The profession of state-owned enterprises is sad, and the strange status quo has been witnessed for 20 years
If you have worked in a state-owned enterprise for 20 years, then the life you have experienced in a state-owned enterprise is a living book "The Strange Status Quo Witnessed in Twenty Years". This book depicts the strange situation in society in the 20 years from the Sino-French War in 1884 to 1904, and your experience is also a true portrayal of this world full of "snakes and rats", "jackals" and "ghosts".
When I first started working, it was when the aftermath of the last reform was still unsettled, and the laid-off workers surrounded the gate of your unit all day long**, but the leaders were helpless.
At the beginning, it was the leaders who used various means to force some cadres and workers to buy out or retire in order to fulfill the quota of downsizing, and as a result, as soon as the adjustment was completed, the units raised their wages.
So the two sides said that the public was reasonable, and the mother said that the mother was reasonable, and began a protracted tug-of-war. Although 20 years have passed, this phenomenon has not changed, and the contradictions between laid-off workers and their units still exist, but in a different form and scale.
The experiences of those who have worked in state-owned enterprises for 20 years are like this book, full of all kinds of unexpected strange situations and human feelings.
Young man, don't be stupid! In the unit, relationship is the last word, and strength can only make you struggle at the bottom. Look at those 'second generations', who have easily become small leaders, but you are still working hard to study technology.
But don't think you're going to have a chance, because you're seen as an 'honest person' and the leader will only let you do the specific job. Those who pat on the back and join the circle are the real winners.
The victory of the laid-off workers is only the result of the leaders' desire to calm things down. Therefore, you have to learn to 'play mahjong', and maybe you can change your destiny. ”
You may be surprised when you finally understand that the so-called "unspoken rules" in state-owned enterprises are just that. Those "smart people" who graduated with you back then have already soared and gone to other units in the system to become leaders.
Some of them, out of pity or nostalgia, will throw an olive branch at you. You may find that you have been in the unit for many years, and you still have a lot of connections.
So, you start to ask the leader to ask for a transfer, at least so that you can get a promotion and a salary increase, which is also good for your family. However, the leaders may not do it, and they will make it difficult and obstructive in every way, as if leaving you is the same as stopping the earth from turning.
You may not know that it can be so difficult to move within the system. However, some people have already negotiated the transfer on the mahjong table or in the KTV.
And you're still wondering, is yourself really that important to the unit? Someone else can transfer and you can't? Your role is no longer the "person who does the specific job" in the leader's mind, and you may be transferred out of a familiar job or even into a field that you are not good at.
Then, you may find that the leaders of the new unit are young people who you used to call Brother and run after you. With their reassurance, you may begin to live a "lying flat" life with a glimpse of retirement.
This article is based on a real experience of a reader who sent me a private message, and the opinions, ideas, and directions in it do not reflect my own views.