Carrying a Jurassic on me-Chapter 1754 - 831 Ranking by Seniority

"Old Yu, tell me, what do you think of this mess we’ve made, where am I supposed to put my face?" In a certain office, a man with a big head and a thick neck, who definitely didn’t look like a cook but a big boss, was speaking bitterly. "To have such an order, I’m really..."

He stopped halfway through his sentence, but the look of grief and sorrow on his face was unmistakable.

"Old Liu, you’re still better off. Look at our ranking; we didn’t even get a turn on the first day!" A middle-aged woman said with deep distress, the sadness making it hard not to feel sympathetic.

"Ah..." With a long sigh, an elderly man beside her sighed for a full seven or eight seconds. "Forty years this company has been around! Every year we contribute so much GDP to the province, yet to end up in this situation is truly... ah!"

"When did private companies start running ahead of state-owned ones? Brother Yu, you have to think it through; is this arrangement suitable? Our company has over a thousand people, and they’re not happy!" Another middle-aged man spoke up. "It’s not just us at the lower level; even Director Guo is so upset he’s in the hospital on a drip."

Director Yu looked at the people in the office, his forehead full of black lines.

In today’s age, you still cling to those outdated beliefs. You don’t consider changing your situation, just complaining, emphasizing seniority. Being surpassed by a private company is one thing, but stubbornly holding onto your seniority as Laoda, if you keep this up, next time we won’t even be able to get you on the list!

Looking at some cars in the courtyard, Old Yu thought that if face mattered, some people here wouldn’t even qualify to stand in his office.

Unfortunately, he could only think this in his head, unable to say it aloud. Because these people, despite their apparent grief and indignation at being wronged, are influential figures outside this office. Though not the top leaders, they each have a thousand or so people under them.

Meanwhile, people in the other offices in the courtyard were also discussing, looking at Director Yu’s office, with some young people showing disdain—clearly directed at those who were speaking.

The reason these people came was indeed simple; explaining it would leave others puzzled: they came for the report presentation order for tomorrow’s conference.

During an environmental inspection, many previously overlooked issues surfaced. Some companies are like people; outwardly glamorous, driving good cars and dressed in brand names, but secretly engaging in some disgraceful acts.

At the time of arranging the conference order, Director Yu insisted on letting the company that performed best and most exemplary in the inspection give the first report speech.

Predictably, it was like stirring a hornet’s nest; the hornets couldn’t stay put. Some immediately expressed strong dissatisfaction with this order: How could a private company be ranked ahead of us on such an occasion? The entire event from start to finish gave all the spotlight to a private company, leaving countless iron rice bowl enterprises in the province with nothing to show for it!

If people could speak freely in the office, the secretary pretending to tidy the papers on the table would definitely have had something to say: Those lamenting about losing face, if they had any shame, wouldn’t be causing a fuss here after falling behind in the order without considering reforms!

And that menopausal old woman who didn’t even get her turn on the first day, isn’t she aware of her company’s internal situation? If we weren’t giving you face, even if the summary meeting ran for half a year, there wouldn’t be a chance for you to take the stage...

Then there’s the guy talking about the company’s forty years; what was the company like forty years ago and what is it like now? Do you still have the nerve to mention it? A forty-year-old company ending up like this in your hands, and none of you are ashamed enough to jump off a building; I’m impressed by your mental fortitude!

Oh, the one whose boss is hospitalized, are you sure it’s because of this ranking and not because he drank too much? Could we at least show some decency when we talk?

...

But, like his leader, the secretary could only silently curse these thoughts, unable to voice them. Otherwise, he’d offend too many people, and each of them represents a group of people!

The young secretary could keep his curses to himself, but Director Yu couldn’t; he had to reason with them earnestly: "We just finished the rural work meeting, and Wancheng City’s company fits the purpose of the conference perfectly. It’s good luck on their part, and we’re cooperating with the theme by highlighting a typical example. Your companies have countless honors..."

Listening to the leader’s words, the secretary kept silent but continued his thoughts: Director, you’re giving them too much face; those countless honors, were they really earned by this bunch? The honors they hold now were only secured by relying on past glory and forcing their way in for appearances. Truly shameless...

"Slap!" A hand landed on the young secretary’s shoulder.

"How come you can’t see what’s needed here? Go and prepare some tea!" Director Yu glared at the secretary. "How does the secretarial department work if they have this greenhorn handling things here? Don’t you know how to serve tea? Get going, can’t you see all these people!"

With a shiver, the young secretary bowed, grabbed a kettle, and left the room with his head lowered, escaping as if in flight — indeed, silently cursing inside is quite risky.

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