The first time I looked for a job, it was after 10 years of work.
My first job was assigned by the state, so I didn't have to find it myself.
I was looking for a job after I quit my job.
It was the first time in my life that I went to Guangzhou.
From Jinan to Guangzhou, the train drove for a full 45 hours, and I stood the whole time, and many times it was the golden rooster independence - because if one foot is raised, it may never be able to put it down again!
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the train arrived at Guangzhou Railway Station.
The lights are on.
Out of the train station, you are greeted by the flashing neon lights of the Liuhua Hotel.
I was really taken aback: Guangzhou is really a world of flowers, and even the name of the hotel is so improper, Liuhua? What does it mean? That's too blatant, isn't it?
What should I do if I am not familiar with life?
For newcomers, safety comes first.
In case, if you are deceived as soon as you come out, and even lose Qingqing's life, won't you become someone else's joke?
If you have no relatives and go to the meeting alone, how can you protect yourself?
My brain went blank, and I didn't have any ideas.
A man stands on the side of the road, carefully studying the bus stop signs, hoping to find some clues.
Bus No. 33, one stop is South China Normal University.
Okay, just go here!
Instinctively, I feel that school is the safest place to be, especially a pedagogical university.
I had never left school before that.
Half an hour later, the bus arrived.
As soon as I got off the bus, I saw the gate of South China Normal University, and I immediately felt safe.
Walk up to the doorman and ask: Is there a guest house on campus?
The doorman pointed with his hand: follow this road all the way up.
When I arrived at the guest house, the front desk inquired, and the cheapest room was 40 yuan a night.
OK! Although a bit expensive, it is still affordable.
Let's stay for a while, and then I'm finally at ease.
At night, a good night's sleep!
Next, there is only one thing that matters most, find a job!
How do I find a job? Where to find a job? What kind of job are you looking for? …… There are no answers to all these questions!
Now that I think about it, I was an out-and-out fool back then!
Walking around the campus first, maybe you can find an idea?
The campus is large and tree-shady.
Went around and went to the library.
In front of the library, there is a sign with a recruitment notice written on it: The library is now recruiting a handyman, male, hard-working, with a monthly salary of 700.
Hey, the pay is not bad, I am a teacher in No. 1 Middle School, and my salary is only 400.
I just don't know what a "handyman" is, I think it's a handyman in the library, right?
I remember that Mao Zedong also used to do chores in the library, and during his work in the library, he read a lot of books, came into contact with Marxism, and finally formed his own beliefs.
If I can work in the library, I can at least read more books in my spare time. In this way, you can not only earn money to support yourself, but also read and write, which is definitely a beautiful difference that kills two birds with one stone.
The more I thought about it, the more determined I became to apply for this job!
The winter vacation was not over yet, it was noon again, and there was no one in the library. The staff did not come to work until 2 p.m.
I found a small shop nearby and ate a bowl of ravioli.
I finally stayed up until two o'clock in the afternoon.
Hurry up to the library to apply for a job, in case someone else gets there first, won't it rob me of my job?
I was greeted by a middle-aged woman who looked less like a curator and more like a handyman.
The middle-aged woman didn't introduce herself, didn't give me a seat, didn't let me fill out the form, both of them stood and asked a few questions casually, which was not at all like a formal interview.
I didn't bring a resume with me, because I didn't have one.
I said, "I'm here to apply for a handyman."
She said, "What did you do before?"
I said: High school Chinese teacher, in No. 1 middle school.
She said: What education?
I said: Undergraduate, Chinese Language and Literature.
She said: Is there a job title?
I said: Secondary level 2, if you don't resign, you can be rated as a secondary teacher level 1 this year.
She shook her head and said, "You're not suitable!"
I said, "Do handymen also need graduate students?"
She said: No, it's because you're too highly educated.
I said: Is the education level too high? I love working in the library.
She said, "You can't do it."
I said, "Why can't you do it?"
She said: This is manual work, mainly to move books, pull the cart, the books are too heavy, you can't move.
I said: I can, I'm in great health, I used to push a trolley and move bricks and stones on a construction site.
She said: You really don't fit! This is a rough job, and we are recruiting uneducated migrant workers; You are a literate person, we will not hire you, you should go and find a decent job.
I said: Where to find it?
She said: Go to the talent market.
I said: And the talent market? What does the talent market do?
"The talent market is a place to find a job," she said.
I said, "Where is it?"
She said: There are a lot of them in Guangzhou, you can go to the South China Talent Market, which is the largest.
……
Later, the South China Talent Market became the first stop of my life transformation.
It was many years before I realized that I should be grateful from the bottom of my heart to the middle-aged woman who rejected me.
Although, I didn't know her name or identity at all, and I had completely forgotten what she looked like.
Perhaps, she understood my ignorance of stumbling into Guangzhou alone without seeing the world? Perhaps, out of instinctive kindness, she wants me to find my own life?
In short, when I was most confused and helpless in my life, she did not take advantage of my ignorance, but gave me a kind reminder! It was her reminder that brought me into another dimension of life.
Each of us has moments of confusion and helplessness, and at this time, even if someone just gives you a reminder, it will make a major turn in your life, like being at a crossroads and someone telling you that you should go that way.
In a sense, such a person is also a noble person in your life!