3:30 a.m. ......

It was pitch black all around, and in the unusually quiet boys' dormitory building of Xishan Middle School, only the corridors and public washrooms had a little light.

Of course, if you really want to lean down and listen, you can still distinguish some small sounds: snoring, grinding teeth, talking in sleep, and even reciting words.

This is all within the normal range, but Bedroom 404 seems out of place, and there is a lot of movement, first with an exclamation of "ah", then a "bang", then a "wow" with bared teeth and a crackling sound of falling debris.

Fortunately, the sound is produced in a flash, eliminated in an instant, comes and goes faster, and disappears in less than half a second, without disturbing more people.

Chang Tianhao touched his head, got up from the ground in embarrassment, tried his best to open his confused eyes and tried to pile the quilt and pillow on the bed, while piling up, he patted his chest with palpitations, afraid of the dream just now.

He dreamed that he accidentally ran a red light when he was driving because of a trance, a yellow sand car roared, and the other party desperately honked his horn to remind him, he tried to avoid it by slamming the direction of the last lucidity, but it was completely too late, the whole car was hit by the big car and pushed out, and the whole person involuntarily rolled up with the car. The exclamation of "ah" just now is this thrilling scene, but the sound of "bang" is the sound of the head hitting the concrete floor, and the "ouch" is a subconscious pain reflection. He slept on the bottom bunk, and if the upper bunk rolled down so unconsciously in his sleep, he would probably have to be paralyzed.

He couldn't help but rejoice: "It's okay, it's okay, it's a dream, it's a dream, sleep, sleep...... I'm going to work tomorrow......"

When I first thought about it, I seemed to think of something again, and sighed to myself: "It's all layoffs, and I'm still on a fart shift, so I'm honestly ready to find a job." By the way, let's start with a resume......"

Thinking so, he was involuntarily stunned: through the whiteness of the moonlight, the confused eyes suddenly opened, because he found that this place was not his home at all.

He only remembered that he had a strange nightmare just now, and he couldn't help but be surprised for a long time: "Why am I here? What is this place? What happened just now?"

The three questions converged into a string of question marks, one after the other came to mind, and he desperately turned his brain, trying to reconnect the already fragmented memories, and after a few seconds, countless thoughts converged like lines:

In the afternoon, the human resources department called and said, "There is something to discuss", his heart sank, and he guessed what it was. In recent years, the capital market has been bad, and the operation of the securities company he worked for has become more and more bleak......

This is not the worst, the worst thing is that the company will soon be acquired by the industry predators, the mergers and acquisitions during the market downturn are the opportunities for the predators to expand against the trend, and it is the end of the small brokerage, the situation of employees after mergers and acquisitions can be imagined, Chang Tianhao has heard the rumors that he wants to lay off employees, and the proportion may be quite a lot. Everyone was nervous, and when they heard that the human resources department had invited them, it was equivalent to the sky falling.

Sure enough, the director of the human resources department first pretended to say a few words, and then put on a serious face: "Chang, the company's mergers and acquisitions must have heard that the merger and acquisition party is the industry's No. 1 CITIC Securities, they also have a subsidiary in the city, and the next will merge the office, now the market you also know is very bleak, in order to reduce costs, reduce expenses, and improve efficiency, 20% of the personnel will be optimized after the merger. ”

Chang Tianhao only felt a bitter throat, and barely squeezed out a trace of strength to respond: "I...... I...... On the list?"

The other party nodded, and his face became pleasant: "You are also an old employee, and you have worked hard for so many years without credit, but I don't want to do this whenever there is room for it." However, there is an order from above, the age of more than 38 years old, weak customer resources, and the low ranking of new wealth analysts are the basis for optimization, so ......"

Chang Tianhao's face darkened: he is 40 years old, more than 38 years old obviously meets, as for the weak customer resources, the new wealth analyst ranking selection, it seems to be a standard, but the problem is that this is all based on contacts and circles, as far as his age and the personality of the circle is not mixed, it is indeed impossible to catch up with the trend, there are so many things in the circle, as far as his indifferent and even a little arrogant personality is concerned, he must not be used to flattering and disdainful of flattery, not even the amount of alcohol, how to mix? The advantages of a well-rounded analytical style and outstanding writing skills are worthless in the face of a dying bear market, so much so that they are not included in the "optimization" criteria at all.

According to this standard, who will not be laid off by Chang Tianhao?

He said with little confidence: "Last time, Mr. Guo also said that he would consider letting me transfer to the self-employed department next year. ”

The director made up the knife faintly: "After the merger and acquisition, Mr. Guo will leave ......"

Guo is the only person in the company who still appreciates himself, but hearing that he is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, Chang Tianhao stopped saying anything in a funny way.

Of course, he was not convinced: Liu Liu, the eldest in the same department, was older than himself, and he had no achievements, and the accuracy and pertinence of his analysis were far worse than his own, so why didn't he lay him off?

The little girl Dandan is young and beautiful, but she has only been in the industry for 3 years, and she has no influence in the industry at all.

Xiao Song's communication skills are stronger than his own, but his industry attainments and experience are still a little hot from him, and his ranking as a new wealth analyst is more socialized and face-saving......

Other colleagues took stock one by one, and felt that they were not better than themselves, and said unwillingly: "Is there anything else in our department?"

"Not for the time being, there are a total of 6 people in your department, and the optimization index is 20%, which is considered a head...... Lao Chang, how can I say that you are also an old comrade, I came to the company to report that day or you drove to pick me up, so the compensation plan helped you fight as much as possible, the others are N+1, and you won N+3, this month's salary will be paid to you in advance, and the company will help you pay an extra month, and you will not use the company after the handover next week, and I also have a little relationship with the industry, and I will help you recommend some suitable positions, I still know your ability, but I am unlucky......" The director comforted him while reassuring, " Didn't you say that you were under too much pressure at work and wanted to take a break? Take this opportunity to adjust, and I will help you pay attention to the positions in private equity and investment companies after the Chinese New Year, and I have a few classmates who are ...... there."

The other party said a lot, Chang Tianhao didn't listen to it at all, only nodded mechanically without saying a word, signed the "Compensation Agreement for Termination of Labor Relations" and pressed his handprint, and walked out with a sluggish expression, and soon he was going to say goodbye to the company that he had worked for for 7 years......

Looking at his dejected back, the director shook his head helplessly:

Da Liu can't do anything, but he can't stand that his brother-in-law is the deputy director of the Listing Department of the Provincial Securities Regulatory Bureau, and he has to look at the Buddha face if he doesn't look at the monk's face;

Although Dandan's vase is water, her father is the third-in-command of a listed company, and the family is rich, and it is said that the object is the son of the president of a large bank.

Xiao Song is a rising star who is optimistic about the leadership, he is clever and can do things, not only will he not be cut, but he is likely to be promoted;

……

Counting over and over, the object to be cut is actually Chang Tianhao, and the optimization plan is tailored according to his weaknesses, after all, no one is perfect!

The reason why he still makes the process, goes through the motions and even strives for a slightly humane compensation for him is entirely because the director knows that he usually posts articles on certain forums and writes online novels in his spare time, and has some influence and fans, if he writes about this kind of resentment or simply can't figure out jumping off a building like an employee of a well-known company, then the social impact will be too bad. The new management also needs to save face, in case it really causes trouble, everyone can't eat and walk around, and then there will be a handle to cut the human resources department, maybe they will also be cut, who said that layoffs only lay off grassroots employees?

That evening, Chang Tianhao stayed in the office, and everyone else knew the news of his layoff but pretended not to know, maybe he was still glad in his heart, but someone carried this black pot away.

It dragged on until 2 o'clock in the morning, and Chang Tianhao, who had finished drinking to kill his sorrows, was in a car accident when he drove back, and those rolls were his last sober movements......