Chapter 345: What else can we say?

After many expansions, the business scope of Tengda Company has also expanded significantly. The renovation and design industry is naturally still being done, but it is no longer considered the company's main business; more focus has been placed on the internet sector.

The Company has also been hiring, especially during the recent period of autumn recruitment, which can be said to be an extremely important job fair for many university students!

Why is the status of a fresh graduate so important? It's simple: many large companies do not have such high requirements during campus recruitment, but if you go through the social recruitment route, it becomes very difficult.

Correspondingly, whether for Public Servant positions or institutional staffing, the status of a fresh graduate also has many advantages, because whether it is the national exam or the provincial exam, there are many positions that only recruit fresh graduates.

So this is an opportunity, and once an opportunity is missed, it is gone.

Tengda Company recruited quite a few people during the autumn recruitment. These prospective graduates have already been interning at Tengda for a period of time, and they will officially join Tengda after graduation.

It is another Monday. For office workers, Monday is always a headache, as it means the start of a busy week of work.

Jiang Hao arrived at his workstation carrying his bag. He is just twenty-three years old this year, and just last month he signed a tripartite agreement with Tengda Company; he is currently in the middle of his internship.

Being a young person, he is naturally aware of the buzz on the internet, and he is quite clear about his boss's pedantic personality. Originally, he did not want to join Tengda.

After all, Zhou Yi's reputation on the internet is mixed.

Many people think this so-called "Honey Badger" is a bit too extreme, because he is often pedantic for the sake of being pedantic.

Especially when targeting some large enterprises, people just feel that what he does is unnecessary.

Because of this, Jiang Hao's impression of Tengda Company was not very good either. With such a pedantic boss, how good could the company be? It must be the extremely pedantic type as well.

However, after interning at Tengda for this month, Jiang Hao has made a decision: Tengda Company is my home.

Honestly, many of his classmates have joined big firms, but he has truly never seen a company like this!

Five days a week, eight hours of work per day—nine-to-five, and it will absolutely not be a half-minute longer!

Furthermore, other aspects left him even more dumbfounded. In the words of his colleagues, "We strictly abide by the Labor Law here, ensuring there isn't the slightest illegality. Even if you took the legal statutes to the Labor Arbitration committee to nitpick, it would be absolutely impossible to find any illegal behavior!"

Of course, if you think there is illegal behavior, as long as you point it out and it is recognized by the Company, then no problem. Whatever the Labor Law stipulates for compensation, that is what will be paid!

Whether it's double pay, N+1, or 2N+1, etc., it's all fine. As long as it complies with the regulations, there is no problem at all.

Jiang Hao is very comfortable staying here because everyone is very relaxed, and the income is definitely not bad for Jingzhou.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Hao doesn't want to go anywhere else. Whether it's the Imperial Capital or Modu, why go there? To engage in involution?

"Xiao Jiang is here!" A clear and beautiful voice rang out.

Without looking, Jiang Hao knew this was his mentor, Ma Yao, an old Employee of the Company and a senior sister with very strong professional capabilities.

"Mentor, are we going to have a regular meeting today?" Jiang Hao asked casually.

Many companies hold regular meetings every morning, but Tengda is different. They think it's unnecessary because there is simply not that much to say.

For Employees, as long as you give them compensation commensurate with their work, the work that needs to be done will certainly be done well.

As for the work not being done well, that is also easy to handle. Wages cannot be deducted at will, but things like bonuses and performance pay can be. Everything is done according to regulations.

To be reasonable, it is quite absurd that the training for new Employees actually includes things like "Learning the Labor Law and Company Regulations"...

Those who are said to be big shots in the legal field will break down the Labor Law and explain it to you clearly, then explain the Company regulations clearly as well, and they will provide detailed explanations, saying whether this regulation violates the Labor Law.

Jiang Hao was stunned when he first started this training. Is this company not afraid that we will sue it after we finish?

Other companies hide and tuck things away, and some even say things like, "I find it funny when you talk to me about the Labor Law," or "Whoever made the Labor Law, go find them." This company... is this what being pedantic means?

It sounds absurd, but this is Zhou Yi's philosophy. It is to make you understand these things. As a company, corporate culture should indeed exist, but letting everyone understand the relevant regulations should exist even more.

Instead of watching new hires start working, saying nothing, and then suddenly catching them to deduct money...

Ma Yao turned her head back and looked, saying: "The situation is special today, so we won't have a regular meeting."

A special situation? Jiang Hao hurriedly asked: "Mentor, will it be very busy today?"

"No, the boss just sent a message in the group. All Employees of our company, from top to bottom, are having a team-building event today!"

Oh, team-building... wait, what? Team-building?

Jiang Hao was directly dumbfounded, thinking to himself, don't think you can fool me just because I'm new. Which company holds team-building on a workday? Today is Monday! In other companies, there would be a pile of heavy work waiting.

But Tengda is actually having team-building?

"Yeah, what's so strange about that?" Ma Yao said very casually.

"This... the boss must have a reason for team-building, right?"

"He feels that there are a lot of newly hired people recently, so he wants everyone to properly experience the corporate culture, so he decided to hold a team-building event. Is there a problem?"

No problem, what could be the problem? Team-building on a workday, eating, drinking, and having fun while still getting paid—who wouldn't want that?

He hasn't not heard about his classmates' situations during this time. Many people went to other companies for internships, and that corporate culture is truly hard to describe.

Some "ice-breaking" culture even left many female classmates dumbfounded.

They come up and ask you when your first time was, where it was, and with whom. You tell me how many people can handle that.

"Alright, get ready. We are going to the suburbs today. The boss has booked a place. We can eat barbecue, drink beer, play basketball, play billiards, whatever. Just relax properly. As for work, we can do it tomorrow."

Long live!!! After Ma Yao left, Jiang Hao hurriedly took out his phone to send this information to his girlfriend, Sun Tiantian. The two had been dating since their freshman year, and it had been four years now.

They had already discussed getting married after graduation.

Moreover, the companies the two of them found were quite close; his girlfriend was in the office building right next to Tengda, also at an internet company.

The message was sent, and his girlfriend replied with a "beat you up" sticker, while also complaining that she was exhausted now.

Previously, his girlfriend had also said that she didn't know if it was because she was an intern or something else, but there had been a lot of overtime recently, and she had to sleep at one or two, or even three or four in the morning every day.

He had also advised his girlfriend to find another job, or come to Tengda, but many companies now have unspoken rules that do not allow office romances, so she was still hesitating about whether to leave.

"Haohao, I feel a pain in my chest. Sometimes it feels like being pricked by a needle in my heart. Maybe I'll leave after I finish this month. Their overtime is too intense," his girlfriend replied in a message.

Jiang Hao replied while getting into the car and sitting down: "That's also fine. When the time comes, I'll ask my mentor to see if it's possible. I'm telling you, the benefits at Tengda are really too good!"

The salary here might not be the highest, but here, it will make you feel like you are a Laborer, not a beast of burden.

As for what a Laborer is... those who abide by the Labor Law are Laborers.

His girlfriend replied with an "ok" and added a "(°‵′)" sticker, then started getting busy.

As for the team-building, Zhou Yi naturally appeared as well. Although he didn't fleece the system this time, he still had a great time. Money is meant to be spent!

Because there was a swimming pool here, when everyone changed into their swimwear, Zhou Mouren suddenly realized that he had underestimated Manager Chu before; her conscience was even bigger than he had imagined...

For the entire day, everyone at the Company was very happy; of course, when returning, they had to go back to the Company first, and then everyone would go home separately.

The Company's bus soon stopped downstairs, and the Employees who had been having a blast all day got off one after another, only Jiang Hao's mood was not quite right.

"Has your girlfriend still not replied to your message?" Ma Yao asked casually.

Jiang Hao nodded: "Not yet, I'm thinking of going to find her in a bit to see."

Jiang Hao's mood would not affect everyone; playing for free for a day, anyone would be happy, and just as they were happily preparing to go home, suddenly, they heard a "Woo-wah, woo-wah" sound, and when they turned their heads to look, it was an ambulance driving over, and it stopped directly downstairs at the building next to theirs.

"Eh, what's the situation here?" someone asked curiously.

"Let's go up and ask!"

Since everyone had nothing to do anyway, they walked all the way to the building next door and discovered that there were already quite a few people here, and in the middle of them, on a stretcher, a girl was lying there, her eyes tightly shut, unconscious, and her skin had even turned a bit purple.

"Tiantian?" Jiang Hao rushed forward in a hurry, and looking at his girlfriend's state, he was instantly stunned: "This, how did this happen?"

Beside him, a colleague of Sun Tiantian told him that after eating lunch today, Sun Tiantian felt very uncomfortable, her chest was particularly painful, and everyone let her rest on the side for a while.

As it turned out, no one expected that after this rest, she would never wake up again; once everyone realized something was wrong, they hurriedly called the emergency number.

Jiang Hao was stunned for a moment; his girlfriend had told him several times that her heart area always seemed to hurt like it was being pricked by needles, especially after staying up late, it would hurt even more severely.

He had thought it wasn't a big deal; after all, they were both so young, it must be from not sleeping well, and he would take her to the hospital to check when he had time.

But as for when he would have time, he didn't know; the Company his girlfriend signed an agreement with was really too busy now, even the Interns were busy to the point of flying.

"It must be from staying up late, she has been working overtime too much lately, sleeping at two or three in the morning every day, it must be this!" Jiang Hao suddenly said.

The ambulance took the person away, and Jiang Hao followed to the hospital; no one spoke, and the Tenda Employees all shut their mouths.

On one side were Employees who had just finished having a blast on a Monday team-building trip, and on the other side was an Employee whose life or death was unknown due to excessive overtime; this contrast was too stark, to the point that everyone didn't want to speak anymore.

What else could be said? Or rather, what words were there left to say?

Jingzhou City First People's Hospital had already begun emergency treatment, and Jiang Hao was waiting outside, burning with anxiety; his girlfriend's parents were still on the way, but coming all the way from the village was too far.

Whenever a doctor or nurse came out, he would grasp at them like a straw, saying that she was only twenty-three years old, and her life had only just begun.

Regarding such words, the doctor could only express that they would do their best; finally, his girlfriend was admitted to the ICU.

Jiang Hao had to go pay the money; he took out all his savings, but it was of no use; in a place like the ICU, anyone who has had family members go in knows that this place is basically using money to trade for life.

His girlfriend's parents also sent over all their savings, but it was still not enough; Jiang Hao didn't know what to do, his mood was very conflicted, and he didn't know if he should open his mouth to his family.

Most importantly, his family wasn't very well-off either, and the money they prepared for him was for getting married and buying a house...

Money is really important; you look at the internet and it seems like everyone is very rich, everything is peaceful and quiet, but, you go to the hospital, especially a Grade-A Tertiary hospital, and you can see what the reality of the human world is.

And at this moment, he received a call from Ma Yao.

"Master, the situation is like this." Jiang Hao's voice was very weak.

A college student about to graduate, a fledgling bird that had just grown wings, hadn't even flown yet before being dragged to the ground.

A girlfriend, there was no relationship in the legal sense, it seemed there was no obligation, but his heart was uneasy.

"Your girlfriend's current situation should count as a work-related injury, right? Have you looked for her company? Her company should at least pay!"

Ma Yao's words woke Jiang Hao up; that's right, his girlfriend became like this because of excessive overtime, even if she was an Intern, in this current situation, her company must pay!

Fortunately, the hospital side didn't say the money had to be paid immediately; after explaining the situation, it could be delayed for a while.

Sun Tiantian's parents arrived; both sides met for the first time in the hospital, but now no one cared about these things anymore.

Time quickly reached the next day; Jiang Hao hadn't slept all night, and He Ling had already sent him a message, telling him to rest assured and do his own things, and the Company had already issued him a leave of absence.

This was also another of Zhou Yi's philosophies: when Employees are at the Company, they must be allowed to work with the highest efficiency.

If he has a very urgent matter and you force him to stay at the Company without granting leave, that will only lead to a rebellious mentality.

Just like not leaving after work and staying at the Company to work, their hearts are already not at the Company; if you force them to stay, it would be a miracle if the work efficiency was high.

It's just a pity that some people like this kind of "voluntary overtime" situation; whenever they see such a situation, they are very happy, thinking that if they don't leave, everyone else cannot leave.

Little do they know that everyone is cursing them as an idiot in their hearts...

Other things, such as close family members falling ill, are the same; Zhou Yi absolutely does not allow situations in the Company where an Employee's family member is ill, but they refuse to grant leave.

If there is something to do, go do it; don't work while thinking about it; finish it and come back to work with peace of mind, it's that simple.

Therefore, Jiang Hao went directly to his girlfriend's former company, Feiyang Technology, in the office building next to Tenda.

Just after entering the door, he was stopped by security, and the Company's receptionist asked him who he was looking for.

"It's like this, my girlfriend is Sun Tiantian, she works at your company, and well, she is now very seriously ill because of too much overtime and staying up late, this should count as a work-related injury, so I want to ask your company to..."

Before he could finish speaking, the receptionist girl smiled and said: "Sir, I suggest you look for our company's legal department."

Looking for anyone was fine, as long as they could take responsibility; Jiang Hao had been at Tenda before he even graduated, and although he had heard friends' casual chatter, he had been influenced by what he saw and heard, so he thought that even if other companies weren't as good as Tenda, they shouldn't be too different.

Soon, he met the Company's legal counsel in an office; it was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, his face was very thin, giving people an extremely mean-spirited feeling.

Sure enough, as soon as the other party spoke, Jiang Hao was stunned.

"Mr. Jiang, right? We are also very worried about Ms. Sun's illness, but now I must tell you that Ms. Sun was interning at our company as an Intern, and she herself is still a student at school, therefore she is not an Employee of the Company, and there is no labor relationship between her and the Company."

"And according to the regulations of the Work-Related Injury Insurance Ordinance, only Employees of a company can receive treatment for their accidental injuries or occupational diseases within the scope of work-related injury regulations and enjoy work-related injury insurance benefits; unfortunately, Ms. Sun does not meet the subject qualifications."

"Therefore, you say she is very seriously ill from too much overtime, so it should count as a work-related injury; this does not conform to legal regulations."

That company's legal counsel was holding forth; he was very natural and also very calm, because for him, this matter was just a very professional exchange, or what you might call a response.

But he didn't know that as Jiang Hao listened, he already felt his anger burning!

"So now, a twenty-three-year-old young girl, who was always very healthy before, had problems after staying up late and working overtime at your company, and you are not taking responsibility, right?" Jiang Hao suddenly stood up and roared.

The middle-aged legal counsel seemed to have seen too many such situations; he still did not get angry, but just adjusted his glasses and said: "Mr. Jiang, there is no need to roar at me; roaring at me is useless. If you feel the Company needs to bear legal responsibility, you can take legal channels to resolve it, instead of arguing with me here!"

Emmm, there is only one chapter today; the owed updates have returned to 128,000 words.

Thanks to Ai B Zai, Wenchidage, Another Newbie Brother, Youzi Brother, thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

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