After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 20: TV Station's Way of Survival
“How much difference can it make?”

Zhou Haoran really doesn't care.

The fourth and fifth programs are the lowest level of TV stations.

He already has a plan.

After joining the company, you should sign contracts independently in the shortest possible time and then upgrade your status to the third level. Otherwise, it will be really uncomfortable to have a "gray card" or "black card" hanging on your chest every day and be pointed at by others.

He Jin said, "The difference is huge. The 'five black categories' have no salary and no benefits, but the fourth category is different. They have salary and benefits. Although they can't get the full amount, at least they have basic living security."

"Oh?" Zhou Haoran became interested. "Really? What are the benefits?"

He Jin rolled his eyes at him, "Don't you care?"

Zhou Haoran laughed, "I didn't understand it before!"

"There's no base salary for the fifth tier, so it's been moved up to the fourth tier..." He Jin looked at Director Qin, "Director, given his situation, 800 yuan should be fine, right? Cleaners usually get 600 yuan."

Director Qin nodded and said, "Let's just make 800 yuan. It's more than the cleaning staff but less than the security guard. No one can find fault with it, and it will pass the financial department's review."

Zhou Haoran was very happy.

You can get your salary now!

It’s a bit unreasonable to ask your family for money now that you’re working.

He Jin continued, "Salary is secondary. The main thing is that the fourth tier comes with employee benefits. Every month, the station will give out rice, flour, and oil, and the channel will also give out shopping cards and seasonal fruits from time to time."

Zhou Haoran knew that the TV station had good benefits, "Doesn't that mean I don't have to buy groceries every month?"

"Normally, you don't need to buy..." He Jin cleared his throat, "After all, you are in the fourth tier, so you can't get all the benefits. You may need to purchase some from outside."

Zhou Haoran was most concerned about the company cafeteria. "Can I go into the cafeteria?"

He Jin smiled and said, "Sure, after you've completed the onboarding procedures, you can come over tomorrow morning to get your meal card."

"That's OK!"

Zhou Haoran was very satisfied.

These days, material life is not very rich, and bloated and inefficient state-owned enterprises are transforming into private enterprises in batches.

Many planned products produced by state-owned enterprises are not well-received by the market. However, those that are well-received are in short supply, which results in a situation where demand outstrips supply.

This will result in people being unable to buy good products even if they have money, and they will have to pay an inflated premium.

The station supplies rice, flour, oil, fruits and vegetables every month. In fact, the station conducts collective procurement to solve the difficulties in the living needs of the station employees to a certain extent.

Ten or twenty years later, the station still had such employee benefits.

However, it doesn't mean much anymore.

After the development of the market economy, a large number of foreign and private enterprises entered the market, and material production was adequately guaranteed. The supply side was far greater than the demand side, and good products of good quality and low price were everywhere.

The rice, flour and oil purchased collectively by the station were looked down upon by the employees.

You can go to the supermarket to buy better quality rice, flour and oil.

However, whether now or in the future, the employee cafeteria's welfare attributes are top-notch, arguably the company's greatest benefit. The quality of the company's cafeteria is far beyond comparison, even to the canteens of major internet companies.

Since his rebirth, the two most sumptuous meals Zhou Haoran had eaten were the ones he had with Sister Sui Qing in the cafeteria.

He Jin said, "If you're one of the 'Five Black Categories,' you don't even have a long-term pass. You need to apply for a temporary 24-hour pass every day, get approval from the director, and report to the security guard. How troublesome is that?"

Zhou Haoran smiled, "So it seems that moving up to the fourth gear is pretty good!"

"Much better!" He Jin continued to talk. "In the past, sales apprentices signed deals, but because of internal disputes or conflicts with colleagues, they were not promoted to the third level and were only promoted to the fourth level." Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I'm already in the fourth level. Even if I have conflicts with colleagues, as long as I sign the deal, I can smoothly be promoted to the third level."

Director Qin also needs to handle the onboarding procedures for other employees who have passed the business interview.

So they asked them to leave.

Zhou Haoran, now officially employed, was filled with emotion. "How did the station arrange this? Aren't we all employees? Why are we divided into five different levels?"

He Jin whispered, "The leader is doing this for our own good."

Zhou Haoran was amused by her.

I feel like she has been brainwashed by PUA in the workplace.

He Jin said seriously, "A TV station is not an ordinary place. Some young people may look ordinary, and their jobs are just cameramen or editors, but they have connections that can reach far and wide."

"and then?"

"Just stay away! No matter who you offend, you can't offend these people!"

"Makes sense!"

Zhou Haoran witnessed how a TV station survives.

He Jin said in a low voice: "Although Director Qin is a leader, she is second-tier. If you offend her, she can't do anything to you. She is a director, but she can't even get a regular position, which means she has no background."

Zhou Haoran followed her train of thought, "Those small directors, small clerks, and the like, aren't leadership positions, but they have a staff, which means no one can afford to offend them."

"That's right!" He Jin kindly reminded him, "Think about it, these young new employees haven't made any contributions to the station, so why do they get the top tier positions?"

"I understand!" Zhou Haoran nodded heavily. "From now on, I'll avoid those with black words on a red background! These people are either big bosses in the station, or they have powerful backgrounds that we can't afford to offend."

He Jin smiled and said, "That's not necessary. Some older people... Ten years ago, every employee at the station had a regular position, even the cleaners. Then, with the market-oriented reforms, the annual quota was limited, which couldn't keep up with the station's growth, so they had to recruit a lot of non-regular employees."

Zhou Haoran analyzed, "So, even if the older seniors in the station have a regular position, they may not have much background. This is because they joined the company early."

"Correct."

"Any other identification techniques?"

"Yes." He Jin lowered his voice. "He has connections and a background, and he joined the company very early, so he was promoted to a leadership position a long time ago, at least a director. Those older seniors have a position but are not leaders, which means they have ordinary backgrounds."

Zhou Haoran said repeatedly: "Sister He, thank you so much."

There are many hidden talents in the TV station, and if you are not careful you may offend someone with powerful connections.

Fortunately, the human resources department has already summed up a set of experience.

The young ones with a regular job are not to be messed with.

The older one has a regular position, but it is not a leadership position, which means he is an ordinary person.

Even leaders can offend older people who are not on the payroll, because they are ordinary people who just have outstanding performance.

This workplace environment is much more complicated than that of large Internet companies.

He Jin said generously: "It's okay. After you start working, if you have any questions, just come to me."

"Hmm..." Zhou Haoran still had a lot of troubles to deal with, and he really needed her help. "Sister He, does the station have staff dormitories? My home is in Yangguan County, so I can't commute every day, right?"

"Staff dormitories, yes, yes..."

He Jin was in a difficult situation.

(End of this chapter)