【Chapter 827】 Progress Together (Ask for Subscription!)
In the past few days, the hottest topic in the Helena area, in addition to the first snow of the year, is the restart of cowboy recruitment at Dream Ranch.
At the beginning of this year, the 'Mirror Lake Scenic Area' acquired reindeer ranch, salmon ranch and black bear ranch in the Helena area to form a super ranch 'Dream Ranch' with a total area of 200,000 acres, which caused a huge shock to the agriculture and animal husbandry industry in Montana and even the entire United States.
Subsequently, the 'Jinghu Group' invested a huge amount of money to transform the 'Dream Ranch' into an all-weather automatic irrigation ranch, which made Lao Mei exclaim 'The wolf is coming'!
Over the years, wealthy people from China have waved cheques and bought up various properties in the United States, from vineyards in California to mansions in New York, and now ranches in Montana.
This kind of scene reminds Lao Mei of the Dongying people who tried to buy the whole of America in the 80s, but this time the Chinese people are even more fierce!
Compared with Dongying's weak economic foundation and the need to rely on the political position of the United States, Dongying people are lambs to be slaughtered in the eyes of the old American consortium, and they can do it after fattening.
However, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Huaxia's well-established industrial system and relatively closed financial market are not ATMs for American conglomerates.
As a result, the invasion of the United States by Chinese tycoons and corporations has made the top management of the United States deeply worried.
However, ordinary people can't understand the various troubles of the high-level, and they are reluctant to go to work in the 'Dream Ranch' purely because of the prejudice of race and nationality in the first place!
Originally, if Xiao Feng hadn't persuaded Bob Sr. and recruited 20 qualified cowboys through his connections, maybe 'Dream Ranch' would have had to use all cowboys from Ginkgo Village for a long time.
Eight months later, the lives of cowboys who came to work at Dream Ranch changed dramatically, and those who were hesitant at first. Now I can't regret it!
The average cowboy who works at the 'Dream Ranch' earns $400 a week, and the ranch provides accommodation and free meals, and can also receive ingredients to cook by himself, which alone kills most of Montana's ranches.
In addition, the 'Dream Ranch' also distributes $50-$100 to cowboys at various festivals in China and the United States. That's something you don't do on other ranches.
As the cowboy supervisor of Dream Ranch, Bob Sr. also got a high-paying job with a monthly salary of $3,000 as he got old, which made many people recognizable.
What makes all cowboys who are familiar with ranch work yearn for it is that the 'Dream Ranch' is a fully automatic irrigation ranch with the most advanced equipment, and the cowboys only need to graze seriously, saving a lot of trouble.
In ordinary pastures, due to the imperfect irrigation system, cowboys often have to constantly migrate their cattle to pastures with abundant water and grass, and sometimes even move in whole areas. This kind of hard work can only be experienced by those who have experienced it firsthand.
With all kinds of advantages, Old Bob and others have become the objects of envy, jealousy and hatred of all the cowboys around Helena, and more and more people agree with their choice.
Among them, it also has a lot to do with the 'Dream Ranch', the gradual integration of the Xiao family into the palm town, and the local life of Helena.
Regardless, this time Dream Ranch has launched a new cowboy recruitment, which is naturally seen by many cowboys as a good opportunity not to be missed.
Who knows when Dream Ranch will re-recruit in the future?
No, just two days. Many veteran cowboys from Palm Town and Helena have released job applications to Dream Ranch.
As the cowboy supervisor of Dream Ranch, Bob Sr. has been busy these days. Pain and joy!
Countless old friends and peers have invited him to a tavern in Palm Town for a drink, hoping to get information about the job at Dream Ranch.
Old Bob, who lost his job a year ago, is now a hot figure in the palm town and even Helena Ranch circles.
However, old Bob still adhered to his duty, and although Xiao Feng delegated all the power to him, he did not abuse it. Instead, the best candidates are selected from a large number of job seekers.
After graduating from high school, Bob Sr. worked on the ranch near Helena, and in the past 40 years, he has traveled to almost all the large and medium-sized ranches that Helena can name.
Years of experience have allowed Xiao Feng to know which cowboys around Helena are genuine, conscientious and responsible, and which ones are fishing in troubled waters. Therefore, qualified denim is selected from job seekers. It's not too difficult to do.
However, to Bob's embarrassment, Dream Ranch only needs 80 cowboys, but more than twice that number is eligible!
How to choose the best of the best is undoubtedly a headache for old Bob!
The reason why there are so many job seekers is actually very related to the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in Montana and even in the United States as a whole.
For ranches, because the number of cattle and sheep is always changing, it is absolutely impossible for them to sign a long-term contract with all the cowboys. In short, more than 80% of the cowboys on a ranch have short-term contracts with the ranch, which are either renewed or part of the unemployed.
Every autumn and winter, it is the peak period of cowboy unemployment, because most of the pastures will sell and slaughter cattle and sheep every autumn, so naturally there is no need for so many cowboys.
During the long winter, most cowboys rely on odd jobs on nearby ranches and short-term jobs in supermarkets, while many more have to rely on their usual savings to survive.
Compared with the high income in the big city, cowboys who earn about $1,000 a month are out-and-out low-income people, and cowboys usually like to drink a few drinks, so the savings are naturally pitiful.
Therefore, every autumn and winter season is the hardest time for cowboys!
This time, Dream Ranch is recruiting 80 temporary cowboys on a large scale, and these cowboys are likely to become regular employees of Dream Ranch after the beginning of spring, and the temptation to work steadily is naturally extremely attractive.
If you want to know how sought-after the 'Dream Ranch' recruitment slot is, look at the situation after Bob Sr. appeared in Palm Town.
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After deciding on all the recruitment lists, Old Bob went to Xiao Feng to report the situation, although Old Bob had never worked in a large company, some rules in the workplace were still very clear.
The boss's delegation of authority is a trust in you, and it is your duty to report in a timely manner!
"Old Bob, you can decide on cowboy recruitment!" Seeing Old Bob coming over with the recruitment materials, Xiao Feng stopped him without even looking at it.
There is no doubt about employing people, since Xiao Feng handed over the cowboy recruitment of 'Dream Ranch' to Old Bob, he naturally chose to trust his ability and level.
Besides, Xiao Feng also knew that he couldn't tell which of these cowboys would be better from the data?
Compared with other industries, where you can also use the information on paper to reflect a certain ability, the cowboy is an unusual test of practical ability.
"Most of the cowboys recruited this time are around 30-40 years old, with a lot of experience and enough patience!" Although Xiao Feng was not very interested, the old Bob still had to make a certain explanation, and continued: "They will be broken up and assigned to different groups, and then through a one-month inspection period, the old employees will score and decide whether to stay or go!"
Old Bob knew that the boss liked the employees who were married, and perhaps in his opinion, it represented responsibility!
In addition, although this batch of 80 cowboys has entered the 'Dream Ranch', they will only sign temporary contracts for the next month or so.
Although Xiao Feng has delegated power to Old Bob, the 'Dream Ranch' also has a sufficient supervision system, and every new employee must be recognized by the same group and even all colleagues before they can stay in the ranch.
In this way, those 'Mr. Nanguo' who talk rhetorically and have no real material will not be able to fish in the troubled waters of the 'Dream Ranch'!
"You do things, I don't worry!" Xiao Feng nodded in approval.
"Thank you boss for the compliment!"
Of course, old Bob can't understand some of the essence of Chinese workplace culture, and he won't say a few nice words to make Xiao Feng comfortable at this time. He calmly accepted Xiao Feng's praise, perhaps in Lao Mei's heart, this is the reward that should be given after a good job!
Thinking that he was actually waiting for Lao Mei to pat himself, Xiao Feng couldn't help but laugh dumbly, waved his hand to let Old Bob step down, and went to arrange various matters after the new employees entered the ranch.
Originally, the 'Dream Ranch' and the breeding farm were only about 160 cowboys, plus the breeding farm staff, veterinarians and ranch security personnel, etc., the entire ranch had no more than 200 employees.
Today, the number of employees on the entire farm has increased by 40%, and there are many troubles in terms of accommodation arrangements, canteen expansion, and job adjustments. As the cowboy supervisor at Dream Ranch, Bob Sr. has a heavier task on his shoulders, and he has to brace himself.
According to the vision of Dream Ranch, this recruitment of cowboys is just the beginning, and if the scale of the cattle raised on the ranch grows larger in the future, more and more cowboys will be needed.
Old Bob knew that if he couldn't keep up with the development of the ranch, he was afraid that his current position would come to an end, and although he was already fifty-six, there was still a fire in his heart.
During this time, Bob's cousin also confirmed the saying, 'power is the best driving force for men', an old cowboy is evolving towards a qualified ranch management.
Old Bob's progress is also seen by Xiao Feng, Old Bob's loyalty is enough, if his ability can also rise and keep pace with the times, it is always a good thing for the ranch.
Since the establishment of 'Jinghu Group', nostalgia has actually become an important element of the group's corporate culture, and only those who are in it will know it......!
PS: PS: Something happened yesterday, and it was actually broken! Apologize to the folks, I'm sorry everyone!