Chapter III Employment Agencies
Chen Feng returned to the room. He went to the bathroom and took a hot shower, feeling refreshed all over. Look at the time also until 11 p.m. At this time in the countryside, it is estimated that it is already asleep, but it is very lively in the city. Outside, the gongs and drums are noisy, and the merchants have invited street performers to perform. Chen Feng does not have the habit of going out at night. Lying in bed in a daze, thinking about finding a job tomorrow. It is said that the soil buns will touch the ashes on their faces when they enter the city. Luckily, he hasn't met any bad guys yet. This is just the beginning, and who knows what the road will follow. Thinking about what kind of job you should look for? He is now away from home, and his father is sick at home, so he can earn money quickly, no matter what kind of work he does. But for a poor family like his, the higher the salary, the better for him. Chen Feng wants to go to bed early and recharge his energy for tomorrow's job. For Chen Feng, he has a chaotic deck of cards in his hand. He has no education, no diploma, no technology, and people like him are not popular anywhere. It seems that the only thing to do is to sell your physical strength. He wanted to work as a worker in a factory. The downside is that his ID card is still a temporary one. Chen Feng is still very worried about finding a job tomorrow, although he is only asking for a simple job. He had never worked and was afraid of meeting bad people. He doesn't seem to understand anything. Anyway, hope for good luck tomorrow.
The next day, Chen Feng woke up early in the morning, and he went out to look for work. The industrial area is still relatively quiet, and the workers are working in the factory. The road is sparsely populated, and the sun is blazing, licking the road like tongues of fire. Passers-by hid in the shade, lying on benches, shaking fans, and shopkeepers leaning over the counter to sleep. Passing by an intersection, two young men, one tall and one short, held signs that read Recruitment. "Brother, are you looking for a job?" Said the tall boy. Chen Feng nodded. "We're an employment agency and we can help you find a job very quickly." Chen Feng hesitated. "The ones we introduced to you are all good factories, the wages and benefits are good, and they also include food and accommodation."
"That's good." Unconsciously, Chen Feng accosted them.
"You've just come to City A."
"Yes."
"I'll take you to an employment agency." Chen Feng couldn't believe him.
"My name is Liuzi, where is my hometown?"
"Of Province A."
"I'm also from Province A, and we're still fellow villagers. Just go there and have a look, if the work is not satisfied. Nor will I ask for your money. Chen Feng thought about it, anyway, he came out to find a job, and if he was not satisfied with his job, he would withdraw. I went to the employment agency with the two young people. They entered a hallway, which was narrow. Go up to the second floor. The two youths handed her over to a woman, and the sixth son said to the woman, "I am a fellow countryman, and I have come to look for a job, and you can introduce him to a good job." The two handed Chen Feng over to the woman and went down again. The woman smiled as if she was very kind. "Let's take a look at the factory's recruitment brochure first. In several of our factories, the wages are quite good. Bonuses, year-end bonuses, and all kinds of rewards are available. The woman did not recommend a good company to Chen Feng, but let him choose it himself.
Chen Feng looked at it, and the woman said, "Which factory have you taken a fancy to?" "The treatment of this company is quite good, can I enter?" Chen Feng pointed to a company.
"This company is a Fortune 500 company, and it is very difficult to recruit people. They commissioned our employment agency to recruit people, and only 10 people could be admitted. Now that there are seven slots, are you alone? ”
"Yes."
"Then we can help you get into this factory. It requires an application fee of 200 yuan, are you willing to pay it? ”
"I still need money."
"200 yuan for a job, it's actually worth it, you enter this company, you can get three or four thousand a month, you think about it." Chen Feng hesitated. "After paying the money, we can send you directly to the factory to arrange accommodation. It also saves you the cost of staying in a hotel. ”
"Okay." Chen Feng gave the woman the 200 yuan he was carrying in his pocket.
"Go to our general manager's office to register, and we can arrange it for you soon." The woman took him into a built-in office. There was a fat man, he was smoking a cigarette, and he saw someone come in. He wiped off his cigarette butt and said with a smile, "Welcome to our employment agency." The woman said, "He has already paid 200 yuan, so you can arrange a job for him." The woman handed Chen Feng to the manager and walked out again. The obese man asked him to sit down. Show me your ID. Chen Feng's ID card was shown to him. "Yours is a temporary ID card, huh?"
"Yes, it takes three months for the official ID card to come down, is there a problem?"
"There was a problem, but not a big problem. Because you are a temporary ID card. It is difficult to apply for a residence permit and social security, and the company will provide social security to employees. In this way, you pay another 400 yuan and we will solve it for you. Chen Feng frowned. I asked their company to apply for five insurances and one housing fund for you, a residence permit, and an entry permit. You also have to pay 400 yuan. ”
"Can't you pay it?"
"You have to pay it, otherwise you can't be hired. If you spend another 400 yuan, the factory will give you benefits, and the entry will be done for you, which is actually worth it. Chen Feng thought about it for a while, he had to ask for someone outside, and he had to spend money to ask for someone. He gave the manager $400. The manager took the 400 yuan and looked at him as he put it in a drawer. "This is the money for you to apply for social security and entry certificates, you also know that you have to sign a contract when you enter the factory, you are a regular employee of the company, and the company does not dare to fire you casually, they fire you and have to give double the salary." The manager gave the contract to Chen Feng. Chen Feng wanted to sign, and the manager asked him to wait. "This contract is 400 yuan, you are sure to sign it." Chen Feng felt more and more that this employment agency was not clean. Chen Feng said: "When I came in, I said that I could introduce a job for only 200 yuan. My temporary ID card is not easy to enter, and I admit it, so I will give you 400 yuan, and now I want 400 yuan, what is the situation? ”
"Young man, don't be so excited, we're just recruiting employees for the factory. If the factory asks you to work and doesn't sign a contract for you, they don't pay you, and they won't dare to deduct your wages if you sign this contract? I advise you to sign this contract. Contracts are guaranteed by law, do you understand? We're looking out for you, too. If you look at this contract, it says that it will cost 400 yuan, and we will not ask for more of your money. The manager pointed to the contract and showed Chen Feng that the contract fee was 400 yuan, and Chen Feng seemed to believe it. Sign this contract, work hard for a few years, and you won't have to worry about it in the future. ”
Chen Feng gritted his teeth and took out another 400 yuan to the manager. His pockets were almost empty. The manager didn't check the authenticity of the money this time, and put the money directly in the drawer. He asked Chen Feng to sign his name on the contract. The manager answered a phone call, and he didn't know who called, he said loudly: "Your work has been arranged, the eight-hour work system, the basic salary is 3,000, and you can also get five or six thousand a month." You prepare to go to work at that company tomorrow. The manager hung up the phone after a few words. If you look at the person just now, you will be able to work in the Arno factory tomorrow, and congratulations on becoming an employee of the Yanuo factory. Arnold said that it also had to charge for work clothes, and it was a large factory and could not wear plain clothes to work. ”
"Big factories have a lot of rules, and the garment factory will send it."
"Yes, but you have to pay for the production first, you give us another 200 yuan, and I will get you the overalls, and you can go to work there tomorrow."
"What? There is also 200 yuan. Chen Feng had a premonition that something was not good, and he became nervous. He said to the manager, "You give me the money back, I'm not going in." ”
"You don't go into that factory, but you don't have to return a penny, I think you still paid 200 yuan for work clothes to enter that factory."
"I don't have any money." Chen Feng was a little angry, "I don't want to enter that factory, you return the money to me, and you cheated me out." ”
"Hey, what did you say? Keep your mouth clean, if you don't enter the factory if I tell you to enter the factory, the money will not be returned. Chen Feng suddenly jumped like thunder, but this was someone else's territory, and he tried to suppress his emotions.
"Why don't you give it back, I didn't enter that factory."
"We introduced you to the factory because you don't want to enter it, who do you rely on?"
"I want to get in, but you ask for money from the left and the right out, and the factory doesn't come in, so the money is in your pocket." Chen Feng was still very immature in the face of this group of people.
"You have to look at it, it has been written in the contract that if Party A does not enter the factory, the intermediary fee will not be refunded, and you will sign it yourself." The manager handed the contract to Chen Feng. A line of small print below the contract, if Party A does not comply with the agreement, the intermediary freight will not be refunded. Chen Feng was taken aback, he didn't look carefully when he signed the contract.