Top 108 Most Effective Workplace Rules - Yilin

Author: Xiaoping
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: A food factory wanted to hire several workers. Upon hearing the news, some people rushed over. The hiring location was right in front of the food warehouse. Before the assessment could even begin, a sudden gust of wind blew, followed by raindrops the size of soybeans. The workers who were urgently loading the truck came inside to seek help from the hiring manager. The manager asked the applicants to go to the warehouse to help load the truck. The applicants followed eagerly and worked diligently.
Before long, the factory manager arrived at the warehouse and asked, "Where did all these people come from?" The hiring manager told him the truth. The factory manager scolded loudly, "Nonsense! Didn’t I say we would hire later?" Hearing this, the cheerful workers suddenly stopped and realized they had been tricked—it turned out the hiring was fake. Many of them were furious: "This is just messing with us! We’re not doing this anymore." Saying so, they angrily threw down the boxes in their hands and rushed out in a group. A few applicants even kicked the warehouse door a few times to vent their frustration.
At this point, it was still drizzling outside. The hiring manager, looking embarrassed, didn’t know whether to stop the applicants or let them go. Seeing the pile of goods waiting to be loaded, he anxiously offered pay and asked everyone to stay and help. Some applicants snorted disdainfully from the corner of their noses. In the end, only a young man stayed, laughing at the others.
After the goods were loaded, the young man wiped the sweat from his forehead and didn’t accept the payment before leaving. At that moment, the hiring manager came over, shook the young man’s hand, and a smile broke through his tense expression: "Congratulations, you passed the test. You’re hired." The young man was stunned and met the factory manager’s approving gaze and nod of affirmation.
In life, many things may seem like we’re helping others, but in the end, we often end up helping ourselves. Sometimes we can help others, but when it comes to personal interests, we easily give up, unaware that what we’re giving up is often an opportunity we deeply desire. P10-11