Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Comparison with Migrant Workers

As the Spring Festival passed day by day, my panic increased day by day. The Spring Festival gave me an equal treatment, that is, everyone stopped moving forward and let their laziness go. After the Spring Festival, everyone will be on the road again. Where is my road? I can't do muck hauling anymore, at least not right now.With my in-depth understanding of muck transportation, I know that this bowl of rice is not good. As much as I've pulled business, I can't predict the inevitability of success by chance.The most important point is that I don't have the ability to support until the next construction site business comes.

I have no money, and I don't even have a place to borrow money. In the past, I could barely rely on my younger brother and Zhou Yuan.It’s not working now, one is that they have no money; the other is that even if they have money, I can’t speak. In addition, my health was not very good after the illness, and I always felt powerless. I have no money, my health is not good, and I have no direction to make money. I am desperate for life.My mood is very dark, but I have to live, for myself, for my family, and for my manhood. How can we survive?To be a migrant worker. I was taken aback by the thought of myself.If my kind neighbors knew that I was a migrant worker, what would they think of me?

But soon I was relieved.In addition to being a migrant worker, there seems to be no other way. Living is the last word. In the past, I would feel that I was not the same as the migrant workers: I was a educated person, and the migrant workers were rough and rough. I disdain and cannot be with them. However, migrant workers have food to eat, clothes to wear, smiles on their faces, and peace of mind. Do I have these?No, so I am not even as good as a migrant worker. They are already inferior to migrant workers, so what is there to be afraid of being a migrant worker? So, I decided to become a migrant worker.

I was calm when I made this decision, like a balloon, I had foreseen that it would burst, and now, it finally burst. It’s funny to think about it. Three years ago, I was still working in a listed company with a decent salary; three years later, I was penniless and decided to become a migrant worker. This is life, with peaks and valleys, turbulent and surging, and there is no one flat river. I used to work in a small city, but later I heard that City C is bigger and has more opportunities, so I came to City C alone. I clearly remember the scene when I first arrived in City C.Carrying simple luggage like a country bumpkin, I looked around in a daze on the street.In the end, I spent ten yuan to live in a hotel, and then I started my dream-seeking journey in City C.

When I first arrived in City C, I didn’t know how to gain a foothold, and I didn’t have much money, so I didn’t have any picks about my work, as long as I had a job, so I found a job on the third day, doing sales in an electronics company. This is a company specializing in the sale of electronic accessories for motorcycles. There are only a dozen or so people in total, and six of them are in sales. The company has set sales tasks for several of our sales staff, and if they can be completed, there will be a certain commission. When I first entered the company, I felt the contradictions in the company, mainly because several old employees had great opinions on the boss.They said that the boss changed his order day and night, anyway, for one purpose, so that you can't get a lot of money.

Because I have just joined the company and I am not familiar with this industry, in line with the purpose of working hard and earning a living, I concentrate on my own work. Even if it is a holiday, I am also thinking about work. It's not that I'm particularly dedicated, but that I'm not familiar with City C, and I can't find any other way to pass the time besides work.It's not that I don't care about things related to income such as commissions, but I think that since the initiative is in the hands of others, it can only be implemented according to other people's rules.What's the use of complaining?It can only increase the psychological burden.

I worked in this company for three months. Although my performance was not outstanding, I still won the trust of my boss because of my hard work.Soon, the boss took the initiative to increase my salary and appointed me as the sales manager. I was a little flattered, I just came here to make a living, and I didn't expect to be appreciated by the boss so quickly. It seems that the strongest part of a person is not in ability, but in not having requirements.When you are not picky and have no requirements, it is the time when your talent is at its best. The sales manager is still a salesperson in essence, but because of this title, I work harder, and the boss trusts me more, and everyone praises me as his right-hand man.Gradually, I gained a certain reputation in the industry, and several big companies called me, hoping that I could join their companies.

I didn't leave. Although I didn't earn any money, the boss treated me well and acted as my publicist from time to time. I am very grateful to him. But I went anyway.A company in Guangzhou wanted to set up an office in City C, but couldn't find a suitable person in charge. On the recommendation of my boss, I became the director of the company's office in City C. My boss recommended me to this company for a reason.Because this company is the boss's supplier, he hopes that my appointment as the director of the office will bring him convenience. There are a total of five people in the office, mainly engaged in product channel construction, and the company will ship directly after the contract is signed.So the function of the office is actually sales.

This is a job worth cherishing. I still uphold the style of doing things in my original company: try my best and do my best. In the office, I have come into contact with many large motorcycle manufacturers, as well as many big bosses. I found that almost all big bosses have one thing in common, that is, they are modest, don't put on airs, and are good at listening to other people's opinions.On the contrary, many managers like to put on a show, and everyone thinks that they are in a pivotal position, as if the earth cannot turn without him. If he thinks that others are good, then he himself must be doing well; if he thinks that others are not good, then he himself must be doing badly.In the process of dealing with these companies, I seem to have discovered this pattern.

Nearly a year after I served as the director of the office, our company was acquired by a listed company in the same industry.When the news of the acquisition first came out, people in our office were very nervous, full of anticipation and fear of being eliminated. So do I, but I still ask the staff in the office to keep doing their jobs every day.I said, maybe we will all be dismissed by the new company, but this cannot be a reason for us to slack off, work hard, and accept the selection of the new company is our only way out. This may sound like a cliché, but you can't deny the truth.

After a period of time, I began to receive calls from various departments in the new company one after another, including those from the HR department and the business department, and there seemed to be endless forms to fill out.I always try my best to cooperate and perform my best. In the meantime, I went to the new company to hold a meeting and reported the work of the office to the vice president in charge of the company.I didn't deliberately show off my ability. In front of these veterans, showing off ability is a ridiculous thing. You just need to discuss the facts as they are. Two employees found new places and resigned.I'm also keeping an eye out for some job postings, because I feel like our office won't last long. I thought about going back to my old boss, with whom I have maintained a good relationship, and if I wanted to go back, I don't think he would refuse.But I don't want to go back. People go to high places and water flows to low places. Everyone hopes to get better and better, and they don't want to go back to the starting point. One month later, I received a notice that our office would merge with the branch of the listed company in City C. Surprisingly, the company leader announced that I would be the general manager of the branch. It is a great honor for a person like me with a low degree to become a middle-level cadre of a listed company.I began to feel a little bit flustered, and I was convinced that my ability was not bad. After I became the general manager of the branch, I felt that I had more power, and the rash side of my character was gradually exposed.I also self-righteously expressed my position on many things that should not be expressed by me.If there are too many statements like this, it will gradually become powerless. Once, a dealer asked me for reimbursement of advertising costs, a total of more than 30,000 yuan.I usually trust this dealer very much, so I reimbursed him according to the number he reported.Later, when the head office sent people to audit, it was found that there was something wrong with the advertising fee, and I was immediately in trouble. The company doesn't trust me very much anymore, and specially sent someone to audit all my expenses. I really can't guarantee that every one of my expenses is reasonable, but I have a clear conscience.After the audit I was relieved to be told there were no major issues. But I was still fired, and the reason was still suspected of misreporting expenses. It’s no wonder that a junior technical secondary school student like me, who has no background in the company, got such a position by chance, should have walked on eggshells, done everything carefully, and gradually gained the trust of the company, but I was not sure. Seizing the opportunity, he became the chicken that was killed for the monkey. Being fired from a listed company is a big blow to me.The halo and honor faded in an instant, and since then I have entered a trough. Today, three years later, I seem to have returned to the situation when I first arrived in City C. I have no friends, no demands, and I just want to make a living. But can I still turn over gradually? I don't know, let's talk about migrant workers first.