Soon, Xu Boan discovered that his thoughts were too simple.
If this were in China, fast food such as instant noodles, ham, braised eggs and pickled mustard can be purchased in almost every small store and supermarket.
But now in a foreign country, Xu Boan searched all over the school supermarket and couldn't find the above items.
Maybe some large supermarkets will have these imported foods, but the supermarkets in the hospital usually focus on common local affordable foods.
Yes, these cheap fast food foods in your mind are actually imported treasures abroad.
Xu Bo'an has seen a piece of news before. A bottle of chili sauce that costs about 10 yuan, which is always available in canteens, is sold overseas for as much as 8 to 15 US dollars.
The price of pickled mustard, which is also famous for about 1 to 2 yuan per pack, has also increased several times overseas, as high as 2 to 5 US dollars!
After these things that usually feel very close to the people are exported, after the logistics costs, taxes such as customs and value-added tax, local food safety certification and the price difference earned by local middlemen, the prices have soared to the point of luxury meals. .
After all, places like schools are for students, so they generally don’t sell such expensive things.
In desperation, Xu Boan had no choice but to buy some local sausages and bread from the Ethelia Federation. Although pizza and hamburgers were also sold, these things had to be heated, and the little guys had to share them. It’s not convenient to heat the food, so sausage bread is suitable as their military ration!
After buying more than ten sausages and more than twenty breads in one go, Xu Boan checked out and left.
After that, Xu Boan gave these things to Yan Shou and the others as Yan Shui bowed down with a thousand thanks, and then left.
At this moment, Ouyang Najie has also finished class.
After receiving Ouyang Najie, Xu Boan went to the invitation to attend the dinner party of Shi Heng Group.
When Xu Boan and Ouyang Najie arrived at the hotel, Shi Heng was chatting enthusiastically with Chen Zhihao, and he no longer had the fear he had in the Dog King Tournament Colosseum just now.
Seriously speaking, both Shi Heng and Chen Zhihao can be considered successful people. One is famous in Cuicheng, and the other has made a small success in the industry and has been able to attract investment to make films.
The biggest characteristic of these successful people is that they are open-minded!
After all, a person's success is often accompanied by challenges, failures and uncertainty. In the process of pursuing their goals, these people have long discovered that being too obsessed with the past or worrying about the future will not solve the problem, but may hinder the pace of progress. Therefore, they are more inclined to accept the status quo with an open mind and look for solutions to problems.
This is probably what people often say, you can’t teach others if you teach them, but you can teach them once. As people accumulate experience, they also smooth their mentality. After setbacks, they gradually learn how to adjust their mentality, and then face difficulties and setbacks with a positive and optimistic attitude.
So, even though they encountered such a dangerous thing not long ago, they have already turned the page.
Seeing Xu Bo'an come in, Shi Heng and Chen Zhihao stopped the current topic at the same time, stood up and greeted him with a smile.
A few people exchanged pleasantries, and the dinner began.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, a few people were chatting happily. Xu Boan had just drank a glass of wine and was about to pick up the food when his cell phone placed aside suddenly rang.
Seeing the name "Su Tai" on the caller ID, Xu Bo'an sobered up slightly, then immediately said a few polite words to the people on the side, then got up and walked to the bathroom in the box.
For important calls, be sure to find a quiet place as much as possible. This is the most basic operation in the workplace.
Fortunately, in this top-notch hotel, the bathroom has no peculiar smell, which does not affect people's mood.
"Hello, Mr. Su!" Xu Bo'an greeted politely after closing the door.
Su Tai smiled and said kindly: "Bo'an, you and I, please don't be so polite. I called you this time because the superiors have made up their minds to promote Corporate reform involves your personal career plan. I would like to hear your opinion. ”
Corporate reform?
Hearing this topic, Xu Boan's expression suddenly became serious.
This kind of thing is a big deal for every working person.
"Dr. Su, please give instructions!" Although Su Tai was polite, Xu Bo'an did not change his words. After all, public affairs are public and private.
No matter how close the relationship is in private, when talking about work, you must have the respect you deserve. This is also a basic quality in the workplace.
Well, there’s nothing wrong with calling your job title when you’re working, right?
There was a sound of turning the pages of a book on the other end of the phone. It should be that Su Tai was opening the documents at hand, and then after a few seconds, he heard Su Tai say: "That's it,
Bo'an, according to the notice on enterprise adjustment planning just issued above, all the construction group companies in our province will be reorganized and merged into a group to govern,
Involving As for our Construction Engineering Group, we must first merge all the companies related to the construction industry into one and participate in the overall reform to increase competitiveness. The first one to bear the brunt of this is the merger of your first company and your second company. . ”
At this point, Su Tai stopped speaking, which was deliberately to give Xu Boan time to think.
While Xu Boan listened to Su Tai's words, his brain was also running rapidly.
The company adjusted and reformed, and its construction companies were merged into one!
In this case, the organizational framework of the grassroots project department will not change, and there will be no issue of attrition.
However, these staff members in the company, especially leadership positions, will have to be reduced a lot.
In other words, leadership positions will be greatly reduced, and many people will face diversion problems.
Su Tai picked up the tea cup and took a sip of water before continuing: "I'm calling you to ask for your opinion. Should you come to the group headquarters or choose one? I have been doing project management work for several years. "
When it comes to adjustments and reforms in the group company, it is not just the subordinate companies that have changes. The group headquarters must also provide certain jobs to absorb some personnel. .
As for the deployment and use of these personnel, Su Tai naturally has certain or even great authority to decide.
The two suggestions Su Tai gave to Xu Boan are both ways to choose the best among the best.
The former can directly go to the group and follow Su Tai. Not only will he be promoted quickly, but with Su Tai around, Xu Bo'an's life will not be bad. And I also live in a bustling city. My main goal is to have less money, less things to do, be close to home, and still have a comfortable life!
If you choose the latter for the project, with Su Tai's care, you will definitely choose a large project with good performance for Xu Bo'an. In such a place, bonuses and dividends are very generous.
But compared to the group headquarters, the living conditions in the projects under construction are definitely not that good. The main thing is to make money easily and enjoy the pleasure and freedom of being a top leader! Another major factor is qualifications! Qualifications in grassroots projects are very important for an engineer's future career development.
In this case, it would be difficult for anyone to choose.
But for Xu Boan, it is not that difficult. First, he is not short of money!
Second, he has experience as a grassroots project leader, and he also has the care of Su Tai.
So he can PASS the second choice first.
But Xu Boan didn’t intend to choose the first one!
Because it is really not interesting for people who have been the top leaders of the company to work as ordinary managers.
Unless he plans to stay in this corporate industry for the rest of his life.
But obviously Xu Boan is not prepared to do this.
As Xu Boan gains a deeper understanding of the golden finger of the bonsai world, he is bound to have greater and more unique development.
If you keep working in the workplace, sooner or later, some unexpected problems will arise.
The simplest example is that he now has a real life in Dongjiang No. 2 Construction, with relatively free time and space and privacy.
In this case, it will be more convenient for him to manage and experience the bonsai world.
But if you go to work at the group headquarters, it will not be so convenient to do things. First of all, you will not have freedom in time, you will not have so much privacy in space, and the work coordination will be much more passive.
The most important thing for Xu Boan right now is to make good use of his golden finger, so Xu Boan does not intend to choose the first option.
In this case, the answer is ready to come out.
On the other end of the phone, Su Tai saw that Xu Bo'an didn't speak for a long time, and thought that Xu Bo'an was extremely confused and didn't know how to choose.
After all, Su Tai still cared about Xu Bo'an, and immediately said in a comforting tone: "Bo'an, don't be nervous, don't be irritable, this matter is not that urgent. In the past three or two days, you can Think about it clearly, just tell me."
Xu Bo'an took a long breath and said: "Brother Su, I am very grateful for your kindness. I know you are also thinking about me, but it's just that. I still want to ask if there is any other choice."
Su Tai was stunned when he heard this.
Because the two options he told Xu Bo'an were already the best options in his opinion.
Xu Boan asked, what does it mean? Don’t believe in yourself?
Su Tai suddenly felt a little bit unhappy.
Before he could speak again, Xu Boan continued: "Brother Su, logically speaking, when it comes to such a type of major reform, there must be some plans to retreat to the second line or simply retire, such as They say you can retire early or retire if you meet some other requirements!"
Su Tai was shocked once again when he heard Xu Bo'an say this.
Xu Bo'an asked if there was any retirement plan, and his idea was obvious.
Su Tai couldn't help but said: "What? Bo'an! You want to quit! You have to think about this!"
In Su Tai's understanding, Xu Bo'an We are in our prime years now, and now that we have such a good platform and resources, it would be a pity not to continue working in the workplace.
Although Su Tai also knew that Xu Boan was not short of money, at least with the existence of the sobering liquid, Xu Boan was like a money tree!
But Su Tai still feels that work is the most important way to realize the value of life.
Especially those who are used to being in leadership positions, sometimes they feel that it doesn't matter if they can move up the ladder and make less money.
On the one hand, you can realize your own life value and make more contributions to the company and even society.
Secondly, a soldier who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good soldier. From ancient times to the present, who doesn’t want to be in charge of the world?
The picturesque country in your mouth and the picturesque country in mine are definitely two different concepts!
That’s why Su Taicai didn’t understand why Xu Boan had such thoughts and choices.
Xu Bo'an smiled and said: "Brother Su, to tell you the truth, it has been more than ten years since I started working. This is the first time that I have such an intimate brother to lean on and say It’s a lie if you don’t feel excited.
But after working on construction site projects for more than ten years, my body is really overwhelmed now. I came abroad this time to recuperate on the one hand and on the other hand. In fact, I just want to clear my mind and think about my future."
Su Tai nodded. When Xu Bo'an said these words, he was also thinking about Xu Bo'an's true thoughts.
If you want to quit, there are only a few very simple reasons. The most classic ones are the two mentioned by a certain boss, either there is little money or the work is not going well.
But this is not true for Xu Boan today.
From an economic perspective, Xu Bo'an's salary income is indeed quite high.
In terms of the working environment and atmosphere, today Xu Boan has a backer above him and a younger brother below him. It can be said that this job is more enjoyable than ever.
Then there are two more important reasons why he wants to leave. First, his body does not allow it! Second, there are better choices!
As for Xu Boan's physical health, the company has just organized a physical examination. Su Tai is aware of the physical examination reports of the entire company. Xu Boan's name is not on the list of managers with major problems.
In other words, Xu Boan's body is still OK.
But when Su Tai thought of a better choice, his eyes lit up.
Although with his own care, Su Tai was able to ensure that Xu Bo'an had a bright career future in the company, but when it came to other aspects, Su Tai had to admit that Xu Bo'an had a better choice.
For example, Qiantu!
As long as Xu Boan is willing, that sobering liquid cash cow can bring him a steady stream of wealth!
But if you continue to work in the company, working part-time to earn income is obviously not allowed in the workplace. If you secretly do some side jobs to earn income, it doesn't matter, but if you want to do it in a drastic way Being big and powerful is obviously inappropriate.
It makes no sense for the company to spend money to support you. Instead of working hard, you are freeing up your mind and time to do side jobs to make extra money. This is not justified anywhere!
So in this case, the best choice is to leave your job and go it alone!
Although Su Tai didn't guess the reason correctly, he still guessed that the reason was the same.
It’s just that Su Tai thought that Xu Boan did it for money, and Xu Boan did it for the golden finger that was more powerful than money!
Su Tai, who thought he had figured it out, suddenly understood, and he understood Xu Boan's choice. (End of this chapter)