, I helped you move the furniture in the past, and I only broke one leg of the washstand, and nothing else happened. Yes, please put Vanya Redentsov in wherever you want. The brat has no back door, nothing to do with him, and he's not a member of the party. There's no back door for the boy."

The accountant said, "My dear friend, how can it be all right? I can't help." As it happened, Vanya was lucky. The accountant went to the deputy manager to sign it the next day, and said to him: "Comrade manager, do you know that there is no back door now, and there is simply no way out." "What's the matter?" the deputy manager asked. "Well," replied the accountant, "there's a chap who's cornered because he doesn't have a back door, and can't get work anywhere. We can't give him a job either." "Of course," said the deputy manager, "it doesn't matter how such a guy can be installed. If there is no back door, he will suffer."

Just as he was talking, the manager came and asked, "What are you talking about?" The assistant manager said: "Look, Comrade Manager, there's a young man named Redentsov. He has no connections at all. He's running around looking for a job, but he can't find it anywhere." The manager said: "Let him come to our company, let's have a look first. Comrades, we can't hire people just based on relationships. People who don't have back doors have to be taken care of." That's how Vanya was taken care of. People say we are nepotistic and backdoored.But you see, there is also the kind of thing I just said...

④ Translated by Gu Yaling and Bai Chunren
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