New Year's Resolutions 2023, I wish 2024 a safe and smooth year, keep my job, keep my income.
2023 is really mixed for me, and now I just want to say:"I have come to an end with the old things, and the next year will still be full of flowers. ”This year, I am happy to mention two "graduation" gift packages, namely Ali in March this year and Byte in December. encountered this kind of unfortunate thing twice, especially the second time Byte was "graduated", the embarrassment revealed a trace of helplessness, and the sadness was a little inexplicably funny. I don't have anyone else in this "lucky" index!
In March 2023, Ali, my department is facing downsizing due to business changes, and unfortunately I was on the list, and I was compensated for N+3, plus a year-end bonus, which I am quite satisfied with. I feel like I've made a small fortune when I get it, and I still have a little joy in my heart, because Ali successfully got the offer of the Universe Factory (byte) less than half a month after "graduation", and the overall salary has risen by 10%. With Ali's "graduation gift package" seamlessly connected with a salary increase of more than 4,000 yuan, this feeling is still very happy.
When I got carried away, I forgot an idiom, "happiness gives birth to sorrow". Less than a year later, at the beginning of December this year, my byte department encountered another major business adjustment, this time even worse, almost the entire business line was cut. Some of the people who are left behind maintain the old business, and the other part of the people are facing being merged, and finally the "value" is relatively low, and the personnel who are no longer useful like to "graduate". I'm the one who has no place to play, and the compensation is N+1, plus the year-end bonus is discounted. I have been in office for a short period of time, and I can't get much money.
After these two experiences, I realized a little feeling.
1. Company layoffs have little to do with your personal ability, at least this is the case in the two times I have encountered. The industry is sluggish, the company's efficiency is declining, and the company is bound to open source and reduce expenditure and optimize the organizational structure. Just like I did in Byte this time, the company judged that there was no need to continue this business, so the whole line may be laid off, and at this time, even if you have strong personal ability, you will not be able to return to the sky.
2. Without the platform, you may be nothing. The aura that the company's platform has brought to you is very great, and many things you do well are largely due to the power of the platform. The biggest feeling I have from a big factory is that no company is perfect. Leaving a big platform, you may lose your greatest resource in the workplace. Before leaving, you must know how to make reasonable use of the resources provided by the company. Just like when I met a customer in Alibaba, the other party wanted to know not you, but you who held a position in this company, and he wanted to connect with your company's resources and borrow your company's reputation. No matter how strong your ability is, no matter how good your previous performance is, no matter how good your famous school is, if you leave the platform of a large company, you will be slowly forgotten by the other party, unless you join another big platform, and you can be used by him.
When you are on the job, you should make the most of the resources provided by the company, broaden your network as much as possible, and have a good relationship with your colleagues and Party B. When people think of you, it can bring you some opportunities. Even if the above conditions are not met, it is okay to try to package the project you do in the company more perfectly, so that it can be the best springboard for your next job.
3. Accept that you are a mediocre ordinary person. In Dachang, many of my colleagues graduated from famous schools (985 University), but when they were "graduated", they didn't look at the level of education and the quality of the school. Life will not be smooth sailing, no matter how proud you have been, but in fact, you are a member of all living beings, don't expect too much from yourself, otherwise it is easy to fall too far behind, just have a good time. When I accept my mediocrity, I suddenly have a sense of relief. No longer be impetuous, no longer comparing, no longer anxious, work and life are full of more positive information, at least no longer overly concerned about the goals that you can't achieve and can't achieve.
The more mediocre you are, the harder you have to work harder. The more down-to-earth you are, start with simplicity. We can't compare to geniuses and demons, so let's be an ordinary person who works hard. It's not in vain to walk in the world.
4. Don't invest too much emotion in work or the company: the company will not "raise" you all the time because of your hard work, once you touch the career ceiling and the cost performance is not high, the probability of being abandoned is very high. For most people, work is just a means to gain the ability to survive, and it is necessary to know clearly whether the return of their efforts is proportional and whether they have a balanced life. For the results of work, do not be overly obsessed, let alone idealistic, and there is no need to have too much anxiety because of this. You have to know clearly that failure to achieve the goal is the normal state of work.
5. Be risk-aware and pay attention to your cash flow. Almost all the crises encountered by layoffs are financial problems. Some of my colleagues are the "pillars" of the family, and their salary income accounts for the majority of the family income. However, the family is burdened with too much debt, and once the "pillar" falls, the family immediately falls into difficulties. Therefore, the debt must be within the range of your own bearing, and you should try to have savings in your hand to support a period of not working.
6. In addition to their own work, they can cultivate hobbies and develop them into side jobs. I have a colleague who was in charge of taking pictures of various activities in the company before, and left his job to open his own studio to take photos of children or something. I heard that I did this when I was working, but who knew that my income after full-time work had already exceeded that of work. This can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
Finally, because of my previous connections in a large factory, I was introduced by a friend, 4 rounds of interviews, and I was ready to join a new Internet company after New Year's Day, so I won't say my name. I hope that next year will be safe and smooth, and I wish my friends the same.
Author: Li Yanyi. Editor: Siqi Quality Author List