Share the fate with the company

Author: Marten
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The classic global textbook on professional ethics education in the 20th century, the important criterion for enhancing team combat power and building corporate culture, the best reading material for strengthening the cohesion and unity of employees, and the high work action criteria for outstanding employees! To share the fate with the company is to treat yourself as the owner of the company, always putting the company's interests first, being loyal to your post, proactive, and never selling the company's secrets, dedicating your great strength to the company. Such employees will receive honor and remuneration, and all companies will spare no effort to obtain such talents. What kind of people are welcome in any company in the world? Before answering this question, I would like to tell a real story. In Los Angeles, there was a young man named Jack working for a famous cultural company. His president was Mike Johnson, slightly older than Jack, who was astute in management and approachable. Jack's job was to help the general manager sign contracts and attract customers, and during negotiations, Jack's calm demeanor won the respect of many clients.
When Jack first joined the company, it was operating smoothly, and Jack was very comfortable with his work. At that time, the company undertook a large project and launched extensive advertising campaigns on major streets across the city. All employees were thrilled and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the work. Every street was to have more than 10 advertisements, and the entire city had at least a thousand. This brought tremendous economic and social benefits to the company.
On the day of the salary payment, President Johnson called a meeting for all employees: "The project we undertook is very large, and the preparatory work alone cost several million yuan. The company is currently short on funds, so we will delay your salaries until next month. Please understand. Your salaries will be paid eventually, as long as our project succeeds, we will share the profits together." All employees agreed with the president's words. At this point, Jack had an idea: since the company is currently experiencing significant financial movement, all employees should pool their funds to invest in the project.
However, six months later, things took a sudden turn for the worse. After the company's hard efforts, all the approval procedures were completed, but due to a lack of funds, the company completely stalled. Not only were employees' salaries unpaid, but even daily expenses required them to turn to the bank for help. The company's current situation was dire, with enormous outstanding debts, and the bank did not respond.
Yet, during this difficult time, Jack proposed his idea: a fund-raising effort among all employees. The president smiled, helplessly patting his shoulder, "How much can we raise? The company isn't saved with just hundreds of thousands. Even that would be just a drop in the bucket, barely filling one gap."
When President Johnson informed all employees of the company's current situation, morale plummeted, and only a handful of employees remained. Those who hadn't received their salaries surrounded the president's office, unable to escape. Seeing that the president had no money to pay them, they each took what they could, leaving the company empty. Jack did not give up. This was such a great opportunity—could it just be wasted? He felt an inexplicable sense that people in the desert could survive. Within less than a week, when only a few people were left in the company, someone came to hire him with a high salary, but he refused, saying, "When the company was prosperous, it gave me much. Now that it is facing difficulties, I must stand with it through thick and thin. I will not do such immoral things. As long as President Johnson has not declared the company bankrupt and is still here, I will never leave the company, even if I am the only one left."
Things often happen as one expects. Soon, only Jack was left with President Johnson. The president, filled with remorse, asked him why he had stayed. Jack smiled and said, "Once you are on a ship, and it encounters storms, you should sail together."
Street advertising was a key project in urban planning. After they paused, the government pressured the company to transfer the project to another large company. However, when signing the contract, President Johnson proposed an undeniable condition: Jack must become the manager of the project development department in that company. President Johnson shook Jack's hand and recommended him to the other company's president, saying, "This is a rare talent. Once he joins your team, he will sail through thick and thin with you."
A company needs many elite talents, but what it truly values are those who share its fate. After joining the new company, Jack became the manager of the project development department. The new company paid his outstanding wages from the old company. The president shook his hand and smiled, saying, "In this world, talents who share the fate of the company are very rare. Perhaps my company will also face difficulties in the future. I hope someone will sail with me through thick and thin."
This young man never left the company in the following decades and, through his efforts, led the company to even faster growth. Today, he has become the vice president of the company. What I want to emphasize is not his outstanding ability but his unwavering spirit of sharing the company's fate. The world does not lack extraordinary individuals, but it rarely has people who share the company's destiny. Countless businesses are striving to find such people. Yet, in the eyes of many employees, there is never a sense of responsibility for the company's development; instead, they seek higher salaries. Once the company faces a crisis, their only concern is their own interests, and they will jump off the sinking ship as quickly as possible, without thinking about how to save or protect it. Such people may secure a job that allows them to survive, but they will never achieve any real success in their lives.
To today's employees, my most important piece of advice is this: If you can, like this young man, remain silently loyal to your company, even if you don't receive a high salary temporarily, your efforts will surely be rewarded. Because the world always rewards those who share the company's fate the most! This book provides every young person and employee with a blueprint for success: strive to create value for the company and execute your tasks with full dedication. Only in this way can both the company and you achieve mutual success!