Beijing, after all, has nothing to do with me

Chapter 6 Annoying colleagues (2)
As soon as she walked out of Betty's office, Tao Jie suffocated and relaxed. At the same time, tears swirled in her eyes. She raised her head and tried her best to hold back the tendency of the tears to fall, but she only felt that the heavy tears were falling. Slowly overflowing with a weight that the eye sockets cannot bear.

Never shed tears in this public place!She warned herself fiercely in her heart, while speeding up her pace towards the bathroom.

The restroom is located near the emergency exit, through a long and narrow corridor.

There was no one in the corridor in the afternoon. Tao Jie secretly felt that it was a fluke. When he was walking in a hurry, a person suddenly walked towards him. Judging from the direction of his turn, he should have turned in from the direction of the office hall.

With blurry tears in her eyes, Tao Jie had no eyesight or mood to see who was coming, but she could realize that he seemed to be staring at her, as if he meant to say hello, and she suddenly panicked. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was definitely crying!
Tao Jie quickly figured out the terrain she was in - her right hand was a partition wall, and her left hand was a row of meeting rooms. Before she had time to think about it, she turned around and suddenly pushed away the door of the meeting room closest to her. Opening the door, he got in at one end, and from the corner of his eye, he seemed to be able to feel that the other party was so stunned that he even stopped in his footsteps.

Maybe he saw something was wrong.Tao Jie thought in annoyance, but couldn't care less about it, and locked the door with her backhand, and then burst into tears.

All the grievances she has suffered since work and the dissatisfaction and hesitation accumulated in her heart are all rushing out of her body at this moment. The more she thinks about it, the sadder she becomes. Weeping presumptuously, I muttered to myself in my heart, "It only takes 5 minutes, 5 minutes."

Someone knocked on the door outside, with a soft, hesitant sound, Tao Jie fell silent all of a sudden, a panicked expression appeared on a face stained with tears.

Who is the one?Is it that person just now?what should I do?She spins around the conference room.

In desperation, she had no choice but to sit down in the chair with a blunt face, silently and without making a sound, pretending that there was no one here.

After more than a minute, there was no movement outside the door. Tao Jie secretly heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that the person had already left.

After this fright, her desire to cry suddenly disappeared, and she just wanted to tidy up and sneak out, but there was nothing in the conference room except a projector on the table, let alone paper towels and the like. She raised her bare arm helplessly, and wiped her eyes back and forth a few times. She didn't care if she didn't do it cleanly or was unseemly. She calculated the path back to her seat in her mind, and there was still a long way to go. In front of everyone, I couldn't help being dissatisfied with Betty's office being arranged so far away from me.

While thinking wildly, Tao Jie quietly opened the door.

Outside the door, Mai Zhiqiang was leaning on the white wall with one shoulder, lowering his head to read a document in his hand. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he raised his head naturally. Tao Jie had two red and swollen eyes With a red nose, it just appeared in front of him without grace.

"...Mr. Mai." Tao Jie murmured to Mai Zhiqiang, who was dressed neatly and spotlessly clean. Compared with his cleanliness, the current self seemed to have escaped from the scene of a robbery.

Once she realized this, Tao Jie's face turned red to the level of her eyes in an instant, and her feet seemed to have taken root. She wanted to run away, but she couldn't.

Mai Zhiqiang lowered his arm holding the document, and put his other hand in his trouser pocket, examining her meticulously, with serious and kind eyes.

"Is it convenient to go in and have a chat?" He pointed to the room behind Tao Jie.

Tao Jie quickly blinked her eyes a few times. She was crying just now, and her mind was obviously a little slow at the moment. It seemed that her business had nothing to do with Mai Zhiqiang, but she hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly, and returned to the previous scene like a dream crying scene.

After walking in, she turned around and saw that Mai Zhiqiang did not follow in. Tao Jie was both curious and puzzled, but she didn't bother to guess, and sat down in the chair, curled up slightly, like a helpless little animal.

Two minutes later, Mai Zhiqiang finally walked in, holding a black notebook with a box of tissues standing on it. He walked to Tao Jie and put the box of tissues in front of her.

Tao Jie glanced at him embarrassedly.

"Wipe it off." Mai Zhiqiang said kindly.

"...Thank you." Tao Jie gratefully took out two tissues and slowly wiped away the tears on her face. She did not expect Mai Zhiqiang to be so careful.

Mai Zhiqiang connected the laptop with the projector, and explained to Tao Jie: "I reserved this room yesterday, and a meeting will start here in 10 minutes."

Tao Jie paused her tear-wiping hand, and immediately understood, "Well, I..."

She really didn't know anything. From this point of view, the person who walked towards her just now must be him, even the color of the shirt is the same.

"It's okay, it's still early." Mai Zhiqiang smiled at her.

The socket of the projector is under Tao Jie's seat, she hastily dragged the plug over and offered to help plug it in.

"Thank you!" Mai Zhiqiang said sincerely.

Tao Jie read the appreciation from his eyes, and felt a sense of gratitude for being recognized in her heart. This kind of emotion is very important to her, but she has been extremely lacking recently.

"Tracey is on vacation today, and it's difficult to connect my computer to the projector, so I came here a few minutes earlier, but I didn't expect to be rejected by you." Mai Zhiqiang skillfully adjusted the projector, and teasingly said to Tao Jie .

Trish is Mak Chi Keung's secretary.

Tao Jie blushed, "I, I didn't know you were going to use this place, I thought it was an empty room."

After fiddling with the last button, Mai Zhiqiang sat down opposite Tao Jie. Although he still had a very kind face, his expression was very focused. He stared at her intently, and pointed to his eyes, "Can you tell me what's going on?" ? I just saw that you were not emotionally stable."

Sure enough it was him!

Tao Jie held the tissue tightly in her hand and remained silent, she was very hesitant in her heart, Mai Zhiqiang's eyes were still calm, as if not surprised, even with a little kindness, Tao Jie felt that he looked at her like a The elder was looking at a crying child in the kindergarten, and she unconsciously lowered her head.

Her silence made Mai Zhiqiang a little embarrassed. After a moment of pause, he asked, "Am I meddling?"

"No!" Tao Jie hurriedly raised her head to distinguish, "I..."

Perhaps it was because she had always had a good impression of him, but Tao Jie suddenly had a heart attack and gave up everything, so she told all about her quarrel with Alice.

During the process of her telling, Mai Zhiqiang listened carefully without showing any surprise or doubt, which prompted Tao Jie to speak more and more smoothly, and the grievances and troubles buried in her heart continued to roll out through the tip of her tongue, I just feel extremely happy!
"Maybe I really don't adapt to the culture of BR. I have been here for almost a month, but nothing has been done smoothly. No one is willing to help me, and the boss is not satisfied with me. I feel a lot of pressure ..."

After the narration was over, Tao Jie suddenly realized, was he talking bad about his colleagues?And according to the rumors, it seems that Alice is quite interesting to Mai Zhiqiang.

Just when he was at a loss, Mai Zhiqiang spoke.

"If you do things with this kind of mentality, I'm afraid the road ahead will become more and more difficult, and the only one who suffers is yourself."

Tao Jie's heart sank, and she looked at Mai Zhiqiang in surprise. His expression did not fluctuate, but there was an undeniable taste in his words.

"In this company, everyone is very busy. No one wants to take time to help a person who is of no use to him in this state, and he has no such obligation. So, if you want to learn from others What you get there, you must give first, and build your credit with the other party first, which may be a bit difficult at the beginning, but if you want to survive in this kind of enterprise, I am afraid that you can only do so.”

Tao Jie's eyes dimmed, she was thinking about the entanglement with Alice, and she was always unwilling in her heart.

Probably reading Tao Jie's thoughts, Mai Zhiqiang's dignified expression eased, and a smile appeared on his face, "I wonder if you have heard of Betty's 'Emotional Investment Bank'? What I just said is actually I learned it from her. Feelings and benefits are really similar sometimes, no one wants to give blindly for no reason, even between lovers, let alone colleagues, right?"

When he said these words, there was an obvious taste of teasing and self-deprecating in his tone, as if he was making use of the topic to express his emotion.Tao Jie's heart moved, she had a faint feeling that Mai Zhiqiang actually didn't agree with this point of view, but maybe it was just her illusion, because his expression just now was quite serious.

"You mean, I should still do things for Alice? Doesn't matter whether I should do those things or not?" Tao Jie asked discouragedly.

"I didn't say that." Mai Zhiqiang shook his head, "Since it's an investment, if you pay, you must get a return. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a failed investment?"

Tao Jie was in a daze, she seemed to understand something, but she didn't understand anything. She lost her mind for a while, nodded, and then shook her head.

Seeing her bewildered expression, Mai Zhiqiang suddenly laughed, and his eyes softened a lot. He raised his head and glanced at the company poster hanging on the wall. There were four eye-catching symbols on it, each symbol There is an English word next to it, representing the four qualities advocated by the company.

He pointed to Tao Jie to see one of the words, "Do you know what 'edge' is? It means to have a sharp edge, and you must have edges and corners in everything you do. Unprincipled tolerance will only make you more and more painful."

Tao Jie stared at the glittering word in a daze.

Mai Zhiqiang slowly added: "In fact, there is not so much distinction between right and wrong in the workplace. If you do things well, you are ok. Otherwise, no matter how many reasons you have, it is just an excuse for failure. Therefore, You have to do what you want to do, but at the same time think about the consequences of doing that.”

Tao Jie listened and felt that her confidence seemed to have returned.

"Also, don't bring your personal emotions to work, and don't let yourself always be immersed in grievances-if even you feel sorry for yourself, then others will feel more pitiful for you, just let you do it I won’t appreciate you. If you want to win the respect of others, you must first respect yourself.”

Someone came in at this time and greeted Mai Zhiqiang first, "Hi, Mike!" He was quite surprised to see Tao Jie, but he didn't say much, and found a seat and sat down.

Mai Zhiqiang raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was almost time.

Tao Jie's tears had long since dried up, but her eyes were still slightly red and swollen. She squeezed the used tissue into a ball and held it firmly in her palm, not revealing any clues, and quickly stood up wittily, "Mr. Mai, Then I'll go first."

Mai Zhiqiang nodded towards her, his eyes full of encouragement.

When she walked out of the meeting room, Tao Jie's mood was obviously much calmer. She pondered over the words Mai Zhiqiang said all the way, and slowly walked to her seat.

"In this company, everyone is very busy, and no one wants to spend time in this state to help someone who is of no use to him..."

A thought suddenly popped into Tao Jie's mind inexplicably: Isn't Mai Zhiqiang helping her by telling himself these things?However, what benefit can I say to him?

Alice's seat was empty, and she probably hadn't come back from Betty's place. Tao Jie could easily imagine how she would act obediently in front of Betty, but she couldn't do it herself anyway.However, if this is really the only way to win the favor of the boss and take advantage of it, what should I do?

Tao Jie sat at the table with her chin resting on her hands, thinking wildly for a while, but didn't come to any conclusion.Her mouth was very dry, she took the teacup to the tea room to refill some water, and when she came back, she gradually had an idea in her mind.

As Mai Zhiqiang said, don’t drag too much personal emotion into work. In the workplace, how many people are showing their true self?Everyone is acting, why should she take it seriously?Even if she can't be an excellent actor, she can still maintain the mentality of an audience.

Thinking of this, Tao Jie felt a lot more relaxed.

After returning to her seat, Tao Jie's thinking became clearer. She quickly retrieved the report that Betty had severely criticized from the computer, and spent 10 minutes marking the abbreviations that she didn't understand, and then wrote down A sincere email asking for advice was sent to Alice's mailbox, and Betty was copied at the same time.In this way, Alice was ashamed to prevaricate herself.

After sending the email, he patted himself on the back of the head hard. Why didn’t he think of it before? He was so self-pitying for Alice’s indifference and Betty’s sensuality, but he didn’t take any countermeasures. It’s really stupid!

Alice didn't come back until after three o'clock in the afternoon.When passing by Tao Jie's seat, Tao Jie raised her head and said to her: "Alice, I just sent you an email about abbreviated names, many of which I don't understand, please help me to explain, thank you !"

Alice glanced at her, and was baffled by her relaxed tone. She clearly remembered Tao Jie's expression that was about to explode when she rushed out of Betty's office. "From a small company, alas..."

Although the voice was very low, Alice could still hear it clearly, and felt a burst of pride in her heart.

But the state of Tao Jie in front of him is very different from just now. Could it be that he took the wrong medicine?
"Yes!" Alice replied lazily, disappearing into her own cubicle.

After 5 minutes, Alice called Tao Jie's name from behind. When she turned her head, Alice's hand holding a stack of invoices was stretched out in front of her eyes.

"These are the reimbursement receipts for last week's communication training, please compile them as soon as possible." Alice's tone was blunt, perhaps because she agreed to help Tao Jie just now.

Tao Jie didn't answer, "I'm sorry, I'm not free, there are still three reports to be made!"

Alice was taken aback for a moment. She probably didn't expect Tao Jie, who has always been down-to-earth, to directly reject her in this way. She softened her tone, "It's fine to do it tomorrow, and it's fine to finish it this week."

"Alice." Tao Jie pursed her lips. Although her heart was pounding, she understood that if her heart softened now and she continued, she would have to continue to be aggrieved in the future.

"I think you should also know that the job responsibilities assigned to me by Betty don't include your job, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help you in the future."

Tao Jie had prepared many kinds of words in her stomach in advance, but in the end she said it very directly without skill, because she knew very well that no matter what she said, Alice would not be able to complain in front of Betty, just as Alice Si let herself do things, isn't she sure about this?
That being the case, she doesn't need to beat around the bush with the other party. These days, she has suffered enough anger, and it is considered polite to speak so frankly.

Seeing Alice's face turning red and white, with expressions of shame and indignation and astonishment, Tao Jie couldn't tell what she felt, but there was one thing she could really feel—telling the truth, the feeling of not holding back very nice.

Alice withdrew the hand holding the receipt without saying a word, and looked down at a certain place on her desk. Tao Jie's head hadn't turned back yet. People are actually paper tigers, they like to pick soft persimmons.

"If even you feel sorry for yourself, then others will feel even more pitiful for you."

When Tao Jie turned around and returned to her own work, another thought came to her mind. There is really no right or wrong in the workplace. She doesn't want to pursue so-called professional development skills, she just wants to do as much as possible. Get back to your true self.

(End of this chapter)