Yesterday, reporters investigated the security guard duty situations of several companies. The results showed that the duty arrangements for the Spring Festival were all arranged according to the previous duty rosters. Whoever's turn it is on New Year's Eve will be on duty, and their daily wage will be three times the normal rate.
Mr. Su, 47 years old, lives in Changchun and has worked at a company in the Changchun Economic and Technological Development Zone for over a decade. He started as an electrician and welder and later became a security guard. He has a good character, is honest, doesn't talk much, and has been assigned to work on New Year's Eve for nine consecutive years.
"How can I face my wife? She will definitely be upset!" Ten days ago, Mr. Su's company released the Spring Festival duty roster. When he saw his name on the roster for New Year's Eve, he was dumbfounded. He anxiously paced around the office until late at night before daring to go home.
Most companies follow the regular schedule during the Spring Festival.
Mrs. Zhang, Mr. Su's wife, is an outgoing person who speaks her mind. Right after the New Year in 2012, she warned her husband, "You absolutely cannot be on duty this year on New Year's Eve. You've already missed nine consecutive New Year's Eves at home. Watching other families celebrate together makes me feel so sad. I can't take it anymore!"
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"What? It's you again this year! Then let's get divorced." Mrs. Zhang said this and went into the bedroom, sulking.
Mr. Su wants to spend a family reunion on New Year's Eve.
Little Liu, a security guard at a bank in Kuancheng District, Changchun, has been working there for six years. He said that during these six years, he has been on duty three times on New Year's Eve, consecutively in 2007 and 2008. "The bank operates 365 days a year without rest. The security guard's job is very important and cannot be overlooked. Leaders arrange shifts according to the previous shift rotation order. During the Spring Festival, whoever's turn it is will be on duty."
Mrs. Zhang requested her husband report this situation to the company leadership. "My husband is honest, timid, and afraid of losing his job because of this issue, so he dares not speak to the leader. He also forbids me from speaking!" Mrs. Zhang thinks her husband is too weak. She stated that even if her husband opposes, she still plans to speak with his leader, explaining their difficulties and actual circumstances, hoping to avoid having her husband work on New Year's Eve this year. "I really want to spend a joyful, family reunion on New Year's Eve with my husband," Mrs. Zhang said.
"I have been working at the company for three years and only worked one New Year's Eve shift!" Little Zhang's company is located on Donglingnan Street in Nanguan District. As a security guard, he has no complaints about working on New Year's Eve. "If it's your turn, then you should be on duty. There's nothing to say about it. Moreover, the company pays triple the salary, which is worth it!"
Mrs. Zhang said, "At my husband's workplace, there are 18 people doing the same job. They usually take turns on duty. Why does my husband always have to work on New Year's Eve every year? That's so unfair. Even if it's by rotation, it should be someone else's turn now. It seems like they think my husband is easy to bully!"
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Mrs. Zhang said that this Spring Festival, her brother would come from Shenyang to Changchun to celebrate the New Year. Her brother hasn't returned to Changchun for many years and hopes to celebrate together this year. "He has to work on New Year's Eve again, how can I tell my brother?"
"Nine years, he has worked on New Year's Eve nine times. Our family has never had a complete reunion. Thinking about it makes me angry. Seeing other families happily celebrating together, it really hurts!"
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Wife threatens divorce out of anger.
Reported by Lu Xu: "Wife, I have to work on New Year's Eve again this year... What should we do..." Mr. Su's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. Having worked on New Year's Eve for nine consecutive years, he knew he was about to face his wife's stormy reproach. However, his wife did not lose her temper this time but simply left a sentence, "Then let's get divorced."
A security captain from a company on Renmin Avenue in Changchun said that their company's Spring Festival shift arrangement follows the regular rotation order. Whoever's turn it is will be on duty. "When recruiting security guards, we have already informed them of this situation. They are fully aware of the need to work during the Spring Festival and have no objections."
"Wife, I have to work on New Year's Eve again this year... What should we do..." Returning home, Mr. Su mustered the courage to speak to his wife, his voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz. He knew if he didn't say it, his wife would ask anyway.