Ruan Xia arrived at the office 10 minutes before 9AM. When she came here for an interview last week, she had discovered this company didnât have many employees. When she came here today, she saw there were about ten employees. She was led to a desk by the Overseas Departmentâs supervisor. She got her fingerprints recorded, clocked-in, and got many office documents. By the time she sat down, it was already past 9 AM.
The companyâs furnishings were pretty good. Her coworkers were all newcomers too. Ruan Xia knew that newcomers had to familiarize themselves with the companyâs process and culture on their first day, so she wouldnât be assigned much work today. She had originally wanted to help out her coworkers by copying documents for them, but it seemed that they wouldnât let her...
Not having anything to do, Ruan Xia drank a few more glasses of water than usual and went to the bathroom more often.
When she was standing in front of the sink and washing her hand, the receptionist entered the bathroom.
Looking very concerned, the receptionist asked, âDoes your stomach feel uncomfortable? If youâre not feeling well, want me to go with you to the hospital to check?â
Ruan Xia almost freaked out. She hastily answered, âNo, not at all. I just drank too much water.â
This receptionist was too friendly. Did she even pay attention to how often she went to the bathroom? Ruan Xia had worked before. Everyone was focused on their own job responsibilities. She had only met this receptionist once during her interview. And yet, she was so concerned about her... Ruan Xia could only comfort herself with the thought that the receptionist was probably a very warm-hearted person. It was because she was used to thinking that society was too unsympathetic, so she wasnât used to the receptionistâs behavior.
âThank you.â Ruan Xia looked at the receptionist and smiled. Since they were standing here together, she had to find a topic to talk about. âHow long have you been at this company?â
The receptionist froze in surprise. âTwo months. That was when the company just moved into this office.â
âThis area is quite remote.â Ruan Xia idly talked. She wasnât good at making small talk with strangers.
The area taken up by villas wasnât small. The villa area that Songâs was in was a distance away from the city center. There was a shopping mall and a subway station here, but the population wasnât high. In addition, this office building was only built a few years ago, and getting here wasnât convenient for most people. Ruan Xia had also noticed that there werenât many companies in the office building.
âThe boss chose this location.â The receptionist paused, âI heard that the boss really likes this place.â
âOh.â Ruan Xia didnât know how to continue this awkward conversation.
The receptionist glanced at Ruan Xia and tentatively asked, âWhat do you think of the companyâs furnishings? Do you like it here? If thereâs areas that need improvement, you can tell me. The company will do its best to satisfy your... everyoneâs demands.â
âI think itâs all good.â Ruan Xia wiped her hands with the paper towel. âI think everyone is good here.â
This was her first time meeting a company like this. In her past job, there was no way the company would care about its employeesâ opinions, much less wanting to satisfy the employeesâ demands. Even Song Tingshenâs company didnât offer such good treatment.
The receptionist sighed in relief and then carefully asked, âWould you mind giving me positive feedback in the suggestion box on the front desk?
What on earth was this?
Ruan Xia doubtfully blinked. âPositive feedback?â
Did receptionists these days need to get positive feedback?