On December 29, 2023, the New Year's Day movie "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!" was officially released. This comedy film directed by Dong Runnian and starring Dapeng and Bai Ke takes the story of a factory worker who was accidentally transferred to the headquarters as a clue, exposing all kinds of unhealthy tendencies in the current workplace and satirizing the injustices in reality, which has aroused widespread resonance and discussion.
In the film, we can see that there are many unspoken rules in the workplace, some are to protect their own interests, some are to cater to the wishes of their superiors, and some are to adapt to the culture of the company. Below, let's take a look at the unspoken rules of the workplace that hit people's hearts in the film:
1. The boss does not leave, and the employee does not dare to leave work on time, and "voluntarily" works overtime 996
In the early part of the film, a very common phenomenon is shown. Hu Jianlin's work at the headquarters actually has no substantive content, he is just an ornament of the department, but he can't leave work on time, because his boss has not left yet, and if he leaves, he will be considered disrespectful. Therefore, he can only wait until his boss leaves every day before leaving, and he has to work overtime "voluntarily", working overtime until 9 o'clock in the evening, and working overtime on weekends depending on the situation, which is the so-called 996 work system. Such a work system is not only the exploitation of employees, but also the consumption of employees, which makes people feel helpless and depressed.
Second, people with relationships and backgrounds can be praised even if they don't know anything
Hu Jianlin's soaring in the headquarters is not because of his ability, nor because of his luck, but because of his identity. Due to the misunderstanding at the beginning, everyone thought that he was a relative of the chairman, or even the chairman's own son, so his every move was endowed with profound meaning, his words and deeds were regarded as profound wisdom, and his smile and cheek were regarded as a cordial demeanor. Everyone was in awe of him, stammered, and was praised and rewarded for whatever he did.
Third, the company engages in KTV team building, employees "must not leave early", and girls may be harassed by male bosses
In the film, Hu Jianlin's female colleague Pan Yiran (played by Zhuang Dafei) was troubled like this, she was forcibly pulled to sing by the head of the human resources department of the headquarters, and was also manipulated by him, and finally threatened to "be obedient if you want to become a regular". Such unspoken rules not only violate the dignity and rights of women, but also affect the normal work order and atmosphere, and should be condemned and stopped.
Fourth, employees of large factories like to use black language in communication, and outsourcing employees are discriminated against
The whole process of the film is full of all kinds of black words, such as "gripper", "granularity", "combination punch", etc., which deepens the information exchange barrier between employees, and is also a deep irony of reality. And the situation of outsourcing employees is very embarrassing, they not only have to endure the cold eyes and ridicule of employees in large factories, but also have to face the never-ending "positive PUA". Their work is often unwilling to be done by employees in large factories, and the remuneration is far lower than that of employees in large factories.
5. Leaders only need to say "appropriate nonsense"
In the film, Hu Jianlin's boss taught him some experience as a manager, the most impressive of which was to say "appropriate nonsense", and leave the rest to his subordinates to figure out. For example, "the key to this problem is to grasp the key problem", "the key to solving this problem is to know how to solve it", and so on. In reality, many managers do not know anything about their own business, and they only think about how to manage upwards and squeeze employees downward.
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