The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 288

Zhang Li and Yanhua took Lao Tan's son to the beach to play for three days. After returning, they began to work on the preparations for Tiexidian.

So far, Aqiao has opened eight directly-operated stores, three cooperative stores, and three in other cities in the provincial capital, making a total of fourteen.

There are 500 stores, nearly [-] employees, and an annual turnover of more than [-] million, which is quite a small business.

Today, the middle and high-level managers had a meeting at the headquarters. After the meeting, other people left one after another. Yanhua, Zhang Li, and Zhongqing were left in the conference room.

"None of these store managers are in charge. They wait for instructions on everything, and they call if there is anything to do. They dare not do anything." Zhang Li complained first.

"Normal, isn't that the case." Yanhua smiled and said, "Now, if you are dedicated, you are called a fool, and if you are serious, you are called a fool. Once you are loyal, you are called a traitor."

Yanhua's words made the two of them laugh.

"The head chef is the same way. He looks pretty good. He's the same as the store manager." Zhong Qing said.

What the three of them were talking about was the current catering situation, especially in chain stores. Store managers and head chefs are all staring at salary increases and bonuses. Once they are not satisfied or meet expectations, they will start to slack off or even leave.

The emergence of this situation is also affected by the climate.Nowadays, single-product stores are popular and hot. The most attractive thing is that the investment is small and the results are quick. Many store managers and chefs have begun to be their own bosses.

For example, Aqiao, in the first half of the year, two shop managers and a head chef took away the dumpling master from the store and opened a small dumpling restaurant.

"It's hard to recruit people now, unlike the first two years. Tiexi Store has [-] days to complete the renovation, and the waiters haven't been recruited yet." Zhang Li said.

"My kitchen staff is enough, but it's not easy to recruit." Zhongqing also had a look of bitterness and hatred.

"The waiters are getting older and older, 30 years old is considered young, and 40 years old has a good image." Zhang Li said.

"It's all like this, not just our family." Zhongqing said: "Let's talk about dumpling workers. The little girl doesn't like to do it, and she doesn't have one at all. Those who are married in their thirties are good as waiters, and those who are not good can't do it. Now forty More than one year old is the main force, and fifty people have to use it."

"Our family's wages are not low anymore," Yanhua said.

"Salary is one aspect, the main reason is that it is difficult to recruit people." Zhang Li sat up a little bit, and then said: "Now the post-[-]s are managing, the post-[-]s are working, and the post-[-]s are exploring the world.

We are all born in the [-]s, and we occupy two extremes in restaurants, that is, we stand on both ends.It's either the boss or the executive, or the end, washing dishes, picking vegetables and doing odd jobs.

The main workers are born in the 25s.The post-[-]s, family planning generation, one family, grandparents are used to growing up, it is good to be able to work.Eighteen to [-] are the post-[-]s generation, the next generation of our post-[-]s generation.Let's put it this way, if it were my child, I would never let him work in a restaurant.

We all think so, and so do others. Parents would rather stay at home to raise a child without a job than to let him work in a restaurant. It's too shameful.The little girls and boys from the countryside are okay, but don't even think about the ones in the city. "

Zhongqing went on to say: "Now the countryside is no worse than the city. Parents don't let their children come out, they would rather come out by themselves."

"In addition, the post-[-]s are not easy to manage. They have too much personality. If they don't feel right, they will quit. Some don't even leave without salary." Zhang Li said.

What they say is the truth, and that is exactly what is happening.

The post-[-]s set the rules, the post-[-]s abide by them, and the post-[-]s break them.

In the past, recruiting waiters was called recruiting waiters, but now it is called recruiting service elder sisters.

In the past, the chopping boards were all small boys, but now housewives are employed, and there are not a few of them, showing an upward trend.

Although the team of chefs is still young, it is relatively young, mostly between 45 and 35.The average age of the pastry is over [-]. If there is a girl in her twenties ordering pastry in any store, she will definitely be the darling of the entire kitchen.

In addition, children don't take their jobs seriously now. They work for two more days when they are happy, and walk away when they are not happy. They don't do it even if they get a raise.

Of course, there are still a lot of good ones, if they are all like this, don’t open the restaurant.

Yanhua said: "I chatted with Lao Tan, and he said that wages can be raised in a timely manner according to the general climate, but the main thing is to rely on the work point system to retain people. I asked the Ministry of Manpower to make statistics. Up to now, more than In four years, a total of 18 people reached [-] points.

According to regulations, when the score reaches 150,000, dividends will be distributed.I asked the accountant to do some calculations. Take Xiaolong as an example. He is now the head of the department. By the end of the year, he can get at least [-] bonuses, plus a small salary of [-].He and Xiaohui can earn [-] together, which is not considered a bonus. It is no less than what he earns from opening a small restaurant by himself. "

Zhang Li was a little surprised and asked: "All eighteen people have reached [-] points?"

Yanhua smiled and nodded.

"I know Wang Hong and Lao Fang, Huaqing couple, Meng Meng and Li Shuang from Hohhot, and a few aunts who clean and wash dishes," Zhongqing said.

"How much does the dishwashing aunt get?" Zhang Li asked curiously.

"Eighteen thousand." Yanhua said.

"Okay, half a year's salary." Zhang Li said.

"It mainly depends on the profitability of the store in the year. If you earn more, you get more, and if you earn less, you get less." Yanhua said.

Zhang Li asked: "So what, what are the store managers and chefs doing? Most of them can't reach [-] points, and they are envious of other people's dividends, so they can't do it."

Yanhua smiled, and said calmly: "Five thousand points is the standard, and the rules cannot be changed. What Lao Tan means is to look at the benefits, and increase the bonus according to the benefits."

Zhang Li and Zhong Qing looked at each other and immediately asked a practical question.

Increasing the amount of bonuses is a good thing for managers, and no one is afraid of money biting their hands.But for the boss, it is bloodletting, and the money has to be taken out of the net profit.Needless to say, directly-operated stores, can the owners of cooperative stores agree?

"Don't worry about this. It is clearly written in the contract. If the unified management of the headquarters is not implemented, the headquarters has the right to replace the share ratio. If they refuse to agree, the headquarters will directly take back the store. This is fair and has legal effect." Yanhua said .

"You mean that the share between us and the cooperative store is [-] for us and [-] for us. If they don't cooperate with the management, we can make the main investment and become [-] for us and [-] for them, right?" Zhang Li asked.

Yanhua nodded, "That's right."

"That's not cheap for them. They don't care about sitting on the kang and counting money." Zhang Li said.

Yanhua laughed.

Zhongqing said: "Don't worry, these bosses are smarter than monkeys, and there is no one who disagrees. A fool will understand that he will give up a small amount of money to make a lot of money."

Coming out of the conference room, Yanhua was going to Xiaohui's house to look after the child, and asked Zhang Li if she could go.Zhang Li was going to visit the two newly opened stores in Hunnan and Dadong, but she didn't have time.Yanhua went to look for Wang Hong, and the two followed each other.

Zhongqing wanted to go to Tiexi store to arrange equipment for the kitchen, said hello to Zhang Li and drove away.

Zhang Li went to the Hunnan store first, and Xiaofeng happened to be there, and the two went to the Dadong store together after lunch.

In the evening, Zhang Li's younger sister called to say that dumplings were made at home and told her to come over.I haven't been to my sister's house for a long time, and I miss my little nephew.Zhang Li then came out of the store and went to the sporting goods store to buy a pair of badminton rackets. The little nephew had already asked for it, and promised to buy it for the child, but she never found time.

When I arrived at my sister's house, the dumplings had already been cooked and were waiting for her on the table.

Taking out the badminton racket, the little nephew happily gesticulated in the room, causing his father to roar a few times before he stopped.

At the dinner table, apart from my sister and brother-in-law, there was a man in his forties, with a simple and honest face, sitting a little stiffly.The brother-in-law introduced that he was an electrician in the same workshop, surnamed Huang, and called him over for a drink.

Zhang Li smiled politely, then sat down.

(End of this chapter)