Chapter 258 Work
Lin Yuhang did not rest well at home as his parents requested. He started busying himself with his work just a few days after returning home.
The country has special regulations for the placement of demobilized military personnel. The next day after arriving home, Lin Yuhang sent the information to the relevant local departments and inquired about his work arrangements.
After learning about this, how could Chen Yuqin sit still? This brat was too impatient. Originally, Chen Yuqin was going to help her son arrange this matter after the New Year, but before the New Year's Day, Lin Yuhang went on his own. How could he let him handle this matter by himself? A mother knows her son's temper best. Once Lin Yuhang chooses an ordinary job, it will be very difficult to make new arrangements.
Helpless, Chen Yuqin could only consult with Lin Daoyuan and personally go out to greet her son. A few days later, Chen Yuqin put several jobs in front of Lin Yuhang and asked him which unit he would like to work for.
Looking at these tasks, Lin Yuhang couldn't help but frown.
It has to be said that the jobs that Chen Yuqin found for Lin Yuhang were all good jobs, all in excellent units and positions. If any of these jobs were available, other people would have scrambled for them. But in Lin Yuhang's eyes, these were not the jobs he wanted.
Lin Yuhang's first choice was to work at the Public Security Bureau. As a retired soldier, and a former battalion commander, it was a good choice for him to be transferred to the Public Security Bureau. Moreover, his rank was not low. Although he was demoted according to regulations after his transfer, he could still be a criminal police captain or a police station chief or deputy chief.
It's a pity that Lin Yuhang is a disabled soldier. A disabled person like him cannot enter the public security system no matter how great his contributions are, let alone become a criminal policeman.
As a second choice, Lin Yuhang wanted to go to the local armed forces department, but the armed forces department gave the same reply, which made Lin Yuhang's enthusiastic heart suddenly cool.
Since he couldn't wear the uniform, he had to go to other units. But the units that Chen Yuqin chose for him were all office jobs. Although these jobs were decent and comfortable, they were not what Lin Yuhang needed. In his opinion, doing these jobs was a waste of life, and he didn't want to spend the rest of his life in such an environment.
Shaking his head, he rejected Chen Yuqin's kindness. Lin Yuhang's refusal made Chen Yuqin furious. This brat seemed determined not to work in an office, but he was a disabled soldier and neither the public security nor the armed forces wanted him. This worried his mother.
Helplessly, Chen Yuqin directly asked Lin Yuhang where he wanted to go besides these units? As a mother, a mother who loved her son deeply, she had to arrange a good job for Lin Yuhang anyway. She couldn't let him be a worker, right?
But Lin Yuhang's answer surprised Chen Yuqin. She didn't expect that Lin Yuhang really had this idea. He told Chen Yuqin that if he couldn't get into the public security and armed forces, he would rather find a factory to work as a worker. Although he was disabled, he was still a soldier in his bones. As a soldier, he had to show his value, even if he took off his military uniform.
"You're going to piss me off to death!" After hearing what Lin Yuhang said, Chen Yuqin was furious. Her son, a combat hero and a battalion-level cadre, became an ordinary worker after returning home ? Would she still be able to save her reputation if she told others about this?
"Mom, don't be angry, I'm just discussing this with you." Seeing his mother's face turn red with anger, Lin Yuhang, a grown man, actually started to act like a child, holding Chen Yuqin's arm with one hand and holding her left hand with the other: "From childhood to adulthood, haven't you and Dad always taught us to be useful to the country and society? I have always asked myself to do this, have you forgotten? Let me tell you the truth, I really don't want to work in an office, it's such a waste of life for me, I just want to do something practical, something that can contribute to the country and society..."
Looking down at Lin Yuhang's broken hand, Chen Yuqin felt very uncomfortable. As a mother, how could she not know what Lin Yuhang was thinking? He wanted to prove himself in this way, to prove that although Lin Yuhang was disabled, his spirit was not broken. He was unwilling to rest on his laurels, but to prove his worth with practical actions.
With a long sigh, Chen Yuqin, feeling sad, had no choice but to agree to her son's request. On the third day after New Year's Day, Chen Yuqin found Lin Yuhang and told him that he had found a job.
"Son, come and take a look." As soon as Chen Yuqin entered the room, she called out to Lin Yuhang who was writing something in the room. Lin Yuhang came out upon hearing her voice. Chen Yuqin took out three documents from a black briefcase and placed them in front of Lin Yuhang, telling him that she had obtained these documents with great difficulty.
"This one is from the First Machinery Factory, this one is from the Electron Tube Factory, and this one..."
Chen Yuqin laid out three pieces of information and asked Lin Yuhang to make a choice.
The First Machinery Factory is the largest machinery factory in Yanjing and a large state-owned enterprise. Its predecessor was the Peking Machinery Factory. It has a high enterprise level and good treatment.
Chen Yuqin found the factory leader through her connections. After learning about Lin Yuhang's situation, the factory leader readily agreed and gave Lin Yuhang two job options.
The first position is deputy chief of the logistics department, and the second position is deputy chief of the security department. Both positions are good, especially the latter, as the security department is responsible for the security work of the entire factory, and can also be equipped with guns. It is a semi-militarized department, which is a good choice for a retired soldier like Lin Yuhang.
But Lin Yuhang just glanced at the document and put it down. In his mind, neither of these two positions was very good.
Needless to say, if he accepted this position, he might as well choose the jobs that Chen Yunqin had arranged for Lin Yuhang before. What can the logistics department do? And it is the logistics department of the First Machinery Factory. Isn't it just sending some things and managing the warehouse every day? This has no interest for Lin Yuhang.
As for the security department, Lin Yuhang was somewhat tempted, but after thinking carefully, he gave up the idea. To put it bluntly, a deputy section chief position is a sinecure. In a large factory like the First Machinery Factory, the security department has several deputy section chiefs. There is nothing important to do on weekdays. They are idle all year round. Apart from attending meetings, they drink tea and read newspapers at work. This is not a good choice for Lin Yuhang.
Lin Yuhang picked up the second document and read it carefully. This was the information of the Electron Tube Factory. Although the level of the Electron Tube Factory was not as good as that of the First Machinery Factory, it was a very promising factory. Especially with the beginning of reform and opening up, the Electron Tube Factory developed very rapidly, and its efficiency was even higher than that of the First Machinery Factory.
But after looking at the position, Lin Yuhang also shook his head, because the position given to him by the electron tube factory was the deputy section chief of the Labor and Personnel Department, which in later generations would become the personnel and administrative department. For the same reason as the former, this position had no appeal to Lin Yuhang at all.
Finally, Lin Yuhang picked up the third document, and after looking at suddenly became very interested in it.
This third enterprise is also a state-owned enterprise, but its level is far inferior to the First Machinery Factory and the Electron Tube Factory. This enterprise belongs to the city's subordinate enterprises, and its level is only deputy director level. Moreover, this enterprise is also considered an old state-owned enterprise, but the company's performance has not been good in recent years, and the entire enterprise is struggling. Although it has not reached the point of bankruptcy, it is almost unable to make ends meet.
This enterprise is Yanjing Chinese Medicine Factory No. 8. There are many Chinese medicine factories throughout the city of Yanjing. Chinese Medicine Factory No. 8 was established in 1952. It was formerly a Chinese medicine pharmacy and was later changed to Chinese Medicine Factory No. 8.
This factory was once glorious. For a long time, Factory No. 8 had very good performance. At its best, the factory had more than 200 employees, and the decoctions and Chinese medicine tablets it produced were sold all over the country. It can be considered an old enterprise.
Lin Yuhang remembered that when he was a child, he drank cough syrup produced by Factory No. 8 when he had a cold. However, with the changes of the times and the development and progress of medicine, Western medicine has gradually replaced most of the market share of traditional Chinese medicine. In addition, Factory No. 8 is different from Factory No. 1, Factory No. 2, and Factory No. 3, which are large factories with deep roots. It cannot produce its own flagship products and can only rely on those ordinary Chinese patent medicines and decoctions, and its sales are getting narrower and narrower.
Especially after the reform and opening-up era, when the market opened in 1979, the survival of Factory 8 became increasingly difficult.
The company has a large number of retired employees, and the monthly retirement expenses are a huge burden for Factory 8. Currently, there are only more than 130 employees in the entire Factory 8, but there are more than 500 retired employees, which is nearly four times the number of employees.
In addition to the retirement wages of these retired employees, there is also the reimbursement of their medical expenses, etc. The monthly expenses make Factory Eight miserable. Coupled with the problems with product sales, the entire factory has long lost its former prosperity.
"Mom, I think Factory No. 8 is good." Lin Yuhang carefully read the information about Factory No. 8, looked up and said to Chen Yuqin.
"Factory No. 8? This shabby factory is on the verge of collapse now, why do you like it?" Chen Yuqin couldn't help asking. When she mentioned the information about Factory No. 8, it was given to her by an acquaintance she happened to meet when she was trying to make connections.
Because the performance of the Eighth Factory was declining, the entire factory was no longer what it used to be. Now the leader of this factory had lost hope in the factory and was thinking about how to transfer out of this factory and find another job. The higher authorities were also very anxious about the situation of the Eighth Factory and hoped to find a suitable factory to lead the Eighth Factory and restore its former glory.
In this way, after learning about Lin Yuhang's situation, the leaders of the relevant departments thought that Lin Yuhang might be a suitable candidate, and specially gave Chen Yuqin the information of the Eighth Factory and asked her to take it to Lin Yuhang. Originally, Chen Yuqin thought that Lin Yuhang would not be interested in the Eighth Factory, so she didn't care. However, she never expected that Lin Yuhang didn't like the First Machinery Factory or the Electron Tube Factory, but chose the Eighth Factory.
"This factory has a heavy burden, and its profitability is not good. But mom, don't forget that Factory 8 is our old factory in Yanjing. I think the factory leaders are directly responsible for the current state of the factory. In my opinion, as long as we manage it well and find a way to turn the situation around, there is still hope for Factory 8."
At this point, Lin Yuhang laughed: "Besides, don't you think this kind of work is very meaningful? If we can turn the loss-making factory into a profitable one, it will not only eliminate the worries of more than 130 employees of the factory, but also solve the problems of more than 500 retired employees. At the same time, it can create wealth for the country and reflect my own value. Mom! I've decided, let's go to the eighth factory, I'll go there to work!"
After saying this, Lin Yuhang spoke in an unquestionable tone with a firm look in his eyes. Looking at Lin Yuhang's expression, Chen Yuqin knew that her son was determined, and she could only sigh and nod in agreement.
