splendid star

Chapter 28 Yu Qing's Unemployment
On this day, Yuqing was sitting at her desk and busy working when her colleague called out: "Wang Yuqing, Manager Zhao is looking for you."
Yuqing's heart skipped a beat, what was supposed to come finally came!
Yuqing walked slowly to Manager Zhao's office with heavy steps. The distance was not long, but Yuqing felt that it was the most difficult journey in his memory.
"Manager Zhao, are you looking for me?" Yu Qing lowered her head and said hello.
"Come on, come on! Yuqing, please sit down first and let's talk slowly." Manager Zhao asked Yuqing to sit down.
"Yuqing, you should know what I want to talk to you about, right?" Manager Zhao looked at Yuqing and asked softly.
"Well, Manager Zhao, I will choose to resign voluntarily." Yuqing lowered her head and said softly.This scene and the result had actually been lingering in her heart for a long time. She was mentally prepared, but it was still so heavy to say it at this moment.
"As you know, the stock market has been falling unilaterally for more than half a year without even a decent rebound, and the company is also facing great pressure. Now the head office puts the first priority on how to increase revenue generation, followed by layoffs. We have no choice but to reduce operating costs. Among the employees you hired, you are the only one who continues to stay in our sales department. Your work attitude and performance are quite good, and I wanted to keep you forever. I can survive this cold winter, but the assessment from the head office is right there, so I can't do anything about it!" Manager Zhao wanted to keep Yu Qing, but after all he couldn't bear the pressure from the head office and the gossip within the sales department.
"I know, Manager Zhao, I understand what you said, and I don't blame you. To be honest, you have taken good care of me at work this year. The only thing to blame is that I am not qualified for my current job. "
"Yuqing, I can't blame you. Securities are an industry that depends on the weather. Now the market is not good. Those old employees who have been working for a few years have many resources, so they can barely survive. But it's you who are suffering. These newcomers who have been working for one or two years have no resources and no social background. It is really difficult to survive in such extreme market conditions!" Manager Zhao reluctantly comforted Yu Qing.
"Well, I understand, Manager Zhao, then... when is the best time for me to leave?" Yuqing asked.
"Wait a few days and let the finance department calculate the wages for last month and a few days this month."
"Okay, Manager Zhao, if there's nothing else to do, I'll go out first." After Yuqing finished speaking, she planned to leave Manager Zhao's office.
"Yuqing, please wait a moment." Manager Zhao said, closing the unclosed office door.
Yuqing looked at Manager Zhao in confusion. He turned around, came to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a file bag and put it on the table. Then he raised his head and said to Yuqing: "The head office has just been vacated. You have applied for a spot as an Olympic volunteer, and I will quickly help you get it. This is the work badge." Manager Zhao said, taking out the work badge from the document bag and handing it to Yu Qing, "The Beijing Olympics will start soon. , a century-old Olympics, a rare opportunity, if you volunteer for the Olympics, it will also enrich your life experience, and maybe it will help you in your future life."
"Thank you, Manager Zhao. I am about to resign, and you still leave me such an opportunity. I am so touched!" Yuqing took the job badge and felt like tears were about to fall.She knew that this should be the only Olympic volunteer quota in the sales department, and it was Manager Zhao who worked hard to get it.
"Originally, according to the assessment standards of the head office, you should be let go if you fail to meet the standards within three months. I just kept you until now. I didn't expect the market to be so unfavorable, and I really have no choice. There is a saying that goes well, People's hearts change people's hearts. When the Wenchuan earthquake happened, you made a special trip to send donations, which deeply touched me. If a kind-hearted girl like you loses her job, I can't bear it! So I I have just secured this Olympic volunteer quota for you, so this is the last time I will help you! By the way, don’t mention this volunteer quota to anyone else in the company, remember?"
"Well, I remember it! Thank you, Manager Zhao, for taking care of me all the time. No matter where I go in the future, I will always remember your kindness." After Yuqing finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Manager Zhao.
After all the wages were settled and the remaining work was handed over, Yuqing took out a cardboard box that had been prepared long ago, placed it on the workstation, and began to pack her personal belongings one by one.
She took out the CFA (Certified Financial Analyst) study materials from the drawer and gently wiped away the dust on them.She recalled that when she first joined the company last year, she had vowed to apply for the CFA, the world-recognized financial ace certificate. However, this year, she had been busy with work, so she threw it into the drawer and never picked it up again.
Through the resignation conversation with Manager Zhao a few days ago, she realized a lot.Securities is an industry that depends on the weather. "If it doesn't open for three years, it will take three years if it does open." is a joke often told by people in the industry.When the market comes, you can achieve good results without much effort. But once the market turns bad, people like her with no resources and background will be the first to be eliminated.Although I graduated from a prestigious school, I still have a bachelor's degree after all. If I want to climb to a more secure mid-level and upper-level position, and if I want my career to be independent of market conditions, I can only completely change my current embarrassing situation by continuing to take the postgraduate entrance examination and getting a master's degree from a prestigious school.
After sorting out all her personal belongings, Yuqing stood up and said goodbye to her colleagues one by one. She said a simple "goodbye and take care" without saying a word to each other.After finally saying goodbye to Manager Zhao, Yu Qing left the sales department with heavy steps.
Yuqing did not go straight home, but once again walked into the Starbucks store opposite the sales department.Sitting on the window seat, I glanced at the door of the sales department and thought that when I first came here to work, I was so ignorant and immature. I didn't even understand the impact of adjusting the stamp duty on the stock market. It was ridiculous.
As an intermediary, she has personally experienced the ups and downs of the past year through the kaleidoscope of stocks, which is vivid in her mind, which makes her deeply moved.In the crazy era of national stock speculation in the second half of last year, there would be long queues at the sales department every day. Those customers who were anxiously waiting to open an account have now closed their accounts and suffered huge losses. They are really making money in the stock market. Very few people have money.Manager Zhao is right, what goes up is risk, and what goes down is opportunity. Now when there is gold everywhere, the sales department has become empty.Well, it is in line with the saying "Everything in the world is bustling for profit; everything in the world is bustling for profit", Yuqing thought, but in fact, many people do not see clearly and accurately what profit is.
People and events emerged like clips from old movies, and she thought of Mr. Ji, Mrs. Liu, Uncle Wang, Yu Yang and other familiar retail investors. Their voices and faces were still clear in front of her, but their fates were completely different now. Heaven and earth, the departure of departure, the departure of departure.That lovely Mr. Ji should have thought of a way to overcome the mortgage crisis, right?Recalling the great joys and sorrows he experienced this year, he should probably feel that it was a dream.There was also the wise Uncle Wang, an old man whom Yuqing admired from the bottom of her heart. When Uncle Wang left, she quietly redeemed all the funds, and she was lucky enough to escape this catastrophe.Although this unprecedented bull market ended in such a bleak way, she made a lot of profits. Perhaps she and Uncle Wang were among the very few investors in this sales department who escaped unscathed?
Looking at the trading floor from a distance, I can still vividly see the lively scene of people jostling each other, but now it is empty. Only a few computers for reading software are placed there quietly, and they have not been touched for a long time. , it was already covered with dust.Everything has changed.
After drinking coffee quietly alone, Yuqing picked up the carton and walked out of the store. She stood on the long overpass, looking at the wide and clean road under her feet, the endless traffic, and the rose flowers blooming on both sides of the road. This season Beijing is so beautiful!She saw hurried passers-by passing by from time to time. Perhaps each of them had a dream hidden in their hearts, and they were working hard towards this dream. What about my dream?Yuqing looked at the horizon, thoughtfully.
"Sisters, I want to tell you some unfortunate news. Starting today, I have officially joined the ranks of the unemployed." After Yuqing returned to her residence, she reported her latest developments in the "Four Sisters of Beidiao" group.
"Ah? No way? Our top students will also lose their jobs???" Guan Lu expressed extreme shock.
"Yuqing, are you kidding? Is it true? Why?" Xiaoju also expressed disbelief.
"Calm down, the old will not go and the new will not come. Maybe there will be a better job waiting for you ahead, come on!" The last time Siyi came to see Yuqing, she heard that she might lose her job in the near future, but she didn't expect it. This day came so quickly.
"Lulu, have you and Yu Yang received your certificates? When do you plan to return to Beijing?" Yu Qing asked.
"Hey, don't mention it. Something happened. I'll tell you in detail when I get back. My ticket for the day after tomorrow." Guan Lu replied.
"Okay, after you return to Beijing, we will get together and have a good chat." Yu Qing had just lost her job and had a lot to say to her sisters.
"Okay! Let's get together when Lulu returns to Beijing. I really want to have fun." Siyi has never found a suitable job and is feeling depressed.
"Okay, Lulu, come back quickly, I miss you." Xiaoju replied.
Guan Lu and Yu Yang have returned to Beijing!The two of them never expected that they were happily preparing to go back to get the marriage certificate, but they ended up running back in despair.
On the train, Guan Lu's head rested quietly on Yu Yang's shoulder. Yu Yang protected Guan Lu's head with a hand ring. The two of them didn't say a few words along the way, each thinking about their own concerns.
(End of this chapter)