Many big retailers have implemented a "two-day weekend" policy, is the cross-border industry also taking a break?

What is the dream of cross-border workers? Get rich? Have two days off a week or ...

Some time ago, Gree officially announced that it would implement a two-day weekend, which caused heated discussions in the cross-border e-commerce industry. Many cross-border e-commerce people were envious and began to get agitated. After all, in the cross-border circle where two-day weekends are like giant pandas, it is rare and precious. Now, there are continuous happy news. Tongtuo, Saiwei, and Yibai have announced that they will officially implement a two-day weekend. There is a tree ...

Great news! Tongtuo and other big sellers implement a two-day weekend system

As the saying goes, each generation has its own persistence, and as you persist, the double-day off will come.

Earlier, China fired the first shot of the "anti-involution two-day weekend system", and then ByteDance, Kuaishou and others announced two-day weekends. Now, the cross-border circle, which is known as the "leader in the overtime world", has also begun to implement a two-day weekend system, making many cross-border people exclaim that spring has arrived!

A seller revealed that on December 11, 2021, the domestic company of Cross-border Mega-Marketing Tongtuo has issued a notice to implement a weekend two-day off system, stating that from January 1, 2022, domestic companies will fully implement a weekend two-day off system. The specific announcement content is as follows↓

"In addition to Tongtuo, companies such as Savi and Yibai have also announced a two-day weekend ," said a seller. The seller also revealed that big sellers such as Youkeshu and Aoji are also implementing a two-day weekend, but they are on different platforms , not all of them implement a two-day weekend.

The two-day weekend system for cross-border e-commerce seems to have become popular. It is understood that many cross-border e-commerce companies in Shenzhen have announced the implementation of the two-day weekend system, most of which are in Nanshan District. In the recruitment information of many cross-border e-commerce companies, the two-day weekend system has been clearly stated, and some HRs even emphasize the company's two-day weekend system to attract talents.

However, as big sellers have announced a series of weekends off, people in the cross-border e-commerce industry have been thrown into disarray and are adopting a completely different attitude.

Many cross-border e-commerce people who agree with the two-day weekend said after hearing the news, "YYDS, two-day weekend! When will it be our company's turn? It seems that the only difference every week is the day, but the happiness is more than just a little bit different."

"The company has a long and short week. I feel listless at work on Saturdays during the short week, but I am full of energy during the long week. For us, having two days off can actually improve work efficiency, and the amount of work completed will not be much different. " This is the inner monologue of many cross-border e-commerce people.

However, some industry insiders speculated that e-commerce is not doing well now, so there is still a time to implement two-day weekends. In the past, people were so busy that they could not even finish their work. However, this idea was criticized by many people, who said that many cross-border e-commerce companies are transforming from general merchandise to high-quality products. For companies that do high-quality products, they only need to do a good job of promoting new products in the early stage, and then they only need to work remotely in the later stage, so naturally two-day weekends are put on the agenda.

According to data on recruitment websites, most start-up micro-companies ( less than 50 people) adopt a single-day off system; most small companies (around 100 people) adopt a single-day off system; the number of medium-sized companies (around 500 people) adopting a double-day off system is gradually increasing; and large companies (over 1,000 people) basically all adopt a double-day off system.

The cross-border e-commerce industry has experienced a major shock in 2021. Both platforms and industries are standardizing their systems. Cross-border e-commerce companies are no exception. While increasing employee salaries and benefits, they are also constantly improving the company's rest system to strengthen care for employees.

However, judging from the current situation, whether the cross-border e-commerce industry can fully realize the two-day weekend system is still a "false proposition". As a result, cross-border people are also confused about the future!

Is the year-end resignation coming? Workers: Persevere for the year-end bonus

Every day, countless questions float through the minds of every cross-border worker ↓

Why do you have to go to work today?

When can the order be placed?

When can I take the annual leave?

When will you leave?

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As the end of the year approaches, the desire to resign is magnified again. The question of "whether to change careers next year" echoes in my mind every day. Looking back at the confident and energetic self at the beginning, after experiencing all the ups and downs, should I choose to lie down now?

On the one hand, the initial enthusiasm has faded; on the other hand, Amazon's platform policies have tightened, and many companies have suffered business impacts, which has affected the work of cross-border workers. As the year draws to a close, although many cross-border workers are eager to resign and want to take a good vacation at the end of the year, their rationality still tells them that they must stick to it until the year-end bonus is issued.

"I've been thinking about quitting my job for a long time, but I've been putting it off month after month just to get the year-end bonus." An operator complained that he has already started to clean up some seasonal product inventory. There is no hope of getting any commissions, and he has no motivation to keep working. He just wants to pack up and run away.

There are many workers who want to leave their jobs because of low commissions and dissatisfaction with their salaries. One operator said that after more than a year of employment, he had experienced various situations such as account closure, stock shortages, and stock clearance. He had to operate accounts and be pulled to pack in the company. His base salary plus commission was more than 4,000 yuan, and after deducting social security, he was left with more than 3,000 yuan. He really had no hope for the future and would definitely change his career next year...

At the same time, some cross-border people are afraid to quit because they have not found a suitable next job. If they quit blindly, their source of income will be completely cut off, and even the most basic living expenses may become a problem ...

The year-end bonus is the "last hindrance" for some cross-border workers . As for whether to quit at the end of the year, practitioners have summarized the following three situations↓

1. Those who have savings and confidence, and no loans or rent, can leave without any worries;

2. Those who have savings and no debts and no work plans in the short term can go home early and start the annual leave mode;

3. If you have rent, mortgage, car loan and no savings, just stay put.

Dear cross-border workers, which of the above three situations do you belong to?

The single rate in the cross-border industry is high? Which is better, a big single or a single person?

The ideal working conditions and benefits for cross-border workers include the following: high basic salary and commission, less overtime, and two days off a week . Having enough rest time is very precious to cross-border workers, but there is often a big gap between ideal and reality ...

In recent years, "996" and "007" have almost become the daily routine of some cross-border workers, and many companies have implemented a "big and small week" and a single day off system. With high work pressure, long working hours, and squeezed rest time, they are busy with work and have no social interaction. Cross-border workers prefer to use their free time to be alone.

There was a saying in the industry: There is no love in cross-border e-commerce. "Couriers, freight forwarders, bosses... I face all kinds of guys every day. I may have to wait until my next life to find a partner." A cross-border e-commerce person laughed at himself, as if he had finally found the reason for the high single rate in the industry.

As the end of the year approaches, many workers have started "blind date mode" arranged by their relatives and family members. What is the blind date journey of cross-border people like? An operator joked: "Let me introduce myself. I was born in the 1990s, male, can use a smartphone, know to run home when it rains and thunders, and have ten orders a day."

However, when one cannot have both a surge in orders and being single, the real psychological activity of most cross-border workers is like this: they want to fall in love intermittently, but they enjoy being single continuously, and they must get a surge in orders even if they work hard and stay up late to operate the business. After all, how can love be as good as a surge in orders?

Nowadays, more and more cross-border companies have announced the implementation of a two-day weekend system, which will reduce work anxiety and increase social time. This is undoubtedly good news for most cross-border workers. At the same time, cross-border people who want to quit or change careers should face their anxiety and adjust their attitude. No matter what industry they are in in the future, they should not stop improving themselves!

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