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RelyonSaviorsoronOurselves-下岗再就业
Inthepainfultransitionfromthecentralplanningeconomytothemarketeconomy,millionsofworkershavebeenlaidoffinChina.Asthereformprocessspeedsup,morepeoplewillbelaidoff,fuelingthecompetitioninthejabmarkets.
Thenewlyunemployedhavediffhrentattitudestowardsnewjabs.Complainingofthesocialproblemsandenjoyingtheirfreetime,someofthemjustwaitpassivelyforhelp.Moreover,theyareratherfussyaboutgovernmentassignedjobs.Theirtypicaljobrequirementsincludegoodpay,decentsocialposition,andniceworkingenvironment.Totheirdisappointment,nosuchjobsareavailableyetandtheyletgoodopportunitiesslipby.Incontrast,mostoftheunemployedarepractical,facingthechallengewithcourageandseizinganyopportunitywithconfidence.Insteadofcomplainingandrelyingonothers,theyareactivelyhuntingallsortsofjobsbythemselves.Theyattendjobtrainingschoolstoacquirenewprofessionalskillswhileholdingoddjobs.SinceChinaisheavilyinvestingintheconstructionofherinfrastructureswhichprovidesmanyjobs,millionsoftheunemployedhavefoundbetterjobs.Theirsuccessdependsmoreontheirpositiveattitudesthananythingelse.
AsthemarketeconomyrapidlyimprovesinChina,freecompetitionwillincreasinglyreplaceallsortsofmonopolies.Peoplewillenjoymorefreedominfindinggoodjobs.Anyjob,justasallkindsofproduct,hasitsstrengthsandweaknesses.Theyhavetochangetheirprejudiceagainst"indecent"jobs.Itisnotwhatjobstheydobuthowgoodtheyarethatreallycounts.Nobodylikestobelaidoff,butitcanopenthedoortofindingabetterjob.