Wen 丨 Qing Xin Junyue
Until Gong Biao privately told Wang Xiang that he was on the list of layoffs that would be released soon, Wang Xiang still couldn't believe this fact.
Wang Xiang couldn't figure out how he could be laid off based on his "origin" and status in the factory.
Who is Wang Xiang?
In Wang Xiang's own words, he is the elder of Huagang Steel, a model worker, and the existence of "I dare to say that I don't know Director Song, and Director Song doesn't dare to say that he doesn't know me". His father dug the first shovel of soil for the construction of the Huagang factory, especially in the first two days, he received cordial condolences from the director of the Song factory, and also called on the entire factory staff to learn from him.
These conditions added together, not to mention that Wang Xiang did not believe it, even Ma Desheng expressed doubts when he heard about it for the first time.
Therefore, it is not strange that Wang Xiang felt that Gong Biao's statement was amused after hearing Gong Biao say the news. But whether he is smiling or not, this is the truth, he is indeed on the list of layoffs that Director Song has signed.
It stands to reason that in that era, an existence like Wang Xiang, as long as it was not all laid off, the matter of being laid off would not fall on him. And the reason why he was laid off was not until I saw the scene when he went to give gifts to Director Song for Wang Yang, that I learned the truth.
And the truth is that Wang Xiang did a series of wrong things one after another after giving gifts to Director Song.
Two bottles of liquor
If there was no Wang Yang's affairs, if Wang Xiang's wife had not pampered him, Wang Xiang would not have given gifts, and would not have caused the trouble of being laid off.
But this does not mean that Wang Xiang's dismissal is the fault of Wang Yang and Wang Xiang's wife, in the final analysis, it is still Wang Xiang's problem - things, he did not understand; The leader's thoughts, he did not figure it out.
Indeed, what Wang Xiang encountered when he gave gifts was very embarrassing.
Wang Xiang carried two bottles of old wine, waiting outside the office building of Director Song until the end of work, waiting until it was dark, waiting until the stars blinked, and the tired Wang Xiang thought it was better to go directly to the office to find Director Song.
Wang Xiang went directly to the office to find Director Song, which is not wrong; No one answered the knock, and it was not a mistake for Wang Xiang to gently push the door open; The problem is that Wang Xiang embarrassingly bumped into a scene that should not be seen - Director Song had an affair with a female employee in the factory.
This situation is indeed a situation of "nine deaths", and once it is not handled well, it will inevitably attract resistance, disgust and targeting from the leaders. But this is not absolute, the so-called "wealth in danger", this situation is handled well, but it is also a good time to give gifts (close to the leader).
However, Wang Xiang handled it very badly.
Seeing this, Wang Xiang hurriedly ran downstairs with the wine in his bag, and Director Song was afraid that the matter would be publicized and hurriedly chased downstairs in disheveled clothes.
Director Song stopped Wang Xiang and asked him what was going on.
And Wang Xiang's "It's okay" made Director Song's heart panic.
Then, Director Song's eyes glanced at Wang Xiang's basket, and he instantly understood: Wang Xiang came to him, he was giving him a gift, and he must have asked for something.
If in the past, Director Song, who had only asked for a gold watch from a "Hong Kong businessman", would not have looked at these bottles of wine in his eyes, and even if Wang Xiang's "old qualifications" wanted to help, he would fiercely "take love".
However, at this time, the situation was different, and Director Song knew that Wang Xiang had pinched his "handle", and just knew that Wang Xiang had something to ask for, so he thought of using this to seal Wang Xiang's mouth.
So, Director Song took the initiative to turn the topic to the "gift" that must have been given to him, and did not pretend, after Wang Xiang indicated that the wine was given to him, Director Song took the wine with a smile.
At this time, Director Song was waiting again, waiting for Wang Xiang to tell him what he was asking him to do, as long as it was not an extremely tricky matter, he would come down.
However, Wang Xiang did not say.
Even if Director Song had no way, he took the initiative to ask him if there was any difficulty? Wang Xiang still didn't say.
There was no way, Director Song had to lead the topic to the things that Wang Xiang encountered, and finally told Wang Xiang again: "If there is any difficulty, tell me", but Wang Xiang decisively refused, "There is no difficulty, not at all".
And it was Wang Xiang's way of handling the problem this time that laid the root cause for future layoffs.
Why do you say that?
For Director Song, who was bumped into the ambiguous matter, what he needed was to be practical.
This kind of steadfastness is not Wang Xiang's repeated statements of "I don't see anything", "dark and dark", "reaching out and not seeing five fingers", but reaching a "deal".
That is to say, Director Song hopes that Wang Xiang has something to ask him, he gives Wang Xiang help, and Wang Xiang keeps it secret for him, so that Director Song will be at ease and practical.
However, Wang Xiang's approach not only did not give Director Song this kind of steadiness and peace of mind, but also gave Director Song the illusion that Wang Xiang wanted to "wait for the price and sell".
Condolences from the director of the plant
The "handle" that Wang Xiang grasped was a thorn in Director Song's heart, which made Director Song feel like a cattle in his throat.
Director Song had been waiting for Wang Xiang to make a request, but he didn't expect that Wang Xiang had not heard from him since then.
Soon after, when Director Song learned that Wang Xiang was "injured" and hospitalized because he cooperated with the public security department's investigation, Director Song knew that the opportunity to solve the problem had come again.
Director Song called reporters and factory officials to visit Wang Xiang with great fanfare.
Of course, this visit, Director Song also played tricks to stabilize the "military heart" of the Birch Steel Factory, but it was mainly to solve the problem of Wang Xiang pinching his handle.
But we need to pay attention to one thing: at this time, Director Song does not have much patience with Wang Xiang.
Why do you say this, because the occasion that Director Song left for Wang Xiang's request has been put on the surface from private to the surface.
In front of the camera, Director Song wanted Wang Xiang to make a request, and Director Song was also willing to help Wang Xiang to seal his mouth. But there are not many requirements that can be on the premise of the camera. Therefore, Director Song did not have much patience with Wang Xiang at this time.
To solve the scourge that Wang Xiang was included in the list of layoffs soon after, this time there is still a chance. For example, Wang Xiang should not stop his wife from asking Director Song about the reimbursement of the heart stent.
If Wang Xiang asked his wife to say it, on that occasion, Director Song would have had enough reason to do this for him. In this way, Director Song also had the opportunity to knock Wang Xiang at the right time afterwards - telling him that the matter of helping him offset the incident where he grabbed the handle.
But if Wang Xiang does not understand and puts forward other requirements (difficult things), then sorry, to change to "that night" Director Song will not hesitate to do it for him, but at this time, Director Song will not, he will take Wang Xiang's request to make a gesture, and in the end, even if it is done, he will deliberately discount a few times.
But no matter what, as long as Wang Xiang does it right, the crisis will be lifted. However, Wang Xiang missed this opportunity again.
Laying off is not necessarily a killing move
Finally, Wang Xiang was written into the list of laid-offs, and the person who instructed it was Director Song.
Because during the meeting, Director Song asked the people from the following departments to report the list of laid-off personnel, and without Director Song's instruction, Wang Xiang's department was impossible, and he did not dare to report Wang Xiang, after all, Director Song had just personally comforted Wang Xiang.
So, is it a dead end for Wang Xiang this time?
In fact, it is not, in order not to be laid off, Wang Xiang turned his attention to "meritorious service", but ignored the director of the Song factory, who played a key role in his layoff.
In other words, when Wang Xiang decided to go to Director Song to ask about this matter, Gong Biao did not stop him, and Wang Xiang was likely not laid off.
Because writing Wang Xiang into the list this time can be said to be Director Song's killing move against Wang Xiang, or it can be said to be Wang Xiang's last warning.
At this time, Director Song had completely lost patience with Wang Xiang, and he could not leave this package of explosives that could detonate at any time with him and wait for it to detonate.
Director Song wrote Wang Xiang into the list, if Wang Xiang did not get news in advance, then Wang Xiang was laid off, and the crisis of Director Song was lifted, and Wang Xiang's layoff was regarded as Wang Xiang deserved.
But if Wang Xiang got the news in advance and took the initiative to find him, then Director Song could not let him be laid off, but he would beat him wantonly and let Wang Xiang beg him well, which can be regarded as a punishment for Wang Xiang who does not understand and will not do things. In this way, the crisis of Director Song can be regarded as lifted.
However, this time, Wang Xiang still did not seize the opportunity.
Many people think that the workplace is about playing with their hearts and minds, but in fact, the workplace is more like a psychology that contains interpersonal communication.
The problem encountered by Wang Xiang was because he did not know how to deal with it properly, so he buried the root cause of the bane, and finally became the person who should not be laid off but was laid off instead.
In this incident, Wang Xiang made two mistakes:
First, the embarrassment with Director Song was not resolved in a timely and proper manner.
Second, it did not stabilize Director Song's heart in time, but aroused Director Song's defense.
And these two points exposed that Wang Xiang did not understand Director Song's thoughts.
To know that "pretending to be stupid and stunned" is not a "golden oil" to resolve embarrassment, properly expose your "weaknesses", let leaders grasp their appropriate "handles", skillfully reassure leaders, let leaders rest assured, is the top priority in the workplace.
For example, many newcomers in the workplace think that troublesome people are a bad thing. But in fact, the right "troublesome person" is a compulsory course for career promotion. In the process of "troublesome people", the relationship is brought closer; In the process of "troublesome people", let each other feel at ease.
I remember reading such a sentence, which roughly means: the reason why people frequently maintain social interaction is actually to eliminate the fear in others.
Therefore, in fact, many times the disaster buried in the workplace is not necessarily that you really did something wrong, like Wang Xiang, but that you did not eliminate the "fear" of you in the other party's heart in time, and finally caused a big problem.
Qing Xin Junyue is an emotional observer, book critic and film critic. Warm you with words, me.