novelraw Chapter 19 Who will I sell the job I got?
Chapter 19 Who will I sell the job I got?
At this moment, Tong Yuheng rode the bicycle her father had left her around the gates of various factories, hoping to find out if there were any job postings.
You can sell the job you got, and it's always a good idea to save up more money and tickets.
When they came out, the cotton mill's recruitment information had just been posted at the entrance of the steel mill, while when they went to register that morning, there was already a line of about a hundred people. That's the power of information asymmetry!
The recruitment requirements are recent high school graduates, that is, those who graduated just six months ago last year, and those who graduated early this year are also included.
Another condition is that applicants must be children of employees of several state-owned factories in the surrounding area. They must bring their household registration book and come in person to register and fill out the form.
The deadline is 3 PM. Haha, by the time many people see the notice and try to register, it will probably be past the registration deadline!
The exam was held in the auditorium of the cotton mill, a place where large-scale events and intensive study sessions were usually held. It had more than a thousand seats, each with a small table that could be folded up. Everyone took the exam here.
The space was spacious, with one person's exam seat arranged every other seat. Although the seats at the back were higher than those in front, the exam papers were completely blocked, so there was no way to copy them.
Tong Yuyao registered earlier than those who registered in the afternoon, so she was arranged to be in the fourth row from the front.
There were more than twenty proctors, all of whom were leaders of various ranks in their respective units. They were scattered throughout the auditorium, and they could see clearly who moved.
There were only six job openings, and only one male candidate was available, so even more girls applied. Tong Yuyao roughly calculated that there were as many as 300 people taking the exam, with only a 2% acceptance rate!
The exam paper was huge, with questions on both sides, totaling ten pages! And you had to finish it within two hours!
Tong Yuyao was speechless after reading the test paper. There were all sorts of questions! Nearly four out of the ten pages were from the Little Red Book, with long blanks to fill in.
This didn't stump her at all, because with her almost photographic memory, she had already memorized the contents of the book.
Two pages contained five math and physics word problems. They were mostly about workload and the number of people needed for the required time. There were also questions about voltage, electric charge, series and parallel circuits, requiring not only arithmetic but also drawing circuit diagrams.
Tong Yuyao thought, isn't this something a junior high school student should know? It's not that difficult.
There's a saying that what's difficult for some is easy for others. These questions are tricky and have several twists and turns, so many people still can't solve them.
The other pages tested short answer questions on geography and history, all of which were from textbooks, some even from elementary school. However, the time span was too long, and some people had long forgotten this knowledge!
Finally, there is an essay on the topic: If I were a cotton mill worker, how would I contribute to the factory and the collective? The essay must be at least 500 words long.
Holy crap! So much content on the test, and you have to finish it in two hours, plus write an essay? Are you crazy?!
Tong Yuyao didn't dare to be careless. She spent five minutes looking through all the exam questions, organizing her thoughts, and then began to write furiously!
She filled in the pages of "quotations" first, then did math and physics problems, then answered geography and history questions, and finally had about forty minutes left, which she prepared to use for the semi-open-ended essay question.
After thinking quietly for five minutes, she began to write.
First, express how honored and proud you would feel if you were a textile worker;
Then write about how you will work diligently in accordance with the requirements of the Party and the leaders, learn from role models, learn from experienced colleagues, etc.
Finally, we expressed our determination to fight bravely against bad elements who harm the interests of the factory and the collective, and to defend the interests of the country and the collective to the death!
I've finally finished answering all the questions. I have five minutes left. I'll take one last look to make sure I haven't missed any, write my name, and hand in my paper!
Tong Yuyao left the auditorium before the teacher told her to stop writing, and went home with a sigh of relief. The proctors and teachers would work through the night to grade and review the papers, and the list of the top fifty students would be posted tomorrow afternoon.
Tong Yuheng rode her bicycle around the city. In other areas, there were many state-owned or collectively owned factories. She actually found a chemical plant that was recruiting workers.
The application requirement is a junior high school diploma, and applicants must be registered residents of Yanshi City. There are no gender restrictions. The work involves some risk, but the salary and benefits are good, with special subsidies included.
It is said that the chemical plant has launched a new project and built two new production workshops, so it needs to recruit forty or fifty people.
The recruited people cannot start work immediately. They have to wait for the equipment and materials to arrive, and they also need to undergo operation training. Those who fail the assessment will be sent back.
Without a second thought, Tong Yuheng signed up. This time, she would take the exam herself and avoid bothering Yuyao. The exam was on the afternoon of the second day. After returning home, she stayed indoors and began preparing, based on Yuyao's performance in the morning's exam.
There were quite a few people taking the exam the next day, but most of them were boys. Since the news was sent out yesterday, only people in the neighborhood knew about it. In addition, there were many people being recruited, so the competition wasn't as intense as it is in a cotton mill.
This exam also didn't have subject divisions, and the number of questions was half that of Yuyao's exam, with the same two-hour time limit. Tong Yuheng finished the exam in a little over an hour, checked that there were no problems, handed in his paper, and went home.
When I got home, my second child rushed over excitedly, chattering about how she got first place and had already received her letter of introduction, so she could go and register anytime!
"Sister, who should we sell this job to? How much can we get for it?" Yuyao asked.
"How did Yingzi do on the exam? Was she in the top fifty?" Tong Yuheng asked Chen Liying first.
"She's ranked below 40th, she has no chance!" Tong Yuyao and Chen Liying are also good, but with her grades, she really can't be one in a hundred.
"Let's go to their house first, and if possible, transfer your job to her!" The two sisters hurriedly left again. The younger ones wanted to ask questions out of curiosity, but the twins stopped them, saying that what they needed to know, the two older sisters would naturally tell them.
"Yuyao, if you want to stay, then this job..." On the way, Tong Yuheng suddenly realized that this matter still needed to be decided by the second son himself. What if she regretted it later?
"Sister, I don't want to stay alone! With the current situation, even Mom is being pressured to consider going to the countryside. Leaving me, a young girl, behind, I can't protect myself from all the schemes!"
"Life in the countryside is too tough. I'm just afraid you'll regret it. You could have stayed in the city with a job..." Tong Yuheng wasn't the original owner of this body, so she paid more attention to each of her younger sisters' inner thoughts.
"Sister, as long as the family is together, there's nothing to suffer about," Tong Yuyao said firmly.
Tong Yuheng smiled with satisfaction. The original owner's parents really knew how to teach their children; none of her younger sisters were selfish.