Do cross-border tourists only have a holiday on New Year's Eve? Watching the shops has become a holiday standard

Dear cross-border people, are you on holiday? Should you keep an eye on the store during the holiday?

As the Spring Festival approaches, the streets and alleys are filled with joy and the atmosphere of the New Year is already at its peak. At this moment, many cross-border people have already gone home for the holiday, or have already embarked on the journey back home. However, there are still a group of colleagues who stick to their jobs. Their holiday time is the 30th or 31st of this month (New Year's Eve). During the holiday, it has become normal for cross-border people to watch over the shops and handle routine work.

Most cross-border travelers have already started their holiday mode

Today is the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. Early in the morning, "holiday" became the number one trending search and became the focus of everyone's attention. Netizens joked that those who have not had a holiday today either earn a million yuan a month or three thousand yuan a month.

According to feedback, most cross-border people have already started their holiday mode, and almost everyone’s holiday time is between January 25th and 28th, but some people still stick to it until the end of the month.

A few days ago, a cross-border practitioner said that on the way to work today, only a few people went up the bridge, and the elevators leading to the company building were no longer crowded. Looking around, we and the courier company next door were the only ones on this floor that had not yet gone on holiday.

Another colleague who had the same feeling said that there were few cars on the way to work, which seemed a bit empty, in stark contrast to the people rushing to work on the streets at dawn. Many people should be on vacation, and my company is the last to take a vacation at this time of year, so I can't help feeling a little disappointed. I have been working at Amazon for several years, and I feel like I am working 365 days a year .

After reading more feedback, Yi Enjun found that, as the two colleagues mentioned above said, many cross-border people started their vacation mode before the 28th. Among them, the majority of people started their vacation on the 28th.

Of course, not all cross-border workers can take a holiday before the 28th, and some colleagues are still on duty. For those who have not taken a holiday yet, their holidays will mostly start from the 30th (tomorrow).

An Amazon operator said, "We had a holiday on the 30th. There were a total of 4 people in the office, 3 of whom asked for leave and left early. On the 30th, I had to stare at the camera and computer alone. Now I have lost my working state. I am basically slacking off and slacking off. I don't care if ACOS is high or traffic is bad."

Another operator who had a holiday on the 30th said that he envied those friends who could take a holiday on the 25th or 26th. He said that he had to hold on to the end. Today, the sales volume has dropped to the bottom. He has no mood to work at all. More colleagues who have to work on the 30th gave the following feedback:

"——Still working, sticking to work until the 30th! The company will not be closed until New Year's Eve;

——The company will be working until the 30th;

——I have a holiday on the 30th. I guess there are not many people like me.

——After the last hour of class on the 30th, we will have a holiday;

——I had a holiday on the 30th and asked for leave to go home early;

——I am sitting in the office, but my mind is already flying. I will have a holiday on the 30th;

——The company will be closed on the 31st;

——We won’t have a holiday unless the earth explodes.”

According to industry insiders, 3 out of 10 operations will need to work until the 30th. A cross-border person joked: "The company that is still working on the 30th is the top level of involution."

In 2021, involution is a word that cross-border people cannot avoid. Due to various factors such as the sharp increase in the number of sellers, logistics price increases, and advertising costs, the involution of the cross-border industry has intensified, and the competition among sellers in terms of price, ranking, sales, etc. has become increasingly fierce. An industry insider wondered: "Are people now involution in terms of holiday time?"

In addition, cross-border people are also concerned about a question: how many days of paid vacation do you have? In this regard, many friends reported the good news of 7 days of paid vacation. According to various sources, most of them have paid vacations, which basically range from 3 to 10 days.

In the discussion about paid vacation, some cross-border workers are really enviable. One cross-border worker said, "We have a holiday on the 28th and go back to work on February 10th, so we have a total of 13 days of paid vacation. We have to take some time to check the store every day during the vacation." Another colleague has a holiday on the 26th and goes back to work on February 7th, and is paid and fully present during the vacation.

However, there are also some relatively bleak situations. Some cross-border practitioners said that there are only three days of paid holidays, and they need to complete 5 hours of work during the holidays (there will be a penalty if they do not complete the full time). If they complete 8 hours, they can take one day off. They need to record the detailed work content. If it is verified that a 1-hour work is actually completed in 5 minutes, it will be considered invalid. This is somewhat inhumane!

Watching the shops has become a standard for cross-border travelers during holidays

Regardless of how many days the holiday is, whether it is paid or not, cross-border practitioners almost always need to handle daily work during the holiday. During the Chinese New Year, Europeans and Americans are not on vacation, so some orders and customers still need to be connected. During the Spring Festival holiday, sales of many companies are still continuing.

According to the E-commerce News, cross-border e-commerce will not close during the Spring Festival this year. Many cross-border merchants said that since the delivery warehouses are open this year, they can also stay open during the Spring Festival, breaking the impression of foreigners that no one ships during the Chinese Spring Festival holiday. Employees said: Due to the continuous development of the logistics industry, merchants will not close during the Spring Festival this year, but employees can go home for the New Year.

However, many cross-border people still have to keep an eye on the store when they go home for the New Year. One operator said that during the holidays, they still have to check the store to see if there is any buyer information and whether they need to adjust the advertisement . However, they are more relaxed during the holidays and the advertising budget may be adjusted to the lowest .

Some colleagues also said that during the holidays, we have to reply to buyers' messages, check whether the account is safe, adjust the account's advertisements, and report sales every day. Reporting sales is also the daily work of many cross-border companies during the holidays. Seeing this work routine, many friends said that this is what I am talking about.

According to relevant feedback, many cross-border companies will give holidays a few days before the statutory holidays ( 31st). As a price, employees have to spend a small amount of time during the holidays to handle daily company affairs. Amazon operations introduced that the company gave holidays two days in advance and required employees to take 1 to 2 hours every day to handle work.

Amazon operations almost all require monitoring stores and reporting daily sales. In contrast, colleagues in charge of product selection can have a leisurely and pure holiday. An Amazon employee said, "We are responsible for product selection. We spend a few days in the office before the holiday. We don't have to worry about daily operations during the holiday."

"Even for daily operations, we hope to operate from home and spend the New Year with our families." This is the voice of cross-border practitioners. Like all Chinese people, cross-border people are looking forward to returning home to reunite with their families. The news of Shenzhen's "star-winning" a few days ago made many Shenzhen people excited. Many top sellers in the cross-border industry gathered in Shenzhen. This city has the largest number of cross-border practitioners. After Shenzhen's "star-winning", more cross-border people can return home smoothly.

However, some cross-border people still do not plan to return home for the New Year, either because they did not get tickets or for other reasons. One friend said that he wanted to see his parents and relatives every year and go home for a warm reunion, but considering various factors, he still chose not to return home and celebrate the New Year where he is.

Another cross-border person said: "It's not that I don't want to go home, but I haven't gained anything this year. The store was closed in July. I worked hard for several years, but now I'm back to the days before liberation. Now I don't know where to go, and I'm afraid that my relatives will ask me about my work when I go home. So I decided to spend the New Year in Shenzhen, make plans for next year, and think about where to stand up in 2022."

Those "workers" who still have to go to work on the 30th, and entrepreneurs who are planning their work for the next year during the holidays, please give yourself a thumbs up for your hard work ! I believe that 2022 will not disappoint every hard-working cross-border person.

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