I am the head of the after-sales service department of a European foreign-funded enterprise, and I have been working in foreign-funded enterprises for more than ten years, especially during the epidemic period, I think I have experienced a lot and gained a lot.
The reason why it has experienced a lot is because it has witnessed the highlight moment of the development of foreign-funded enterprises in the country, it may be that the entry and exit of star hotels is already standard, and more is that foreigners dare to spend huge sums of money to invest in localized projects, mainly reflected in the high-paid recruitment of executives in various industries to be responsible for operation, planning, procurement, production, etc. Every day the cost of commuting across the region is reimbursed, every time you go to visit customers, whether it is sales personnel or production personnel, all special cars are sent to Shanghai, Hangzhou, etc. Even one person can apply for a private car. Such waste led to the company's localization project ending in failure, and finally at the end of 2019, the localization team of about 120 people was disbanded before the epidemic came. This process is nothing more than the process of gradually falling off the altar from the moment of highlight.
From the beginning of 2020, the company only has nearly 30 people left (about 150 people during peak periods), and its main business has been adjusted to new machine sales, after-sales service and OEM processing of parts. The office location was also relocated, from a 20,000-square-meter factory to a 5,000-square-meter factory, until the dissolution of the localization project was moved into the existing factory, renting about 1,000 square meters of factory buildings of the group's sister companies, plus 300 square meters of office space.
After pulling so much, let's talk about what happened this week. Due to the need to visit customers on a routine basis, I set out to visit customers in the Southern District on May 25th in order to explore some potential project opportunities as much as possible and let my colleagues abroad make plans before the European holiday. Unfortunately, there were sporadic cases of epidemics in Guangzhou, so I decided to return early, and after arriving in the city on May 28, I could go to the hospital for nucleic acid testing, and the test result was negative. After informing HR of the results, HR said to work normally and not to work from home.
Since the company leader (a Singaporean) was worried that the mutant virus might have an incubation period, I had to do another nucleic acid test on June 4. In fact, according to the analysis of domestic experts, the incubation period of the strain in Guangzhou is shorter, the longest is 3-5 days, and I have already passed a week. But there is no way, there is only one more nucleic acid test.
So I planned to leave work early at three o'clock to do nucleic acid testing. As a result, a scene of drama occurred: when I took the elevator downstairs, I happened to meet an Italian foreigner, temporarily calling him Ale. Ale asked me how I got off work so early today, I thought about nothing, I said I was going to do a nucleic acid test, he didn't react at the time, maybe it was too late to react, the elevator went from the 2nd floor to the 1st floor, and I went to the hospital after saying Goodbye to him.
After doing the nucleic acid test, I saw HRBP's WeChat and asked me a lot of questions: "Why did you tell Ale that you went to the nucleic acid test", "He was nervous to die", "Why didn't he wear a mask", "He should be told"... More than 20 messages were sent in a row...
HRBP decisively exploded his chat history
He was really scared to death, afraid that I would blow out a breath that would infect him. Later, at five or six o'clock in the afternoon, he asked the little girl in charge of EHS to come and urge me to ask for the results of the test report of the day, and the EHS little girl said that he was very nervous, and first went to find HRBP, HRBP went to ask the general manager, and the general manager said that there was no need to isolate, and it was enough to go to work normally. After a few hours of tossing and turning, my results still did not come out, Ale this boy finally under the comfort of the general manager, he found a step for himself, and even said that it was for the safety of others that he was so fussy.
Re-explode his chat history:
It's really amazing, made a big circle, it was for others, friends do you believe?
Later, he carefully paraphrased the words of the EHS little girl, saying that he was too nervous probably because he had children at home. I am very angry: In order to explore more business opportunities, Lao Tzu went to Guangzhou on a business trip, and he also had 2 children, did I disregard the health of my family and children?! His children are health first, can't my children be the first?! This is simply a typical European and American double standard.
Later, when asked how old he was, the EHS girl said she was 40 years old. I resolutely made the first "contemptuous" gesture and typed directly: Well, his mind is indeed not mature, and it will take another ten years to reach the level of ordinary Chinese young people around 30 years old...
At present, this small company has been doing it for seven or eight years, and I am also responsible for the project to the production, and now I am responsible for after-sales service and sales. It can also be said that I have gained a lot of experience.
Friends, what kind of foreigners are you in contact with? Are there people and things that are more out of the ordinary? Comments and comments are welcome.