In the first few days, Xiu En felt that this was definitely not a problem. With his rich life experience as the head of a local bureau and as a prison inmate, it was not easy to find a job in the west that could support him. Thing
Reality gave him a mouthful in time, making him understand how cruel society is.
The first job he applied for was as a courier for pizza and snacks within the Circle Line. In addition to getting a fifteen-cent commission for each order delivered, the tips were all his own. According to his algorithm, he can deliver at least eight orders every day, which is already more than one yuan. Plus the tips given by the customers, it all adds up to almost two yuan. In this relatively backward place in the west, two yuan is enough for the necessary expenses for a day's living, and there is still extra, so supporting yourself is not a problem at all.
Along with him, there were several foreigners who had immigrated to the empire, and they all had innocent looks on their faces, referred to as silly faces.
The moment before meeting the restaurant's interviewer, the boss and the chef, he felt that he was stable this time. He had too many advantages. The most important one was his identity. He was from the Empire!
Then, as mentioned above, reality slapped him in time and made him understand that he could not be stable.
He was eliminated on the grounds that he did not look like a good person and had been in jail. The restaurant did not want such a person to deliver takeout, which would affect the restaurant's image and lose more customers. Secondly, and most importantly, those immigrants only cost eight cents per order, and these people gave the restaurant more security.
This does not seem to have anything to do with the so-called sense of security, but in fact these immigrants are very careful about their identity and information. Now basically all immigrants are within the inspection period. Once someone complains about them, they will get The status of the inhabitants of the empire has a great influence. This increases the safety of restaurants that occasionally use some excuses to deduct their wages. In addition, they require lower wages. Selecting these immigrants who can be controlled is what small, medium and micro enterprises in the west are most willing to do.
It is not impossible to hire Empire citizens to work, but these people are uncles, and they may in turn complain that the restaurant exploits their labor force, so why choose an Empire citizen with a criminal and prison experience
So Xiu En lost the election, inexplicably.
Next, he looked for several more jobs, and each job would have some immigrants as competitors. Each time, he became a stepping stone for those immigrants. After successfully accompanying the interview, he was successfully rejected.
Once, twice, and three times, Xiu En gradually understood that today's society is no longer the society in the past. Although there is still a huge labor shortage in society as a whole, there are also some outstanding problems. He doesn't know how to summarize these problems. But I felt the problem existed.
In fact, this is the same problem for many countries with a population introduction system. The contradiction between cheap labor and high-priced labor, as well as the exploitative attitude of workers, is destined to have great problems in the employment of countries with more foreign populations. unbalanced. On one side are the migrant population who are willing to be oppressed and exploited. They are willing to accept unfair treatment in exchange for the right to live. For them, life and quality are more like a luxury hope for a better future. Today's efforts are for tomorrow's enjoyment. It is precisely because of this ideal that they are willing to do many things that their own people are unwilling to do.
Looking at the Imperials, they need a better working environment, more in line with the minimum hourly wage required by law, and organizations such as workers' unions to provide them with various assistance. When capitalists use these people, they will appear very hesitant and feel reassured when using them. After all, there are many skilled workers among them, but then there will be a series of troubles, various rights and interests, and even a strike if nothing happens. And so on, sometimes the capitalists are controlled by these workers and workers' unions.
Although no obvious bipolar contradiction has emerged so far, clues have emerged in some places.
Of course, Xiu En's understanding of society was not enough to discover and summarize these problems. He just felt that it had become very difficult to find a job.
In the following period, Xiu En continued to look for new jobs. In the end, he could only take the initiative to lower his salary requirements and told his employer that he was not burdened by family and could do whatever he could for the company on weekends. Things, and then I got a... sewer job. Yes, for cleaning sewer sludge, the daily salary adds up to only 80 cents, and there are four hours of free overtime on weekends. The money is not enough for him to guarantee his life in the west. Now Xiu En doesn't even insist on quality.
So he found a second part-time job, working on construction sites in the morning and cleaning sewer pipes in the afternoon.
During this period, people from the workers' union approached Xiu En and asked about his treatment at work and whether his rights had been violated. But facing his employer's smiling eyes, Xiu En could only tell the truth "truthfully".
Gradually, Xiu En became immersed in the struggle of an ordinary person's life. Facing the heavy life, he had to swallow his anger, otherwise he would go hungry, otherwise he would sleep on the street at night. He has been an outstanding representative in the eyes of his family and friends since he was a child. Even if he goes to prison, he is not at the bottom. Now this kind of life has made him realize an unprecedented world and its heaviness. He gradually almost forgot about Du Lin, began to save every expense, began to calculate the use of every penny, and smiled happily at the deposit of more than 30 yuan in the bank.
Until someone informed him that Dulin was back and it was time for him to "work".
Six months of hard life finally made Xiu En feel like he was in another world. When he faced Du Lin again, his mentality was completely different, and there was a change that he couldn't even describe. He didn't know whether this was a good change or a bad change, but his heart had calmed down at this time - that was impossible.
Suffering so much torture, why
If he just wanted a peaceful life, it would be absolutely impossible. Perhaps it was more unwillingness that made him reappear in front of Du Lin. He needs an opportunity, whether it is from Dulin or the official, he wants to prove that his excellence since childhood is not luck or chance, but his own hard work and talent!
If I succeeded before, I can succeed in the future too!
(End of chapter)