At the beginning of 2022, news of layoffs in Cat Factory and Tencent Factory continue to become popular.
In addition, in recent days, many well-known manufacturers have also reported information on layoffs. Whether it is the normal optimization of business or the normal flow of personnel, the Internet layoffs themselves have become clearer and clearer.
For investors, after the bubble, the original truth begins to emerge; for enterprises, the wave of layoffs may be the economic result of a thing developing to a certain extent.
In an era when companies emphasize "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", how are the young people who have been laid off now?
I began to envy my colleague who was laid off before. I was a top factory. After three years of joining the company, the reason for the engineer
was laid off: Personnel optimization
In 2019, Li Cheng joined an Internet factory.
"At the beginning, everything showed that 'Tomorrow will be better'. As long as you survive with this system, you can live a good life. This is the most reliable way for young people like me to change their situation," said Li Cheng, "The real salary makes people feel very down-to-earth; there are also colleagues like all kinds of great gods. Many of them come from prestigious universities and well-known companies. Because they are optimistic about this, they change jobs." The environment of
makes people willing to work hard, and so do I.
According to regulations, we have an hour lunch break. After lunch, I occasionally walk downstairs with my colleagues, but I always pay attention to my phone and check the needs in the WeChat group.
No one expected that the layoffs would come so suddenly.
A week before the Spring Festival, HR started to interview in large numbers, and the colleagues around him left one by one. The whole process was very fast. Some of them came out to pack up their things and left. After the conversation, they heard that they left took N+1.
With a nervous mood, Li Cheng continued to work, but the imagined interview was not his turn. He was secretly happy that his value might have been seen by his leader, so he escaped this disaster.
However, no one expected that the real disaster would be afterwards.
A few months later, the company laid off a large number of employees again. The reason given by HR was that "the company needs to optimize its personnel in order to develop better." During the interview, HR will point out his relatively low performance, saying that his work is not done properly.
"The meaning is that there is no compensation. I began to envy my colleagues who were laid off before. It is not scary to be laid off. What is scary is that I was said to have poor work ability and cannot get N+1 compensation," Li Cheng said. After a stalemate for a period of time, Li Cheng and the company failed to negotiate. The company unilaterally terminated his labor contract , and he had to conduct arbitration. Regarding arbitration, he consulted a lawyer. According to the lawyer, he had a high probability of winning, but he had to struggle for a year.
"After considering it, I decided to go to arbitration. I am willing to sacrifice my short-term career development and have a statement and get the compensation I deserve," Li Cheng said.
When telling this story, Li Cheng was actively preparing for a new round of material litigation. In his spare time, he also registered an online ride-hailing driver for himself to earn some extra money.
has been relocating from content operation to planning and live broadcast. It has been a major Internet manufacturer in
. After 5 years of employment, the reason for the content operation
was laid off: the business line was laid off
In 2016, Gu Xin joined a major Internet manufacturer.
At that time, the company was doing business such as knowledge payment, live broadcast, e-commerce, etc., and its development momentum was very good. After the first round of financing, it recruited a large number of soldiers and established subsidiaries, and many employee relationships were transferred to the name of a new company.
However, in less than two years, the business was greatly impacted. With the fierce competition and the reduction of funds, many businesses began to shrink. The most intuitive feeling is layoffs. Gu Xin’s adult line, more than 500 colleagues, and at the most exaggerated time, more than 100 people were laid off a day. The employee relationships of some colleagues in the subsidiary of
were transferred to the head office. Gu Xin's department has been changing, from adult line to youth line, from content operation to planning, live broadcast, etc.
"I feel like I have become an all-round talent in the turmoil," Gu Xin said with a smile, "The leader's big cake has never stopped. At that time, I also felt that nothing could go smoothly, let alone business, so I have to share the hardships with the company."After the double reduction policy of
, all the youth lines of the company were laid off, and Gu Xin was one of them.
experienced the "turmoil" of the company. Gu Xin began to try to understand the whole process, understand that she was not at fault, and also tried to understand the company. In the three years of the epidemic, it was rare to see any industry going against the current. After
was laid off, Gu Xin decided to study abroad and continue her studies. She chose the video production that she had always been interested in. This major is a blessing for content operation.
In addition to classes, Gu Xin usually goes on many professional websites and forums to master the latest industry trends. Recently, she met a great god. The other party valued some of her works and professional backgrounds very much. Invited her to do an entrepreneurial project together, and could also pay part of the study abroad fee.
"You see, life is like this, and it is a blessing to lose one's fortune. As long as you move forward bravely, there will always be some hope to wave to you," Gu Xin said.
20,000 yuan. I spent 8 months
. I joined the company for 2 years. The reason for the video editing
was laid off: the department graduating on a large scale
graduating in 2018. Tiantian chose to join a private enterprise with good profits in Shanghai.
At that time, the company had just received an investment, and the entire welfare and benefits were not bad. But things were unpredictable. The sudden outbreak of the epidemic had a great impact on the company's business. The original offline business was almost completely shut down. The company began to slowly postpone the payment of wages, delayed the payment of social security, provident fund , and finally the department sacked on a large scale. h After tml4
was laid off, she was a little confused. Although everything seemed to be traced. Fortunately, Tiantian still had more than 20,000 yuan in savings, so she chose to lie down first and let herself ease.
She even had a sudden idea. If she had not worked or had no income, how long could she live with her current savings?
However, it was not easy to live without a waste of money. The economy was down and life was hard. This was a fact that she had to face. In order to ensure that she could survive before looking for a job, Tiantian began to downgrade her consumption.
First of all, the biggest expense per month was rent. In order to facilitate work, Tiantian rented in the city near the company. Now she found a remote house, which only costs 1,200 yuan per month. Save a lot.
is the second place to downgrade skin care products. In the past, they used to use some big brands, a set of 2,000+, but now they are all replaced by Dabao and Olay , and all 100 yuan are done.
Next is clothing and shoes. When they were tired of work, they would go shopping to see what new products were there, but now while moving, Tiantian sorted out the clothes and shoes at home, and found that there were many things that had not been worn for a long time, and there were many other idle items. She was planning to sell what she couldn't use on a second-hand platform.
In addition, she used to charge some members to read and watch videos online. Now Tiantian chose to watch some free videos on his mobile phone, or ride a bicycle to borrow books at a nearby library. You can borrow 5 books at a time. In addition to controlling your consumption desire, Tiantian focused on saving daily expenses. There was an idle bucket at home, and she used it to collect wastewater from washing clothes and then flush the toilet; brushing teeth and washing her face, she began to consciously turn off the faucet in time...
slowly reduced or even ordered takeaway. Although there was no obvious improvement in cooking skills, there were traces of weight.
was like this, 20,000 yuan, and Tiantian spent 8 months.
This experience of unemployment and lying flat may be a different feeling in everyone's eyes. No matter what, Tiantian thought a lot, "This layoff made me realize that I am actually still an ordinary person and cannot lose myself in illusory consumption and capital. I think I am still young and can’t always rely on saving money like this. Compared to reducing expenditure, it may be more important to increase the source. Next, I will start to find a job hard. "
seizes all the time to work, worrying about being overtaken by
. A certain unicorn company, , has been in office for one and a half years. The reason for the product manager
was laid off: it was rated as low-performance
Liu Qing entered this unicorn company through social recruitment in 2018.
Recalling the feeling of coming in at that time, Liu Qing said that it was as if thousands of troops crossed a single-plank bridge, and those who competed with him were all employees of large factories who could be named. They felt that everyone was very powerful. Maybe because of their luck, he came in and his salary doubled. All of this made him cherish this opportunity very much.
Liu Qing’s department is the product department. He is responsible for one of the projects and needs to communicate with the front-end and back-end departments related to the product, constantly adjusting needs and achieving results.
As the business progressed, Liu Qing began to realize something was wrong. He spent a lot of his time communicating with various departments at any time. Each department also needed to deal with the needs of different products. He was queuing time and making demands every day, and there were very few tasks that could be promoted.
plus daily daily and weekly newspapers, everyone thinks it is a paper. Some people can write a daily newspaper for thousands of words.
"At that time, I felt that I really couldn't devote all my energy to the product itself. In order to do this job well, I needed to pay attention to the news from various work groups at any time to prevent missing the response," said Liu Qing. When
year-end performance rating, the leader ruthlessly gave him a low score - E, because the work goals were not completed. In Liu Qing's words, E is an invisible workplace stain in the company. Most people who get this rating will "unclearly" leave.
In order to reverse his situation, Liu Qing had to work harder to get a high score in his performance assessment next time. It is common to get off work after 22 o'clock every day. At the most exaggerated time, he often needs to stay overnight while handling work and study for fear that he will be overtaken if he is not careful.
Under such high pressure, Liu Qing struggled to carry out his career path until his physical examination.
Doctor told Liu Qing that a polyp grew in his stomach, which was caused by long-term work and poor diet. If the polyp continues to develop, there is a possibility of cancer. The health alarm sounded, and Liu Qing had to re-examine his life.
Two months later, Liu Qing no longer expects to get a high score in the next assessment, so he decided to resign.
After resigning, Liu Qing began to pay attention to diet and regular routines, while regaining the side job of the B station's up owner and sharing the hard-core knowledge of the product manager with his fans. In addition, he will also analyze some new products from the perspective of the product manager to help everyone look at it from multiple angles and slowly accumulate some fans. At the same time, he also worked part-time to help some public accounts write articles and earn living expenses.
"In the past, I always heard others say slash youth , flexible employment, and now I am one of them. After receiving the job, as long as the other party tells me the needs and deadlines, I will arrange my own time to complete it. It doesn't take 24 hours to respond to others online. This feeling is quite good,"
Liu Qing said: "Of course, instability is also a risk, but now who dares to say that working in a company must be stable, just choose a lifestyle that suits you."
was written at the end
. High salary and high benefits are means to attract talents on the Internet, and entering a large factory is also a representative of ability and decency. But the round of layoffs has shown that the halo of the Internet is fading.
accelerated inverter creates more cruel competition. It is not that you do not do well, but that others do better than you. In the future, layoffs may be frequent, and young people in the Internet will be forced to face more difficult choices.
Since layoffs are inevitable, everyone's attitude towards layoffs is crucial. As the dependence between enterprises and individuals gradually weakens, young people may need to seize the time to hone their skills. When your ability becomes buyer market , you will have the right to speak.
What is the way ahead? Choose bravely!
"After the double reduction policy of, all the youth lines of the company were laid off, and Gu Xin was one of them.
experienced the "turmoil" of the company. Gu Xin began to try to understand the whole process, understand that she was not at fault, and also tried to understand the company. In the three years of the epidemic, it was rare to see any industry going against the current. After
was laid off, Gu Xin decided to study abroad and continue her studies. She chose the video production that she had always been interested in. This major is a blessing for content operation.
In addition to classes, Gu Xin usually goes on many professional websites and forums to master the latest industry trends. Recently, she met a great god. The other party valued some of her works and professional backgrounds very much. Invited her to do an entrepreneurial project together, and could also pay part of the study abroad fee.
"You see, life is like this, and it is a blessing to lose one's fortune. As long as you move forward bravely, there will always be some hope to wave to you," Gu Xin said.
20,000 yuan. I spent 8 months
. I joined the company for 2 years. The reason for the video editing
was laid off: the department graduating on a large scale
graduating in 2018. Tiantian chose to join a private enterprise with good profits in Shanghai.
At that time, the company had just received an investment, and the entire welfare and benefits were not bad. But things were unpredictable. The sudden outbreak of the epidemic had a great impact on the company's business. The original offline business was almost completely shut down. The company began to slowly postpone the payment of wages, delayed the payment of social security, provident fund , and finally the department sacked on a large scale. h After tml4
was laid off, she was a little confused. Although everything seemed to be traced. Fortunately, Tiantian still had more than 20,000 yuan in savings, so she chose to lie down first and let herself ease.
She even had a sudden idea. If she had not worked or had no income, how long could she live with her current savings?
However, it was not easy to live without a waste of money. The economy was down and life was hard. This was a fact that she had to face. In order to ensure that she could survive before looking for a job, Tiantian began to downgrade her consumption.
First of all, the biggest expense per month was rent. In order to facilitate work, Tiantian rented in the city near the company. Now she found a remote house, which only costs 1,200 yuan per month. Save a lot.
is the second place to downgrade skin care products. In the past, they used to use some big brands, a set of 2,000+, but now they are all replaced by Dabao and Olay , and all 100 yuan are done.
Next is clothing and shoes. When they were tired of work, they would go shopping to see what new products were there, but now while moving, Tiantian sorted out the clothes and shoes at home, and found that there were many things that had not been worn for a long time, and there were many other idle items. She was planning to sell what she couldn't use on a second-hand platform.
In addition, she used to charge some members to read and watch videos online. Now Tiantian chose to watch some free videos on his mobile phone, or ride a bicycle to borrow books at a nearby library. You can borrow 5 books at a time. In addition to controlling your consumption desire, Tiantian focused on saving daily expenses. There was an idle bucket at home, and she used it to collect wastewater from washing clothes and then flush the toilet; brushing teeth and washing her face, she began to consciously turn off the faucet in time...
slowly reduced or even ordered takeaway. Although there was no obvious improvement in cooking skills, there were traces of weight.
was like this, 20,000 yuan, and Tiantian spent 8 months.
This experience of unemployment and lying flat may be a different feeling in everyone's eyes. No matter what, Tiantian thought a lot, "This layoff made me realize that I am actually still an ordinary person and cannot lose myself in illusory consumption and capital. I think I am still young and can’t always rely on saving money like this. Compared to reducing expenditure, it may be more important to increase the source. Next, I will start to find a job hard. "
seizes all the time to work, worrying about being overtaken by
. A certain unicorn company, , has been in office for one and a half years. The reason for the product manager
was laid off: it was rated as low-performance
Liu Qing entered this unicorn company through social recruitment in 2018.
Recalling the feeling of coming in at that time, Liu Qing said that it was as if thousands of troops crossed a single-plank bridge, and those who competed with him were all employees of large factories who could be named. They felt that everyone was very powerful. Maybe because of their luck, he came in and his salary doubled. All of this made him cherish this opportunity very much.
Liu Qing’s department is the product department. He is responsible for one of the projects and needs to communicate with the front-end and back-end departments related to the product, constantly adjusting needs and achieving results.
As the business progressed, Liu Qing began to realize something was wrong. He spent a lot of his time communicating with various departments at any time. Each department also needed to deal with the needs of different products. He was queuing time and making demands every day, and there were very few tasks that could be promoted.
plus daily daily and weekly newspapers, everyone thinks it is a paper. Some people can write a daily newspaper for thousands of words.
"At that time, I felt that I really couldn't devote all my energy to the product itself. In order to do this job well, I needed to pay attention to the news from various work groups at any time to prevent missing the response," said Liu Qing. When
year-end performance rating, the leader ruthlessly gave him a low score - E, because the work goals were not completed. In Liu Qing's words, E is an invisible workplace stain in the company. Most people who get this rating will "unclearly" leave.
In order to reverse his situation, Liu Qing had to work harder to get a high score in his performance assessment next time. It is common to get off work after 22 o'clock every day. At the most exaggerated time, he often needs to stay overnight while handling work and study for fear that he will be overtaken if he is not careful.
Under such high pressure, Liu Qing struggled to carry out his career path until his physical examination.
Doctor told Liu Qing that a polyp grew in his stomach, which was caused by long-term work and poor diet. If the polyp continues to develop, there is a possibility of cancer. The health alarm sounded, and Liu Qing had to re-examine his life.
Two months later, Liu Qing no longer expects to get a high score in the next assessment, so he decided to resign.
After resigning, Liu Qing began to pay attention to diet and regular routines, while regaining the side job of the B station's up owner and sharing the hard-core knowledge of the product manager with his fans. In addition, he will also analyze some new products from the perspective of the product manager to help everyone look at it from multiple angles and slowly accumulate some fans. At the same time, he also worked part-time to help some public accounts write articles and earn living expenses.
"In the past, I always heard others say slash youth , flexible employment, and now I am one of them. After receiving the job, as long as the other party tells me the needs and deadlines, I will arrange my own time to complete it. It doesn't take 24 hours to respond to others online. This feeling is quite good,"
Liu Qing said: "Of course, instability is also a risk, but now who dares to say that working in a company must be stable, just choose a lifestyle that suits you."
was written at the end
. High salary and high benefits are means to attract talents on the Internet, and entering a large factory is also a representative of ability and decency. But the round of layoffs has shown that the halo of the Internet is fading.
accelerated inverter creates more cruel competition. It is not that you do not do well, but that others do better than you. In the future, layoffs may be frequent, and young people in the Internet will be forced to face more difficult choices.
Since layoffs are inevitable, everyone's attitude towards layoffs is crucial. As the dependence between enterprises and individuals gradually weakens, young people may need to seize the time to hone their skills. When your ability becomes buyer market , you will have the right to speak.
What is the way ahead? Choose bravely!
