I've been with this company for eight years, and my salary has been stuck at $3,000. Everyone says I can't leave and that I'm a simp for my boss, Jennifer Jiang. Today is the 99th time I've asked for a raise. Jennifer gave me the same old line: "The company's performance isn't great right now. Wait a little longer." The next day, however, I saw the company publicly recruiting interns online with a salary of $30,000—ten times mine! And on the intern's first day, Jennifer put him at my desk. Only then did I realize I had been replaced! I turned around and jumped ship to a rival company as a director. Whoever wants to stay in this crappy company can stay! 1 "Ms. Jiang, I'm requesting a raise!" "Who allowed you to come in? Did you get my permission? Don't think just because you're an old timer you can do whatever you want! I can fire you anytime!" I softened my tone and repeated myself. This was the 99th time I had asked Jennifer for a raise. "The market is down, and the company isn't doing well. You dare make demands at a time like this? You should be grateful I haven't cut your pay. Why don't you look outside? Where else can you find a boss like me?" "My salary has been $3,000 forever..." I felt ashamed even saying it out loud. "Aren't you satisfied? So many people are fighting to get into this company, and I haven't let them in. I kept you off the layoff list every time because you're a veteran employee. Who do you think you are? Do you think the company can't function without you?" Jennifer was aggressive, poking my forehead with her finger. I was dizzy from the pain but suppressed my emotions. "Ms. Jiang, I've always been grateful to the company and you, but I have to live too. I'm having a hard time right now." "Chen, sometimes you have to look for the reason within yourself. It's been so many years, why hasn't your salary gone up? Is it because you haven't worked hard enough?" Jennifer's quote of a "famous saying" made me sneer. I've been with this company for eight years, witnessing its growth from zero to one. Even if I'm not a founding member, I'm at least a veteran. How many times have I worked overnight on proposals, even to the point of gastric bleeding? Because of this, I have a certain attachment to the company, and many clients only trust me. And for Jennifer, I also had special feelings. Now her "not working hard enough" chilled my heart. As I was leaving, a sentence floated from behind: "Starting next month, I'll add $50 to your salary!" $50? Is she dismissing a beggar? Passing the break room, whispers came from inside: "I say Charlie Chen is a coward! Being scolded like that by Ms. Jiang and he doesn't dare make a peep." "He just can't leave the company. I say he's a dog, Ms. Jiang's lapdog. comes when called, leaves when waved away!" "How could Ms. Jiang possibly be interested in him? He should take a look in the mirror. A toad wanting to eat swan meat, hahaha..." Indeed, in Jennifer's eyes, old employees are dogs! I clenched my fists and walked quietly back to my desk. In the early morning, I received a call from Jennifer in my sleep. "I want to see the Starjoy proposal tomorrow!" "Ms. Jiang, the deadline for that proposal is next Monday, and now it's..." "If you can't do it, get lost! My company doesn't keep idle people!" "Ms. Jiang, I can't help it." "Chen, do you know how hard it was for me to start this company alone? How much effort I put into it? You should be considerate of me!" Jennifer spoke with a hint of drunkenness. I softened and compromised again. "Ms. Jiang, don't drink. It's bad for your health." Jennifer turned hostile faster than flipping a page. "Charlie Chen, who do you think you are? Bossing me around now! Are you worthy of saying that? Let me tell you, I kept you in the company because I thought highly of you. Believe it or not, I can hire ten or eight people like you tomorrow!" Whether I believed it or not, the next day I saw the company publicly recruiting interns online, with a salary of $30,000, ten times mine! I rushed into Jennifer's office again. "Ms. Jiang, I need an explanation for the company's recruitment post." Jennifer crossed her arms, sneered, her eyes full of disdain. 2 "Since when does the company need to explain its decisions to an ordinary employee? Do you really think the company is yours? What kind of thing are you? Look at yourself!" "Why is the intern position salary $30,000, while I've worked for eight years and it's always been $3,000?" My voice trembled uncontrollably. "What do you know? Salary isn't matched by length of work. For a company to develop, it must bring in new blood, and conforming to market rules requires higher labor costs. Every company is the same." Jennifer's tone softened a bit. "So the costs are deducted from us old employees?" Jennifer slammed the table and stood up, overbearing: "Charlie Chen, don't be ungrateful! I said, plenty of people are waiting to get in. Do it if you can, get out if you can't!" "Ms. Jiang, I want a raise. I can't live like this anymore." unwilling to give up, I still held illusions about Jennifer. "Didn't I say I'd add $50 starting next month? Be grateful and don't push your luck! Only staring at money all day, can you do your job well? Look at what you've done? It's garbage! Take it back and redo it!" Jennifer threw the file forward. I couldn't dodge in time, and it hit me squarely in the face. I felt a burning pain. I knew she was deliberately finding fault. The proposal for cooperation with Starjoy Group had long been finalized; I just added a few details last night. I pushed open the door, and everyone's eyes were on me. Jennifer's assistant, Linda, walked over with a look of superiority: "Ms. Jiang just notified me to rearrange your workstation." "Where is my new workstation?" Linda smiled insincerely, pointing towards the restroom door. That wasn't a workstation; it was clearly a temporary table and chair added. "This is the new intern, Julian Zhang. Ms. Jiang wants you to train him first and hand over your work to him later!" Linda's matter-of-fact face disgusted me. So, I was replaced! "I don't agree!" I gritted my teeth. "If you don't obey management, I'll have Ms. Jiang fire you immediately. Anyway, no one wants you out there. Let's see what you'll do then!" Linda was abusing her power. She hadn't been in the company long, but she always looked down on all old employees, thinking they were wasting company resources. "Hey you, organize all client information for me." Julian sat at my desk immediately, bossing me around. "Hey! You're Mr. Xu, right? From now on, I'll be your contact for your company. Charlie Chen is out of it!" This idiot was eager to prove himself, shouting at clients, not even distinguishing if they were male or female. Just wait to be scolded, moron! I laughed secretly. Sure enough, Jennifer, who received a dozen complaint calls in a row, stormed over angrily. "Do you have a brain? Making such mistakes? I think you're an idiot! Won't stop until you ruin the company!" I was stunned for a moment. 3 Jennifer was pointing at me? The person she scolded was me! Everyone looked like they were watching a good show, and Julian smiled smugly. "Ms. Jiang, Julian made the calls." "Couldn't you stop him? What does he know as an intern? Didn't I tell you to train him well? You ungrateful wretch! The company raised you for so many years, is this how you repay the company?" I was too angry to speak, almost crushing my molars. "Ms. Jiang, Charlie told me to do it." Julian glanced at me maliciously. "Charlie Chen made a major work error, deduct 50% of this month's salary! Julian performed excellently, converted to full-time immediately and promoted to Marketing Director." This is simply turning black into white! "Thank you, Ms. Jiang. I will serve the company well in the future." "See that? If some old salted fish in the company don't correct their attitude, not working hard all day but only thinking about raises, I'll let them go immediately!" Jennifer glared at me fiercely, pointing fingers. Days later, Mr. Wang, the head of Starjoy Group, came to discuss cooperation matters and specified to Jennifer that he wanted to deal with me. "Ms. Jiang, what kind of bird is that Charlie Chen! He has no ability at all. Let me receive Mr. Wang." Julian volunteered and walked into the reception room arrogantly, only to return dejectedly. "Ms. Jiang wants you to receive Mr. Wang!" "Director, that's your job. I'm just a errand boy now." I didn't even look at Julian. "Do you need Ms. Jiang to invite you personally before you go? Who do you think you are? Not going is dereliction of duty. Do you still want to stay in the company?" I ignored him. "Chen, Mr. Wang is waiting for you, hurry over!" Jennifer appeared behind me. "Ms. Jiang, such an important matter should of course be handled by the Director. I'm afraid I can't do it well." "I told you to go, so go! Do you really not want to work anymore? Taking yourself too seriously!" Seeing I didn't speak, Jennifer got a bit anxious: "If the cooperation with Starjoy falls through, the company will be greatly affected, maybe even go bankrupt." "That's your business." "Chen, can you be considerate of me? It's not easy for a woman like me. So many people rely on the company for food. I can't watch it collapse. Since you are an old employee, of course you don't want this to happen, right?" Looking at Jennifer, my heart softened again. The negotiation with Mr. Wang went smoothly. Mr. Wang was very satisfied with my proposal, agreed to the quote on the spot, and agreed to sign the contract three days later. As soon as Mr. Wang was sent off, Jennifer changed her face immediately. "Is there something wrong with your brain? Just now Mr. Wang said sign in three days, why didn't you say today?" "Ms. Jiang, I am an ordinary employee with a salary of only 3,000. I have no right to make any decisions." Julian looked fawning, whispering in Jennifer's ear: "Ms. Jiang, now only the contract signing is left. I can go then. He's useless now." "I think you did it on purpose! I know what's in your heart. You just don't want the company to do well, you heartless ingrate!" Jennifer glared at me coldly. Burning the bridge after crossing it, discarding after use! 4 "If I didn't want the company to do well, I wouldn't have gone to talk to Mr. Wang just now." "Really amazing! You think the company can't function without you, right? Hmph! Don't flatter yourself! Outside the company, you are nothing!" "I never thought that!" "Don't think I don't know what's on your mind, Charlie Chen. Let me tell you, I will never be interested in you in this life! With your poor look, you're not even fit to carry my shoes!" Jennifer's eyes showed obvious disgust. "Do you mean it?" My eyes reddened, asking unwillingly. "In my eyes, you are worse than a dog! I only feel disgusted! The man I want must be rich and powerful. Look at yourself! Even if all the men in the world died, I wouldn't look at you!" At this moment, my heart for Jennifer died completely, and the affection in my heart disappeared. My face was ashen: "Okay, then I resign." "As if I'm afraid of you resigning! Let me tell you, if you dare step out of this company door, don't ever come back!" Jennifer's face was livid, pointing to the door. "Okay!" I pulled out a sneer. At the peak of anger, I became calm instead. "I warn you, don't come back kneeling and begging me then. I will never give you any chance!" Jennifer was certain I wouldn't leave. "Ms. Jiang, he's threatening you with resignation! He's been shameless in the company for so many years, how could he leave?" I stared dead at Julian's villainous successful look. "Who would want such a person outside? Maybe he can't find a job then and can only sweep streets or guard gates. Isn't that a watchdog! Hahaha..." Julian laughed more and more rampantly. That night, I called Mr. Fang, the boss of Sunhigh Group. "Mr. Fang, I agree to be the planning director at your company." "Chen, great. Young people should venture out more, and I value your character and ability. Come over, salary starts at 50,000." I could hear the unconcealable excitement in Mr. Fang's tone. "Thank you, Mr. Fang!" At this moment, I felt incredibly relaxed. Early the next morning, my phone kept ringing. It turned out to be a group privately formed by former colleagues, without Jennifer. "Heard Charlie Chen failed to woo Ms. Jiang and got scolded badly. Deserved it! With his loser look!" "Exactly! Dared to go against Julian. He's Ms. Jiang's relative. Charlie Chen is a big idiot! Staying in the company for so many years, being nothing!" "Threatening Ms. Jiang with resignation, reckless! But if he really can't find a job outside, I can point him a way, be a gigolo, sleep with old rich women, hahaha..." I sneered. I used a alt account when joining the group; they thought I wasn't in it. Suddenly Sarah Shen sent a message: "Charlie Chen is a good person and capable. Don't say that about him! It's Ms. Jiang who has eye problems and doesn't know how to appreciate!" Soon she was attacked by the group. I wasn't familiar with Sarah Shen. She had always been quiet in the company. Two days later, the company exploded. When signing the contract with Starjoy Group, Julian suddenly demanded a price increase, angering Mr. Wang to flip the table and leave on the spot. Indeed something this idiot Julian would do. He committed a taboo in the industry. I want to see how Jennifer cleans up this mess for him. "Ms. Jiang, Ms. Jiang, good news. Mr. Wang finally agreed to talk to us again, but there is a condition." "What condition?" Jennifer's eyes lit up instantly. She was now overwhelmed, having been shut out several times trying to see Mr. Wang.
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