Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Frequent Job-hopping: First Steps in International Logistics

You have to be honest with smart people, but being honest is not enough, you have to pretend to be awesome.In fact, it is to have self-confidence. If you feel that you are useless, you will be bored when you look in the mirror. Such a person is worthless.Guangzhou is a very inclusive city. In this regard, Guangzhou is stronger than other first-tier cities. Many other places seem to cover everything on the surface, but in fact they are not very open-minded to foreigners.Frankly speaking, Guangzhou locals are not xenophobic, although the pace of the city is fast.Some foreigners who come to Guangzhou eat barbecue stalls and drink draft beer on the side of the road at night. They feel very comfortable and the pace is not very fast. That is actually "life", which is different from "work".

However, when it comes to rhythm, it also depends on what type of company it is.I used to work in a domestic company, and the pace was really slow, basically slow because there was no business.Moreover, these companies have a very strange phenomenon, that is, they basically have no corporate culture and no corporate background. Basically all "company culture" is: the boss gives money, and I contribute. You don't need to talk about the rest in the middle, just love it. But such a corporate culture is not conducive to the development of the company, nor is it conducive to the personal improvement of employees.

There are many rich people in Guangzhou, and many of them are self-made, and then their bosses are worth over 100 million.They came from the poor days, once the salted fish turned around and had jade belts around their waists, they were extremely desperate to spend money, and would buy large luxury goods.There is a "Sino-Foreign Relations" joke about this matter: Germans: solve the Chinese car problem (Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen); French: solve the Chinese face problem (Hermes, LV); British: solve the Chinese child problem (education); Americans: Solve the Chinese people's bill problem (listing, national debt); Italy: solve the Chinese shoe problem; China: solve the purchasing power problem of foreigners.

In this joke, Guangzhou people accounted for a considerable proportion of the "Chinese". In the early years, Cantonese were not considered educated, and it can be said that they only had money in their eyes.Maybe you will be very puzzled: what kind of logic is this so rich and awesome when you are uneducated? But in fact, this is the case. This is a very strange phenomenon. I think it has something to do with Guangzhou being an economic development zone.He has no culture, but there are opportunities here.Opportunities to make a fortune are everywhere, as long as you grab one, it's easy to get up.

As the economy develops, there will naturally be more negative things. In the past few years, news of the "Hands-cutting Party" was often reported in the newspapers, and some officials came out to refute the rumors, patted their chests and said that "×× City" has the best security in China. City, and then laughed out the big teeth of many people. Think about it, tens of thousands of people flock here every year, and there are all kinds of birds in the forest. It is impossible to criticize the long-term security in a short period of time. Of course, the security situation in Guangzhou is obviously much better now.

When Guangzhou was chaotic, it was very chaotic, because there are people from all corners of the country here. It can only be said that the cultural background is too complicated. There is also traffic, Guangzhou bus station and railway station is about a lot of people's nightmare.Especially for the Spring Festival travel, you have to queue for several kilometers to buy a ticket (you may not be able to buy it yet), and you have to experience very painful lessons when you pick up people outside the station or drop them off at the station.Even so, many people come to Guangzhou and will not leave easily.Cursing and swearing in his mouth, but working hard on his feet, he continued to live strong.Why?

Because there are opportunities and dreams here, everyone stands on the same starting line, and the competition is relatively fair. In the early years of the business community in Guangzhou, the general consensus was that profit was the only thing that could be done by any means. Anything can involve interests, everything is money, as long as you can survive, no matter what, you have to pull the list.It can be said that all the rules and regulations of the company are for the purpose of pulling orders. I survived in this environment and was contaminated, but I still have my own bottom line, at least it does not violate conscience and morality.If I could sum up this city in one sentence, I would describe it as: full of vigor, full of mud and sand.

Although I live by the city, even depend, I don't appreciate it.Because what is gained is what is lost, I am only grateful to those who have helped me in my most difficult times. Guangzhou is a very realistic city that pays attention to material things.If you have one million, you can have a house to live in, but it may be relatively compact; if you have three million, you may live in a big room, so that your wife can have a place to do yoga in her free time.Everyone likes to enjoy, but the key is, where to earn the three million?In a city like Guangzhou, ordinary wage earners and ordinary white-collar workers all live a life of "squeezing the bus to and from get off work and getting lunch at noon".Don't say three million, even three hundred thousand, it's not easy to get it out.Therefore, "money" is the master of this city.

Although Guangzhou people are not xenophobic, it is difficult for foreigners here to integrate into the lives of Guangzhou people. People from different regions still have their own regional characteristics. I sneaked out of a company from Sichuan, and I found a logistics company for my second job. I had the idea of ​​leaving very early on, and I made preparations in advance. I submitted my resume online, and because of this, my mobile phone was abducted by liars who falsely claimed to be a human resources company in Dongguan. This is the case of losing my mobile phone mentioned in the previous chapter.

Although the start was not very smooth, I still received a recruitment call soon.The boss is from Hunan, a charming woman with a pair of peach blossom eyes, who likes to discharge electricity everywhere she meets. The reason why I came to this company is not because the boss is a beautiful woman, but because I value their business - international express delivery.There are more than 30 people in that company, but the business involves the whole world. At that time, I felt that I was already in line with the international standards. It can be said that it was an important step for me to enter the logistics industry.

Since the company is "internationalized", my role cannot be the same as before, so when this beautiful female boss inspected me, I surprised her. I said, "I don't need a basic salary when I come to you, that is, a basic salary." She was stupid at the time, and no one had talked to her like this before.She asked, "So what do you want?" I said, "I just want to manage the commission." I coined the term "management commission" and it sounds bluffing, but it's actually quite simple. In order to let the female boss understand, I also gave an example. For example, the company’s performance last month was 200,000. If this month under my management can have a performance of 250,000, then I will profit from 50,000. There is a 20% mention, which is what I deserve. The female boss thought it was a novelty, and for her it was a surefire way to make money, so she agreed. The female boss is actually very shrewd, and she has to be honest with shrewd people, but being honest is not enough, and she has to pretend to be awesome.In fact, it is to have self-confidence. If you feel that you are useless, you will be bored when you look in the mirror. Such a person is worthless. Although I got a "management commission", on average, my average monthly salary at that time was only about 2,000 yuan, which was a financial loss.But I entered the international market, knew how the game is played, and understood many rules. My English level wasn't very high at the time, but it wasn't too bad either, so I could basically understand things in the international express business.The operation method and the whole process of international express delivery are actually very simple, and I have almost been familiar with it in a month. This industry is not difficult at all. At the beginning, a group of barefoot farmers came to the city to start logistics. "International express delivery" is just a nice sound. The actual operation is very simple, that is, "receipt - delivery".So I left after working for two months, and then took a group of people inside and went to another public company for air transportation. Frankly speaking, my management level has not improved during this period, because the people around me are all rural children, and they always play cards, drink, brag, and dawdle on weekdays.My girlfriend at that time also went to Guangzhou to accompany me after finishing her studies, so we were "moonlight clan" every month. Two thousand yuan is actually very little in Guangzhou, and it will be gone without spending at all. It is difficult to be alone in other places. Many outlanders who do coolies, as soon as they get their monthly salary, drink a lot of wine to find girls.At that time, there was a guy in the company's warehouse. He was in his forties and lived separately from his wife. He was quite honest and pretty.When we had nothing to do in the office, we ran down to tease him.Once a few "irregular-looking hairs" were found on his bed, and he suspected that he had brought other women to live at night.He was very shy, and even more afraid that we would tell the matter, so he invited us to dinner and kept his mouth shut. During that time, it can be summed up in one sentence: poor and happy. This kind of life is given by this city. I put in my hard work and labor in exchange for a negligible income, so I don't have the feelings of "grateful" in it. You see a lot of successful people, facing the TV in the future, "thank you" one bite at a time. It's strange that I haven't, although I haven't had real success until now. I think that gratitude should be put in the heart, and it does not need to be put on the lips, which is too fake. Frankly speaking, I am not very grateful for that time. Basically, I despise the boss at all.For example, when employees drink water in the company, she has to deduct five yuan from everyone, and she thinks about "militarized management" every day, and suddenly asks all employees to come back immediately without saying hello.So I only stayed in this female boss's company for three months, which was the shortest time among all my working experience. There is a problem involved here: job-hopping. I don't like job hopping, I just want to learn what I want, but I can't get it, so I can only jump by myself.Some people may think that I am a "job-hopping madman", but I am not yet a madman. The frequency of job-hopping among the few I know is higher than mine, and they are cross-industry jumps, as many as fifty or sixty times. The names kept changing, they were all fake, until later on I didn't even know my own name. I am different from them, they jump jobs completely blindly, I jump to get what I want.They are vague about their own career direction, including their future development. Can this kind of jumping fail?At least I have a goal in job-hopping, and I leave only when I get something, and I don’t jump across industries. This is my rational aspect. By this time, I have experienced two companies, both of which are logistics, one domestic and the other international. Maybe some people think that the company where I worked for the first time is more like a world. I escaped from it, but stepped into another world.Because there is a saying in the market: where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.In fact, I don't think it's that exaggerated, and I don't even use the word Jianghu. It's just here to make a living and see who is better at it, that's all. Just like the first company I worked in, it was indeed a family business, even if it was a local company, the boss would use unfair means to compete with other companies, but the company was still normal. In other words, unfair competition is allowed externally, but within the company, the boss will never allow it.This is very interesting, there is a way to steal. In fact, a person without culture will not allow his company to be without culture. So my first boss admired me the most: I have brains and culture, but unfortunately I am not Wu Yong.Even the female boss gave me a good evaluation and thought I was honest. I think that I am actually very kind, but sometimes I am changed by the environment, and in order to adapt, I put on a false appearance of a villain.And the mask of this illusion may be worn on the face forever, because the mask is relative. For family members, benefactors, friends, and good people, I still stick to the principle of kindness. This will never change. I like to tidy up the house. This is a kind of state of mind. After tidying up, I feel very comfortable.I think the biggest fashion for men is to stay at home more.In fact, if all the people who should go home are called home, the society will be much more stable.How many people don't go home now, not because of their careers, but because of wine tables and karaoke halls.It is also a fashion if the lights of every family are on at night. Light rain on December 19, 2005 Whether it's hot or cold, it's good to be alive.It doesn't matter if you cry or laugh, just don't lose your faith.When a person is alive, he has to bear what he should bear. He bears the pressure and difficulties. The feeling of failure is not good, but he has to cheer up, find out the reason, and learn to avoid it.Everyone is looking at you, if you panic, the team will panic even more, you need to learn to calm down!To understand the operation and management of the company. In addition, during this period of time, I became obsessed with fishing. On the one hand, I can be clean by the clear lake, let go of all the disturbing chores, and not let myself be tired of things, and on the other hand, I can restore my natural side , Fishing is originally a relationship between fishing and being caught. It tests the patience of the fisherman and the grasp of timing, and it is also a test of the fish. A few children next to them took a small stick, tied a thread, and tied up earthworms. They were also very busy beside them. I looked at them. They were a bunch of cute little guys. They sat for a long time. My fish I haven't started biting the hook yet, but the little guys next to me have harvested a lot. I looked over my head and saw that there were about 20 or 30 small fish and shrimps in a small mineral water bottle. I was quite puzzled , why not use a fishhook, these little guys can catch so many fish, how did they catch them?I'm curious, these little guys tied a small piece of an earthworm to one side with a thin thread, and then left a big piece on the other side, and threw it into the water, a lot of small fish and shrimps came to fight, some As soon as the impatient little guy saw a fish biting him, he raised it immediately, scaring away those little fish and shrimp.There is a little guy who is very patient and has the biggest harvest. He throws away the earthworm and let the fish grab it. It doesn’t matter. The last thing is, there is always a harvest. It turns out that the mouth of the fish is not as big as the earthworm, and the last one can grab the earthworm The fish are always strong and strong, barely swallowing the earthworms in one mouthful, almost until they are three-quarters of their own body, and still swallowing. I caught it. It turns out that the secret of hookless fishing lies in greed. Instead of fishing with a hook, he fished with the greed of the fish. Looking at the small fish that wanted to spit out the earthworms but couldn’t spit them out, I couldn’t help but Laughing dumbfounded, this is so much like ourselves, what a greedy fish, what a greedy person... In the world, people are faced with so many temptations, and they are always greedy to get and fight for it. In the end, they are just a small fish on the hook of the secular world, and they are all caught up to become a helpless person who cannot move.Fishing without a hook takes advantage of the greed of the fish. Jiang Ziya has long had the habit of fishing with a straight hook, and he catches the wishers going up the ditch.How can there be so many volunteers in this day and age?There are quite a few greedy people, and they can naturally be caught by the secular world. Are we busy people greedy or volunteers?