Chapter 1578 Can They Really Leave on Time?

If Longyu Corporation wasn't the best choice on President Pei's list of companies, Min Jingchao wouldn't have come at all.

Although Longyu Corporation wasn't lacking in excellent middle-level managers like Jin Yonghe and several other operations heads, the issues with the senior leadership were a real headache.

The harm caused by one stupid leader is greater than that of a hundred stupid employees!

If you encounter a stupid employee, as long as they're willing to listen, you can slowly teach them. Slow work yields fine results.

But dealing with a stupid leader is difficult!

Stupid leaders are generally arrogant and rarely listen to the opinions and suggestions of their subordinates.

Sometimes, they even get angry out of embarrassment and fire the person who offers suggestions!

Although Min Jingchao didn't like Director Ding of Longyu Corporation very much, since he was here, he had to overcome all difficulties and get this done properly!

Even if Director Ding wanted to cause some trouble, he had to suppress it!

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Tuesday, May 14th.

More than five minutes before work started, a long line had already formed at the time clock near the entrance of Longyu Corporation.

"Ugh, why did they cancel the flexible work hours? Waking up early is going to be the death of me!"

"I didn't go to sleep until 3 AM yesterday, and now I have to struggle to get up early!"

"The key question is, if we arrive early, can we really leave on time in the evening?"

"I doubt it!"

"This new arrival, Master Min, has good intentions, but can it really be implemented? The whole company has been following this schedule for so many years. It's not something you can just change!"

"I think it's not a problem to mess with us employees, but the key is, will the big bosses agree to us leaving work so early?"

Everyone lined up to clock in while chatting in hushed tones, clearly still carrying some morning grumpiness from waking up too early.

Originally, Longyu Corporation had a flexible work schedule, and employees could clock in anytime from 9 AM to 11 AM.

Of course, if you clocked in later in the morning, you had to make up the time before leaving in the evening.

The intention of this work schedule was good, fully accommodating the habit of some younger employees who liked to sleep in, giving them more freedom in arranging their work hours.

But the problem was that, with the prevalence of overtime, this work system had become distorted.

Because of frequent overtime, many people had to work until 10 PM before they could leave!

Since they got off work very late, and then did their own things, it was common to not be able to fall asleep until one or two in the morning, making it hard to get up the next day.

By extension, the time to go to work in the morning became 11 AM.

But if you clocked in late in the morning, you had to make up for it in the evening, so naturally, you ended up working late again.

When the entire department was on this schedule, if you came early in the morning, there was no one to cooperate with. If you left early in the evening, others who needed your cooperation wouldn't be able to find you, which delayed work!

Moreover, the period after work was the peak time for inspections by big bosses and department heads. Employees with flexible work hours who came to work late and left late naturally gave the impression of "working hard and putting in overtime."

And those employees who came to work early and left early, even though they worked the same hours, were subtly penalized in terms of perception.

Over time, most employees adjusted themselves to a schedule of starting work at 11 AM and leaving after 10 PM.

For employees, getting up a little earlier to get to work by 9 AM wasn't a big deal. It was just a matter of setting an alarm.

But the problem was, if you came to work at 9 AM but couldn't leave smoothly at 6 PM, and still had to work overtime until 8 or 9 PM, then it really wasn't as good as the flexible work schedule!

After all, the flexible work schedule allowed you to sleep in!

The discussion in the clock-in line was interrupted by the appearance of Min Jingchao. He strolled leisurely and stood at the back of the line.

The clock-in line moved quickly. When it was Min Jingchao's turn, he swiped his card gently, perfectly timing it to 9 AM.

Those behind him were naturally late.

Min Jingchao smiled slightly, obviously many people hadn't yet adapted to the essence of card-punching on the dot on the first day of changing the work schedule.

But that was okay. They would adapt soon.

He calmly took some snacks and coffee from the snack area before leisurely walking to his workstation.

The few colleagues behind Min Jingchao rubbed their sleepy eyes and whispered, "Wow, he timed that clock-in perfectly!"

"This big brother from Tengda is a moving timeline, perfectly hitting 9 o'clock!"

"Hey, do you think he's here at Longyu Corporation to retire? Look at him with his snacks and coffee, not treating himself like an outsider at all!"

"What are you talking about? He's the chief designer of GOG, and the projects he's working on are projects that we wouldn't dare to dream of in our entire lives! He's also President Pei's disciple! Would someone like that come to our company to slack off? What do you think our company is?"

The men spoke as they hurried to their workstations, yawning, and slowly started their work for the day.

So-called work consisted of opening their email to check for five minutes, playing on their phones for half an hour, and browsing Weibo and websites.

However, their leisurely state of slacking off was soon interrupted by the sound of rapid keyboard strokes coming from Min Jingchao.

Min Jingchao was focused on quickly editing a document, his expression extremely serious, occasionally taking a sip of coffee.

Eyes from different areas of the office were fixed on Min Jingchao, discussing him.

"Wow, how does he enter a work state in one second?"

"Are you sure he's writing a document in that state, and not chatting?"

"I think that typing speed is more like battling with netizens online."

"What nonsense? I saw his desktop. He's really writing a work document!"

At Longyu Corporation, leaders like Jin Yong had their own independent offices, so no one knew what Jin Yong was doing, and Jin Yong didn't know what anyone was doing.

Min Jingchao's arrival disrupted the traditional model. He arranged his and Jin Yong's workstations together with the ordinary employees, right in the middle of the entire work area.

This way, many employees could see Min Jingchao's computer screen!

This behavior was fundamentally different from that of other bosses.

Some bosses also arranged their workstations together with the employees, but in the last row.

This was actually to make it easier to supervise the employees' work. He could clearly see who was slacking off from the back row.

But when the boss was in the back row, he could do whatever he wanted, and the employees couldn't see it.

This feeling was probably the same as when a homeroom teacher hid at the back door to monitor the whole class.

If you were the boss, it would be pretty cool; but if you were the employee, it wouldn't be cool at all.

But Min Jingchao didn't do that. He wasn't afraid of other employees seeing what he was doing; in fact, he hoped they would see it!

Min Jingchao's rapid entry into the work state and his high efficiency made many employees who were slacking off feel guilty.

When the leader takes the lead and sets an example, even if the people below slack off, they won't feel comfortable doing it.

What's more, a new official always makes three fires! (Meaning, a new appointee is bound to make some changes.)

Although most people didn't think Min Jingchao would bring about earth-shattering changes to Longyu Corporation, they still retained a glimmer of hope.

So they quickly closed their web pages, put away their phones, and started to complete their respective tasks.

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6 PM sharp.

Many people subconsciously took out their phones and started browsing various food delivery apps.

"What should we eat tonight? Still the same Moyu Waimai (Slacking Off Delivery) company meals?"

"Eating it every day, I'm getting a little tired of it. Should we check out Zhaiju Waimai (Homebody Delivery)?"

"No, boycott Zhaiju Waimai! Why don't we go out to a restaurant?"

"Hey, time's up, quick, go clock out."

Many people belatedly realized that it was time to leave work at 6 PM when they saw everyone getting up to clock out.

Most people didn't even have this concept, because they had never left work on time, so why bother remembering the afternoon departure time?

In many people's subconsciousness, they had already adjusted the departure time to 10 PM.

According to habit, after clocking out, everyone instinctively walked towards the office area, wanting to continue working overtime.

Before they could take two steps, they were stopped by Min Jingchao: "Where are you going?"

The person who was stopped was a little confused by the question: "Back to my workstation!"

Min Jingchao asked again: "What are you going to do back at your workstation?"

The person who was stopped was even more confused: "Get my phone and order takeout..."

Min Jingchao asked again: "Why do you need to order takeout?"

The person who was stopped hesitated, and subconsciously replied: "Because I'm hungry, and the food in the company cafeteria isn't very good!"

Min Jingchao shook his head helplessly: "Is my ability to express myself a problem, or is it your ability to understand?"

"What I mean is, it's time to get off work. Shouldn't you be going home to eat?"

Other employees who were clocking out and preparing to return to their workstations were all stunned when they heard Min Jingchao's words.

Really leaving work?

They thought it was just a formality!

Most employees felt that even if they clocked out on time at 6 PM, they would have to eat dinner, then pretend to work overtime for a while, slack off, and then leave, right?

Being able to get off work at 8 PM would already be very happy!

But Min Jingchao directly stopped them at the clock-in area and chased them out one by one!

"Go back and get your phones and leave quickly! I'm going to stand here and watch. Whoever dares to sit down at their workstation, I'll write their names down in my little notebook!"

Everyone looked at each other.

Since the leader wouldn't let them work overtime, then... they had no choice but to reluctantly not work overtime!

"Okay, then we're off work. See you, Brother Min!"

Everyone suppressed their elation, simply packed up their things, and walked out.

They were afraid that they had misheard, or that Min Jingchao had made a mistake!

Anyway, Min Jingchao had said it, so no matter what work there was, everyone was to leave on time!

Never mind delaying work progress, even if the sky fell, Min Jingchao would be there to take responsibility, so why not hurry up and run?

Min Jingchao really stood at the door, chasing away anyone who hadn't left until they turned off their computers and got up.

At the elevator area of Longyu Corporation, there were usually almost no people at the elevators at this time because everyone was working overtime. Very few people could really leave work on time.

But today, Min Jingchao chased out all the operations employees who had a cooperative relationship with him, and the elevator doors became overcrowded.

With a "ding," the elevator doors opened.

Just as everyone was about to squeeze into the elevator, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Because the person who walked out of the elevator doors was none other than Director Ding, the big boss of Longyu Corporation!

It seemed that Director Ding had just returned from outside and was preparing to return to the company to work overtime when he encountered this wave of people leaving work.

When Director Ding saw everyone crowded at the elevator doors, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then said with anger on his face: "Which department are you from?"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.

Director Ding became even angrier when no one answered, and asked again: "Who is the head of your department?"

Before everyone could figure out how to answer, they heard someone say loudly from behind: "It's me! Is there a problem, Director Ding?"

The crowd spontaneously parted to create a path, and Director Ding saw Min Jingchao looking at him with a smile on his face at the clock-in area.

"This..." Director Ding was a little confused by Min Jingchao's Mona Lisa-like smile.

If it were someone else, even a vice president-level executive, Director Ding would definitely scold them severely!

What time was it to be leaving work already?

Director Ding, as one of the company's senior leaders, was coming back to work overtime at this time. How could you be so embarrassed to leave work?

But the other party was Min Jingchao, and Director Ding's anger immediately subsided by half.

He couldn't afford to offend this person right now!

Director Ding coughed lightly, making excuses for himself, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, what I meant was, please have dinner before you leave."

Min Jingchao said calmly: "It's a good thing to treat everyone to dinner, but you must clock out and leave the work area first."

Director Ding nodded awkwardly: "Yes...yes."

Min Jingchao's inflexible attitude made him not know how to react, so he could only head straight to his office.

Before he could take two steps, he heard Min Jingchao's voice chasing after him: "Director Ding, I advise you to get off work as soon as possible as well. If you don't get off work in a timely manner, it shows that there's a problem with your work efficiency!"

The corners of Director Ding's mouth twitched slightly, and his face turned a little dark.

But he chose to endure it for the time being, pretended to be calm, entered his office, and closed the door.

Min Jingchao sneered inwardly and said to the crowd who were still waiting for the elevator with bewildered faces: "What are you still looking at? Hurry up and leave!"