Looking at Shen Wei, who was worried, Chen Lishu smiled and comforted him, "There won't be any other problems later, don't worry, everything is under my control."
Meeting Chen Lishu's confident gaze, Shen Wei immediately felt relieved. "It's good that you have it under control. Then I'll go take care of company matters and relay your orders."
"Go ahead." Chen Lishu tapped the table with her hand. After watching Shen Wei leave, she immersed herself back in work, unaware of the chaos that was about to erupt outside.
After Shen Wei issued Chen Lishu's orders, the people in the production workshop stopped their work and began to discuss amongst themselves:
"Stopping the production of crisp bone sausages, does this mean the company is going to go bankrupt? If things really turn out as we suspect, then we need to hurry and think about our future!"
"Who doesn't have elderly parents or children to support? If we lose our jobs, won't the whole family have to eat dirt? Or perhaps we should make plans for ourselves in advance. Not long ago, I heard Han Liang say that Qin Shi Group is hiring..."
"Yes, Han Liang also extended an olive branch to me, saying that the salary offered by Qin Shi Group is similar to ours. Otherwise, we should find some time to talk to CEO Chen about resigning."
"What do you mean find some time, I say we should do it today! Even if Qin Shi Group doesn't want us, we can still look for other factories to interview."
"..."
Amidst the discussions, workers who were still wavering began to follow their lead and submit their resignation reports to Chen Lishu.
Seeing the stack of resignation reports on her desk, a cold glint flashed in Chen Lishu's eyes.
Shen Wei hurried over upon hearing the news, saying indignantly, "These people are too much. The company has always treated them well, and now when something happens, they all run faster than rabbits.
Especially Han Liang, although I haven't interacted with him much, I've heard about him from colleagues. CEO Chen even wanted to groom him into her right-hand man, but he chose to betray you and is now poaching your staff."
Listening to Shen Wei's complaints, Chen Lishu instantly understood the situation. She suppressed her anger and sneered, "Get these resignation reports out of here, I'm going to handle this personally!"
"Ah? Oh." Shen Wei watched Chen Lishu stride away resolutely, feeling a little worried that she would get too angry and do something irreversible.
He decided that if Chen Lishu played the soft cop, he would play the hard cop, trying his best to keep the workers and make them feel better.
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After submitting their resignation reports, these people became less dedicated to their work. One by one, they sat at their workstations chatting, leaving many tasks unfinished and carelessly discarded.
Seeing this, a cold light flickered in Chen Lishu's deep eyes, and she slowly spoke, "All of you come here, I have something important to say!"
Upon hearing Chen Lishu's words, the gossiping workers immediately shut their mouths. Then, a group of them moved to an open space.
Chen Lishu, too lazy to waste words, got straight to the point, "You all want to resign? Then I regret to inform you that I cannot approve these resignation reports!"
Hearing that their resignations could not be approved, the atmosphere instantly became heated. Many faces showed anger, and some even stood up and questioned:
"Why can't you approve them? The company is about to go bankrupt, and we all need to earn money to live. You can't keep us trapped here, can you?"
"Exactly, we are ordinary people, we can't afford to wait! Who doesn't have elderly parents and children to support? CEO Chen, we thought you were a magnanimous person, but it seems we were mistaken!"
"Anyway, whether you approve this resignation report or not, you have to! Otherwise, do you believe we'll spread the word about your actions and show everyone your ugly side?"
Facing these threats, Chen Lishu simply smiled calmly and then spoke slowly with great pressure, "Aren't you forgetting that we signed a contract when we started working, with a term of one year? Not allowing resignations is for your own good. I doubt you want to be burdened with huge debts because of this, do you?"
"You... you are threatening us? Alright, when things were fine, we thought you were a generous and understanding boss, but we didn't expect your ugly side to be exposed as soon as the company ran into trouble!
Are you forgetting that you have a clothing company under your name! You wouldn't want things to get too ugly and affect the development of the clothing company, would you? I advise you to obediently approve the resignation reports, and let's part on good terms!"
Part on good terms?
Chen Lishu sneered, "Are you only allowed to protect your own interests, but I'm not allowed to exercise my legal and compliant authority?
I don't object to those who want to resign. As long as you pay the liquidated damages, you can go wherever you want. I won't force anyone!"
With that, Chen Lishu turned around and left the place, filled with anger.
Shen Wei did not expect Chen Lishu to escalate the situation so drastically. A look of difficulty appeared on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he raised his head and said to the angry employees:
"You are truly muddled. As long as you work for a day, the company must pay you for that day. Even if the ham sausage factory goes bankrupt, don't forget that CEO Chen still has a clothing company, and the profits are more than enough to pay our wages!
When you all joined the factory, who wasn't penniless? After working for just one month, some of you were already riding bicycles! If it weren't for CEO Chen's considerable care for you, could you have such good days today?
My advice is to do what you should be doing and stop talking about resigning. If the company truly goes bankrupt, do you think Chen will forcefully keep you and refuse to pay your wages? The urgent priority now is to unite and keep the company running!"
In any case, resigning was hopeless, and the liquidated damages were a considerable sum that they could not afford and did not want to bear.
Shen Wei's words struck a chord with them. If they stayed, they would still get paid. Why overthink things?
What company doesn't encounter problems? The outcome cannot be determined until the very end!
With this thought, they grumbled a few words and dispersed, returning to their workstations, and silently continued their work.
Seeing this, Shen Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, these people were not stubborn!
After calming down the workers, he eagerly headed towards the office. Pushing the door open, he saw Chen Lishu with her hands behind her back, looking out the window.