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When it comes to the post-00s, many people's first reaction may be that they are young, lively, confident, and highly receptive to new things. Nowadays, they have entered the workplace one after another, and they have also brought some new phenomena, such as land reclamation and cleaning, professional bridesmaids...... The post-00s generation is more active in their thinking when choosing a career, and they also have their own plans and considerations, and their new labor concept has attracted much attention.
△ Feng Jiajia at work Photo by You Liting
Couples start a business to do housekeeping, and also bring out a young team
"The client made an appointment for 3 hours of daily cleaning, and I came to the door alone for such daily cleaning work. "Mopping the floor, wiping furniture, dealing with sanitary dead corners, etc., Feng Jiajia, who was born in 2000, is very quick to work, and the Modern Express reporter learned that she used to be a kindergarten teacher, and in the summer of 2022, she resigned and worked in the housekeeping industry with her boyfriend Xia Longcheng.
"At first, I just helped him shoot videos and edit them into videos in my spare time, and then promoted them online, but then he got busier and busier and quit my job to work with him. Feng Jiajia introduced her boyfriend Xia Longcheng is now the person in charge of the cleaning company they founded, and he is also a post-00s.
△ Photo courtesy of Xia Long City at work
"I started a moving company before, but then the business didn't do well, and I learned about housekeeping in the process of doing moving work. Xia Longcheng said that he saw that there were young people engaged in the housekeeping industry on the short video platform, and the business was good, so he also had the idea of engaging in this industry. "We focus on young people's housekeeping, and I think our strength is that we are good at communication and are more receptive to new ideas. In addition, the housekeeping industry is actually a manual job, and we young people can keep up with their physical strength. Xia Longcheng introduced that the housekeeping industry is not just about cleaning, and there are many doorways. At the beginning, he first went out to participate in training by himself, and then taught the people around him when he came back, and now there are five people in the team, all of whom are post-00s and post-95s. "Every day, we receive an order for the whole house to be cleared and cleaned, and everyone will go together, and a person will be arranged to go out for daily cleaning. ”
△ The team is doing cleaning work Courtesy of me
This group of young people also has their own ideas for attracting customers. "We publish video promotions on short video platforms and websites that young people like to use every day, so basically our customers are also from the Internet. Of course, at the beginning, the couple engaged in the housekeeping industry was also blocked by their families, "Parents will not understand at first, thinking that it is not decent to do housekeeping industry, but we think that the industry can be the champion!" Xia Longcheng revealed that the current monthly turnover of the team is about 70,000 yuan, and in addition to the whole house cleaning, I want to expand the daily cleaning work and strive to take more orders.
△ Ren Jing (first from right) and friends formed a bridesmaid group
As a professional bridesmaid, witness the happy moments of more than 30 couples
Born in 2004, Ren Jing's hometown is in Shuyang, Suqian, and she is currently studying at a university in Nantong. She is outgoing and cheerful, and she is engaged in the professional bridesmaid industry because of a request for help on the Internet. "At that time, I happened to graduate from high school and was relatively idle during the summer vacation, and I saw a post from a bride-to-be on the Internet, hoping to find a bridesmaid here in Shuyang. Ren Jing told the Modern Express reporter that the woman is from Henan, the man's hometown is in Shuyang, and both of them are working in Shanghai, and this time they came to Shuyang for a wedding. Because she got married late and was a foreigner, it would be difficult for the woman to find a suitable bridesmaid for a while, so she posted on the Internet for help.
This summer, Ren Jing had just worked as a bridesmaid for her cousin and had an understanding of the local wedding process, so she got in touch with the bride-to-be. "At that time, she was looking for two bridesmaids, and our work was not complicated, and the whole process was very smooth. Ren Jing said that according to the local customs of Shuyang, the woman lived in a local hotel, and the man came to pick up her relatives at about 7 o'clock in the morning on the day of the wedding. Ren Jing's main task is to be responsible for arranging some props for small games during kissing, acting as an "atmosphere group", and accompanying the woman to the hotel for luncheon lively. The bride changes into a wedding dress, and the bridesmaids accompany the toast, etc., and the ceremony is almost over after completing this series of processes.
△ Ren Jing recorded the daily life of "part-time work" in Xiaohongshu
After this experience, Ren Jing found that there was actually a market for this industry. "There are various reasons for looking for professional bridesmaids, some are daughters-in-law from other places like the aforementioned above, some are married late, and the friends around them are married and cannot be bridesmaids, and there are introverted personalities, hoping that the bridesmaids can help stir up the atmosphere. Ren Jing said that she usually likes to travel. In addition to the living expenses fixed by her parents, she also wants to solve part of the travel expenses through such a part-time job. She has received about 35 orders in the past year by publishing posts on her social platform, the most popular of which is October, and more than 10 orders have been "exploded" in a month. Most of the people who came to her were Nantong locals, and they had also been to Changshu and other places in the surrounding areas.
"The customs and habits of each place are different, and the time of picking up relatives is also different, for example, Rugao is picking up relatives in the middle of the night, so I have to go there at about 11 o'clock at night. Generally, the customer will be responsible for reimbursing the cost of the trip. Ren Jing said that there is no custom of bridesmaids in this area of Nantong, and the whole wedding process is very relaxed and pleasant. If she needs a large number of bridesmaids, she will also bring her classmates with her.
Opening the WeChat chat interface, Ren Jing carefully marked the key information for each customer. "3.4 Guangdong marries Nantong bride", "4.18 near Nantong University", "4.14 Changshu bride" ...... In this way, you can chat at a glance, and you can also communicate with customers in time before the wedding to understand the wedding process.
△ Ren Jing's WeChat remarks
"On January 1st, I received a list in Rugao, and what is more special is that the woman's family doesn't like to talk very much, and I feel that they are all introverts. Ren Jing told the Modern Express reporter that the woman's family specially proposed it at that time, hoping that the bridesmaids could help make the atmosphere lively, otherwise it would be embarrassing to be cold. She brought the popular "door blocking game" to allow the relatives and friends of both sides to interact more naturally, and finally took the bride out of the house in a lively and joyful atmosphere, and the customers were also very satisfied.
Ren Jing said that at present, according to the market situation, the price of each order is about 400 yuan. Sometimes there is some extra income, such as the red envelope received when the door is blocked, and some brides will let them collect it themselves. In addition to the economic gains, in Ren Jing's view, the greater gain is spiritual satisfaction. "Every time, I feel that I have helped the bride to have wonderful wedding memories, and I will be very happy. If you can witness so many happy moments for the newlyweds, you will also be infected by such happiness. Ren Jing said.
Regarding the current post-00 employment phenomenon, Professor Tang Zhongbao of the School of Marxism of Jiangnan University said that the current post-00s are very courageous and don't care much about the eyes of others. They tend to be very attentive and can find something niche and have more user thinking. Young people should be recognized and encouraged to find some new ways of employment, do well and at the same time inspire some people to contribute to a better life. "Nowadays, our employment guidance should also be constantly updated with the progress of the times, and we also hope that the society will give young people more tolerance in employment, and guide and help them. ”
Modern Express/Modern + Reporter Zhu Jingrun, Yan Junchen, You Liting