Sail across the sea

Chapter 260 Benefits Are Not Money

Everyone knows the concept of spare time.

How do people describe the agency?That's called "a cup of tea, a cigarette, and a newspaper for half a day".

Design institutes are similar to agencies. Although everyone has some jobs under their names, these jobs can be completed with 20% of working hours, and the rest of the time is "spare time".

Of course, the premise is that the leader is not present.

Zeng Jiaxiong naturally knew what Liao Derong was referring to, and he also believed that he could do what Liao Derong could do.Everyone is in the same design room, who is capable, how can we not know each other?
What he was more concerned about was what kind of return he could get after helping Liao Derong, or helping Liao Derong's company with these part-time jobs, would it be two old hens or a barrel of camellia oil?

"In terms of remuneration, the company is very generous." Liao Derong didn't make Zeng Jiaxiong entangled, and gave the answer directly, "Manager Gao said that our design institute is a national unit, and he directly pays part-time engineers. I am afraid that it does not meet the national requirements. If the policy is pursued by the higher-ups, it will be difficult for everyone to explain."

"Actually..." Zeng Jiaxiong muttered in a low voice, but he didn't continue.

His original intention was to say that there are actually policies and countermeasures, as long as everyone keeps their mouths shut, it's okay to get paid in private.But it's not suitable to say this now, because it seems that Liao Derong still has more to say.

Sure enough, Liao Derong chuckled, and said: "Manager Gao means that it is not convenient to pay, but everyone has done things for them, and they should give everyone some souvenirs, which should not violate the principle."

"You mean, like those souvenirs you brought out?"

"Essentially the same."

"What do you mean essentially the same?"

"It means that the company gives you souvenirs, but not directly."

"Then how to send it?"

"Manager Gao said that everyone's situation is different from mine. I went directly to Cangtang, and I can bring back the company's benefits. Everyone works in Ruizhang. If they drive to get the benefits Sending it over is both troublesome and eye-catching, with a bad influence."

"Too……"

"So, the company will exchange the benefits for everyone into vouchers. With the vouchers, everyone can go to the department store to buy these things by themselves, and buy whatever they like. Isn't it easier?"

"..."

Zeng Jiaxiong was speechless.

Isn't this just sending money?
When many elderly people recall the old state-owned enterprises, they will always talk about the various benefits of state-owned enterprises, such as charcoal in winter and watermelon in summer, and then complain that the current enterprises no longer provide these benefits.

In fact, in their memory, a very important stage has been missed, that is, the stage when welfare in kind is transformed into welfare in money.

Things like charcoal and watermelon are very beautiful in retrospect today, but not everyone liked them back then.For example, I am young and strong, so I don't need a fire, so these charcoals are superfluous for my family.For another example, the couple in my family have work units, and each was given 100 catties of watermelon. How can they finish eating?

What's more, the purchase of these benefits is handled by the people in the administrative department. If these people work hard on it, the benefits that everyone gets will shrink.And if these people's hearts are a little darker, they take kickbacks from people, and buy a pile of unburnable charcoal or unripe watermelons, do you think you want it or not?
So, someone asked, can I get rid of these charcoal and watermelons, and the unit send me the money directly?

The system back then did not allow money to be distributed.

Welfare is not money, so it can be given.

Before the 80s, the state was very strict with enterprises, saying that they were not allowed to send money, so no one dared to send money, only charcoal and watermelon.

In the 80s, the state proposed to expand the autonomy of enterprises, and many things were less strictly controlled, so various enterprises began to find ways to evade policies. Things like vouchers were invented by people at that time.

The so-called vouchers are not money.

Really not, if you don’t believe me, look at my honest eyes.

Vouchers are benefits, equivalent to charcoal and watermelon.However, there are many kinds of charcoal, such as pine wood, basswood, and sandalwood. Everyone has different tastes, so it’s not convenient for the factory to make decisions for everyone, isn’t it?

So, convert 100 catties of charcoal into an amount, and give everyone a voucher, and everyone can go to the designated store to buy charcoal with the voucher.You can only buy charcoal. If anyone uses a voucher to buy sneakers for their children in the store, the factory will severely criticize them...

As soon as this approach appeared, it was immediately welcomed by various units.If any unit does not do this, the employees will mutter: Is the leader trying to do something?Did the leader take kickbacks from the charcoal factory?

After all the units turned the in-kind benefits into vouchers, everyone slapped their thighs: Isn't this superfluous?Can't you just send the money directly?
At this time, the state's policies have also become more relaxed. Units can independently decide to issue bonuses and subsidies of various names. There is no need to use vouchers as a tool to deceive one's ears and steal the bell.

Time goes by, decades later, everyone has forgotten this past, and they are still muttering why the unit does not distribute benefits, saying how good the charcoal was, how sweet the watermelon was, and so on. This can only be attributed to the weakness of human nature. up.

Zhou Xiaoyun asked Gao Fan to find foreign aid, and all Gao Fan could think of was to pry the corner of the Chemical Engineering Design Institute.It is impossible to continue to borrow people from the Chemical Design Institute, but it is not a problem to find someone to work in "spare time" in private.

In Gao Fan's humble opinion, finding people to work and paying them is a matter of course.But Gao Yiping, Gu Kunquan and others all stopped him, saying that the distribution of money was not in compliance with the regulations, and once it got out, there would be endless troubles.

In the end, everyone discussed such a plan. Canghua Technology and Trade would find a department store in Ruizhang City and send a sum of money to them in exchange for a batch of vouchers of different denominations.Then, all those who work for Canghua Science and Trade received vouchers based on the workload, and said to the outside world that they were benefits from the company. This is a gray area of ​​​​policy at present, and it is inconvenient for leaders at all levels to say anything.

Liao Derong explained to Zeng Jiaxiong the conversion relationship between workload and vouchers. Zeng Jiaxiong stood up and left with a happy face.Before he could leave the house, there was another knock on the door.Liao Derong went to open the door and saw that it was another colleague in the courtyard.

Seeing Zeng Jiaxiong present, the colleague was a little embarrassed, and greeted perfunctorily:

"Yo, Lao Zeng is here too."

"Yeah, I haven't seen Lao Liao for a long time, come here to chat. Why, Lao Wang, do you have something to do with Lao Liao?"

"It's nothing, no, I'm here to chat with Lao Liao."

"Oh, chatting is good, chatting is good, chatting is healthier, hahahaha."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

(End of this chapter)