Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 315 Aren't you afraid she'll do something rash if you fire her?

The group was invited into the office by the secretary, and Sister Qiao explained the situation. Old Chang was not familiar with all of his workers, but he knew Wei Xia.

Factory Director Chang was in his fifties, with graying temples, but his eyes were bright and his spirit was quite good.

But the person was very frugal, and the clothes she wore were patched.

The office was also simple, and they were given plain boiled water to drink.

Lu Qiaoge then remembered that at this time, tea, like cigarettes, was a scarce commodity.

Old Chang frowned and said seriously, "Wei Xia is a sewing machine operator and a veteran worker, but she has made mistakes repeatedly in the past six months and has been criticized many times. A few days ago, she even ruined a batch of leather shoes worth more than 2,000 yuan, which were basically export leather shoes required by the foreign trade department."

Upon hearing this, several people couldn't help but frown slightly.

Why didn't Wei Xia mention this?

Is Wei Xia lying?
I don't think Wei Xia is the type of person who can lie.

But these are leather shoes worth over two thousand yuan. Even if a worker in a military factory lost a product of equal value, he wouldn't feel wronged, but rather guilty.

No one spoke, waiting for Lao Chang to continue.

Old Chang glanced at everyone's expressions and said, "Wei Xia doesn't know about this yet. I know her situation. She's divorced from her husband and has four children. Her ex-husband doesn't care about her. When the accident happened, all the children were sick. So, we decided to suppress this for now, mainly because we're worried that if things get worse, she might do something drastic. She recently told her coworkers that life is meaningless."

Lu Qiaoge didn't give Lao Chang a chance to continue, and asked, "Director Chang, what was the reason the factory used to fire Wei Xia?"

Aren't you afraid that firing Wei Xia might make her do something rash?

Old Chang paused for a moment, then his expression changed. He didn't say anything more, but picked up the phone and called Director Guo: "Didn't we decide in the meeting to suspend him? Never mind, don't waste the phone bill, come to my office."

After saying that, he hung up the phone decisively.

Sister Qiao and the others looked at each other, wondering what was going on.
Then it dawned on me that Sister Qiao hadn't mentioned Wei Xia's dismissal earlier; she had first introduced herself and then said she wanted to know about Wei Xia's situation.

Old Chang also thought it was just about Wei Xia being suspended from her job.

But now it seems this isn't dismissal?
If Lu Qiaoge hadn't asked that extra question, they would still be talking past each other.

Sister Qiao hurriedly said, "This is my fault. I only said that I knew about Wei Xia's situation, but I didn't mention that she was fired."

Officer Liu then asked, "If you didn't expel Wei Xia, how did you handle it? What exactly happened?"

Old Chang frowned: "As I just said, it's just a two-month suspension for her, which will also be a good opportunity for her to deal with some family matters."

He took out a document with an official red seal from the drawer: "This is the 'Notification on the Handling of Quality Accidents Involving Workshop Workers.' According to Article 12 of the 'Regulations on Rewards and Punishments for Enterprise Employees,' a sixty-day suspension period for investigation is imposed."

Old Chang rubbed the bridge of his nose: "His salary is paid at 75% of his basic salary. This decision was made based on his actual situation and is already a special policy to take care of employees in difficulty."

Lu Qiaoge didn't continue the conversation, and Wei Xia, in the present moment, hasn't enjoyed it either.

The so-called "care" is just a joke.

Lu Qiaoge said directly, "Wei Xia's ex-husband's current wife is named Du Wanqing. According to what she told Wei Xia herself, she and Wei Xia's workshop director are related." Old Chang actually couldn't sit still anymore.

How can there be such a relationship?

Sister Qiao narrowed her eyes: "Director Chang, you are the head of the factory. Is your unit so democratic? Such a major matter as dismissal, you don't even need to know about it or sign it?"

Old Chang looked unwell, but it was clear that there was a problem inside the factory, or something he was unaware of. He said seriously, "I went to Haicheng for a meeting. I was gone for more than half a month and only came back yesterday."

In other words, Wei Xia was only fired after Lao Chang left?

This company is quite interesting.

Lu Qiaoge smiled and said, "Wei Xia was unaware of the quality incident she caused. However, if it is truly her responsibility, she should bear the consequences. There can be no ambiguity on this point, otherwise the factory workers will feel it is unfair. Therefore, I would appreciate it if Director Chang could tell us what he has to say. Thank you."

Factory Director Chang did not refuse. He reported the incident to the group and asked them to take a look. He then said, "We recently received an export order to make a thousand pairs of cowhide shoes. We've completed 90% of them, but there are 20 pairs left. Wei Xia was responsible for finishing the edges and punching the holes, but the quality inspection results showed errors in the spacing. At that time, she wasn't in a good mental state, so the factory also bears responsibility. After careful consideration, we've decided to suspend her from her duties. As for the quality incident notice, we haven't issued it to her yet because we're worried she might do something rash. So the factory can only hold it off for now."

Lu Qiaoge's eyes darkened.

If a mistake at work causes losses to the company, such handling can be considered humane.

Just then, a man in his thirties, dressed in work clothes, hurriedly walked in.

This man is Director Guo, a gentle-looking man with a smile on his face.

However, he looked rather serious now.

After a brief introduction, Director Guo greeted the street office officials with a broad smile.

Before Lao Chang and Sister Qiao could ask, Director Guo told Lao Chang, "Factory Director, you've just started work, and we haven't had a chance to report to you yet, but the factory office and the labor union have already approved the handling of Wei Xia, and it's completely in accordance with regulations."

The workers already know about the losses caused by Wei Xia. Some people have come to the deputy factory director and the chairman of the trade union with the story of Hou Cheng from last year, saying that if Wei Xia is not fired, then why should Hou Cheng be fired?
Then Hou Cheng's family also came to cause trouble, saying they had already written a letter of complaint and that if the matter wasn't handled fairly, they would file a complaint in Beidu. There was no other way but to treat Wei Xia the same way.

Sister Qiao didn't ask Hou Cheng what exactly happened; it was obvious that what could be brought up should be fine.

Sister Qiao really wanted to ask Director Guo about his relationship with Du Wanqing, but it would seem narrow-minded to ask now, since Director Guo seemed to have a reasonable and irrefutable argument.

Lu Qiaoge didn't have many concerns, but she didn't ask Wei Xia about the production accident. Even if you knew there was something fishy about it, they were from an outside factory. Not only were they not qualified to enter the factory to investigate, but the workers wouldn't tell you the truth either.

Between external factories and their own people, they will definitely choose to stand on Director Guo's side.

Moreover, and importantly, since it has become a production accident, it proves that this matter is not afraid of being investigated.

So we'll have to wait and see.

Lu Qiaoge said politely, "Director Guo, may I ask you a question?"

Director Guo looked at Lu Qiaoge; he knew this junior cadre.

Within certain circles, Lu Qiaoge is quite famous!
(End of this chapter)