In August 1980, two milestone events occurred in my country's economic field.
First, the National Labor and Employment Conference was held in Beijing.
The meeting announced that the appropriate development of the individual economy should be encouraged and supported, and all law-abiding individual workers should be respected by society.
The legal status of individual workers has since been officially recognized by the state.
Second, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Shantou in gd province and Xiamen in fj province were officially approved to establish special economic zones.
Therefore, from this time on, the number of people doing business on the streets across the country began to increase day by day.
Although people still have doubts about the stability of national policies.
But people's desire for wealth, the wisdom and power they radiated, began to push the doors of wealth one after another desperately.
However, we have to admit that the open policy cannot be implemented in one step, and it is still not easy to truly obtain wealth, and we still face many institutional obstacles.
As a special economic zone, how to break through regional population restrictions, recruit local talents, and absorb enough labor has become a top priority.
The self-employed are also eager to "loosen" their business scope.
For the first batch of people to set foot in the business world, the days when they could make money by purely trading commodities without having to participate in processing work were still a luxury at this time.
At the same time, outside Jianguomen in Beijing, a construction site has been quietly under construction for almost two months.
This is not the residential improvement project that is currently flourishing in Beijing, but the construction site of the Jianguo Hotel, the first joint venture hotel built by my country and the United States.
No one could foresee the huge impact and positive inspiration that the completion of this foreign-funded hotel would have on the traditional hotel industry in Beijing and the future city appearance.
It was against this background that in mid-August, Ning Weimin took the job introduction letter issued by Lan Zheng and reported to the Chongwenmen Hotel.
As for why Ning Weimin still chooses to work here.
In addition to the various advantages of Chongwenmen Hotel that he had considered at the beginning, there are now two more reasons.
The first is that he learned the specific situation of Chongwenmen Hotel from Mi Xiaoran.
He was very satisfied with the relaxed management and relaxed work situation there.
The second is that he took the initiative to talk to Lan Zheng and obtained a promise of preferential treatment.
That is, he hopes to be assigned to the front desk department to do reception work like Mi Xiaoran.
There is no doubt that this is almost the cleanest and most respectable job in the hotel industry.
Doing this can not only minimize the side effects of working in the service industry, but is also more rewarding than being randomly assigned to any other department.
For Ning Weimin, who just wanted to hang out for two years and make a transition, it was perfect.
As for Lan Zheng, even though he is only at the deputy department level, he actually has considerable power.
You know, these days, no matter hotels, restaurants, maintenance, printing and dyeing, hairdressing, or bathhouses.
As long as it is a service industry, it will all fall under the jurisdiction of service companies.
Lan Zheng has complete control over the staff and personnel scheduling rights of all units in the district's service department.
Wherever he goes, he belongs to the third level of officialdom.
This little thing is too easy to handle.
He doesn't even have to show up, he just needs to call the office phone and say hello.
So with his care, Ning Weimin reported for work smoothly and was assigned to the front desk department as he wished.
The front desk manager is a woman in her thirties named Huang Suqin.
Almost everyone at the front desk affectionately calls her Sister Qin.
She had a good impression on Ning Weimin the first time she met him.
If not for other reasons, firstly, most of the front desk staff are women, and there are only a few men.
Second, no matter what age, most people also judge people by their appearance.
Ning Weimin's handsome appearance can easily add points to him.
So after asking a few casual questions, Huang Suqin threw away the official language and started joking with Ning Weimin easily.
"Xiao Ning, the situation at our front desk is that the yin is strong and the yang is weak. There are many women. In the future, if you have to do strenuous work, you have to bear more responsibility."
Ning Weimin also felt that Sister Qin was very kind and had no airs, so he quickly agreed.
"This is what it should be. Don't worry, I promise you'll be fine."
As a result, Huang Suqin became even more happy, and after thinking about it, she asked again.
"Hey, are you having trouble working the night shift? From 11pm to 7am?"
Ning Weimin didn't expect this.
Staying up late is very harmful to the body. The key is to cover the time spent visiting the ghost market.
He was really unhappy, but he couldn't refuse directly, so he hesitated and asked one more question.
"You mean... do you want me to work night shift for a long time? Is there any shift work?"
"That's right, there are shift shifts, one month of night shift and one month of day shift. And the night shift is subsidized."
Huang Suqin looked at Ning Weimin expectantly. After a preliminary explanation, he added further.
"The biggest practical difficulty in our front desk department is that there are more women than men. You know, it is definitely not as convenient for women to work the night shift as it is for you men. If in the future..."
Now Ning Weimin really understood Huang Suqin's difficulties.
After thinking about it, I felt that this was actually okay.
After all, I am new here. After all, this is an actual objective situation. After all, no good thing is perfect.
It was a little unreasonable not to share this responsibility with the leader, so I nodded.
"Okay, no problem. It's up to you."
He said it so cheerfully because Ning Weimin felt that he had to accept it anyway, so he shouldn't appear coy.
As a result, Huang Suqin smiled with great satisfaction.
"Okay then, you can go to the political work group to listen to the get out of class later, and then go to the logistics department to get work clothes and locker keys. After everything is done, go to eat first. Come back to me in the afternoon, and I will arrange a master for you. "
In this way, Ning Weimin officially became an employee of Chongwenmen Hotel.
Adjusting files and so on are all business-to-business matters.
The work unit will take the initiative to contact the street, so he doesn't need to worry.
As long as there are no illegal crimes involved, passing the political review is a sure thing.
Onboarding training is necessary, but it's not too much trouble.
In fact, it was someone from the political work group who explained the political requirements and service standards to Ning Weimin.
This is a department that will be equivalent to the Security Department and the Personnel Training Department in the future.
Political demands still bear the legacy of the 1960s and 1970s.
Ning Weimin was asked to "raise vigilance, pay attention to the movements of class enemies, strictly guard against sabotage and trouble caused by all class enemies, and do a good job in fire prevention, special protection, and theft prevention."
The service etiquette and procedures are much simpler than Ning Weimin imagined.
The first is nothing more than a matter of personal hygiene.
It is required not to perm or keep your hair long, and to keep your nails clean.
Then there are some detailed rules of words and deeds.
For example, "Don't pick your teeth, pick your ears, pick your nose, rub your eyes, do your nails, stretch, or sneeze in front of guests. If you have to, cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief."
"When walking in the corridors and halls, you are not allowed to rush to walk side by side with guests. You are not allowed to make loud noises when working, fight or chat in groups, and you are not allowed to step forward to listen and interrupt when guests are talking."
"Respect the customs and habits of guests, and take the initiative to take care of the old, weak, sick and disabled without exceeding the principle. Do not throw away money without knowing it, and do not keep the discarded items of guests without permission."
What’s more interesting is that as hotel employees, they actually have the obligation to supervise guests and prevent guests from “unruly behavior”.
In order to prevent the occurrence of "hooligan troubles".
The political work team asked Ning Weimin to report it promptly if he discovered any problems with female guests' private stays.
He also specifically told him that in the future, guests checking in as husband and wife must do a good job in verifying their marriage certificates.
This should be regarded as a relatively special characteristic of the times back then.
In short, in less than an hour, Ning Weimin was considered to have "graduated".
Not to mention, the ordinary white uniform, black pants, and black leather shoes issued by the logistics actually made him look even more handsome when he wore them.
I am surprised that I have more repeat customers than those people at the front desk.
The eyes of everyone of the opposite sex who saw him lit up.
This may be because Ning Weimin usually dresses too casually.
The effect is obvious with a little tweaking.
So at noon, Mi Xiaoran took Ning Weimin to eat.
He and Mi Xiaoran quickly attracted everyone from the front desk.
These future female colleagues all took the initiative to joke with Ning Weimin and inquire about his situation.
It makes him seem as if he has four or five biological sisters.
But what was even more embarrassing was that later even Huang Suqin came to join in the fun.
When she learned that Ning Weimin and Mi Xiaoran were neighbors, she actually appointed them as masters and apprentices.
"Since you are so familiar with each other, well, Xiaoran will be your instructor during the training period. In the afternoon, she will tell you what to do."
As soon as he said this, Xiaoran and Ning Weimin were both stunned.
"Quick, call the master!"
"Scream, scream."
"Xiaoning, Xiaoran, why are you blushing?"
During a burst of colorful laughter, Ning Weimin was caught in the urging and ridicule of fearing that the world would not be in chaos.
Suddenly I had the feeling of falling into a pansi hole.