Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 373 Behind the success

"Take a nap."

In the company office, Gu Jia poured two glasses of water and said to the boy who was studying the program code.

"not sleepy."

Zhou Jing picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Gu Jia stretched and walked behind the boy to rub his shoulders.

"You have nothing to do at noon, go back and have a rest."

Zhou Jing tilted his neck and looked at Teacher Gu.

"Maybe later!"

Gu Jiaxin thought about going back at noon to prepare dinner.

The company's project was launched and they began to rush the project. Zhou Jing thought about how to get employees to work overtime. Although he didn't want his employees to work overtime, it was unrealistic not to have overtime. On the one hand, they had to rush the project, and on the other hand, their peers were all working overtime. How could his company compete without overtime?

“How to arrange overtime?”

Seeing the boy type the word "overtime" on the computer, Gu Jia also realized that overtime is a realistic problem that the company has to implement now.

"I don't know. What do you think?"

Zhou Jing was very troubled. The company's development purpose is vitality, innovation and creativity. Forcing employees to work overtime will definitely affect their professional attitude. Overtime is an issue that is difficult for the company and employees to reconcile directly.

If you don't work overtime, from 9 to 5, eight hours a day minus the one and a half hour lunch break, you only have six and a half hours of working time a day. If you can't improve your work efficiency, the company will lose a lot of money.

“How do other companies work overtime?”

Gu Jia was also very troubled.

"Companies with conscience pay for overtime, while unconscionable companies may work overtime without pay."

Zhou Jing would definitely not let employees work overtime for free, it's just a matter of how much overtime pay should be. The company's current programmers are all senior programmers, and the lowest salary is 25,000 yuan a month, which is not a small number based on an eight-hour work system. If overtime pay is calculated based on this standard, the cost will be too high.

“How about asking for their thoughts?”

Gu Jia thought for a while and said.

“Try the project task system first.”

Zhou Jing thought about it and came up with a "task concentration" approach.

After the company has formed multiple teams, project tasks will be assigned to each team. There is no requirement for overtime, as long as the team completes the project within the specified time. The team that completes the project on time will receive 15% of the project profit as a bonus. There will be additional rewards every month, quarter, and year for teams and individuals who complete the tasks outstandingly.

The extra reward might be money, a vacation, or a sponsored trip.

Project duration is assessed based on difficulty and workload.

"This is a good plan. The team can decide whether to work overtime or not. The more work, the more pay."

Gu Jia nodded. This approach would link how much employees get with how much value they can bring to the company. This would encourage employees without being rigid.

Zhou Jing has made a detailed plan for the company's future working mechanism and plans to start a trial implementation from next month.

After the afternoon break, Project Director Wang Tao looked for Zhou Jing to discuss the work mechanism. Because it involved the project progress, Zhou Jing first listened to the overtime model of Wang Tao's previous company. After listening, Zhou Jing handed his work plan to Wang Tao, asking him to start a trial run next month, and then study how to distribute the bonus specifically.

Wang Tao focused on the benefits. 15% of the profit as a bonus is quite a lot. The company is too small to be flexible now. When there is an independent company building, Zhou Jing will inevitably let employees work hard. The bigger the company is, the greater the competition and pressure it faces. At that time, we have to learn from the big companies and provide dinner for overtime of more than one hour, reimburse transportation expenses for overtime of more than two hours, and free midnight snack for overtime of three hours.

In the era of fierce competition in globalization, working hard is not only a need for the development of companies, but also a need for national development. Especially in the field of science and technology research, which started late, only by making greater efforts than technological powers can we catch up. If we fall behind, we will be beaten, and development will come at a price.

In his previous life, Zhou Jing also hated overtime work at first, but slowly he figured it out. The previous generation plants trees for the next generation to enjoy the shade, and each generation has its own mission. The ancestors fought the wars within a hundred years in exchange for decades of peace. If this generation cannot achieve technological rise, the next generation will always be suppressed.

Since starting his own business and becoming a boss, Zhou Jing's ideological realm and pattern have been rising. He has to work overtime, and he tries his best to make his employees get the rewards they deserve. He would never do such a thing as exploiting his employees to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

The working mechanism was temporarily settled. Zhou Jing was thinking about the next important issue, which was the company's management mechanism. In order to improve work efficiency, the management mechanism should not be too complicated. Too bloated management would not only be detrimental to improving work efficiency, but would also increase costs, especially for project teams. Programmers should not be allowed to waste time on formalities.

Zhou Jing set up a three-level mechanism for the company's organizational structure: the first-level boss, the second-level executives, and the third-level supervisor. In order to improve work efficiency at all levels, he retained channels for supervisors and grassroots employees to report across levels. Of course, this was Zhou Jing's trial plan. After all, Zhou Jing was crossing the river by feeling the stones. If it didn't work, he could only make improvements.

The working hours from nine to five go by quickly, and before I know it it's time to get off work. Although I don't have to work overtime for the time being, no employee will leave work after five o'clock unless the boss gives the order.

"Just to put it simply, there is no plan to work overtime for now, but overtime is definitely inevitable in the future, mainly for the project team. The people in the project team have worked in technology companies or Internet companies, and they should be aware of the competitive pressure in this industry. If you don't work hard to compete, you will only be eliminated."

"Everyone can rest assured that the company will strive to develop in a humane way. Everyone's efforts will be rewarded, and the company will gradually improve various mechanisms."

"Okay, let's go home first!"

Zhou Jing didn't say too much. He just explained that he would have to work overtime and then dismissed the group.

They have all been in the workplace for quite some time and should be prepared to work overtime.

The programmer was not surprised to learn that he would have to work overtime, as overtime is common in this industry.

What they care about is the intensity of overtime and compensation. It is practical to earn more money or achieve some results while they are young and have a better life. If you don't work overtime, there are many people who are willing to work overtime. The result of avoiding overtime is being eliminated from the workplace.

In this society, only the fittest survive.

"See you tomorrow, Mr. Zhou."

Wang Tao and Qin Zhengyu packed up and left.

Zhou Jing turned off the office computer and waited for Gu Jia to come back from the bathroom and get off work.

The two of them had dinner outside and stopped at the supermarket on the way home. Gu Jia bought a few pounds of soybeans to make soy milk.

After returning home, Zhou Jing took a break and continued to make plans for the company.

Gu Jia washed the grapes she bought and brought them to the study. She pinched one between her fingers and fed it to the boy. "Do you need me to do anything?"

"No, it's harder than being a teacher in school, right?"

Zhou Jing pulled Gu Jia into his arms and said.

"That's just the way it is. Working for others is tiring, but being a boss is even more tiring, isn't it?"

Gu Jia continued to feed the boy grapes.

"Yup!"

Zhou Jing sighed. The key point was that he lacked capable subordinates and many things had to be done by him personally.

"Combine work and rest, don't exhaust yourself."

Gu Jia felt sorry for the boy. Behind every successful person there are unknown sorrows.

(End of this chapter)