I recently published an article, which scared me into a cold sweat. The title was "If you can't get rid of the 70s and 80s, who is responsible for the death of the company?" 》
The author of this article is Zhou Zhewu, who was born in 1992 and is only 26 years old now. He is already in charge of the mobile terminal of Mobike. (China Business School)
Screenshot of Zhou Zhewu when he was on TV
In the article, he shared a story:
The company has a very old employee C, who has followed the founder from the beginning. For almost three years, there is no credit or hard work.
However, with the expansion of the company's business, C began to fish for three days and spend two days in the net. The business was not enterprising, and it continued to discourage the enthusiasm of new employees.
After many unsuccessful conversations, Zhou Zhewu could only fire him.
Although this situation may be a special case, we can also see that the position of workers born in the 1970s and 1980s in the workplace is indeed getting more and more awkward.
In comparison, they can’t compare to their bosses. They often hold high positions of power and hold deep connections and capital. No matter how bad it is, they also hold the company’s stock;
Compared to the next, they can't compare to those young people. They have high education, good physical strength, and learn things quickly. Many former hairy boys have climbed up and become their own leaders.
When I am in my early 30s, it is the time to marry a wife and have children. On the one hand, the family pressure increases, and on the other hand, the status in the workplace becomes more and more embarrassing. If you are not careful, you will be defeated in these two battlefields.
So, in this era, if you want to give yourself a guarantee, so that you can live calmly, what should you do?
Even if you are not yet 30 years old, you should take a good look at this article. After all, when people are 30 years old, it is always right to plan ahead.
01
30 year old employee,
How bad is it?
Let's look at some news first:
At the beginning of last year, a Huawei insider posted that Huawei China began to focus on cleaning up delivery engineering maintenance personnel over 34 years old, and R&D began to focus on removing old employees over 40 years old.
Although Huawei officials immediately denied the news, a speech by Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei exposed on the Internet still shows Huawei's attitude and requirements for employees:
"Huawei has no money. If you don't fight, you will collapse. It's impossible to pay for those who don't fight. Is it possible that you are young and strong in your 30s, if you don't work hard, you just want to lie in bed and count money?"
At the end of last year, Ou, a 42-year-old ZTE programmer, jumped off the roof of the ZTE building, leaving behind four elderly people and a pair of young children.
The reason for his suicide was that he was led to talk, saying that the company was going to lay off employees on a large scale, and asked him to voluntarily resign and reclaim his equity.
His wife doesn't have a job, he is a housewife at home, two young children need to be fed, four old people need to take care of, and there are car loans and mortgages... The life of the whole family, young and old, depends on one person in Europe. (China Business School)
Under the pressure, he chose a path of no return.
In addition, there are many such heartbreaking cases around:
A director from Baidu, about 40 years old, because of the personnel struggle, he quit his job and started a business in a fit of anger. He felt that he had connections and resources to make a living, but he didn't expect anything. In the end, he had to squat at home and pick up the children every day. After class, I occasionally make money as an industry consultant.
The sales director of a foreign company in China was unemployed because of the withdrawal of foreign capital and the company's bankruptcy. Because he was over 45 years old, no Chinese company dared to ask him, so he had to start his own business and lost more than 1 million in half a year.
An ordinary white-collar worker, 30 years old, the company closed down, he stayed at home for more than half a year, doing laundry and cooking every day. The company wanted him, but his salary was only half of what he was before, and he only worked for three months, and was fired again.
In these stories, many people will say that they blame them for not having a sense of crisis, and they are completely self-inflicted; some people think that they are lazy and do not work hard to get into such an embarrassing situation.
In fact, everyone who faces layoffs is not not working hard, but they naively believe that as long as they work diligently, they can get rich rewards.
There was a piece of news before that a toll station in a certain place was cancelled, and the toll collectors gathered around the leaders to discuss their opinions. One of them burst into tears: "I'm 36 years old this year, and I can't do anything but toll!"
According to reports, the toll collectors are also very hard working, and they don't have to rest during the festivals. They often sit at the charging point for a whole day.
However, times have changed, and this is a time when choices are more important than hard work.
Bet all your hopes in your life on a company or a boss, but don't plan and plan for yourself. Once you are abandoned, you will be the one who will be hurt the most.
Many people mistake the platform as their own value. You have value on the platform, but you have no value in the society.
The only way is to never give yourself up and always plan for yourself. The value that belongs to the platform does not belong to you at all. It belongs to your own ability, and no one can take it away.
02
The key to wealth:
plan for yourself
"Father of Japanese Strategy" Kenichi Ohmae put forward this point of view in "Professionalism":
"Why did you win? What will affect the general trend of the world in the future is the competition between individuals. Can you dominate the world stage and forge the core competitiveness that others cannot surpass? Your only reliance is professionalism."
No matter what kind of person you want to be, the most important thing is to find a professional position for yourself and establish your own brand image, so that you will have more bargaining chips in your career development in the future.
In 2016, there was a very popular online drama called "Forensic Qin Ming", which was adapted from the "Forensic Qin Ming" series of novels. (China Business School)
The author of this novel is a professional forensic doctor whose name is Qin Ming. In his spare time, he writes novels and shares his case handling experience with netizens.
Over time, he became the most famous forensic doctor in China, and his novels became a mess.
In terms of professional skills of forensic medicine, Qin Ming must not be the best, but his cleverness lies in making his experience into an IP with strong monetization ability.
In this way, no matter how the surrounding environment changes, as long as the "Forensic Doctor Qin Ming" brand is still there, he will never be afraid of running out of food.
It can be seen that the fundamental of grasping wealth is to jump out of your own work and explore more possibilities to increase your wealth.
To be honest, just by working for the boss, you can live in peace in this life?
03
Before age 30: How to lay the foundation
I suggest you do two things.
First, find a goal that you can strive for 5 years, 10 years or even longer.
This is an ideal state. Because a clear goal can make your career growth revolve around a point to accumulate experience, and this accumulated experience is also a bargaining chip for your future promotion and salary increase. Although experience is not necessarily related to ability, if there is no accumulation of experience, your ability is basically impossible to improve.
In his book Outliers, Macolm Gladwell says:
Whether it's the best athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians, or scientists, you'll find that at least a decade of hard work, no less than three hours a day, takes them to prominence.
There is this story in the book:
Maxim Vengerov was born in Siberia. At the age of 4, he was exposed to the first violin and showed extraordinary talent.
And, his talent and dedication are directly proportional. He practiced 7 hours a day, gave a recital at the age of 5, won an international award at the age of 15, and became the world's top violinist at the age of 34.
Vengrove said: "My mother came home at 8pm every night and taught me the violin after dinner until 4am. It was torture for a 4-year-old, but two years later I became A violinist." (China Business School)
A lot of people are complaining about not having a chance. Not so.
Frank Freddy, a sociology professor at the University of Kent, believes that people who effectively put in a lot of time into practice will naturally have their own luck: "They work very hard, and when the luck comes, they're ready."
If you don't have an opportunity, don't complain, first reflect on: What areas are you underprepared for?
According to our experience, only if you persist in one direction for at least 5 years, you are likely to be rewarded, and this reward will have a relatively long-term impact on your future career development. At the same time, it is the accumulation of such a long period of time that your foundation is very solid and firm, and your footsteps will be more stable.
The second big thing I suggest you consider is learning to be a human being.
I even think that being a person is a hundred times more important than being able to do things. Finding a suitable career goal may not be easy for many confused people; but learning to be a person is a professional quality that you can cultivate in any company and at any time.
In the cultivation of life, there are four elements that can have a fatal impact on your future career development:
1. Your interpersonal skills
This includes your relationship with your boss, as well as your relationship with your co-workers.
2. The ability to keep learning
I once met a client who was nearly 40 years old. He had been an accountant for 14 years, and he was still only a junior supervisor. He had no opportunity for promotion in the company, and he had not received a salary increase for many years.
We asked him, "Did you have any training, refresher or any other form of recharging during those 14 years?"
"no."
"Never?"
"there has never been."
This is a very extreme example, but this phenomenon is very common in the workplace.
Without learning, your career development will stall. You think you have not regressed, but in fact others are making progress, and the gap between you and others has opened up unconsciously, which is equivalent to regressing.
3. Establish a professional spirit
Whether you have goals or not, whether the job is something you want to do or not, as long as you are in this position, you should get things done.
即便这份工作你不喜欢，也不要用消极的的方式去对待，因为你不仅在浪费公司的时间，更是在浪费你自己的时间。（中商学院）
身在职场，你能收获的无非是两种东西：一是回报，二是成长。在没有明确的目标之前，把眼前的事情做到极致，把所有你能够在这个职位上得到的东西，统统用自己最大的努力去争取。以消极的态度对待工作，你会两手空空，什么也得不到。
4、要有强大的内心
我所遇到的很多人，其实内心里都很脆弱，无法经受漫长人生道路上所降临的各种苦难。要知道，每个人的成长都不是一帆风顺。即便是耶稣，又何尝不会遭受苦难的洗礼？
强大的内心可以让一个人在绝望中看到希望，而消极悲观只会让你在希望面前错机良机。
《肖申克的救赎》中有这样一句台词：
“懦怯囚禁人的灵魂，希望可以令你感受自由。强者自救，圣者渡人。”
你没有本事成为圣者，但一定要变成强者。
04
30岁之后：
如何实现质的突破？
要想让你35岁以后的职业生涯实现比较大的发展，你应该从30岁开始，好好利用5年时间，着手准备以下3件至关重要的事情：
1、完成你的专业化品牌构建
正如前文中提到的“日本战略之父”大前研一提出的观点：“你凭什么胜出？未来能够牵动世界大势的，是个人之间的竞争。能否独霸世界舞台，锻造他人无法超越的核心竞争力？你唯一的依恃，就是专业。”
你是一流的商务人士，还是一般的上班族？差别就在这里！给自己一个专业定位，树立自己的品牌形象，会为你以后的职业发展增加更多有价值的筹码。
为了支撑你“专业化”的品牌形象，你需要在以下两个方面做出努力：
第一，就是前面提到过的知识结构问题。
要脱离具体的操作层面的问题，把你看待问题的眼光放得更高一些，更远一些，成为一个具有“远见卓识”而不是“鼠目寸光”的人。
你要向这个行业里最优秀的人看齐，并以他们为目标，作为自己修炼成长的榜样，一步一步弥补与优秀之间的差距。这个时候，在职学习、进修等等都需要提上日程，学会用新的知识充实自己的头脑。
第二，就是树立自己在行业内的影响力。
你要想成为优秀的职场人士，也必须向那些最优秀的人看齐，树立在这个行业内的影响力，用你的思想去影响别人。（中商学院）
我们去年遇到一个非常优秀的小伙子，至今印象深刻。
他是一个印刷专业的大专生，毕业之后去印刷厂做销售。正是这样一个看起来没有什么含金量的职位，他却用自己独特的方式构建着自己的影响力。
他给自己定了一个要求：每月都要写一篇文章，发表在这个行业内最具影响力的杂志上。当然，并不是每篇文章都能够达到发表的质量，但每个月必须要保证质量写一篇。
这样做的好处，第一是树立了你在这个行业内的影响力；第二，可以让你形成自己的知识结构。
2、把自己培养成一个优秀的中层管理者
走上了管理者岗位，是你职业成长的关键一步。以后的发展空间，都与此次的晋升密不可分。但这个位子并不是每个人都能够坐稳。
（中商学院）
盖洛普曾经做过一项调查，发现基础员工之所以离职频繁，很多时候问题并不在于公司，而是在于其上司：公司的中层管理者。
正因为中层管理的不善，而对于下属员工的发展与成长造成了非常不利的影响，导致他们职业发展无论是在专业能力上，还是在职业修养上，均不能得到有效的成长。
你必须要意识到：你的管理，将有可能改变你的下属的终身命运，是你错误的管理方式在不知不觉中伤害到你的下属，迫使他们离开公司。
（中商学院）
当你的成长因为你的上司而受到阻碍的时候，这是你的不幸，你可以选择“用脚投票”；当你某一天也成为管理者的时候，我们不希望把这种不幸继续传递下去。
3、找一家成长中的公司，伴随其成长
这是一件非常重要的事情。
第一，你可以亲眼目睹一家公司从小到大、由弱到强的成长历程，对于公司的运营也会有更加深入的理解，你也能够体会到你的角色在公司成长中的位置和作用。
（中商学院）
第二，在公司成长的过程中，你的价值会有更大的发挥余地，会更容易展现出来。
很多人在找工作时都倾向于寻找大公司，这也可以理解，但是要想快速的成长，寻找规模不太大的成长中的公司，其实是更好的一种选择。因为在成长的过程中，会对于人才的需求较为迫切，你的职位晋升也会更快。
第三，你的忠诚度会为你的发展带来更多的回报。
企业用人，其中最重要的一条就是忠诚度。尤其是现在跳槽率、流失率在众多企业居高不下的情况下，忠诚就成为一种非常难能可贵的职业精神。
不论你现在已经“奔三”，还是正在“奔三”的路上，请始终告诫自己：不要虚度了大好年华，抓住所有能够抓住的时间，为自己的生命多积累一些厚度。（中商学院）
最后，借用我最喜欢的乔布斯语录，作为本文的结尾：
人这一辈子没法做太多的事情，所以每一件都要做得精彩绝伦。
你的时间有限，所以不要为别人而活。不要被教条所限，不要活在别人的观念里。不要让别人的意见左右自己内心的声音。
最重要的是，勇敢的去追随自己的心灵和直觉，只有自己的心灵和直觉才知道你自己的真实想法，其他一切都是次要。
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