Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 154: Voting for Outstanding Sales Clerk
In the morning when there weren’t many customers, Xu Cuilan shifted the opening hours back to allow everyone to vote.
Everyone was talking about it.
"Why is there a name of a newcomer on the list? Shouldn’t it be all old employees?"
"Exactly, this newcomer hasn’t done anything since she got here. How can she join the competition for outstanding employee? It’s not fair."
"Could there be some inside story? If I remember correctly, this new employee was just transferred here yesterday, and got directly assigned to the most popular food counter."
Su Xiaoxiao frowned at the candidate list in her hand. The first row was filled with old employees like Zhang Yulan and Huang Mei, and at the end of the second row, Qin Shuang’s name was prominent.
Logically speaking, none of the newcomers who just started should be eligible for this selection, let alone Qin Shuang, who just started working at the department store yesterday and isn’t even familiar with the procedures.
It’s unclear if someone wants to help Qin Shuang or if they want to sabotage her.
Qin Shuang didn’t look good, biting her lower lip hard with her hand clenched tightly.
She came to the department store wanting to challenge herself, but they opened a back door for her, how is she supposed to prove herself?
Moreover, if she really gets selected, how would the other colleagues at the department store view her?
This isn’t helping her; it’s clearly harming her.
Sure enough, all eyes fell upon her.
Qin Shuang’s face turned pale, yet she couldn’t say a word in explanation.
Xu Cuilan also saw the last name on the list, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
This list was given to her from above and today was her first time seeing it; she didn’t expect Qin Shuang’s backing to be so strong.
Such an obvious backdoor, even she couldn’t keep watching.
Not knowing how to continue, her gaze fell on Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao is now acting store department manager, and the election for outstanding employees should logically be handled by her.
Su Xiaoxiao was leisurely watching the show, and suddenly met Xu Cuilan’s gaze, causing her right eyelid to jump uncontrollably, feeling like something was up.
Sure enough, as soon as the thought came to her, Xu Cuilan smiled and spoke to her, "Xiaoxiao, you’re now the acting store department manager, so I’m leaving the voting for outstanding employees to you."
As she spoke, she stuffed the remaining list into Su Xiaoxiao’s hand, "I’ve got things to do, so I’m leaving first."
Xu Cuilan finished speaking, turned, and left swiftly. Su Xiaoxiao reacted quickly and reached out towards her retreating figure, "Manager Xu, Manager Xu, don’t go, what am I supposed to do alone?"
But Xu Cuilan didn’t seem to hear her and walked even faster.
Su Xiaoxiao wanted to cry but had no tears, she really didn’t want to do this thankless task.
If she’d known beforehand, she wouldn’t have taken the thirty-something yuan salary.
But now the arrow is on the string, and she can only do what she has to. She cleared her throat and spoke up, "Alright, if there are no issues, let’s vote based on the names on the list..."
Before she finished speaking, voices of opposition rang out below.
"Why do we, the long-serving employees, work hard yet have no candidate spots? I’m not satisfied."
"I bet no matter how we vote, the final pick will surely be Comrade Qin, sorry, she has strong backup."
"Exactly, I feel like this vote is just for show, the spots must have been predetermined."
In an instant, everyone below was discussing, almost ready to swallow Su Xiaoxiao whole.
Su Xiaoxiao: She’s not the one with connections, she’s frustrated too, okay?
But she is, after all, a nominal leader at the department store, even if just temporarily.
On the surface, she has to try to calm the salespeople’s emotions as much as possible.
"I’m sure everyone knows Manager Xu’s character, she would never do such a thing. The list might have been a mistake. How about this, everyone go back to work, I’ll ask about the list from above and give everyone a satisfactory explanation by the end of the day."
Hearing this, the people below looked relieved.
Qin Shuang also visibly exhaled; she didn’t want the spot at all.
"Alright, everyone get back to work, don’t bring your emotions into your tasks. We’ll continue the list discussions after work."
Su Xiaoxiao finished speaking, went to the door, hung up the business sign, and customers waiting outside rushed in immediately.
Seeing the customers, all salespeople quickly returned to their posts and started their day’s work.
After a burst of busyness, Su Xiaoxiao seized the moment when nobody was around, asked Zhang Yulan to keep an eye out, and went to find Xu Cuilan to discuss the list matter.
Seeing her enter, Yu Cuilan thought the voting results were out and promptly invited her in.
Su Xiaoxiao closed the office door behind her and brought the list to Xu Cuilan’s desk, "Manager Xu, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you."
Xu Cuilan looked up, surprised, "What’s it about?"
"It’s about the list. There’s significant opposition from the old employees regarding Comrade Qin’s candidacy, and I also think it’s not appropriate."
Xu Cuilan’s face darkened upon hearing the news, "This isn’t up to us to decide; it’s been decided by the leadership above. What can I do?"
Regarding this matter, she actually didn’t agree much either, but she couldn’t fight against the bosses above. She was just a small HR manager, having no say in front of top management.
"How about this, let’s remove Comrade Qin’s name from the candidate list. If asked from above, we’ll say Comrade Qin wasn’t selected. Given the current situation, adding Comrade Qin’s name will only cause dissatisfaction among old employees and won’t serve any practical purpose."
"There’s a selection for outstanding salespersons every month, this time won’t matter. Later, if Comrade Qin really performs well, adding her name is still timely. Does that work for you?"
Su Xiaoxiao spoke with her watery eyes looking at Xu Cuilan, patiently waiting for her response.
Xu Cuilan hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, let’s do it, but this matter stays between us, no one else can know."
Su Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously; she knew how to keep things discreet.
With one big issue resolved, Su Xiaoxiao returned to work feeling refreshed.
The title of acting store department manager for thirty-something yuan wasn’t easy to earn.
If she had known, she wouldn’t have taken this task.
With the time, she might as well sell more stainless steel cups and flashlights.
As soon as she thought that, Zhang Yulan nudged her arm, "Xiaoxiao, can you get me more of those flashlights and stainless steel cups that I bought from you last time?"
