The appearance of all beings under the layoffs of large factories: lying flat, making money, seeking stability

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“Every time I am laid off, I wish I was on the list.” Bai Zhou, who has been in Beijing ByteDance Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Byte”) for three years, said to Ranjing Finance that he has not been laid off, but he is facing a multiplier workload and a more “involute” environment.

“There are fewer people after layoffs, and everyone has more workload, but wages remain unmoved.” Under the high-intensity work pressure and anxiety about whether there will be another round of layoffs, Baizhou has already He started to lose his hair, “If you keep going, your body will collapse.”

In October 2021, the topic #Byte admits layoffs from the commercialization team# was posted on Weibo’s hot search. In response, Byte said that the layoff information is true and that it is a normal business adjustment of the company. Then Byte’s business lines seemed to start a “horse race” for layoffs. In November, ByteDance Education was exposed to lay off 2,000 employees, and then the casual game platform ohayoo was optimized across the board. At the end of the year, the news of Byte’s abolition of the talent development center team rushed to the hot search again.

In fact, not only Byte, but since the end of last year, the wave of layoffs has swept across the Internet giants.

According to incomplete statistics from Ranjing Finance, from July 2021 to mid-May 2022, more than ten companies including Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance, Meituan, Pinduoduo, Kuaishou, Baidu, Jingdong, NetEase, etc. Layoff news. Among them, topics such as #AlibabaLayoff#, #TencentLayoff#, and #JingdongLayoff# have successively entered the hot search list on Weibo.

In fact, the big Internet companies that have passed away “dividends” are using the traditional method of “opening sources and reducing expenditures” to spend the winter. On the one hand, the “graduated” employees of the big factory “have complaints”. But on the other hand, Internet employees who are considered lucky to stay by the outside world are equally “difficult”. They are either forced to roll in, or they have to choose to “lie down”.

After the “Graduation Conference” of Tencent Cloud Service, Chen Ming, who has been in charge of three years, stayed. But in the face of increasingly insufficient manpower, he also “rolled up”, “overtime is the norm.”

Lin Jing, who was in JD.com, got a promotion opportunity when her colleagues were at risk, but she chose to change jobs. “I value salary more than promotion.” Lin Jing told Ranjing Finance that in order to live, he would still choose to stay in the Internet industry in the short term, but it is difficult to gain growth opportunities in a long-term company. “When I make enough money, I will go to study or start a business.”

Unlike Lin Jing’s “jumping” between big factories, Zhang Feng is still hesitating whether to halve his monthly salary and enter the “seeking” establishment of a central enterprise.

“Stability is the biggest temptation.”

Gou in the big factory, “rolling inside” or “laying flat”

“It used to be the ‘roll king’, but now it’s the ‘roll king’.” Chen Ming told Ranjing Finance that since the end of last year, Tencent Cloud Business Department’s performance failed to meet expectations. Under the standard of “open source and reduce expenditure”, it was inevitable Start layoffs.

Under the turmoil, those who stayed were left with a fluke mentality. However, what Chen Ming and the others didn’t expect was that just after taking a breath from anxiety, they ushered in a more tedious workload.

“Like other big factories, Tencent is also very involved.” Chen Ming bluntly said that after several waves of layoffs, overtime has become the norm.

In fact, old employees like Chen Ming are not afraid of being laid off.

“Old employees in large factories have a lot of compensation for layoffs, and companies generally do not easily lay off us. However, if the performance appraisal does not reach three stars, it will be difficult to obtain opportunities for promotion and salary increase. What is waiting for us is ‘no way to rise’ and gradually The predicament of being eliminated.” Chen Ming bluntly said that the biggest hope at this stage is the promotion opportunity in half a year, if he can be successfully promoted, or have the opportunity to transfer to other departments, it will be a good choice.

“So now, even if there is a lot of pressure, a lot of work, and being forced to roll in, you can only ‘suffocate’.”

“Living too much money is not enough” is the general situation of the big factory people left behind like Chen Ming.

But unlike Chen Ming, who still had hope, Zhu Zheng, who had been with Baidu for three years, was told that his internal promotion had failed in the past April. The leader offered a symbolic salary increase as a sign of consolation, but 28-year-old Zhu Zheng, who is approaching the threshold of 30 years old, knows very well what this failure to promote means.

Since the layoffs, Zhu Zheng’s department has reduced staff by 20%. From worrying about being fired at the beginning of the month to staying, Zhu Zheng doubled his workload.

Zhu Zheng, who had to work overtime on weekends, found that his dismissed colleagues were taking N+1 compensation, or traveling in the mountains and water, or returning to their hometown. “They seem to be in a relaxed state and enjoy it very much.”

“Waiting to be fired now.” With the plummeting of Chinese stocks, Zhu Ming knew that the options in his hand could not be counted on. After the promotion was hopeless, Zhu Ming lived a day of punching in and out of get off work on time every day and actively “laying down”.

Except for the projects delivered by Leader, Zhu Ming remained silent for the rest of the time. Zhu Ming had calculated that if he was laid off, he would get a large amount of compensation, which would be enough for him to rest for a while. However, what made Zhu Ming laugh and cry was that the Leader was laid off before he waited for the layoff notice.

Like Zhu Zheng, Chen Jing began to “lie down” in disappointment. After working in Meituan for 4 years, she was stunned by the company’s rapid layoffs. “No one understands the logic of layoffs, and there are many people who I think will definitely not be laid off.” Chen Jing said.

“No one can guarantee that the next person to be fired will not be himself.” Chen Jing bluntly said that she is always ready to be fired, which is the status quo.

Abandon ideals and focus on “making money”

Lin Jing has just joined JD.com for a year. On March 17, she received news of possible layoffs in the department, and the proportion of layoffs was as high as 60%. After knowing that she was on the layoff list, Lin Jing immediately applied for an internal job transfer, and at the same time, she took the time to submit her resume to prepare both hands.

“There are many people who apply for internal transfer, and some positions will explicitly not recruit employees on the layoff list.” In the end, Lin Jing became the “survivor” in the eyes of most people, and successfully transferred in the fierce competition.

Lin Jing, who was successfully transferred, passed the promotion defense of the original department before the layoff, and was successfully promoted after being transferred to the new department. However, after witnessing that the office was crowded to a few people, and seeing many colleagues who had fought side by side queuing up to go through the resignation formalities, Lin Jing did not feel much joy as a survivor.

However, under the wave of layoffs, Lin Jing finally chose to change jobs after being lucky to get an offer of a 40% salary increase from Byte. Lin Jing said bluntly that the reason for choosing to change jobs is very simple.

Like Lin Jing, the awakened big factory people realized that the Internet is not a utopia, and “making money” is far more realistic than ideal.

Therefore, in order to save enough energy to leave the big factory, many people began to explore side jobs one after another.

Zhu Zheng and his wife began to resume their old business of translation. They found an online job operating overseas. After work every day, they spend 2-3 hours translating texts, sorting out their needs, and sometimes participating in online meetings. They can earn nearly 10,000 yuan in additional income a month. “Online translation was the most part-time job I did in college. I didn’t expect to pick it up again after work.”

Wang Qi has been working in a leading factory in Shanghai for 2 years. Under the anxiety of continuous layoffs, he opened a company with 6 factory friends. “If you are fired, you don’t have to worry about how to pay social security if you have a job.” Relying on this online company, Wang Qi and his company rely on the contacts they have accumulated to undertake outsourcing projects, and now they can earn nearly 100,000 yuan a month. income.

Chen Jing chose to set up a mobile stall in the community after get off work, selling small snacks such as bowls made the night before. Because the ingredients are clean, Chen Jing’s things are very popular with the neighbors in the community, and the stall is also popular with her. The operation is impressive, and the daily income is between 200-300 yuan.

“My energy is limited, I don’t do much every time, and I’m just happy to sell it.” Chen Jing said that when the operation of this group of loyal customers is completed, she will consider opening a small shop specializing in snacks and desserts in the community, “I just want to You can do whatever you want without using your brain.”

Baizhou told Ranjing Finance that he heard rumors of continuing layoffs a few days ago. Therefore, repeatedly refreshing the recruitment app has become the most important thing in his spare time. “I only hope to speed up the interview process. After all, I have an offer in my hand, so I can feel safe in my heart.”

To Bai Zhou’s surprise, when he looked up one day, he caught a glimpse of the team leader’s cell phone also stuck on the page refreshing job opportunities.

After the dream is broken, seek stability

But in the eyes of more “factory friends”, “money is no longer the most important thing”, and they prefer to make a “stable” choice. More and more big manufacturers regard state-owned enterprises as “white moonlight” in their hearts.

Earlier, Ran Caijing wrote in the article “The Internet is Unstable, I Want to Go to State-owned Enterprises” that after the great shock of the Internet, the state-owned enterprises and institutions that young people looked down on in the past have now become their aspirations.

Today, when the “halo is no longer” of big factories, the attractiveness of the obvious advantages such as good internal environment and stable work in the system of state-owned enterprises is even more obvious. According to the national examination data, in 2022, the number of people who passed the national civil service examination will exceed 1.83 million, 16,745 positions will be recruited, and 31,242 people will be recruited. The average competition ratio is 59:1, and the competition ratio for popular positions is as high as 20,813:1.

26-year-old Wenwen works at Orange Heart Optimization. Facing the large-scale optimization of the company’s community group buying business line, she had the idea of ​​going to a state-owned enterprise. She learned that many state-owned enterprises have now set up their own software development centers, and their benefits have also improved. , she decided to seriously prepare for the written test for social recruitment, and strive to enter a state-owned enterprise before the age of 35, and no longer worry about whether she will be laid off in the future.

Wang Fang, a headhunter who serves state-owned enterprises, told Rancai that state-owned enterprises have become an ideal retreat for Dachang people. There are at least dozens of Dachang employees who ask her to push their resumes a day. “Everyone wants to enter a state-owned enterprise, and ‘985 master’s degree’ and ‘3-5 years of work experience in a large factory’ have become the basic requirements for some popular jobs. For technicians who are used to high salaries in large factories, jumping from a large factory to the same salary High-level state-owned banks and car companies are also good choices.”

However, although state-owned enterprises with a more stable environment have become a favorite of many big manufacturers, they are still hesitant in the face of sharply falling wages.

“Annual salary fracture into state-owned enterprises” has long been the default of the big manufacturers. “Taking Changchun as an example, FAW-Volkswagen’s recruitment JD is 985 undergraduates and masters majoring in computer science, with an annual salary of over 200,000. The recruitment JDs of FAW Hongqi and FAW Jiefang are 985 undergraduates and masters, with an annual salary of 140,000. However, the Internet companies in the same position generally have an annual salary of 140,000. The salary is 350,000 yuan.” Wang Fang told Rancai.

“The salary is really too low.” Zhang Feng said that he has already received an offer from a central enterprise, but the half-discounted salary and the unreliable work intensity make it difficult for him to choose. The only thing that comforts him is the department There are many benefits and year-end bonuses. “Many big manufacturers are competing for this position. There are too many people who want to enter state-owned enterprises this year, and the salary is even more difficult to negotiate.”

However, even if the original intention is to accept half salary, state-owned enterprises are not easy to enter. First of all, education is the first threshold. Wang Fang said that many fresh graduates are now preparing for postgraduate entrance examinations, on the one hand to avoid the difficult employment season this year, and on the other hand to enter state-owned enterprises to brush their degrees.

Xiaojie, who has been preparing for the 2022 national civil service exam, told Rancai that although the company she worked for before was not in the first echelon of domestic Internet companies, it was definitely a leader in the middle or second echelon. The work intensity of 996 or 007 and the news of personnel optimization from time to time make her anxious every day. “Even if the salary is cut by half or two-thirds after ‘going ashore’, I will ‘going ashore’ without hesitation.”

“In the past, everyone jumped from a state-owned enterprise to an Internet giant, and now they have to jump back from a large factory to a state-owned enterprise. This is probably the ‘feng shui rotation’?” Zhang Feng said.

*Chen Ming, Zhu Zheng, Chen Jing, Bai Zhou, Lin Jing, Zhang Feng, Wang Fang, Wang Qi, Wenwen and Xiaojie are all pseudonyms in the text.

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