Recently, the news of the unexpected death of a 30-year-old beautiful employee of CICC caused an uproar on the Internet.
Some informed netizens said that this "life winner" who combines beauty and wisdom has embarked on the road of no return because of the company's salary cut and mortgage pressure. What is the motivation behind this?
As soon as the news came out, countless people exclaimed: How can this be? Isn't it happy enough to live like her?
As we all know, this Ms. Zheng can be said to have opened her life: a top student from a prestigious school, a winner of a national scholarship, the experience of traveling around the world, and now a high salary in a financial giant like CICC, and her future is bright.
She is so good, how can she say that she will die when she dies? On the surface, it seems that the salary cut mortgage forced her to death, but do you really think so?
A colleague familiar with the matter said that Ms. Zheng is actually a complete "volume king", who saved millions of capital at the age of 30, but because she bought a house in the first line, she caught up with the collapse of housing prices and lost the down payment.
Some people also said that Ms. Zheng had actually been depressed since March, and she was in a trance, which was very abnormal. So what is it that has driven this incomparably good girl to a dead end?
The author believes that, in essence, it was the deformed workplace culture and involution anxiety that ruined her.
That's right, the high-paying financial circle that everyone envies, has unlimited scenery on the surface, but there is a hidden snack inside.
In an enterprise like CICC, where annual salaries are often one million, the 35-year-old crisis, bubble KPIs, and 996 overtime work are all overdrawing employees' bodies and minds.
Once the company cuts salaries and the industry is in a downturn, the sense of superiority of the former office building senior white-collar workers will collapse in minutes.
What is especially absurd is that there is also a culture of fighting involution in this industry. Many people obviously have salaries that are several times higher than the average, but they are better able to roll and bear the pressure than anyone else.
Over time, they have nothing but a job and a mortgage. But one day, this hard-earned high salary is gone, leaving only a lot of debt, what should they do?
Life is never just about what is in front of you.
As a person who has been in the past, I sincerely want to tell all people in the workplace, especially young people, that there are far more possibilities in life than you think. Instead of pinning all your hopes on a high-paying job, you should work hard to improve your competitiveness and mental toughness. Learning to let go of involution anxiety and pursue inner happiness is the true meaning of life.
For a leading enterprise like CICC, which often offers an annual salary of one million, the editor also wants to ask: Do you pay wages like this to retain talents or squeeze employees?
When a living life collapses under your KPI indicators, don't you feel guilty at all? Perhaps, it's time to cut salaries and reflect on it.
Ms. Cheng's tragedy is not an isolated case.
In this impetuous era, similar tragedies are playing out every day. Everyone is on the move, but they don't know why. Everyone is rolling, but they have forgotten what the original intention is.
Each of us has the shadow of Ms. Zheng to a greater or lesser extent. But instead of blaming the injustice of the environment, it is better to reflect on your own life - have you also fallen into the cycle of involution?
Have you been kidnapped by a mortgage job in your life? Or do you have the courage to pursue true inner happiness?
Ms. Zheng's story reminds us once again: people's lives are short, so why should we be mediocre and too tired?
Instead of pinning all your hopes on money, learn to enjoy the little things in life.
Even in a third- or fourth-tier town, the slow-paced days can be as brilliant as spring.
The meaning of life is never about how high you live, but whether you live your life.
May there be no overtime and KPIs in heaven, and may all people in the workplace wake up as soon as possible and live the life they want.
Finally, let us pray for Ms. Cheng
But it's even more important to reflect.
If it is you, whether you choose to look at the money or the heart, maybe today's choice may determine your future.