Chapter 117: The Role of the Dining Table
There were more people in the restaurant on the third floor than usual, maybe everyone arranged a big meal in the evening, so they were willing to grieve their stomachs at noon.
But this is only relatively speaking, and it is far from being full. It seems that most white-collar workers still have quite high requirements for the quality of life, even if the taste of the food is not bad, but the dining environment is not good, they will not patronize it easily.
Mo Fan and Lu Xiaorong used the meal coupons issued by the company to each buy a "luxury business package", which is actually a boxed lunch with two meat and three vegetables, plus a bowl of egg drop soup with no egg drops.
The two found a place to sit down and chat while eating.
There is a saying that you don't say anything when you eat, and you don't say anything when you sleep, which is quite reasonable. Talking while eating can affect the digestive function of the stomach and intestines, and it is easy to swallow air into the esophagus and cause hiccups, and there is also a risk of choking on food inhaled into the trachea. In addition, talking with food in his mouth is not sightly in itself.
However, the dining table has become an important occasion for people to communicate. If a table of people sit down to eat and there is no sound other than chewing, this situation must be a little abnormal, and it will feel a little weird when you think about it.
Mo Fan and Lu Xiaorong don't meet at work now, and Lu Xiaorong often works overtime at night, so the two can get together when they eat. It's really quite difficult to get them to not speak at this time. So as long as you don't talk or laugh loudly, make sure you don't have food in your mouth when you talk, and it's important to have a good mood when eating.
After chatting for a few words, Lu Xiaorong brought the topic to work again. Mo Fan was really a little helpless about this, knowing that Lu Xiaorong's mind was full of work matters now, and it would be a bit too difficult for her not to talk about it.
At present, the marketing department has not officially launched its business, and all personnel are in the learning stage. The materials they used for study were based on Lu Xiaorong's competition report and slightly modified, mainly in terms of business processes and division of labor.
This learning material was printed by Lin Ruoxi, and each of the marketing staff had a copy, which clearly indicated that the author was Lu Xiaorong. This is undoubtedly very helpful in establishing Lu Xiaorong's prestige and status, but it also brings her a lot of pressure.
In Saturday's training, Lu Xiaorong is going to combine a case and explain these two parts to you in detail. Her knowledge in this area is already very perfect, and she has a deeper understanding than she did at the beginning, but what she lacks is practical experience. However, when she thought of giving a lecture to more than thirty people, she still had some drums in her heart, so she wanted to give Mo Fan a lecture in advance.
In Lu Xiaorong's competition report, it basically covers everything needed for the construction stage of the marketing department, including system, salary, performance evaluation, etc. But at the beginning, she was just a contender, limited by her identity and situation, some things were not done in detail, and she used a lot of vague language, such as "a period of time", "several times", "a certain proportion" and other words.
Now Lu Xiaorong has sat on the chair of the director of the marketing department, and has been authorized by Lin Ruoxi to be fully responsible for the construction of the marketing department.
That's what she's been doing for the last few days. With the original report as the foundation, it seems that the work is not complicated, but in fact there are many things to consider, and every detail will affect the operation and development of the marketing department in the future, so she can't help but be imprudent. Although there is still Lin Ruoxi's review, if she doesn't do things well, Lu Xiaorong will not be able to pass her own level.
When she was in the sales department, Lu Xiaorong's performance was extremely dazzling, but business experts and managers are two completely different roles, and it is not personal performance that measures the ability of managers. A good manager must make the whole team strong.
There is no doubt that Lu Xiaorong is now at an important turning point in her career. As a boyfriend, Mo Fan should be given enough support.
While the two were talking, Mo Fan saw Lu Xiaorong suddenly look straight at the entrance of the restaurant with her eyes, so she turned her head to look, and then saw Lin Ruoxi, and couldn't help but have that strange feeling in her heart.
Lu Xiaorong said in disbelief: "Why did Mr. Lin come here?"
Mo Fan turned his head and said disapprerovingly: "She is a big living person, and she also needs lunch, what's so strange about this." ”
Lu Xiaorong looked at Mo Fan and whispered, "Don't you think it's a little weird for Mr. Lin to appear in this place?"
After face-to-face contact at work in the past few days, Lu Xiaorong found that Lin Ruoxi had a very special temperament, and seemed to be very indifferent to everything around her.
Although Lin Ruoxi is very professional and dedicated at work, which can be called a model of professional managers, she can't see even a little bit of enthusiasm and passion for her work, just like a precision machine, which will not make mistakes in operation, but it is cold and has no emotion.
In Lu Xiaorong's mind, Lin Ruoxi is an observer who watches the crowd indifferently from a distance, and will not and should not step into the hustle and bustle of the crowd.
As the two spoke, they turned their heads to look again. I saw Lin Ruoxi holding a meal coupon in her hand, walking to the ordering place and lining up, which shows that her purpose here is no different from everyone.
Beauty will attract attention wherever she goes, not to mention that Lin Ruoxi is far from being a beauty in the ordinary sense. But she seems to have an aura of "don't get close to the living", except for a few people who know her in the company who came forward to say hello, no one accosted her, and no one even wanted to get close to her under the pretext.
Everyone likes to look at beautiful women, because it is pleasing to the eye and happy. But Lin Ruoxi is the kind of outlier who looks at it from a distance, and if you get closer, it will make people's hearts chill if you look at it twice. Seeing the beauty feel uncomfortable, naturally no one wants to come forward.
To take a not-so-appropriate example, it's interesting to watch tigers and lions on TV, but I'm afraid few people want to be on the side of a ferocious wild animal.
"It seems a little weird. It is estimated that her brain is hot today, and she wants to experience the life of ordinary people. ”
When Mo Fan heard Lu Xiaorong say that, he also felt that Lin Ruoxi's appearance here was a bit unharmonious. I couldn't help but think in my heart that when Lin Ruoxi came early and left late every day, I am afraid it was just because he didn't want to have too much contact with others during the rush hour of commuting.
Lu Xiaorong said: "I think you seem to be prejudiced against Mr. Lin. ”
Mo Fan said: "How can there be, it's just a matter of facts." Besides, didn't you think she was abnormal first?"
Lu Xiaorong said helplessly: "How could I say that?"
The angle from which she sat could always see Lin Ruoxi. Seeing that Lin Ruoxi had finished the meal and walked towards this side with a plate, he said to Mo Fan, "Mr. Lin is here." ”
When Lin Ruoxi approached, Lu Xiaorong stood up and said, "Mr. Lin." Mo Fan also got up and said hello to Lin Ruoxi. Lin Ruoxi nodded to the two, put the dinner plate on the table, and sat down next to Lu Xiaorong.
Lu Xiaorong was slightly surprised, but then she thought that Lin Ruoxi seemed to be more familiar with the two of them in this restaurant, and it was not too strange to sit down to eat together.
Mo Fan frowned slightly, feeling that Lin Ruoxi was a little uninteresting, couldn't he see that this small table was in a state of "two-person world"? In this regard, she is far worse than Liang Wenbo, she is born from the same father, why is the gap so big?
"Why are you so polite today?" Lin Ruoxi said to Mo Fan, her tone was light, but her mockery could be seen literally.
Mo Fan smiled and said, "I don't want to pay tribute to you, I'm afraid you will wear small shoes for me." ”
The meaning of this statement is very strong. Lu Xiaorong glanced at Mo Fan, with a hint of blame in her eyes.
Lin Ruoxi said: "You are very good at superficial articles. ”
Mo Fan said: "Then Mr. Lin deigned to come here to eat, is it also a superficial article?"
Lu Xiaorong couldn't help but kick Mo Fan lightly under the table, reminding him to pay attention to his words again.
Lin Ruoxi said: "Less than half of the meal coupons issued by the company every month are used, so I just want to see why everyone is not satisfied here." As she spoke, she lifted her chopsticks, tasted everything on her plate, took another bite of rice, and shook her head slightly, obviously not very satisfied.
Mo Fan smiled: "For picky people, the food here is a bit difficult to swallow. ”
Lin Ruoxi said: "The taste is okay, but it doesn't feel good." ”
Mo Fan said: "Staff restaurant, big pot rice, what do you expect to feel like eating?"
Lu Xiaorong said: "There are too few types of food here, and the environment is not very good, so many people are reluctant to come. What she said actually meant the same thing as Mo Fan, but it was obviously much gentler.
Lin Ruoxi said: "I plan to build a restaurant in our company to provide everyone with better food and environment. ”
Lu Xiaorong's eyes lit up and said, "If you can, it should be very good, it can increase the opportunity for everyone to communicate." ”
Mo Fan couldn't help but smile slightly, it seems that Lu Xiaorong has been fully integrated into the role of the company's manager, and the angle of considering the problem is no longer the same.
Now that the company has just been established, many people are not familiar with each other, and if there is nothing to do, no one will go to other departments to chat with someone for no reason. In the long run, it is easy to form a closed circle in the company, which is not conducive to the formation of corporate culture and will also make the company lose cohesion.
Many companies hold dinner parties during the holidays, and there is a grand annual meeting at the end of the year, the main purpose of which is not just to relax and celebrate. It's impossible to have a dinner like this often, and the internal staff restaurant is undoubtedly a good place for communication. Although the effect is not as obvious as the annual meeting, it is better in the long run. Everyone eats in one place every day, and when they see a lot, they will become familiar with it. Moreover, a comfortable dining environment and delicious meals will also increase employees' sense of identity with the company.