Chapter 359 - The Annual Meeting’s Theme (1/2)
Soon, the young man from the administrative department finished helping Wu Bin deal with various internal matters, including granting access to the intranet, creating an employee’s account for Wu Bin to access TPDb’s internal forum, and the like.
Wu Bin received his mouse from the young man.
Hmm…
The mouse, keyboard, and screen…
They were so comfortable!
Wu Bin had already been used to scrimping and saving and being thrifty in the office. Now that he had a computer like that, he could feel hot tears well up in his eyes. The thought of being able to use such a comfortable keyboard to type in the future excited him!
He turned to face Hao Yun and then hesitated for a while as he thought about whether he should go over and greet her.
Hao Yun was now in charge of the HR department. In better terms, she could be referred to as the ‘department head’. If that sounded too formal and stifling, he could also refer to her as ‘Big Sister Hao’ or ‘Big Sister Yun’.
At the very least, he had to refer to her as ‘Senior’, right?
However, Wu Bin was older than Hao Yun. He also had much more working experience than she did.
That was awkward.
Thus, Wu Bin was conflicted. He intended to wait and observe how other colleagues addressed her.
At last, he realized that everyone referred to one another by name.
Feeling confused, Wu Bin turned to the male colleague beside him to secretly ask about this.
“Do we refer to everyone by name in this department?”
The man had just returned from the snack area; he was holding a bag of chips and stuffing them in his mouth. After taking a sip of his coffee, he nodded and said, “That’s right.
“More accurately put, it’s not just our department. Every other department is the same.
“Those who are slightly closer would refer to one another as brother or sister.
“The most appropriate way to address everyone is by their names. Nobody would find it weird. In fact, they would find it weird if you address them by their rank.”
This piqued Wu Bin’s curiosity. “Is that true? Why is that?”
The man continued munching on his potato chips and shook his head. “I’m not sure either. I was not among Tengda’s first batch of employees. I only joined the company three or four months ago. The office environment at the time was already like that.
“Oh, that’s right. If you want snacks, just help yourself. There’s no limit.”
The man waved his potato chips in front of Wu Bin’s face, telling him that the latter was free to eat whatever snacks he wanted.
Wu Bin caught a whiff of the potato chips-it smelled good. However, since this was only his first day of work and he had not yet been offered tenure, he decided that getting snacks now would be inappropriate. Thus, he shook his head and said, “It’s alright; I’m not hungry.”
The man beside him suddenly thought of something else. “Oh, that’s right. The only exception is Boss Pei.
“Out of respect, nobody calls him by his
name.
“Of course, Boss Pei is quite an easygoing person. I don’t think he’ll get angry even if you refer to him by his name.
“It’s just that everyone respects him from the bottom of our hearts. That’s why we address him as ‘Boss Pei’. He’s the only one in the entire company.
“All in all, apart from Boss Pei, you can refer to anyone by their names without a problem.”
Wu Bin nodded in silence. It looked like he needed to learn about those internal practices from the old employees. Both of them engaged in casual conversation and introduced themselves.
Then, Wu Bin asked more about daily work matters, such as… whether the contents in the Employee’s Handbook were true or not.
The man pondered for a moment and replied, “Not entirely.”
Wu Bin nodded, understanding.
Indeed, most companies would hide their flaws and boast about their merits in their introductions. Of course, he could not say that was wrong. He could only say it was understandable.
The man beside him continued speaking. “Many things are not written in the handbook.
“There’s this best employee selection, which occurs twice a year? The winner gets a Dream Fund of a million yuan, and the second-best gets a month of paid leave.
“Then, the regular physical examinations and claimable medical expenses…
“In addition…”
The man began to explain all the other benefits of working in Tengda. Feeling like he had left some things out, he checked his resources and filled in the gaps. He had no choice; there were too many benefits to memorize.
Wu Bin was speechless.
He had thought that the man was going to reveal internal scoop left unwritten in the Employee’s Handbook, such as how much work they had to do in this company, how their salaries would be docked occasionally, and the like.
However, Wu Bin had completely misunderstood!
The Employee’s Handbook did not contain all the employee benefits available. There were still many more benefits that could not be written down because of the limited space.
Wu Bin was at a complete loss for words now. He began to wonder if he had been scammed and if this company was out to cheat him.
How could there be such good benefits?!
Yet, Tengda had a good reputation, and reality was staring him in the face. He had no other choice but to believe it!
After calming himself down, Wu Bin asked, “Brother, do you know what would be tested in the Tengda Spirit compatibility test?”
The man beside him finished the last of his chips and threw the empty bag into the trash can. Shaking his head, he said, “I’m not sure. Your batch of employees will be the first batch taking the test. I have never taken it before. The contents of the test have been a well-kept secret. I’ve only heard a bit of news about it.
“Boss Pei was the one who set all the questions. Apart from him, nobody has the authority to edit the test.
“Don’t worry. I don’t think it’ll be that difficult. I think it’ll be like the psychological tests that some schools organize-a mere formality. “As long as no huge problems are detected, it should be easy to pass it.”
At that point, Wu Bin heaved a sigh of relief. It was good that the test would be easy!
Alright, I’ll work with my heart filled with hope!