The number of management staff is too small, and this problem has always existed within the Morning Glory Group. Moreover, the management is just putting ducks on a rack; even Yan Fei doesn’t have a secretary or assistant. Following his example, everyone else handles everything themselves. So this has led to the current problem. And for now, this problem is unsolvable. Private enterprises have always had this issue. Growing from the grassroots, once the growth is too rapid, they inevitably face a shortage of usable personnel. There’s no shortage of workers, tens of thousands in the whole township, and hundreds of thousands in the county, there won’t be a lack of laborers. Coupled with the current environment, there is no shortage of laid-off skilled workers either—it’s easy to dig out people from enterprises with iron rice bowls that are slow to reform even if they lack skilled workers. What’s missing are people for the management. The internal problems of grassroots enterprises seem full of loopholes to outsiders, yet these grassroots folks have managed to build up the enterprises—leaving those who studied management knowledge speechless, not even knowing where to start complaining. This problem continues to exist in the future. Just like Boss Niu’s cement plant in Tanghe County, Boss Niu and his son are responsible for external business. But when returning to the factory, they put on work clothes and repair machines themselves; there’s nothing that doesn’t require their oversight. In the whole plant, aside from the workers, the only ones with management authority are an accountant, a repair technician, two cement quality technicians, and then there’s Boss Niu and his son. Therefore, the repair technician and quality technicians also take on production management roles, and the accountant sometimes also checks production; if there are irregularities, fines are issued directly. The repair technician is also responsible for shipping, the quality technician gathers information for inspections, and when machines break down, the quality tech has to go buy parts. When there are too many shipments, the quality tech also has to help find workers to load trucks... In short, everyone has to work, and no one should even think about slacking off. With just a few people, if anyone tries to be lazy, the factory can’t continue operating. Usually, this mechanic and the cement quality technician have been with the boss since the factory was established. Even if the relationship isn’t obviously familial, it’s pretty much the case now. So if Boss Niu wants to recruit people, he doesn’t know what position to recruit for or what the recruit is supposed to do. He doesn’t understand it himself, so naturally, the recruit won’t know either. If the recruits are not diligent, they simply can’t adapt to the factory’s atmosphere and will quickly find out that, despite thinking they came to do a specific job, they end up responsible for everything except money. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel·fıre·net An enterprise with an annual output value worth tens of millions and hundreds of workers being managed by just these few people seems incredible to those unfamiliar. But that’s the reality, and outsiders simply can’t understand it. Those involved can explain: "It’s all family work, so why not do more? You still have to manage what needs managing." As for having rest, that’s not a thing. As long as the machines don’t break and the factory operates normally, it’s like a rest day every day. Three or four people managing a factory with an annual output worth tens or even hundreds of millions is really not unusual. But these are things only ’family’ can handle; formally recruiting a college graduate would leave them utterly confused, not knowing what to do. It’s simplest for those factories with low technical content. One group of workers on a production line with piece-rate wages, the workers elect their foreman, and the factory only needs to ensure the machines don’t break. The workers complete their tasks on schedule under the foreman’s leadership without needing much management. The most that happens is some material wastage, but when it comes to machine care, workers consider their wages and definitely don’t mess around. Even the workers will do simple repairs themselves because repairing slowly means less pay. There is no worry about quality issues because once there are unqualified products, the quality manager can directly without counting them or even impose fines, essentially having the workers contract a production line themselves, saving a lot on management (there are many examples of this in reality). Boss Yan’s enterprise hasn’t escaped this rule either, with everyone in charge of many matters. Everyone treats tasks as their own, and no one tries to shirk responsibility—the problem arises from the fact that everyone refuses to ’shirk responsibility.’ If only the folks knew how to slack a little and delegate more to lower levels, they wouldn’t find that as they’re preparing to go abroad, they have no one to replace them. Yan Fei can only comfort them: "Don’t think everything’s good outside; it’s not as great as you imagine. We’ve hardly gone out even while there, just for a stroll one night, and we ended up witnessing a gang fight, with hundreds of people involved, it was chaotic. Moreover, those of us going now are just heading out as a vanguard; there will be opportunities for others to go later." "Don’t worry about any regrets; we have plenty of time! In the future, while recruiting, see if there are any relatives or friends at home with better education who can endure hardships and have steadfast character. Lead them well for a while and see if you can gradually delegate more work to them. This is for you to consider. We’re not afraid to pay salaries; we’re afraid the ones you find can’t do the job."