Reboot the age of gaming

Chapter 182 The Current Situation of Working Overtime

Zhou Sen asked, "What about the others? Aren't there still several people in the program team?"

Brother Dahui shook his head: "This kind of complicated procedure can't be handed over to other people directly, and they basically work overtime until after ten o'clock in the evening. Xiao Liu is getting married recently and has been preparing for it. Zhang'er's child It's just a full moon, and it's a busy time. As for the two programs that Director Bai transferred from other projects, they can't work well, and they can share a small part, but they can't be counted on."

The sister-in-law complained: "Look, look! It's like this every time. It's not easy for others, but it's easy for you? Our two children are over three years old this year, and they have been taken by the two old people. You say you If something happens, what about our orphans and widows?"

Brother Dahui patted her hand: "I'm sorry, don't worry, I will resign and change jobs when I recover from my illness."

"You should have resigned a long time ago!" The sister-in-law was very dissatisfied.

Zhou Sen frowned and said, "Can you sue Guangyi Huyu for this situation? This is not a work-related injury? No matter how serious it is, you will die from overwork!"

Brother Dahui smiled wryly and shook his head: "Hey, they are all part-time workers, so how can I sue? His big company has an entire legal department, and they have studied various clauses countless times when signing the contract. Not to mention anything else, the litigation process is so long. I can’t even delay it. Director Xie said that he will talk to Director Bai and Director Yu and ask them to compensate a sum of money, I think that’s all right.”

"Thank you, good man." Zhong Ming said with emotion.

"Yeah, if it weren't for Lao Xie, I wouldn't have been in this project for so long." Brother Dahui said with emotion, "So you two made the right choice. Leave this place early and start your own studio. Even if you are tired, After all, it’s also because of myself.”

……

Zhong Ming and Zhou Sen stayed in the ward for several hours, until four o'clock in the afternoon, and went directly to the dining place by car to meet Director Xie and the others.

On the way back, the two of them felt even more depressed, especially Zhou Sen, who was almost autistic.

"Hey, I can always see news about programmers dying of overwork on the Internet. I thought it was far away from me at first, but now I look at it like this, and I panic." Zhou Sen said with emotion.

Zhong Ming said, "Don't worry, our studio doesn't work overtime... under normal circumstances."

"Of course I'm not talking about this. What I mean is that if I don't jump out and continue to work in a big company, maybe in a few years, I will become like Brother Dahui. Or, maybe if this is changed to I probably died on the second day of the project and was discovered!"

Zhou Sen looked very sad: "To be honest, every program should have considered this kind of problem, but what can be done, there is no solution! The company has to catch up with the schedule, and the project manpower is not enough. What else can I do besides working overtime? A company like Wing Interactive Entertainment that provides certain compensation and bonuses for overtime work is already very good. A large number of small companies work overtime is pure overtime, and they don’t even pay a dime for overtime work! At any rate, Director Xie is willing to ask for compensation from Brother Dahui , if this is a small company, you will probably be dismissed on the same day, and there is no way to appeal!"

"I heard that the labor department has been promoting related bills to reduce this kind of excessive overtime." Zhong Ming seemed to have seen similar news on the Internet before, but he didn't know the details.

Zhou Sen shook his head: "It's not that there is no progress, but there is too much resistance! Especially many people in the business world think that this is raising the cost of labor for companies and will hinder economic development. And to put it bluntly, it is that we social animals are not united enough. Struggle to force and keep jumping back, which is serious introversion and internal friction. Most people scold and don’t refuse the boss’s request for overtime work, and they don’t even care about themselves, so how can the boss give up the interests in his hands?”

Zhong Ming nodded, this is indeed the truth.

Zhou Sen also said: "The most annoying thing is that there are still a large number of economists who stand up for the company, saying that the current salary level and overtime pay are the dynamic balance of the game between employees and the company. If you work overtime and tired, it means that you are only worth so much." Otherwise, why don’t you jump to other jobs with more money and less work? They also said that the company provides job opportunities for employees, and the employees should be grateful, after all, without the company, you can’t even eat.”

Zhong Ming: "..."

"So, there is no solution to the current situation. The relationship between employees and bosses is no longer a business cooperation relationship, but a class relationship. Those with resources can oppress those without resources at will. A situation like Brother Dahui is good enough. It's really good enough." Zhou Sen said what was in his heart, feeling much better.

But it was just talking about it, and he also knew that even though many people knew these truths, it was too difficult to change this situation.

Zhong Ming understood what Zhou Sen said.

It has only been a dozen years since the post-war reconstruction in this world, and many industries are growing barbarously and at a high speed.

Opportunities are everywhere, but it also means that under such rapid growth, many individuals' time and energy are compressed to the limit.

An era of hard work must also be an era of death from overwork.

This point can actually be seen from the example of Zhong Ming in his previous life.

In Zhong Ming's previous life, compared with developed countries in Europe and the United States, domestic companies are obviously far behind in terms of overtime hours, work intensity, and salary.

It can be said that this is the impact of the demographic dividend, and it can also be said that this is the only way for economic development.

The so-called demographic dividend is indeed a dividend for the development of enterprises, society, and economy, but it is not necessarily true for individuals.

The demographic dividend means that there may be two or three or even more people competing for the same position, so in this case, the company has an absolute right to speak.

A said, I have a high degree of education.

B said, I am capable.

C said, I can work overtime for four hours a day without overtime pay.

So the company picked C, gave him a low salary, and asked him to work hard.Not only that, but also let the whole project and the whole company learn from him and work overtime together without paying overtime pay.

For the job done by two people, the boss only recruits one person and pays him 1.5 times the salary. Many people can't tell who loses and who earns.

Perhaps this is a normal economic phenomenon, but when everyone in society has to do this, it falls into an introverted ecology.

Of course, this is what big companies would like to see, after all, they can keep salary costs down as much as possible, but for everyone, everyone has had a hard time.

If someone says that only by working eighteen hours a day can an individual grow and an enterprise win the competition in the market, and those who do not work hard will be eliminated by the world...

Then please see clearly where your butt is sitting first, and whether there are tens of billions of business in the family waiting for you to inherit.

If you are just a wage earner but speak for a big company, then when karoshi really hits you, it is best not to complain.

……

Soon, Zhong Ming and Zhou Sen arrived at the restaurant where they had dinner together.

Jiang Wanna and Lao Xie didn't know each other, so they didn't come.

Zhong Ming found a traditional Chinese restaurant this time and booked a private room. Not long after, Zhang Xiaowen arrived first.

"Brother Zhong!"

Zhang Xiaowen greeted Zhong Ming excitedly: "I heard that your game was very successful! Do you have to drink two glasses today?"

Zhong Ming smiled: "You have a lot of things to do, what kind of wine do you drink, order two more hard dishes, and add some nutrition to you."

(End of this chapter)