How do graduates face the bottom stage of the workplace?

I recently watched a movie called "One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes". There is a classic line from Time Chicken, which touched me deeply.

“I’m just a small employee, and I don’t get commission for a lot of work. I work overtime when they’re on vacation. I haven’t paid off my mortgage yet, and I buy my own insurance. Fortunately, I don’t have to pay parking fees because I can’t afford a car at all.”

Although this sentence was said in a very funny way, we cannot deny that it also speaks to the voices of all people at the bottom of the workplace food chain.

Especially for newly graduated college students, when most people first start looking for a job, their target salary is set at around 3,000, without insurance, let alone buying a house or a car, so they are not frugal. If you use it a little, you may not even be able to guarantee food and clothing. In addition, when you first enter the workplace, you not only have to adapt to the new environment, but also to new people. Sometimes I am so busy that I feel dizzy. I work overtime until I doubt my life. I don’t care if I don’t get commission, and I am always worried about being fired. Sometimes I can’t find what to do at all, so I can only pretend that I am busy. I am called by my seniors. Go, you can only tolerate it, don’t dare to resist...

So, how do graduates who have no connections and not much work experience survive the low-level period in the workplace? Today, the editor is here to talk to you about this topic.

1. Learn to say no

I put this as the first point because I think learning to say "no" in the workplace is the first step for you to enter the workplace, and it is also The most important step, because while you are safeguarding your own interests, you are also slowly gaining respect and equal treatment for yourself.

My friend Mengmeng was admitted to a public institution after graduation. As her name suggests, she looks very cute, and with her good temper, she quickly gained the love of the seniors in the unit. When she first joined the company, she was very proactive. She came to the unit early every morning, was not in a hurry to go home after get off work in the evening, and did not complain about working overtime. Because she felt that "when she first joined the job, it was more important to be recognized by everyone and welcomed by her seniors."

Gradually, her colleagues discovered her "advantages" and began to use her intentionally or unintentionally - "Cute" "Mengmeng, my son has a cold and I have to take him to the hospital. You can be on duty for me on Saturday!" "Mengmeng, please come over early tomorrow morning and make a PPT for me. You must be very good at this in college!" , please help me write this report. It will be handed in tomorrow, I have something to do."...

After experiencing the self-comfort period of "being kind to others and helping others", Mengmeng couldn't stand it. When she said "no" to others for the first time, people around her looked at her strangely and said, "I thought she was an easy-going person." One refusal wipes out all previous help.

Regardless of position, there is a type of person at the bottom of the workplace food chain called "good old guys". Psychological counselor's interpretation: The definition of "good" is not necessarily "kindness", but more of "weakness". One is afraid or unwilling to directly conflict with others, and gradually becomes a "public servant" who can be controlled by anyone.

In the workplace, it is necessary to do your own thing well, and it is also important to have a good relationship with people and listen to stories. But if you don't know how to refuse from the beginning and become a "good guy" in everyone's eyes, once one day you are unwilling to help others, your own personality will collapse, and the result is often more gain than loss.

If you want to hone yourself more and gain some experience, you can help others appropriately as long as it is within your own ability; but if it is beyond your ability, you must learn to say "no" .

A professional who has gone through this stage said: "When I first said 'no', even if it was reasonable, my colleagues were surprised and thought I was not as cute as before. But I felt that being rejected Respect is more important than recognition."

2. Accept the challenge

A Xuan works in a listed company. He has just graduated a year ago and his monthly income has already exceeded 10,000. How did he do it. This shy boy told me his story.

He said that it was actually nothing. The company was going to do a big project and didn't have enough manpower, so he asked new employees to come over and help. No one dared to go, for fear of making a mistake and getting fired. Ah Xuan said that at first he thought he would succeed if he didn't succeed, so he had the courage to go, but in the end he was only asked to do some small things within his ability. He did a good job and was remembered by his seniors.

After that, I did more and more things. Although I didn’t understand it at first, I always wanted to accept it first. Anyway, the company gave me time before completing a certain project. Although time is limited, as long as you work hard, you can learn and do at the same time. Now Ah Xuan can take charge of his own work and lead the team to complete a project.

Noboru Oyama is currently the CEO of Musashino. He once led the turnaround of Musashino, which continued to suffer deficits, won the Japan Grand Prize four times, and is highly respected in the Japanese business community.

He writes in his new book "Are You Ready?" Get to work! "It is said in "Do it first and then think about it. If you have time to wiggle around and think about nonsense, it is better to get to work quickly. Think carefully before taking action. Generally speaking, this is true, but in the dictionary of newcomers in the workplace, it is indeed useless. ”

Many newcomers in the workplace have implanted the old idea of ??“think before you act” into their minds, but they don’t know that this approach is not feasible in the workplace. Leaders will not hand over work to new employees whose mistakes will have serious consequences. Most new employees face tasks that are not complex, and these tasks are a powerful weapon for gaining experience.

Instead of letting some fleeting opportunities pass by in an instant, it is better to act decisively and bravely every time. Newcomers in the workplace should act lightly and quickly accumulate experience on the journey of constant experimentation. We often say that opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, but that is not always the case. Opportunities are fleeting and you can only fight for them by yourself. Even if you are not prepared, you can work harder to fill the gaps in your previous abilities after you get the opportunity.

3. Find the right position

When I went for the interview for the first time, I was particularly impressed. The boss of the interview said something that is still fresh in my memory. He said: If a person changes jobs three times in five years, I will not consider him to work in my company.

I saw this passage on Zhihu, and I think it can be used as the reason why he said this: If you really can’t survive in a job, you can consider changing to another job. Because there may indeed be situations where you are at odds with certain positions or units, and this is normal. Just like, you can never have everything go so smoothly and everyone be so happy. But if you change to another employer and you still encounter the same situation, then you have to start to examine yourself to see if it is your problem or the problem of your employer. Well, it's probably your own problem, so you have to change it.

Qian Zhongshu has a saying: It is said that everyone needs a mirror so that he can often look at himself and know what he is. However, people who know themselves don’t need to look in the mirror at all; if they don’t know themselves, looking in the mirror is useless.

In a position, you will always encounter some problems if you always want to escape. I wonder if it would be better to change my job. Well let me tell you, that is impossible. When you find your next job, you will still encounter the same problem. Do you have to resign and find a new job? If this is the case, you will only enter an endless loop, and your own abilities will never be improved, and you can only wait for society to eliminate you.

4. Mentality is very important

Two days ago, I saw a boss who started his own business post on WeChat Moments: What’s wrong with college students nowadays? Study hard, you thought I asked you to be the boss when I paid you your salary, right?

In fact, this phenomenon is not uncommon, and many recruitment companies are complaining about current college students. I know many people who are very good in college and can be considered a figure. After arriving at the job, I couldn't adapt to the gap between being a "big shot" in school and being a "little worker" in the company. But as long as you find your shortcomings, correct them slowly, lower your attitude, learn with an open mind, and ask your seniors for advice on what you don’t understand, one day you can become a "big shot" in the company or even in a certain field.

I really like a sentence in the American TV series: Never forget who you are, because the world will never forget. You have to turn resistance into help, so that you have no weaknesses. Use it to arm yourself. , then no one can use it to hurt you. The difficulties and resistance you encounter in the workplace will become stepping stones on your road to success, so go for it!

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