There are different opinions about the reasons for the restructuring of state-owned enterprises in the 90s, and the most angry and disgusting statement for tens of millions of laid-off workers: The workers of state-owned enterprises are superficial, and they can't do a good job if they are cheating and cheating!
In 2012, former German President Mutter Schmidt told Chinese scholars that China's demographic dividend would disappear, and state-owned enterprises would release real value, which would be the lifeblood of the Chinese.
Chinese scholars have a deep understanding of Mutter's words, because at this time, state-owned enterprises were in a stage of change, countless state-owned enterprises were in a life-and-death situation, and countless workers were facing unemployment.
As early as 1998, the reform of state-owned enterprises was in full swing, so at that time, due to the conflict between their own limitations and the progress of the times, state-owned enterprises fell into a state of self-contradiction, either reforming or dying out with the times.
The problem of state-owned enterprises has been seriously exposed as early as 1978 after the reform and opening up, because after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the role of state-owned enterprises is only a producer, not a creator.
In the beginning, it was not difficult for producers to survive, because the competition was not fierce, and the country's economic construction had just started, everything was moving slowly, and too fierce economic competition was not conducive to the initial development of the country.
However, after entering the reform and opening up, the tide of the times is surging forward, and state-owned enterprises suddenly find that they have lost touch with the times.
Relying on the producer alone cannot complete the continuation of the life of the enterprise, or even a chronic, consumable death.
In 1998, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Finance, the profits of our state-owned non-financial enterprises were only 50 percent, and the amount of losses reached an exaggerated amount of more than 300 billion yuan.
This data directly illustrates a problem, in the social environment at that time, nearly half of China's state-owned enterprises were losing money, and even the reality was more serious than the data showed.
Due to the poor management of state-owned enterprises, the project could not be carried out, and the consequence was naturally that the enterprise was shut down and the workers were unemployed.
Many people are aware that if state-owned enterprises want to develop, they must get rid of the old model and no longer rely on being a "producer".
Technological transformation and new product development have become a necessary factor for the survival and continuation of enterprises, and since the old model cannot survive, it will keep up with the times and become a new creator.
Since it is a reform, everything that has been going on for so long must be reshuffled, from the system to the enterprise structure, and finally to the personnel problem, all of which must be readjusted one by one.
This process sounds very bloody, but in fact it is extremely cruel, countless workers have lost their jobs because of the reform, and countless enterprises have completely disappeared because of the reform.
From 1998 to 2003, the number of state-owned enterprises in China dropped from 238,000 to 150,000, and in just four years, a full 88,000 enterprises disappeared.
The number of workers affected was also as high as more than 5 million, and the unemployment of so many people was a huge shock to the society at that time.
But if we don't reform, won't we be unemployed? It's like having an open surgery, if you don't have surgery, your condition will keep getting worse, and if you have surgery, you will fall into weakness for a certain period of time.
Using this as a metaphor for state-owned enterprises at that time, it was not a 100% enterprise, but it was more appropriate.
There is no doubt that the benefits of the reforms are considerable, and they are also very significant, from 2003 to 2014, the output value of state-owned enterprises has increased several times.
From 20 trillion yuan in 2003, the output value of domestic enterprises soared to 102 trillion yuan in 2014.
If none of them represent the achievements of state-owned enterprise reform, the Fortune world list also tells people an amazing statistic.
Before 2003, China was on the list of the world's top 500 state-owned enterprises on the "Fortune" list, only 6, and in 2014, it has reached an astonishing 83.
However, all gains have a price, and state-owned enterprises have been able to complete the rebirth and change their fate, but they have also paid a very heavy price.
First of all, in the area of employees, in order to cater to the new era, countless workers have lost their jobs, some of which are reluctantly given up by state-owned enterprises, and the other part is deliberately done by state-owned enterprises.
This is a very cruel thing, unable to keep up with the times, not only state-owned enterprises have been eliminated, but workers are also facing the situation of being eliminated and unemployed.
However, the unemployment of workers is more a problem of the times than a problem of the workers themselves, and many people blame the problems on the workers themselves.
In this regard, there are many remarks that the quality of workers is low, they are cheating and cheating in state-owned enterprises, and they are unwilling to work hard.
This statement is also a big mistake in the world, and it is also a complete blame for the predicament of state-owned enterprises back then, and some people have really wronged people.
This kind of statement is also the words that tens of millions of laid-off workers hate to hear, and anyone who is laid off will feel angry when they are said to have poor ability and attitude, so that they are laid off.
For the situation and pattern of state-owned enterprises in those years, the ability could not guarantee that a person could stay, and layoffs and careers became the norm, which was a pattern that was difficult to change in personal ability.
Resources:
Xinhuanet News - State-owned Enterprise Reform: Reorganizing the Backbone of a Great Power
