Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Chapter 185 Training the Team (Second Update)

Deputy Director Li did not respond immediately, but frowned and fell into deep thought, analyzing how high the approval rate would be after he proposed this idea at the factory meeting.

Half a minute later, he replied, "In principle, I agree to give the team leader a two-yuan subsidy and increase Wang Dong's two-yuan squad leader subsidy to five yuan."

"The first canteen is not only famous in our steel mill, but many senior leaders know about it. All this is Wang Dong's contribution. I believe most of the leaders of the steel mill have seen this."

"Plus, the canteen managed by Wang Dong is indeed larger than the other canteens. Even if Lao Yang objects, the number of people who agree should be greater than those who oppose."

"in addition……"

"In addition to increasing your squad leader allowance of two yuan to five yuan, Xiao Wang, I will also give you a place as an apprentice in the kitchen."

"You have helped Director Zhou and I solve many problems over the past year. Now Director Zhou and I have both been promoted, but you cannot be promoted due to your age. I can only compensate you in this way."

"As for the kitchen helpers and apprentices that are missing from the canteen, please make a list for me and I will try to get them all for you before tomorrow morning."

An expression of surprise immediately flashed across Wang Dong's face. He never expected that Deputy Director Li actually prepared an apprenticeship spot for him.

As supplies in the city became increasingly scarce and prices rose, more and more refugees entered the city, resulting in fewer and fewer temporary jobs in the city, and the price of work stations also rose accordingly.

In normal years, an apprenticeship workstation can be purchased for about two hundred yuan.

At this moment, the apprenticeship workstation salary has risen to three hundred yuan each.

Deputy Director Li gave himself an apprenticeship position, which was equivalent to giving him three hundred yuan. This was definitely an unexpected surprise that was impossible to get even if it fell from the sky.

Immediately replied: "Thank you, Director..."

"I happen to have a very good neighbor who is looking for a job. With this temporary work station, his family won't have to go hungry."

"Please rest assured, Director. As long as the apprentices and kitchen helpers that the canteen lacks are all arranged, I will definitely serve all the workers who come to the canteen to eat well and make them feel like they are at home when they come to the canteen."

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A canteen kitchen.

When Wang Dong returned, he gathered everyone in the cafeteria together.

"Comrades... I just announced a good news..."

"Starting tomorrow, the number of workers that the steel mill can accommodate will increase from 2,000 to 3,500."

"In order to meet the needs of the workers, the canteen will also undergo a round of expansion..."

"Starting tomorrow, all apprentices in the canteen will be transferred to helpers, and the factory will provide us with a new batch of apprentices."

"All apprentices, kitchen helpers, and chefs in the cafeteria will be divided into two groups."

"Master Li is the leader of the first team of the canteen. He assists me in managing two level 10 chefs, 15 kitchen assistants, and 20 apprentices."

"Master Tang is the leader of the second team of the first canteen. He also assists me in managing two level 10 chefs, 55 kitchen assistants, and 20 apprentices. The remaining kitchen assistants and apprentices are all under my management..."

"The two groups cook separately, supervise each other, learn from each other, compete with each other, and evaluate the outstanding group once a month."

"After being named an outstanding team, all team members will have one extra day of paid leave next month..."

"But the leave must be spread out so as not to affect the cooking in the kitchen."

Cheers immediately rang out in the kitchen, especially from the apprentices who had just been announced as regular employees by Wang Dong.

Each and every one of them is like crazy.

Becoming a regular employee not only means that their monthly salary will increase by several yuan, but also means that they have become formal employees of the steel mill and have a stable job.

As long as I don't make any mistakes, I can work in the steel mill forever.

Others were also very excited.

There are all kinds of accidents in life.

In the past, if there was something that needed cleaning at home, their wages would basically be deducted for that day.

With the reward method proposed by Wang Dong, as long as everyone performs well, they will have one day of flexible time every month to do whatever they want without having their salary deducted. This is definitely a real benefit for everyone in the cafeteria.

Even as an apprentice, the daily wage is more than 50 cents.

If you are a kitchen helper or a chef, the daily wage is at least 70 cents.

Wang Dong pressed his hands together, and when everyone calmed down, he turned his attention to Master Tang and Master Li.

"I have already decided on the rules and reward and punishment measures. It is up to you two team leaders to decide how to manage them."

"As long as you strictly follow the rules and regulations I set in the kitchen, you two will definitely be able to manage the kitchen well."

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The front yard of the quadrangle.

Seeing Wang Dong walking into the house with a lunch box full of leftovers, Grandma Wang hurried to greet him and said embarrassedly.

"Dongzi..."

"Didn't I tell you to keep the leftovers for yourselves?"

“Although it’s leftovers, it’s very juicy…”

"We eat the leftovers you bring back every day. Xiaoshan and Xiaojuan have gained weight."

"No matter what, you can't have today's leftovers."

"Take it back quickly."

Wang Dong smiled and didn't respond. He walked around Grandma Wang and went into the kitchen. He found the vegetable bowl and poured the leftovers from the lunch box into it.

"Why don't you listen, child?" Grandma Wang answered helplessly.

Wang Dong finally spoke: "Grandma Wang..."

"I have food at home, just take it and don't worry."

"Brother Tang usually helps my uncle Chen and aunt a lot, I remember it all, these leftovers are nothing..."

"By the way, where's Brother Tang? I have something to ask him."

"Dongzi, why are you bringing leftovers to my house again..." Tang Dashan's voice quickly sounded at the door of the room, and then Tang Dashan walked in dragging his tired body.

Wang Dong couldn't help but ask back: "Brother Tang... you went to the grain station to carry grain again today..."

Tang Dashan replied helplessly: "More and more people are fleeing in the city. It's hard to get any easy temporary jobs. We can only do hard labor jobs..."

“But the salary is high…”

"I can earn at least 80 cents by carrying a large bag for a day."

"I just don't know how long this big bag can last..."

"I heard from the people at the grain station that they recruited 10 to 20 temporary workers from the refugees, saying that they were giving them a chance to survive. In the future, there will definitely be fewer and fewer jobs of carrying heavy bags..."

Seeing the fleeting disappointment on Tang Dashan's face, Wang Dong quickly comforted him: "Brother Tang..."

"I have an apprenticeship job here, I wonder if you would like to take it..."

"I was an apprentice in the kitchen of a steel mill, earning 16 yuan a month..."

"If you want to go, I can teach you how to be a chef and try to pass the Level 10 chef certificate next year..."

"You can follow me to cook during the week, and stay at the steel mill at night to help me cook for the factory leaders. Although the salary is not high, it is definitely no problem to earn 20 yuan a month."

"The most important thing is that as an apprentice in the kitchen of a canteen in a steel mill, I can have a free dinner every day, and it is guaranteed to keep me full. I can save at least two or three yuan in living expenses a month."

(End of this chapter)