I, 36 years old, jumped to a new unit, trying to show it backfired, knew why, laughed
In this world where 996 is rampant, it is really miraculous if employees voluntarily work overtime and are despised instead. But after thinking about it, I seem to understand the rules.
Lao Gao was unemployed at the beginning of the year, and he was over 35 years old. After two months of being beaten by the society, he finally entered a state-owned enterprise as a middle-level management under the recommendation of a friend. He was very excited.
I, 36 years old, jumped to a new unit, trying to show it backfired, knew why, laughed
In the first half month of the probationary period, he worked hard and often stayed by himself to work overtime. He quickly completed a month's workload, and took the initiative to ask the leader for a new job, which was quite a show of merit.
The leader told him to take it easy, and even pointedly said: When people reach middle age, they should pay more attention to their health, and don't work so hard.
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. Lao Gao thought it was broken, so he asked his friends to help him understand the situation. A friend said: Why do you have to work overtime?
Lao Gao is at a loss for words, what is going on in this world, hard work is not welcome?
I, 36 years old, jumped to a new unit, trying to show it backfired, knew why, laughed
Disrupt the management rhythm
Management is about balance and coordination. For leaders, employees must work overtime when needed. However, the employee's initiative to work overtime outside the plan is a variable for the leader, which will increase the pressure on management.
Employees take the initiative to work overtime, revealing two pieces of information in the eyes of leaders:
The efficiency of employees may not be able to handle the work at hand, and they can only work overtime to strive for completion;
When employees can keep up with their work ability, their work attitude is also very positive, and they want to challenge more work.
Neither of these things are good for management.
I, 36 years old, jumped to a new unit, trying to show it backfired, knew why, laughed
The former represents the ability of employees, which may reduce the efficiency of the team and affect the balance of team capabilities.
The latter means that the employees are very personal, which may affect the coordination of the team and break our original management plan.
For the leaders of Lao Gao, you can complete the work when you go to and from get off work normally, but you have to work overtime, and you complete the work ahead of time. Isn't this a problem for me?
It is unreasonable to discourage employees from working overtime. Allowing overtime to work will disrupt the team's work rhythm. The company has so much business, and everyone has been asked to work overtime for a long time, so why do you still need to apply for it.
I, 36 years old, jumped to a new unit, trying to show it backfired, knew why, laughed
Upsetting the balance of rules
In the long run, employees actively working overtime are actually disrupting the balance of team rules.
Before Lao Gao was on the job, the team had formed stable management rules, and when to work overtime, it was within the control of the leader, and the employees' emotions and pressures could basically maintain a balance.
From the perspective of the leaders, although the original intention of Lao Gao to take the initiative to work overtime is good, but unnecessary overtime will increase the pressure on employees, and may also cause vicious competition within the team and break the original balance of rules.
I, 36 years old, jumped to a new unit, trying to show it backfired, knew why, laughed
Unless leaders themselves want to motivate employees to work overtime, for state-owned enterprises, managers pursue stability more.
In the eyes of colleagues, Lao Gao's performance is like fighting a "price war" and disrupting the normal competition in the market. Originally everyone competed for 8 hours of salary, but now you take the initiative to lower your worth in exchange for job stability.
Once this free overtime behavior is recognized, the value of all employees will be invisibly degraded. The key point is that other employees have to participate, otherwise there is a possibility of being eliminated.
Therefore, whether in the eyes of leaders or colleagues, taking the initiative to work overtime is abhorrent.
If you meet a boss who enjoys oppression, it is not your turn to work overtime actively. From the first day you go to work, you have to work overtime passively.
I, 36 years old, jumped to a new unit, trying to show it backfired, knew why, laughed
Value is in place, with attitude
So if you want to win the approval of your leaders, proactively working overtime is not a good strategy.
If you have to work overtime because of limited work ability, don’t take the initiative to mention it, go back to your home and finish the work silently, and then find a way to improve your strength, which is the cure for the root cause.
As for how to get the affirmation of leaders and colleagues as soon as possible, just grasp two points:
- Show more abilities related to the core value of the post, and make more achievements by using the existing work. While showing it properly, don’t take credit and be more humble.
No matter what age you are, as long as you enter the company and pass this threshold, the rest is to let leaders see your value, the more the better.
I, 36 years old, jumped to a new unit, trying to show it backfired, knew why, laughed
- In the management of leaders, always adhere to the attitude of cooperation, no matter how unreasonable, obedience is the only standard. If you encounter a job that is really unacceptable, you must accept it first, and then find a way to politely refuse it.
For the work of the team, try to cooperate as much as possible, even if you face the difficulties of colleagues at the beginning, do not respond too strongly. Endure it first, then observe everyone's reactions, understand the rules, and then deal with it as gently as possible.
To do these two points basically requires both merit and faultlessness. It's not difficult to make a way out of the office.