"Poor banks, rich grain stations, oil-headed and slippery food stations, supply and marketing cooperatives can also do it, but no one looks at the teacher." I believe that many people are familiar with this smooth sentence, but in fact, it reflects the enviable "iron rice bowl" 40 years ago.
Most of the 8 "iron rice bowls" that used to be very beautiful have disappeared now, and even if they exist, it is not uncommon, and those who have done it are old.
01. Salesperson of supply and marketing cooperatives
In 1978, Zhang Binggui was awarded the title of special salesman by Beijing, and he was also a national model worker, becoming a banner in business in that era.
Zhang Binggui's occupation is the candy salesman of the department store, and the salesperson was a very popular job in that era, whether it was a supply and marketing cooperative or a department store, the salesperson would be enviable.
As early as the 50s, the mainland established a supply and marketing cooperation system, after all, materials were very scarce at that time, so a mechanism was formed for the allocation of goods by the state.
At that time, people had to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy goods with various bills, and without bills, even if they had money, they couldn't buy anything. Even if you have a bill, you have money, but if you go late and the sought-after things are sold out, you can't buy them.
But if there are relatives in the family who work in the supply and marketing cooperatives, the situation is different. The salesperson can reserve part of the goods first, and he can also enjoy a preferential purchase price, making this position a sweet spot.
In everyone's opinion, the sales staff has a high salary, the work is simple and easy, there is no need to worry about the goods not being sold, and the people will respect them and dare not offend.
However, since the reform and opening up, the mainland has ushered in the restructuring of the market economy, major supermarkets have sprung up, and supply and marketing cooperatives have begun to decline. Now, online shopping has begun to flourish again, and even the traditional supermarket and shopping mall business has been impacted.
As for the position of salesperson, it has become very ordinary nowadays, the salary is not too high, the employment pressure is high, and many people will avoid this position if they are busy and can't make too much money.
02. Rural postman
Before the 21st century, the transportation in the mainland was not perfect, and mobile phones were not yet popular, and the postman became the main link for people to deliver letters and goods.
Whenever a postman on a bicycle arrives, everyone will come up to see if there are any letters sent to them by friends.
The postmen relied on bicycles with 28 bars to go from house to house for dozens of miles every day, delivering letters and newspapers to customers. Therefore, the postmen of that era carried the expectations of too many people, especially during the holidays, the postmen were even busier, and there were endless things to send every day.
In order to allow people to get the letters as soon as possible, the postmen are even more rain or shine. At that time, it was not easy to become a postman, and they needed to go through a strict selection process, and they also had to have a certain degree of education, and they could enjoy very generous benefits and high salaries.
However, since the popularization of telephones and mobile phones in rural areas in the 21st century, coupled with the convenience of transportation and the improvement of the express logistics network, it is rare to see postmen.
The enviable "iron rice bowl" postman 30 years ago has also been replaced by today's couriers, but today's couriers can not enjoy the high pension treatment of postmen.
03. Quality inspector of grain station
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the shortage of grain supply on the mainland, the state implemented a commune movement, and the grain management departments uniformly allocated and stored grain. Therefore, people need to hand over a proportional part of the grain to the state, that is, "public grain", and also exchange the surplus grain for food stamps to meet the food demand.
In those days, the quality inspectors of the grain station could be regarded as a fat poor, their work was very stable, and the people would stutter, making them appear "superior".
At that time, peasants needed to come to the grain station in the town or township to pay for the grain, but whether the grain could be sold to the state depended on the quality of the grain. And the quality is determined by the eyes of the quality inspectors, that is to say, they have the right to decide whether the grain is passed.
Every time the grain harvest season, the quality inspector of the grain station will test the grain sent by each farmer at the gate of the grain station to see which quality meets the standards and which is unqualified.
Some peasants have traveled dozens of kilometers to the grain station, queued up for several days, and finally failed to pass the inspection, and have to take the grain home to dry again.
If the relationship with the quality inspector of the grain station is good, even if the quality of the public grain handed over is poor, it will meet the acceptance. But if you offend the quality inspector, even if the quality meets the standards, you will be rejected for a reason.
In order to please the quality inspectors, the villagers will respect them very much, and even send gifts in advance, just so that the quality inspectors will not make things difficult for themselves.
It can be said that the quality inspectors at that time were really majestic, but since the 90s, the payment of public grain has been gradually abolished in various places, and in 2006, the agricultural tax was officially abolished, and the grain stations around the country were abolished, and the quality inspectors also withdrew from the historical stage.
04. Car driver
Nowadays, cars have become a must-have standard for almost every family, and almost everyone has a driver's license, and car drivers are no longer popular. But before the 80s, car drivers were a skilled job and employees of state-owned units, and they were very popular, and many farmers were envious.
At that time, the car driver's license was very difficult to obtain, requiring strict political examination, and requiring both eyes not to be myopic to ensure driving safety. In addition, the driver needs to repair the car on his own.
And these truck drivers, who usually run all over the country, have the opportunity to get in touch with the customs of various places, and can also bring some rare goods from other places home.
Because there are too few qualified drivers, many units of those car drivers rush to ask, their work is good, the social prestige is high, and they are highly respected by people, and everyone will be very envious.
However, with the continuous development of society, the means of transportation have become popular, and having a driver's license has become very common, and the social status of truck drivers has declined, and it has become a common occupation.
05. Family planning office personnel
In the 80s of the 20 th century, the mainland implemented the national policy of family planning, and the family planning offices became very important institutions, which were responsible for publicizing, supervising, implementing, and punishing family planning policies.
Every day, the staff of the family planning office will go from village to village and alley, going door to door to publicize the family planning policy, so as to prevent people from having more or more children.
But in those days, people generally had the concept of "having more children and more blessings", even if the state did not allow them to give birth, many families still secretly gave birth and hid from giving birth. But once they hear that the family planning office is coming, everyone will be very awe and worried.
After being caught, you can only choose to "miscarry", or you can only pay "excess birth fee", which is not what everyone wants to see.
However, with the implementation of the two-child policy in 2016, the functions of the Family Planning Office were greatly weakened, and it began to withdraw from the historical stage and was integrated into the health department.
The generation of family planning at the beginning is now married and has children, but the country urges them to give birth and they are not willing to "give birth", and various places have launched a reward and subsidy policy, but there are still not many people who respond to childbirth, maybe this is the cycle of cause and effect.
06. Bus conductor
In 2021, Li Suli, a pacesetter in the bus industry, was selected as one of the "Top Ten Brand Women", and as a representative of bus conductors, she dedicated her youth to the position of conductor.
In fact, at the beginning of New China, bus conductors were indispensable, and they carried the work of urging passengers to buy tickets, check monthly passes, and maintain order.
At that time, the bus ticket was a thin piece of paper, which represented different prices according to different colors, and the conductor asked the passenger for the destination to calculate the price and then give the corresponding ticket.
During peak passenger flow, conductors are the busiest, and they need to quickly collect money, make change, and maintain order to ensure that no passenger is missed, so as to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to "evade fares".
In those days, the task of the conductor was arduous, the bus driver respected them very much, and the conductor also became an enviable "iron rice bowl", with a good salary, but to get this position, you need a certain amount of connections.
However, with the popularization of electronic card swiping and independent coin insertion, coupled with the improvement of the monitoring system, the position of conductor has been eliminated, and Beijing began to sell tickets as early as 1994.
07. Commune announcer
Forty years ago, one of the most enviable professions was the announcer, when information was not exchanged, and people could only learn about what was happening on the radio, and those announcers would spread the news and weather forecasts through the radio.
Under the people's commune system, commune broadcasters were also derived, who transmitted information through cable broadcasting, and became the main channel for farmers to learn about the outside world.
At that time, every village had a small loudspeaker, which people could use to listen to the radio and learn all kinds of information. Because of this, people have great respect and envy for announcers.
At that time, the income of announcers was also very high, the average monthly income of workers was 20-30 yuan, while the announcer could reach 60 yuan / month, becoming the "iron rice bowl" that people envied.
But with the popularity of television, the status of announcers began to plummet. Nowadays, mobile phones and computers allow people to understand the outside world anytime and anywhere, and announcers are gradually disappearing in front of the public.
08. Film projectionist
In this era of information explosion, watching movies is a very simple thing, but 40 years ago it was a very luxurious thing.
In those days, there were relatively few entertainment activities in the countryside, and everyone got together to chat about family life in addition to farming, and the most anticipated thing was to go to the countryside for movies, and the profession of film projectionist was born.
At that time, the film projection equipment was relatively backward, and projectionists needed to supervise it at all times, and these projectionists would set up a simple screen in the open space every time they went to a village, and set up a projector, so that the villagers could see very precious films.
I remember when I was a child, in order to grab a good position, the children would go to occupy a seat without eating at night to watch the movie better. When these projectionists entered the village, they were respected by the villagers, and they entertained him with good wine and food.
It is understood that projectionists can earn 10-20 yuan for playing a movie, which was a lot of income at that time. But at the time, it wasn't easy to become a projectionist, and it required connections.
However, after the reform and opening up, the state-owned studios were either reorganized or declined, coupled with the popularization of television and the upgrading of movie theaters, the profession of film projectionist disappeared from the stage of history.
The above occupations were all "iron rice bowls" 40 years ago, but now they have either disappeared or become popular, and those who have done it are old.