That day, I went to a job interview and out of kindness helped a middle-aged uncle who was dressed plainly, but what I didn't expect was that he was actually a competitor competing for the same position as me.
The uncle was eliminated in the first interview, and just as I was preparing for the second interview, I met him again, and after knowing his true identity, I was stunned.
This content is a fictional short story**, if there are similarities, it is purely coincidental.
Everyone has their own difficulties.
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My name is Xia Ming, I am a recent university graduate majoring in architecture, and I originally just wanted to find an ordinary job and put down roots in the city.
At the beginning of September, like many of my classmates who were busy looking for jobs, I was constantly moving back and forth in the city.
Luckily for many people, though, I received an interview from the company I wanted.
On that day, I arrived at the office early in an ironed shirt and tie, and I was still unconsciously scared when I looked at the behemoth in front of me.
The square in front of the building is crowded with people, each busy in their own way.
The security guards are busy maintaining order, the delivery staff are busy delivering takeaways, the white-collar workers are busy commuting to work, and I am also busy with my business ......
I took out my mobile phone and skillfully entered my registration information, when I suddenly heard a thick voice say:
Takeaways are not allowed in ......”
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When I looked back, I saw that it was a security guard who had drunk a delivery man, and the delivery man tried to reason with him, but he couldn't convince the other party.
So, the delivery man scolded, and stood in place and called the orderer.
I watched this scene and sighed in my heart, every migrant worker has its own difficulties.
After that, my eyes caught a glimpse of the middle-aged uncle on the side, holding his mobile phone, facing the registration information, under the double pressure of security guards and confusion, at a loss.
When he saw that I had finished filling out the content, he went up and asked me how to do it.
I looked at my phone and thought to myself that I had set aside ten minutes of time to be flexible anyway, so I could help if I could.
Then, I walked into the lobby and lined up to get into the elevator to prepare for the interview.
During the morning rush hour, the elevator is a little crowded, and the people who enter the elevator are eager to leave the elevator quickly, and the people standing outside the elevator are eager to squeeze in.
At this time, the middle-aged uncle pressed the elevator that was about to close in a panic and squeezed up, glad that he was just in time.
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Drip-to-drip ......”
Unexpectedly, the elevator sounded with an overweight sound.
Go down, it's overloaded. ”
The people in the elevator seemed to be afraid that the uncle would not understand, so they spoke several times in a row.
I looked at the middle-aged man in front of me and sighed that it was not easy for him to get older.
So, as he was about to step out of the elevator, I patted him on the shoulder and said:
I'll go out, I'm not in a hurry to ......”
With that, I stepped out of the elevator and he gave me a grateful look.
I glanced at my phone again, and there was not much time left, and I had to waste some time waiting for the elevator.
Fortunately, the floor is lower, and I climb the stairs, so I should be able to catch up quickly.
I turned my head and ran up the stairs and thought to myself, maybe these episodes today would bring me good luck.
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By the time I arrived at the interview location, I had already seen a few interviewees, dressed formally, with serious expressions, presumably determined to succeed in the interview.
I straightened my tie, straightened my shirt, and was about to sit down to wait when I suddenly noticed a familiar figure.
One of the interviewees was a familiar face, and he was the middle-aged uncle I met this morning.
Instead of reviewing his resume as carefully as the other interviewees, he didn't practice his interview rhetoric and trumpeting the tie around his neck.
Obviously, he didn't know how to tie a tie.
Seeing the minutes passing, he stood up in a hurry and begged the man in the suit next to him for help.
The man waved his hand and rejected him.
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After that, he asked several people present, but none of them were willing to help him, and some said:
We are in competition, how can we possibly help an opponent? ”
After saying that, they all laughed softly.
Later, a girl with a ponytail was really blind, put down the resume in her hand, stood up, and said:
I'll help you. ”
The uncle quickly stepped forward, handed over his tie, and thanked him.
Unexpectedly, the girl took the tie and turned around, but she pulled it tightly, choking the uncle and coughing.
The girl said mischievously
The tie should be tied like this. ”
Everyone looked at the uncle's ugly appearance and laughed louder, and the atmosphere was not like an interview, but a fight.
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If you can help, you can help, after all, if you do a good deed every day, your merits will be complete.
Finally, I stood up and stood in front of my uncle, shielding them from their ill-intentioned laughter and eyes with my body, and helped him untie his tie.
You're okay, ignore them. ”
I asked him while helping him tie his tie.
The uncle coughed dryly, his eyes were red, and a little tear flashed, and he said intermittently
I ......It's okay, thank you lad. ”
You're welcome, come on for the interview. I responded to his words and helped him tie his tie.
The first interview went well, but I still walked out of the door with trepidation.
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The competitive incentive for this position belongs to the situation of more monks and less porridge.
I learned that some of the interviewees should not be underestimated, some of them have excellent educational backgrounds, and some of them have rich experience.
If I meet them in my daily life, I will definitely look at them with respect.
But today's encounter made me understand that most of them are just gold and jade, and they are in the midst of failure.
As the current saying goes, higher education can filter the scum, but it can't filter the "scum".
They responded calmly and eloquently during the interview, showing strong work ability.
But in private, they are not as glamorous as they appear.
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When I went downstairs, I met the middle-aged uncle who was in a bad situation, and he said that his performance was so bad that he should be eliminated.
I reassured him that maybe the interviewer would pick out his brilliance in his conversation.
He smiled and said that he was very grateful for my help today, and he offered to invite me to lunch, which I wanted to decline.
But seeing his enthusiasm, it was difficult to refuse, so I had to agree.
Young man, I see that you are so young, you have just graduated from college. The uncle raised his head and asked.
Well, I just graduated this year. I nodded.
Because my alma mater is still a bit famous in the city, my uncle was very impressed with me when he learned about it.
He said that he was not like me, he was trying his luck in this interview, and he himself was engaged in the construction industry before, and he worked in the front line, but he had worked in decoration design with the master.
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This interview for an architectural design job was purely hopeless.
However, he said that he is still willing to try, after all, one more attempt is one more chance.
I looked at the middle-aged uncle in front of me, who was nearly 50 years old, with his ruffled shirt and disproportionate tie.
Considering his embarrassment this morning, I think it shouldn't be easy for him to make this decision.
After all, as you can see from today's interviewers, this position is more suitable for young people.
However, my uncle was very optimistic and quickly transformed from a sad state, and even gossiped about my emotional condition.
A few business days later, I received a two-sided notice.
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As usual, I put on an ironed shirt and trousers, and gave myself 10 minutes of flexibility to be at my disposal.
I went back to this place, wondering if I would ever see the middle-aged uncle again this time.
When I arrived at the interview location, I looked curiously and found no uncle.
Instead, I saw the interviewers who were full of confidence in the first interview, but their moral level was worrying.
I bowed my head in loneliness and adjusted myself to prepare for the interview.
The world is a big stage.
The atmosphere of the second interview was more serious than the first, and I felt that the time was longer, which made the wait even harder.
The interviewers who had gone in earlier walked out dejectedly.
My heart suddenly tightened, and I felt that this time I was also more than lucky.
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When it was finally my turn, I pushed the door open, only to be shocked by the sight in front of me and froze in place.
Yesterday, the panicked and reckless middle-aged uncle actually sat at the interview scene and watched me.
It's just that this time he changed into a well-fitting suit, a straight tie, and a pair of elegant and easy-going glasses.
No wonder the interviewers just now walked out of the door in frustration, because they were also shocked by the scene in front of them, and they regretted their previous actions.
As the saying goes, a man relies on a horse in gold.
Now the middle-aged uncle in front of me, after changing his outfit, seems to be much more mature and stable.
He held out his hand and motioned for me to sit down.
I reacted and hurriedly walked to the chair and sat down.
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There was no tense atmosphere in this interview, but the uncle in front of him seemed to be catching up with his friends, and his tone was friendly, and he didn't look like he was interviewing at all.
I listened carefully to his questions and answered them calmly.
Between the questions and answers, I felt like I was at the dinner table yesterday.
Architectural design is a job that requires talent and enthusiasm, and it is also a job that requires responsibility and responsibility.
My interview with you ended yesterday and I am very happy with you. ”
He said with a smile, showing his approval of me.
Your alma mater is a testament to your abilities, and you yourself are a testament to the qualities you possess as a human being. ”
In the first interview, he put the interviewee to the test, and I am glad that it was my morality and my ability that made me stand out from the crowd.
A small help before, in exchange for such a return, made me deeply understand the cause and effect of doing a good deed every day and making a complete merit.
Later, I successfully joined this company, and with the help and help of my uncle, I slowly gained a firm foothold in the company.
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Now, when I think back to those words, I feel that they make sense.
As he said:
There are many smart people in the world, and there is no shortage of brave people, but only by being smart and brave can we achieve success.
In the same way, knowledge and morality are two indispensable elements of a person.
A person who has no knowledge and no morality is nothing more than a selfish profiteer.
A person who has no morality and no knowledge will only become a pedantic Taoist in the end.
After all, although ability can be affirmed, only kindness can be trusted.
After this time, I also deeply understand this truth, and I have to sigh that life is like a big stage, and you can go to the center of the stage anytime and anywhere.
And what we have to do is not to act on the spot, but to stick to our hearts and do our best.