Two WeChat conversations with a former classmate who lost his job
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This post was last edited by mpcchuang on 2016-1-24 at 10:45. @Chu*: It’s been over a decade since we last met. After driving away you old guys in 2003, they immediately reduced the salaries of those of us who stayed behind. I submitted nearly 100,000 words of complaints to Sinopec, warning them of the serious consequences; my foresight turned out to be correct – the technical gap is now hindering the company’s development, and God’s punishment will be long-lasting. @When the third distillation unit was put into operation, my salary was increased by one rank; when the fourth distillation unit was launched, my salary was raised again by one rank. As a result, my salary was on par with that of a department head, and my monthly income in the workshop was higher than anyone else’s. The management became uneasy and called for a salary reform at Sinopec, proposing that contributions should be taken into account before income. As a result, the two salary increases I had received were reduced – rewards were given based on official status rather than skill. I told the management that whenever there were difficulties in production, they should bring them to me, as that would truly reflect their contributions. I was willing to act as a supervisor who didn’t get involved in day-to-day operations. To appease me, they asked me to submit copies of my educational certificates and various awards to the human resources department every two years. In other words, they didn’t give me any real responsibilities. When I was 55 years old, the fourth distillation unit was shut down due to the high demands placed on those who contributed significantly, while the fifth distillation unit was still in the planning stage. The company had run out of solutions, and even the two new managers sent by Sinopec were unable to turn things around. This time, they thought of me and appointed me to take charge of the refining division amidst all the chaos. I said that I was too old, with enough enthusiasm but not enough strength; I couldn’t risk my life for potential benefits that might end up being worthless. What if I was dismissed again? Unless there’s another round of reform, haha – four years have passed, and the companies are in a difficult situation from which it’s hard to recover. Meanwhile, I’ve made a fortune in the stock market. It’s human nature to seek profit; if my main job doesn’t offer me more benefits, then I’ll seek them elsewhere, and that’s how one makes quick money.
I’m not as great as you, but I feel the same way; I’m going through a situation where I’m being dismissed after having done my job.
Gold will always shine wherever it is; a loss for an individual is bad, but even greater is the loss when the company fails to make use of that person’s skills. As the saying goes, those who anger others may laugh, while those who are laughed at suffer.
Some companies and individuals these days lack a sense of the bigger picture; they have no technical expertise and resort to petty tactics that harm others while benefiting themselves
This is a common problem among companies: they’re fine at doing the work, but not when it comes to paying!
In stable organizations, it’s better to use soft skills first; no one notices those potential problems, and nothing goes wrong. You technical folks are making a big deal out of nothing, essentially inviting trouble upon yourselves. O(∩_∩)O haha~
Having worked in a state-owned enterprise where it was believed that \"gold will shine wherever it is,\" I developed technical improvement plans of my own, which were then implemented by the workshop’s technical supervisor. I acted like a selfless contributor, but all I got in return was a paper on technical improvements to use for obtaining a professional title. Last year, while working in a private company, I was responsible for setting up the laboratory, developing methods for intermediate process analysis, conducting experiments, performing analyses, summarizing data, handling material balance calculations, designing processes, selecting equipment, arranging the equipment layout, specifying instrumentation requirements, preparing piping diagrams, submitting these documents to the design institute for approval, overseeing the installation process, drafting operating procedures, training staff, carrying out commissioning activities, and preparing completion reports in collaboration with the installation team until the project was accepted by the client. It was only then that I found out that my salary had stopped being paid starting from last October. I won’t get back my salary for the last three months until January 19th. The year before last, they said they weren’t sure if the project would succeed; a bonus was promised in case it did. Now that the project has succeeded, they’ve killed the donkey and smashed the pot as well. The boss casually said, “My team has trained well over the past year; the next project is almost ready.” The boss is heartless; I should blame myself. If you work hard, don’t you still have to work hard to find a job?
It’s like this these days; it’s better to keep a backdoor~
There aren’t many good bosses, so it’s always wise to have a backup plan: lol, Old Huang, you’re amazing
My friends, cherish what we have as we go forward; as long as the mountains remain, there will be no lack of food.