Having temporarily completed the framework of the script, Pei Qian felt satisfied.
At this pace, after adding a few more details tomorrow, he could hand it directly to Huang Sibo and his team.
“Well, today’s work is complete. Time for a break!”
Pei Qian habitually opened AiLiDao, preparing to catch up on some shows.
After watching for a short while, there was another knock at the office door.
Pei Qian looked up and saw Assistant Xin.
“Mr. Pei, our company email inbox is about to overflow. Currently, colleagues in the HR department are busy screening and filing. But because there are too many people submitting resumes, we urgently need to establish screening criteria.”
Assistant Xin looked at Pei Qian, implying that “only you can set these screening criteria.”
Pei Qian: “???”
Mr. Pei, who was just about to happily watch his shows, had a face full of surprise.
The inbox was overflowing?
How was that possible?
The highly vigilant Mr. Pei immediately sensed something amiss.
He quickly opened the company’s corporate email on his computer and found that the inbox was indeed filled with unread emails—the red “999+” number on the inbox was extremely eye-catching!
“What… what’s going on?” Pei Qian felt dizzy.
Assistant Xin smiled: “It should be the effect of the official interview and your internal letter.”
“You can check the Weibo trending topics to understand.”
“But the most urgent matter now is to first establish screening criteria. After all, with so many resumes, if we were to arrange interviews for all of them, we definitely wouldn’t have enough staff.”
Pei Qian fell into a momentary daze, then after a brief silence, waved his hand: “Fine, you can go out first. I’ll call you when I’ve decided.”
Assistant Xin nodded and withdrew.
Pei Qian felt that this matter wasn’t so simple—it definitely couldn’t be solved just by setting screening criteria. He hurriedly opened Weibo.
As a result, looking at the trending list, the topic ranked seventh was #TendaInternalLetter#!
“What’s going on?!”
“I posted it on the intranet. How did it end up trending on Weibo??”
Pei Qian had almost forgotten about this.
His original intention in sending this internal letter was simply to encourage his employees to slack off more, to ease his burden of making losses.
But after posting it on the intranet, the effect was mediocre, with many employees even posting exaggerated compliments, making Mr. Pei very disappointed.
So, Pei Qian hadn’t paid any more attention to this matter.
Little did he expect that the next time he’d see this letter, it would be trending on Weibo!
Pei Qian quickly clicked on it and found that his internal letter had been turned into a long screenshot, being frantically reposted by netizens.
Looking at the discussions among netizens, Pei Qian’s heart sank.
“Am I seeing things? Is this an internal letter from a boss?”
“You can’t trust a single word from capitalists… wait? This doesn’t match the script I had in mind.”
“I’m moved to tears. What kind of good boss is this? Give me a dozen of them!”
“This is Tenda’s internal letter? Is Tenda still hiring? I’d take a pay cut to go there!”
“Everyone, don’t be fooled. I think this is just hype! Even if this internal letter is real, it’s mostly about creating an image!”
“But my friend is a Tenda employee, and Tenda’s benefits are indeed enviably good. It’s true!”
“Some say this is image-building? Then please, let other company bosses build an image too! You can also build an image, you can also create hype. Do you dare to issue an internal letter like this?”
“Hey, has anyone noticed that this open letter seems to be a copy of a previous open letter, ‘Work Hard for a Better Life’?”
“It is, but everything is reversed! Is this deliberate mockery?”
“My goodness, this is so entertaining. I’ve become a fan of this boss!”
“Damn, say no more. I’m submitting my resume to Tenda right now!”
The reactions from the silly netizens on Weibo were so enthusiastic that Pei Qian hadn’t anticipated it.
When this internal letter was posted on the intranet, it did generate some response, but it never caught fire to this extent.
Although that pinned post had been hanging on the internal forum with new replies every day, most employees who read it simply got a little motivated and then moved on.
Because everyone with access to the internal forum was a Tenda employee, like Hao Qiong, they had already become accustomed to Tenda’s generous benefits.
So, while everyone found this internal letter refreshing, they weren’t too moved—after all, everyone knew Mr. Pei was this kind of good boss.
But on Weibo, the situation suddenly changed!
Which silly netizens had ever seen such a divine company or such a divine boss?
The previous official interview had already praised Tenda extensively, generating a certain response. Now, with this internal letter, Tenda’s image was thoroughly established in the minds of many netizens!
Up to now, most players have had the following impression of Tenda:
The boss was a talent-spotter who was very good at discovering talent.
The employees were all excellent, with an active internal atmosphere and without the strict hierarchical system of large companies;
The benefits were extremely good, and employees weren’t exploited;
So far, Tenda’s industries covered many fields, and all were flourishing.
Another crucial point was that Tenda was in Jingzhou, a second-tier city with decent supporting facilities, yet without the immense living pressures of super first-tier cities.
Combining all these factors, Tenda suddenly became a highly sought-after company in the eyes of many job seekers!
As the saying goes, it’s not that people can’t recognize good things; it’s that comparisons reveal the truth.
When other company bosses were all advocating the spirit of struggle, wolf culture, and “996 is a blessing,” Tenda’s boss completely went against the grain, asking employees in the internal letter to rest more and take care of their health.
This overflowing humanistic care moved many corporate slaves from other companies to tears!
As a result, many people became Tenda’s voluntary promoters on the internet, frantically speaking well of Tenda on Weibo; others were more direct, starting to submit resumes to Tenda!
After a few days, Tenda’s corporate email inbox was directly overflowing—999+ emails were all various job applications.
Pei Qian had anticipated that the official interview would have some adverse consequences, but he hadn’t expected it to be this severe!
Looking at the 999+ emails in his inbox, Pei Qian was as troubled as the HR staff at Tenda’s Human Resources Department.
However, the reasons for their troubles were quite different.
For the HR staff, it was simply a happy dilemma—with so many people desperately rushing to Tenda, it naturally became easier to screen for excellent talent.
But Mr. Pei was in a more rigid situation.
He didn’t mind having more employees, but what if among these people there were some experts who, once recruited, would easily turn around projects that were nicely losing money? Wouldn’t that make Mr. Pei spit blood?
But rejecting all these people outright wasn’t appropriate either.
Tenda was no longer the small, unknown company it once was—many people were watching it.
If people discovered that Tenda only wanted mediocre employees and rejected all excellent talent, would it raise suspicions about Tenda as a company or about Mr. Pei’s motives?
Pei Qian couldn’t let too many people doubt his motives, nor could he let too many people question the existence of the system or the challenge itself.
“This issue of recruiting employees requires a proper solution, otherwise, it will cause endless trouble.”
Pei Qian pondered that Tenda was now considered a large company.
In the future, as the business expanded and more employees were recruited, Pei Qian couldn’t continue to personally handle everything as before, personally selecting each employee.
Then, the HR staff would continue to discover those excellent employees.
For Mr. Pei, wouldn’t this mean more and more people to backstab him?
Who could withstand that?
“I need to find a way to screen out as many slackers as possible.”
“Employees who are too excellent are like gold—they shine wherever they go. After coming to Tenda, they would backstab me furiously, which is unbearable. Not hiring these people and letting them shine elsewhere wouldn’t waste social resources.”
“Employees who are too incompetent would be too conspicuous if hired. Some particularly foolish people might even make big news, which doesn’t fit Tenda’s low-key style. Better not to hire them either.”
“So, find a way to recruit a batch of mediocre people, slackers like Old Ma would be good. They do exactly what they’re told, and as long as they’re pointed in the wrong direction, losses can be guaranteed.”
“Yes, that’s right, find a way to screen out the slackers!”
Pei Qian quickly thought of countermeasures.
Half an hour later, Pei Qian called Assistant Xin over.
“Issue an announcement stating that Tenda currently has no large-scale recruitment plans. For those resumes already sent in, have the HR department create a talent pool, store them for now, and we’ll discuss them later.”
“In the future, Tenda’s recruitment needs to be put on the right track. During this time, I will have the HR department establish a general selection standard, and Tenda will select talent according to this standard regularly in the future.”
Assistant Xin took notes.
“Mr. Pei, the HR department has already screened out a batch of promising candidates with very impressive resumes, covering various fields. Should we arrange interviews for these people first?”
Pei Qian firmly rejected: “No!”
“A beautifully written resume doesn’t necessarily mean strong actual abilities. Now that Tenda is seen as highly desirable in the eyes of many job seekers, there are certainly many among the applicants who are trying to take advantage.”
“We haven’t in the past, and won’t in the future, select talent based solely on a resume! What’s more important is their actual abilities.”
Assistant Xin nodded: “Yes, indeed, resume fraud is quite common now. Since you have a better selection method, we’ll proceed according to your approach.”
Xin Hailu also understood clearly that Mr. Pei had always had unconventional ways of selecting talent. People like Huang Sibo and Lü Mingliang were all promoted from the bottom, and facts proved they were rare talents.
Since Mr. Pei didn’t like these job seekers with overly polished resumes, so be it.
Pei Qian breathed a sigh of relief, having avoided an imminent backstabbing.
Assistant Xin continued: “But, Mr. Pei, recently, various departments have staff expansion plans. We need a batch of people to fill these vacant positions.”
Pei Qian thought for a moment: “Alright, departments that urgently need to supplement staff can recruit a batch at their discretion. For departments that aren’t short-staffed, don’t recruit ‘reserve talent’.”
Assistant Xin nodded: “Understood.”
Pei Qian asked: “Who is currently in charge of the HR department?”
Assistant Xin: “Little Hao.”
Pei Qian blinked: “Which Little Hao?”
Assistant Xin: “…Hao Yun.”
“Oh, them.” Pei Qian pretended to be familiar, but had never heard of this person, not even knowing if they were male or female.
This wasn’t entirely Pei Qian’s fault for not caring about his employees; the key was that he now had too many employees.
The HR department was insignificant in Mr. Pei’s eyes—why would he have the free time to remember who was who?