Chapter 16: The Northern Rebellion
The company clearly stipulates that wages and grades cannot be discussed privately, but everyone can't help but listen to each other, lest they suffer losses. The mood of the part-time workers is the same: during the interview, they are afraid that the salary will be higher and scare away the company; After joining the company, I was afraid that my previous salary would be lower, and I would suffer because of unequal pay for equal work. Actually, what if you know? These things that fell on paper were the result of a two-way choice and a careful decision by both parties.
If the company's pay is high and it finds that the employee's ability is not enough to match his salary, it will inevitably cut him first when laying off employees. Employees with low pay are often honest people who lack confidence in their abilities and values during the job search process, so knowing it, not only can they not change anything, but they will only increase their troubles again!
You can't blame your parents for your hard life, and you can't blame society for your back, can you? We are all adults who must be responsible for our actions and their consequences!
It's a pity that we are all ordinary people, and we always can't understand the mysteries of the workplace.
After all, in the company, as a front-line employee of a vulnerable group, what can be done otherwise?
Therefore, as a manager, for front-line employees, it is better to talk about the company's vision and personal ideals than to directly talk about the actual salary.
The last time Yu Qi helped the director count the employee information, he knew that Nalan Rong's salary and rank were indeed much lower than those of other regional managers. She also felt aggrieved by her at that time: if people were given lower wages because they were young, what was the difference between a fair, competent, and result-oriented sales team and the concept of seniority in ordinary old state-owned enterprises?
She doesn't think this should be the CB (Compensation & Benefits) culture at Coote. Based on her previous work experience in Kut and many years of HR experience in Dezhi, she knows that some concepts in the European and American headquarters have been conveyed one by one, and then understood by the managers of different subsidiaries and branches, and will have different deviations when they are implemented.
Of course, each place has its own unique employment culture.
Just like playing a game of "Voice", the more people participate in the game, the last player reports what they heard, and the more different it is from what the first player transmits. Because each level of communicator will add their own understanding, the content of the communication will slowly change the taste.
Therefore, many companies advocate flat management, hoping to reduce the waste of resources of enterprise managers in terms of internal friction.
This is why many HRDirectors in China have changed their direct reporting targets from GM or VP (General Manager or President) in China to HRVP (Human Resources Chief) in Asia Pacific.
The side effect of the dotted line reporting to the general manager is that in terms of staffing, it is not possible to cooperate with the business in China in a timely and efficient manner. HRVPs in the Asia-Pacific region tend to think from a traditional perspective of employment and ignore the realities of the rapidly changing Chinese market.
Soldiers are fast. This principle is also applicable to enterprises in attracting and grabbing talents.
Yu Qi let her thoughts run wild, and she considered whether it was wise for Kurt's HRDirector to report directly to the general manager. Suddenly, she realizes that she is "worrying about the ancients" again. That's what she, as an intern, should be considering.
In any case, now Nalan Rong's move to force the boss to submit with the order is a mistake. No one wants to be put on a knife by their subordinates. If the boss compromises this time, how will he manage his subordinates in the future?
Besides, what if other colleagues do the same? The company will not set this precedent.
In fact, Yu Qi felt that she should be a little more patient, and use a big order to give the boss a reason to take the initiative and willingly reward her. After all, compared with other sales of the same age, her current status is no longer comparable.
But Yu Qi is not Nalan Rong, how does she know that Nalan Rong has not used this method?
In the past, a senior taught Yu Qi the trick of HR to deal with problems: delay in urgency, delay in handling things urgently. It's wonderful, and you can only understand it. Therefore, Yu Qi always felt that Nalan Rong's behavior this time was too reckless. However, she is not her, so she can't understand the level of grievances in Nalan Rong's heart.
In her previous life, when she was an HR, she had interviews with hundreds of employees at different levels. The former "comrades-in-arms" chose to leave, in addition to the temptation of positions and salaries thrown by the outside world, many people had the idea of changing jobs, just for the sake of face. This face includes positions, salaries, and levels, which objectively show the individual's personal value in the eyes of the boss.
If you don't cherish me, you naturally have to find an owner who cherishes me. It's also fighting for dignity.
Sure enough, seeing Nalan Rong slamming out of the director's office, Yu Qi knew that their conversation had collapsed.
Yu Qi really wanted to ease their relationship, but she didn't have the qualifications and position to say anything.
There is a proverb in the West: it is a virtue not to ask.
Two days later, the director asked Yu Qi to book a ticket to Beijing on Friday, and asked her to inform all sales in the North District to meet at 3 p.m. on Friday in the company's large conference room. In particular, the Superintendent emphasized the importance of ensuring that everyone was informed.
Also there was Huang Ying, the director of human resources.
I heard that the sales in Beijing were all on strike, and there was no one in the sales office. In the morning, as soon as everyone arrived at the sales department, they exchanged heads and ears.
Yu Qi knew that if he wanted to save trouble and send emails in bulk, those sales who did not attend the meeting would prevaricate by not seeing the email. Then when the director arrives in Beijing, he may go in vain. And they deliberately chose Friday afternoon for the meeting. Yu Qi felt a chill down her spine, did they want to kill? Her heart suddenly became heavy.
In general, in order to avoid affecting the situation of employees, the company has the initiative to control the development of the situation. They all like to choose Friday afternoons, because the next weekend is the weekend, and the employees who want to make trouble, there is no audience, and there is no place to perform. In addition, the emotionally excited parties are also prone to regain their senses and calm down after 2 days of cold treatment.
Throughout Thursday afternoon, Ms. Yu made more than 50 phone calls and informed all of Base's sales in Beijing.
Because Beijing is located in the imperial city, major companies are entrenched, so the company must set up a sales office there. There is no HR there, and there is no Admin (admin), except for the aunt who is in charge of cleaning, it is all sales. A qiē is homemade by sales. Therefore, Nalan Rong's position in the sales center of Beijing is no less than that of the general manager of the Shanghai headquarters.
It is precisely because of this that in Beijing, the Shanghai headquarters has no eyes and ears, and it is not even clear which employees are participating in the strike. This time, if it weren't for an old customer in Beijing calling Wang Jun, the sales director, to ask him, how could the Beijing company go out with all its staff. Shanghai is still in the dark.
At this time, GM (General Manager) was furious at his two favorite generals, Wang Jun and Huang Ying, in his elegantly furnished office.
They all regretted that they had given too much power to Nalan Rong at the beginning, but they didn't expect that the chess pieces they had cultivated would turn against them; Even more regret for not giving her a fair level. It's not that they haven't discussed Nalan Rong's level and salary at the beginning, but they just feel that the annual promotion and salary increase for her is already the highest proportion of the company's CB (CompensationandBenefit, employee salary and benefits), which is also in line with the company's employee development Philosophy. And the employees themselves have not raised objections for many years. Therefore, Wang Jun still felt that Nalan Rong was just hypocritical this time, and hoped that he felt that he owed her a favor. In order to respond to all changes, this time it is good to be appeased as before.
A few days ago, she slammed the door from the office, and although Wang Jun was shocked (shocked), she was still waiting for her to adjust her mood and accept the reality. Because she is a mature regional manager after all, Wang Jun believes that she can handle her own feelings.
Besides, who has come to this position and has no grievances in his heart?! Didn't everyone knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs?
I never expected Nalan Rong to do such an extreme thing. Didn't she know that her impulsive behavior would affect all of her subordinates in the North District? How could she be willing to ignore her "brothers who were born and died"?
Doesn't she know that "those who come out to mix must always pay it back"? If it gets out, I'm afraid no company in the industry will accept her.
When encountering this kind of thing, the only way to cut through the mess is to cut through the mess quickly. The more it drags on, the worse the impact becomes, and the harder it is for the company to clean up. Therefore, Wang Jun and Huang Ying discussed, and went over with the company's dismissal letter and official seal, and "corrected the law on the spot" to the thorn in the trouble.
Before 3 o'clock, all the sales were sitting in the large conference room of the Beijing office, quietly waiting for the company's decision. They are accustomed to living a comfortable life, have a house and a baby, and are afraid of suddenly losing their jobs and not being able to repay various bank loans. From the time of pressing orders, some people have already begun to pay attention to new job opportunities in headhunters.
They don't dare to go against the queen's will, let alone go against the company, otherwise if it gets out, which company will dare to take over? Unfortunately, the third quarter of each year is not a good season for job hopping. Therefore, everyone's anxious red heart is ready with both hands. I hope that today the company can show itself a broad road.
As the head of the sales department, Wang Jun has the responsibility to preside over this embarrassing meeting, and his consistent speech style is to move people with emotion: first miss the days when we used to make orders together in Beijing.
It is said that several old salesmen in Beijing, and even the community manager are secretly crying on the side.
"I borrowed the lyrics 'I don't want to leave, I want to stay'. This should be everyone's voice now, right? Wang Jun finally said emotionally, "I can't bear to let you go." I'm afraid some of you are still wondering why the company is suddenly on vacation, right? We know what happened this time. So, now I'm announcing the company's decision: if you're willing to stay in your job and do a good job, then go back to your seat now and contact your customers. In the third quarter, there is still a month to come. Comrades who can't complete the task have only one way to do PIP (PerformanceImprovementPlan: if you accept the company's improvement plan, after signing, you still can't complete the sales of the target, and you can only resign voluntarily because of lack of ability); If there's something to say to me, to HR, then stay and talk. ”
Everyone looked at each other, looked at Nalan Rong, and then looked at Wang Jun. After hesitating, they walked out of the conference room.
When will the arm be able to twist the thigh?
In the end, only Nalan Rong and 2 community managers were left in the office. Nalan Rong smiled at them and said, "You guys should go out to work too." Actually, I shouldn't have asked you to wade through this troubled water with me. Your intentions, I, Nalan Rong, will remember it for a lifetime. With that, she turned her head away and began to sob.
After the two community managers went out, Wang Jun silently put the dismissal letter in front of Nalan Rong.
Wang Jun and Huang Ying were waiting for Nalan Rong to sort out their feelings, and they were also waiting for her decision. Nalan Rong signed in the back without looking.
"After this incident, I regretted it. But there was no turning back from the start of construction. Nalan Rong calmed down and said, "Before I went to Shanghai last time, I decided that if Mr. Wang still perfunctory me as before, I would resign when I came back." But on the way back, I thought about my dedication to the company over the years, but the company's attitude towards me. Anyway, I was very chilled. So, in a fit of rage, I took revenge on the company. ”
Impulsiveness is the devil!
She stopped, looked at Wang Jun, then at Huang Ying, and said, "I joined Kut since I graduated from college, and you two have watched me grow up all the way." Anyway, I'm grateful that you have given me the opportunity to show what I can do on the Kut platform. I'm sorry for the trouble before I leave. ”
"And Mr. Wang, I left your office that day with a very bad attitude, please forgive me." Nalan Rong sincerely apologized to Wang Jun.
Wang Jun sat across from the conference table and nodded to her, accepting her apology.
"I understand your feelings." Huang Ying walked to Nalan Rong's side as she spoke, gently pressed her shoulder, and said with a little sadness, "Don't suffer from widowhood, but suffer from unevenness." We HR have also been negligent in your incident this time. Like you said, I watched you grow up, and now I can't let you go, and I can't bear it. However, the company has the majesty of the company......"
"I know, I know......" Nalan Rong cried aggrievedly again, she covered her mouth with one hand, picked up her dismissal letter with the other and left the conference room.
"Hey, if you haven't fired someone, it's not really HR. But after I fired so many people, I still hate this kind of occasion. Huang Ying sighed sadly.
"I know, I know, I didn't manage the team well, and I embarrassed you." Wang Jun carefully compensated no.
"It's not your fault alone, except for you and me, everyone who has signed is responsible." Huang Ying said objectively that she was referring to Nalan Rong's (rank and salary) adjustment book.