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Chapter 16 How the Wage Level Is Determined—The Economics of Factors of Production You Must Know (4)
So, the boss called the two at the same time, and said to them: "The company is going to order a batch of clothes as work clothes. Now please go and investigate the clothes on the market to see if there are any suitable clothes for our company. I hope You can answer me as soon as possible."

After Xiao Yang and Xiao Li got the task, they left. One hour later, Xiao Li returned to the company first.

Xiao Li reported to the boss: "There is a style of clothing in the market that sells very well, we can order it." The boss asked: "What is the wholesale price? How many suppliers are there? How much can you order to get a discount?" Xiao Li can only Speaking of the wholesale price, he didn't know anything else, and he also argued: "You didn't ask me to ask these questions." The boss looked at the teacher beside him, who looked thoughtful.

At this time, Xiao Yang just came back.The boss asked Xiao Yang how the investigation was going, and Xiao Yang replied: "That's right. There is a good style of clothing on the market. I have already asked about the wholesale price of 300 yuan a set. There are more than ten suppliers, including One company said that if the minimum order is more than 50 sets, you can also get a discount of 50 yuan. Before going, I have calculated that there are more than 100 people in the company, and the minimum order of tooling should be more than [-] sets, so the discount It should be even bigger. In addition, I have the contact information of several suppliers here, and we can continue to communicate with them in detail." Hearing this, the boss smiled and nodded.

With the different reporting results of Xiao Yang and Xiao Li, I believe everyone already understands why there is such a big difference in their salaries.In fact, in any company, you can see these two types of people. The salary difference between the two depends entirely on their respective efforts. The "input" of the individual determines the "output" of the company.

In the labor market, both Xiao Yang and Xiao Li belong to human resources.Obviously, Xiao Yang knows how to give and work harder, so his human capital can bring more market returns to the company than Xiao Li.Xiao Yang's personal efforts are a kind of "input", so the "output" brought about is the high salary given by the boss.For business owners, they are also more willing to hire talents like Xiao Yang, because they will bring greater benefits to the company while paying.

Actively improve your own abilities, you will win better returns for yourself.When the "input" reaches a certain amount, sometimes the return and output will come unexpectedly.

There was once an aircraft maintenance engineer who stayed at home after retirement and occasionally worked as a technical consultant for some companies.He is an expert in aircraft maintenance and has worked in internationally renowned aircraft manufacturing companies for many years.

Once, an airline's plane broke down, and many technicians couldn't find the reason. The airline finally decided to ask the old engineer who retired at home to take a look.

The old engineer first listened to the problem report of the aircraft maintenance personnel, and then went to check several parts of the aircraft in person.Finally, the old engineer picked up a wrench and changed the positions of the screws in several places.After finishing, the old engineer clapped his hands and said to the accompanying airline personnel: "The problem is solved, you can test it." After speaking, the old engineer went home.

The airline staff couldn't believe that the problem was solved so easily.Technicians checked the plane again, and the results showed that everything returned to normal.

Later, the airline received a bill from the old engineer, showing a service charge of $10000.The person in charge of the airline was a little surprised, and he personally visited the old engineer.After seeing the old engineer, the person in charge asked: "You spent 5 minutes on the plane and screwed a few screws. Why is the price so high?"

The old engineer smiled and replied: "Turning a screw is only worth $1, but where to screw it and how to screw it is worth $9999. The problem I found in 5 minutes bought you a plane that works perfectly." The person in charge listened After the old engineer's answer, he laughed, said no more, and immediately took out the completed check.

The reason why the old engineer can easily obtain the high service fee of the airline lies in his previous work accumulation.Without the support of years of maintenance experience, veteran engineers cannot easily find problems with the aircraft.It was precisely because the person in charge of the airline understood the accumulation of "investment" in the early stage of the old engineer that he was willing to pay him a check of 1 US dollars.

In modern society, those who are willing to give and know how to invest will win more returns.In any enterprise, only those employees with high quality and high skills who are willing to pay for the enterprise will be valued more.

Society is constantly progressing and developing. On the basis of distribution according to work, it is an inevitable trend to expand the proportion of distribution according to production factors.The economic market is cruel. If you want to be promoted in the competition and get more value in return, you must continue to learn and increase your "investment" in yourself.When the "input" has accumulated a little, enjoying the "output" becomes a matter of course.

Sow happiness, get workplace happiness

In order to support their families, to obtain achievements, and for various reasons, almost everyone has to expend their energy and physical strength to work hard, and work occupies a large part of a person's life.In work and life, we will feel that our happiness has a lot to do with job satisfaction, and work is related to our happiness.

How to obtain happiness at work is a question that almost everyone is thinking about.Almost everyone hopes that their job is one that they like, has room for development, and has harmonious interpersonal relationships in the office.However, relevant survey reports show that the overall work well-being of Chinese professionals is not optimistic.The "Work Happiness Index Survey Report" released by a domestic human resources company shows that only 10.1% of the respondents feel "job happiness".

Zhang Yanyan used to work for a website, but because she was dissatisfied with her salary, she switched to another e-commerce company.There were other companies willing to hire her, but the electronics company offered a higher salary.She hopes that she can always be so lucky: there are many units willing to recruit her, so that she can get a higher salary in the opportunity selection.However, the good times did not last long. One year later, due to changes in the market environment, the company laid off a group of employees, and Zhang Yanyan was the first to be laid off.Not because she was a bad employee, but because she was overpaid for what she contributed.

In today's workplace, many people regard high wages as the most important aspect of work, and believe that making more money equals happiness, satisfaction, less stress, job stability, and a stronger sense of well-being. Human capital expert Michael, author of Negotiating a Six-Figure Salary, said: "Our sense of worth and self-worth is often inseparable from the salary we get. valuable."

Regrettably, this is not always the case.Research shows that some people with low incomes are happier than those with high incomes.That's because a lower-than-expected income can turn into a reward that high earners don't get.

For example, if you're in a job that requires a lot of learning in a short amount of time, lower pay means you have more time to develop skills and gain experience that will help you earn more money later.High-income earners have to devote themselves to work all the time because of their greater job responsibilities and pressure.So, to stay happy, people can't depend on short-term (high) income, promotion or promotion, but focus on what they contribute in the long-term.

Li Yanyan, who has graduated for three years, is now working in a cultural company. She has only changed jobs since graduation.The job I was looking for at the beginning was mainly to increase work experience and focus on learning, so I didn't care about the salary. At the beginning, it was only more than 3 yuan a month, which was just enough for the monthly living expenses.Low wages In a sense, it is impossible to hold important jobs within the company, which means that there will be no frequent overtime work and a lot of free time.So, she stepped up to participate in training to improve her work skills.Due to her outstanding performance in the previous company, Li Yanyan was noticed by the boss of the company she is currently working for, and Xu hired her with a high salary.Salary tripled.She feels that her current job makes her very happy.

How to get happiness at work?Suggestions given by experts include the following aspects:

(1) Fall in love with your job.Love is the greatest reason for happiness.To generate happiness at work, first of all, it comes from the love of a certain kind of work.This love comes from matching the work itself with one's own expectations and abilities, and only when doing it can one be full of passion and confidence.Because in this case, work is often no longer a simple means of earning a living, but sublimated to a certain "career" level.Only with love, can we devote ourselves wholeheartedly, obtain the greatest economic benefits, and provide material guarantee for a happy life.Secondly, because of love, work means enjoyment for you, which itself is a sense of happiness.

(2) Establish harmonious interpersonal relationship: Harmonious personnel relationship creates a happy atmosphere of steady flow.As far as professionals are concerned, their dependence and feelings on this environment have been accumulated for a long time.

Zhang Jie likes to go to work, and it has a lot to do with the relaxed and happy working environment in his department.In the company, she feels that her personality can be fully revealed, and she doesn't have to wear a mask to be a human being, so she feels very relaxed.During last year's paid vacation, Zhang Jie didn't take a single day off, nor did she arrive late or leave early. The process was natural, and she didn't think it was necessary to take a vacation to regulate her emotions.

Many companies pay special attention to the creation of the company's office atmosphere, because of this reason: the company's interpersonal relationship is also productive.Good interpersonal relationship makes Zhang Jie unwilling to take vacations and only wants to go to work. This not only ensures the orderly operation of the company's operations, but also minimizes the cost of personnel changes for the company.On the contrary, if the interpersonal relationship atmosphere is not good, any employee is afraid of going to work, longs for vacation all the time, and takes a long vacation whenever he has a minor illness, their work efficiency will inevitably be low, which will directly or indirectly increase operating costs.

For individual employees, it is an investment in itself. Because Zhang Jie is sincere to others, he has been treated sincerely by others and has a harmonious interpersonal relationship.If you want to have a good interpersonal relationship, you have to invest in others. There are various forms of investment, and the most important thing is time investment. For example, you help colleagues prepare materials for an important meeting-this is her job, but in With your help, she was able to leave work on time.You think: Will she help you next time?

(3) Enrich yourself and experience value while you are busy.Work can make life fulfilling, which is why some professionals feel happy.Harvest in the busyness, improve in the busyness, and feel that every day is not in vain.

Xiao Zhang is an editor of a publishing house. After a month of hard work, the book she was responsible for editing was finally published. Seeing that her hard work has been transformed into valuable results, Xiao Zhang feels that no matter how hard she is, it is worth it.

(4) Adjust your perception of work so that you have a happy state of mind.The work happiness index is largely related to the life happiness index, but whether work happiness is related to people's choices, how to make oneself feel happy at work depends on its orientation towards work and mentality at work.Happiness at work cannot be given by others. One must grasp one's own happiness, and the most important thing is to strive to improve one's own work enjoyment.

James Oppenham said: A fool seeks happiness far away, but a wise man sows happiness beneath his feet.Happy people don't go after what they don't have in order to be happy.They don't need a specific job or a specific salary.Quite the contrary, they learn to derive happiness from what they have.They learn the art of contentment.Be content with what you have and you will be happy and happy.

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