【文稿】上班时间不许如厕！

Heyang: Every company has its own regulations, even some weird ones. A market executive of a recent job fair in Chongqing has pointed out that nearly 30% of job hoppers quit their former job because they can no longer bear weird company regulations. Guys, are these company rules that weird? Niu Honglin: Well, you gotta say cuz among the five hundred job hunters that intended to change their jobs in Chongqing, 29 percent said they quitted the job because of it. And what are these regulations? Let's make some examples. First, there is a regulation saying that his company would fine employees 20 yuan for every minute they are late. And if you are 5 minutes late, then you will be fined for 100 Yuan.Ryan: I want to jump in on this one. I just want to jump in real quick. I think this one is ethically okay because it is like "This is your job, you should show up when the job starts". But, sometimes, things happen. Like, not every kind of form of transportations is reliable. Maybe there is an accident. So, I think there should be some kind of understanding. It shouldn't be some ultimatum. You should be at least able to make a case. Niu Honglin: And when you are working extra hours everyday, or you are paying a little more. And also there is another one saying that the company would hold a 30-minute-long morning meeting every day, and every employee must shout out "Come on, come on, come on" for ten minutes, loudly.Ryan: I have something to say actually. So San Francesco is a big startups city, and there's actually quite a bit to be said about this. Some of the more successful startups, I know from a personal friend, they do this in the morning to like, get people to like, just let out the stress, and like, get together, and yea, you are being a little crazy, but at the same time, you will be surprised how yelling makes you feel more at peace.Heyang: That is interesting. But, when that is forced upon as a company rule, you have to do, then maybe it is not great for people. Not great for everyone.Niu Honglin: Yea, and if you are doing some exercises to let out your stress, then it is fine. But "Come on, come on" for ten minutes? Really?Heyang: And what about wearing fake eyelashes?Ryan: Oh, that one so good! Heyang: Why is it so good, Ryan?Ryan: Because, okay, so twenty-eight years old Ms. Wan is in charge of operation management in an internet company. Let me break this down real quick for you guys, basically, the office says no office romance and you must have business casual, or business wear. But the weird thing is, if women, women can refuse to put on make-up, but they cannot refuse to put on false eyelashes. They get charged for 20 yuan each for not having it.Heyang: So basically, it is just forcing you to put on make-up because if you don't put on the whole set, and only have those fake eyelashes, you will look like a weirdo, so, isn't it kind of like the company is telling you "You must do that"? But I don't write it on paper! I just say in this way that you have to be coerced to it.Niu Honglin: And for me who really not good at putting her make-up, I am pretty sure if I have to put on fake eyelashes everyday, I will be late and will be charged 20 Yuan every minute. Ryan: Not just that but, guys, this is sexist in a way. You know, what does the guys have to do? This is like something seriously just targeted for women. So, I don't think that is fair at all. I think women should feel free to be as beautiful as they want in the workplace honestly. And guys should just be able to control themselves. So, women shouldn't have to feel like they have to dress down or do certain things, like make-up wise because men in the office might be attracted to them. Guys, you are grown men, like you are going to control yourselves and respect women.Heyang: Yea that is very well said, Ryan. And do you think these company regulations are just plain weird? Do you think it is not humane? Do you think that it is sort of asking too much from the employees? Or do you think the company has the right to do this, it is totally legit, is it good for the operation? Niu Honglin: Well, let say the bosses are not complete idiots, there are must be a story behind every regulation that we see as ridiculous or weird, but I do feel like they are doing the team building thing to ask the employees to do certain stuff. As if they don’t know how to actually to do their jobs, they have to be taught certain things, and that is not what we would do in adult society. Ryan: I won't assume that these guys that own these companies are not Chauvinists and they are not idiots honestly. But, I would assume that some of these come from an area of good, saying like, we want people to yell and get out all their stress before work, we want them to grow together as a good team building, and we don't want them to be late. I can understand those things.Heyang: Yea, so it is actually a fine line. And considering how difficult it is to protect your own workers' rights. In a lot of Chinese companies, I think it is usually the worker, the employee that is at a really vulnerable state. And it seems the only way to protect is to leave your job, according to this story.