I believe everyone has seen a piece of news recently: Tencent senior engineer was fired for "less than 8 hours a day", and the counterclaim was twice lost for overtime pay and other 5 million yuan.
Later, Tencent also gave its own response: "The reason for the former employee's resignation was a serious violation of labor discipline and rules and regulations, including not accepting daily work arrangements. Under repeated requests from superiors and HR, he still refused to perform his job duties, and Repeated absences and absenteeism, etc., were not dismissed just because they were on duty for less than 8 hours."
Here, let’s not talk about whether the engineer’s overtime is true, but after the "hot sauce" incident, people have really seen the public relations and legal capabilities of "Nanshan Pizza Hut". This battle is difficult to fight, but it seems to have to be fought.
The reason why this matter has aroused great resonance and heated discussion is because many people clearly understand that at this age, they are dismissed, there are old and young, and there are RV loans in the middle. Together with the impact of the epidemic, employment pressure How huge.
Today, on this matter, let's talk about some thoughts about the workplace.
1. About 996
Dismissed because of less than 8 hours of work? For this reason, many netizens laughed and laughed.
As we all know, in the Internet industry, 996, ICU has long become the industry standard.
In Japan, there is a so-called Heisei abandoned house. They can't find the end of the run, the focus of life is gradually lost, their state is weak, and their desires sink.
The mentality of these young people is that since they can't change the status quo, they just make do with it. It has become the choice of many young people in developed countries to get by without seeking to make progress, and more and more young people have come to the edge of the abyss.
Research and analysis show that from a sociological point of view, 996 failed in Japan. "Overworked Japan", which used to work hard to make money, is closely related to today's "Low Desire Japan".
In China, once upon a time, the "code farmers" group surpassed the financial elite and stood on the professional pyramid, creating the myth of getting rich. For example, Guo Yu, a programmer who retired at the age of 28, was hotly discussed some time ago. However, behind the cost of accelerating wealth accumulation is the rapid consumption of individuals.
For example, a person working at 996, goes out early and returns late every day, busy in the "low-level cycle" and "involution", and simply repeats the work day after day.
As I grew older, I discovered that the previous promotion and salary increases were essentially the dividends of education and age.
Once the golden age has passed, if it has not risen to an irreplaceable position, it will inevitably fall into a severe "35-year-old crisis."
How to treat 996? I think it can be viewed from different dimensions.
In "Qihua Shuo", I was more impressed by the economist Xue Zhaofeng said: Every one of us is working for our resume.
Deeply agree.
Some people think that part-time jobs are all about making money for the boss. Whatever the boss gives, you can do as much as you like. If the money is not in place, 996's working mode is a kind of exploitation. From this perspective, it is understandable.
But in the workplace, you need to understand that there is no free lunch in the world. The boss will never take the initiative to give rewards that exceed the value of your performance. Only when your value exceeds their expectations will you be considered for a promotion and a salary increase.
The company, position, skills, experience, etc. you have worked for will be added to your higher position and salary if you stay in your resume.
From this perspective, if it is conducive to personal growth and can enhance self-worth, then it is effective working time for oneself.
On the contrary, the kind of stroke 996, or the busy 996 in the "low-level cycle" and "involution" (for details, see Vigilance! Falling into the "involution" cycle!), is not conducive to personal growth and improvement Self-worth. From this perspective, it is also a kind of "exploitation" (or self-exploitation).
2. About the "35-year-old hurdle"
In this news, an important reason given by Tencent was that the employee could not keep up with the company's development.
From the perspective of Mr. Yan's working years, it is likely that he is over 35 years old.
The "35-year-old Kan" has been widely circulated in the Internet circle.
The Internet industry is a place prone to hormonal passions, and at the same time, it is also a place rich in anxiety and confusion.
The Internet is an industry known for rapid iteration. The same is true for Internet practitioners. If they do not maintain their own rapid iteration, they are easily trapped by anxiety and confusion.
Many people, after entering this field for a period of time, if they have been doing simple and repetitive things without rising to a higher level, as they grow older, their physical strength and energy decline, when age does not match their ability and salary. , It will be easily eliminated.
Therefore, as the first step in entering the industry, one must think of making a good career plan for one's own future.
If you have reached 35+ and have not been promoted to the ideal position, how can you create a back path for yourself?
In addition, it is recommended to pay more attention to the external environment, and to understand and evaluate your own market value in time.
In the workplace, there is a generally accepted unspoken rule: "The older you are, the greater the cost of hopping."
A company is like an individual, like an iron barracks and a running soldier. This is not to encourage everyone to change jobs blindly, but to tell everyone that any platform has the risk of abandoning you when you lose value. What you have to do is to cultivate yourself deeply and make yourself irreplaceable.
There is a saying, "You can choose not to leave temporarily, but you must have the ability to still be able to fight after leaving at any time!"
I have been in the workplace for more than ten years and I am quite touched.
I remember that the former boss said something similar to me, just because he was too young and had too little experience to take it seriously. With the gradual increase in age and the increase in workplace experience, it was only after recognizing the truth of the workplace that I came to my senses.
For people in the workplace, especially technical people, don't just focus on the one-acre three-quarters of land in front of you, behind closed doors. While focusing on technology, you must also look up at the sky, otherwise you will easily fall into the trap of "stock thinking".
The so-called "stock thinking" means that when making decisions in the future, you are kidnapped by stock dependence, loss aversion, etc., only considering how to make good use of what you already have, and neglecting to expand what you don't currently have. (Ps: The explanation comes from the network)
Career development expert Zhao Ang mentioned in "Insights" a viewpoint of "breaking the existing thinking":
"If you limit your thinking and reduce the possibilities because of your previous experience, it will become a constraint to your development.
They always have all kinds of difficulties, traps, and possible crises in their eyes. Even if opportunities arise, they will doubt themselves. Getting rid of the shackles of past possessions is the key to counterattacks. "
Therefore, it is recommended to pay more attention to the external environment, such as submitting a resume, participating in an interview, and understanding the salary level of this industry and your own price.
Knowing and evaluating your own market value in a timely manner, and by asking yourself prices, you can not only increase your confidence in yourself and the future, but you can also make corresponding adjustments based on this.
If the price drops, you can quickly recharge yourself for appreciation; if the price rises, you can carefully evaluate what new paths you can expand to maximize your personal value.
3. Finally, in the workplace, you have to keep a hand for yourself
In this news, Tencent provided evidence of the defendant’s surveillance and shooting, but Mr. Yan failed to provide evidence on his claims, which also gave us a warning: in the workplace, we must keep a hand for ourselves.
In this legal society with sound laws, it is necessary to provide evidence to confront the company.
Instead of complaining, it's better to use your mobile phone to take some evidence, or record or take screenshots, etc., and save yourself.
Of course, this is not to say that we should use these to "coerce" the company, but to avoid having to fight against Bo in the future, so that our greatest rights and interests can be protected to the utmost extent by law.
These consciousnesses are also applicable in daily work scenarios.
For example, many companies now implement a check-in system. Some companies’ “missing clock-in” mechanism even requires employees to provide work-related certificates during attendance hours, such as emails, work-related chat screenshots, bug submission/modification time certificates, etc.
The evidence taken by these mobile phones, or recordings, screenshots, etc., may become the "antidote." After all, be prepared.
Finally, share a story around me:
Last year, Friend Company laid off employees (dismissed). Unfortunately, the friend entered the list of being "dismissed". At that time, the HR of that company approached her for an appointment. At the beginning, I had a relationship card with her, saying that the company had economic problems recently, and asked her to be considerate of the company.
At that time, HR saw that she had failed to play the emotional card with her, and directly "threatened" with the "resignation certificate":
If you agree to resign automatically, you can normally issue a "resignation certificate"; otherwise, you can only issue a "resignation certificate". This is not conducive to finding the next home, and persuaded her to think clearly.
My friend certainly disagrees with voluntary resignation. She asked the company to pay compensation in accordance with the normal process, or go to labor arbitration.
My friends always bring a recording pen to negotiate with HR (in fact, HR is also recording quietly). After many negotiations, the company finally agreed to reach an agreement with it in order to avoid trouble. This ended the "dispute".
In addition, it is recommended that everyone understand the labor law, after all, it is related to personal interests.
The above considerations, I hope to inspire you.
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