Lu Ze quickly went to Oracle's headquarters in Redwood Beach. The news of Lu Ze's arrival undoubtedly caused a lot of controversy to some extent. In the context of large-scale layoffs in the branch below, there was still someone who could touch the assessment conditions of the head office. .
Moreover, this time the general assessment was unanimously voted by several supervisors.
Lu Ze's unfamiliar Asian face attracted people's attention from time to time in the Oracle building. Over the years, no employees from the branches below have met the requirements for entering the headquarters. At best, some of them are only those below who have been working for many years before entering the headquarters. old guys.
Oracle attaches great importance to the influx of new blood every year, and various assessment conditions can only be described as strict.
Those who can enter here are all outstanding graduates from the top prestigious universities in the United States, and they are also talents with extraordinary talents in the Internet, technology and IT levels.
Lu Ze's arrival is more like the kind of script where a person with weak legs can survive.
Accompanied by professionals from the headquarters, Lu Ze came to an office surrounded by patterned glass. Outside the window was an extremely blue sky, with white clouds clearly visible on the high-altitude floors.
It's a great morning.
Lu Ze sat on the brand new black chair in front of him and waited quietly for the assessor's arrival. The person at the reception desk who was accompanying him bowed and asked Lu Ze if he wanted coffee, tea or water. Lu Ze asked for a cup of hot water.
Oracle's headquarters in Redwood Beach has buildings 100-600 and 6 main buildings.
The location of this assessment is Building 500. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison works in this building. Compared with branches, Lu Ze’s first impression of the headquarters is that it is large, with each work station There is almost a distance of 3 meters between them.
And it seems more user-friendly here. After going upstairs, I even saw many people working with their dogs.
In the lobby on the first floor, there is even a service dedicated to taking care of dogs.
Large companies in Silicon Valley often provide generous benefits and humane management to help their employees find the program, euphemistically calling it the "divine inspiration" of algorithms. This is the core competitiveness of various high-tech companies.
Treatment is undoubtedly the first weight in cultivating a sense of belonging.
But a comfortable and humane working environment can fully stimulate people's enthusiasm for work.
This is especially true for scientific and technological personnel who need constant innovation.
Soon, three auditors in suits and ties entered the office, a middle-aged man with a bald head and a big belly, a woman with short black hair and an Asian face, and a thin old man with a white beard.
"Hey, Sue."
"I am very happy that we can meet on this sunny morning."
"We used to interview young and energetic people. Seeing you today reminds me of them. You look younger than the blue-background entry photo without a hat on the profile."
As the middle-aged man sitting opposite Lu Ze, the white-bearded old man felt very friendly when he smiled.
Lu Ze knew that examiners usually did this to relieve tension in the office.
But unfortunately, he didn't feel nervous at all.
Lu Ze's talkative appearance made the three assessors opposite him look at each other quietly. They were indeed different from those young people.
After the two parties chatted briefly for a while, they finally got to the topic of this time.
The Asian-faced woman on the left took out a printed and bound thick paper book from her backpack. On the outside title page was written "Cloud Automation Marketing and Revenue Performance Management Software-Yunding Company". The information was placed in front of Lu Ze.
"The assessment content for everyone entering the head office is randomly selected."
"And for old employees like you who have worked in the branch below for a long time, our assessment at Oracle is more difficult than when those young guys come in."
"Su, I hope you are mentally prepared."
Lu Ze quickly understood the specific content of this assessment.
This is the head office
Bian gave a total of five different types of design plans, and Lu Ze needed to choose two of them. For the performance management software design of this Yunding company, this thick amount of information was what he needed to review and identify.
The final assessment scores for both options must be above 60 points to be considered qualified.
"Su, you have a total of two days from now on."
"During these two days, you can come to the assessment room designated by the head office at any time to complete this work. If necessary, we can have someone prepare lunch and dinner of your choice."
"I hope you can become one of us."
The woman reminded Lu Ze of the relevant regulations of the assessment.
After standing up, Lu Ze smiled and nodded at the three people in front of him. He turned around and took the information that had been memorized in his mind to go to the assessment room. In the assessment room of Oracle Corporation, there are special office software and various information. database.
Ten minutes later, after all procedures were confirmed, Lu Ze followed the specialized staff and sat in front of the main computer in the assessment room.
"Mr. Su."
"If you need any service, please feel free to ask."
"I will be your exclusive service person for these two days."
Lu Ze waved his hand towards the blonde woman in work clothes behind him.
"No."
"Thanks."
Lu Ze opened the computer in front of him, and the information was constantly being arranged in his mind. After stretching, he began to quickly complete the assessment work at hand.
The assessors on the other side came to their office area. After turning on their computers, they could clearly see Lu Ze working on the surveillance screen.
The gray old man picked up the cup, tasted the hot wolfberry water, and said, "I like this Su very much. His eyes are always calm."
"I think his overall rating this time...is at least above 160."
The middle-aged man with a big belly touched his shiny bald head and nodded in the same way: "In recent years, the company seems to have very few people who come to the head office after being evaluated by the subordinate companies. The eyes of those supervisors are very good. I think his score should be 180. about."
"Chen, what do you think?"
Chen is the Asian woman with short hair.
Chen Min's eyes were fixed on Lu Ze in the screen. The sound of typing on the keyboard sounded very rhythmic. She had a strange feeling when she saw this man for the first time after entering the door today. Su wanted to show everyone A big surprise.
"I think...more than 300 points."
The other two assessors raised their heads in surprise and looked at this colleague who had worked with him for many years: "Impossible. A score of 300 or more means that Su has to complete at least three sets of perfect designs in two days. Chen, are you right?" Are you overestimating your fellow countryman?"
Chen Min shook his head.
"I just feel like he can do it."
"Hmm... maybe this is a woman's intuition."
...
Lu Ze left Oracle at noon and never went back.
He returned to his company in the afternoon and started working slowly. His supervisor, David, finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Lu Ze come back. The greeting from the head office was that this guy would stay at the headquarters for at least two days.
Now I am back in less than half a day, and there is no ecstatic expression on my face.
It doesn't look like he has completed the task and passed the review.
David's emotions were complicated.
I am afraid that my brother will suffer hardship, and I am also afraid that my brother will drive a Land Rover.
That’s pretty much what it means.
In fact, he had a very good personal relationship with Su. The two families often went out together for spring outings before. Su seemed not much different now than before, but David could still feel the subtle change in Su's temperament.
Next to the workstation, Jarhead Xu Xiu was talking enthusiastically to Lu Ze.
"Brother, didn't you go to the headquarters to participate in a special review? Why did you come back so soon?"
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I'll be back after the assessment. "
"How's the difficulty?"
"It's okay, it's not that difficult."
Lu Ze thought to himself... This might be equivalent to five sets of competition mathematics papers for him?
...
As the sun sets over the horizon of the Bay Area, Oracle's elite employees have closed the computers in front of them. The old man with a gray beard in the morning is hugging the shoulders of the fat man next to him, discussing how to find a place to have a drink later.
After arriving at the lobby on the first floor, the old man suddenly remembered the man who came for the assessment today.
He asked the front desk: "Is Mr. Su who reviewed this morning still in the review room? Remember to ask him later if he wants to have some dinner or supper, and..."
"He left already."
"Leaved? When did you leave?"
The old man had deep doubts on his face.
In order to successfully enter the gate of Oracle Corporation in Silicon Valley, I don’t know how many people squeezed their heads to get in. And in the context of such large layoffs, being able to come to the headquarters for assessment is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many people. .
He originally thought that Su would spend these two nights at the computer.
"Mr. Su had already left at 11 o'clock in the morning."
The old man murmured: "Did we all see the wrong person? We can't complete the assessment task in two hours, right? God damn it, this is impossible to happen!"
...
"Husband, is your company now very nervous about layoffs?"
"When I was in the hospital, I heard that layoffs at technology companies in our Bay Area seemed to have already begun. Among them, I heard the name of your company. Do you have the confidence to stay?"
"Our family has a good relationship with David's family. In fact, I think there should be no problem."
When he returned home in the evening, after dinner, Lu Ze held Wu Fei's hand and walked around the house.
There was still slight worry in the wife's eyes.
My husband has always been the breadwinner of the family. He has been able to establish a foothold in the Bay Area in recent years because he has a very well-paid programmer job, but now the wind outside seems to be constantly blowing this huge breadwinner.
"Can you have some confidence in your husband?"
"Our family's life will only get better and better."
Lu Ze did not tell Wu Fei about going to the headquarters to take the assessment. He wanted to give his wife a big surprise. The couple lived a dull life day after day, and occasionally they did need a little spice of passion.
Okay, Lu Ze admitted.
He just wanted special rewards again.
The night in California was a little chilly. Lu Ze put his coat on the shoulders of the woman next to him. Wu Fei snuggled her husband's arm, leaned quietly on his shoulder, and said softly: "I believe in my husband."
...
At noon the next day, Lu Ze received a text message from the headquarters.
The content of the text message is very simple: Congratulations, you passed the exam!
What followed was a series of handover procedures and the transfer of personal information files. After receiving the news, David suddenly came out of his office and saw Lu Ze sitting calmly in his office seat.
he knows.
Now Su has jumped into another brand new world.
"Su."
"congratulations."
"As a friend, I'm very happy for you."
"Before going to bed last night, my wife said she missed the Chinese sausage you gave her last time. The weather next week will be very nice. It has been a long time since our two families went out to get together, right?"
...
Everyone in the company saw Lu Ze walking out of the office building with the storage box in his arms. Each of them had a look of emotion in their eyes. They never thought that this Chinese man who was usually dull and silent in the company would one day walk in. Headquarters building.
That's
A place that countless people dream of!
When these people bid farewell to Lu Ze, their voices were full of sincere praise and admiration.
Xu Xiu looked at Lu Ze's leaving figure and let out a long sigh: "I knew that Brother Su was not an ordinary person. How could an ordinary colleague be as stable as him when facing a major layoff?"
"elder brother."
"As long as you are rich and noble, don't forget each other!"
When he came to the headquarters and went through the onboarding procedures, the job tag on Lu Ze's chest had a new look. The white tag with "" Oracle's company logo was printed on it was Lu Ze's angular face. The onboarding process at the headquarters was very fast.
Because at this time, many people in the building had heard about what kind of feat this Chinese man who had just joined had done.
In less than two hours, he actually handed in a 500-point assessment paper.
The blond receptionist who was responsible for receiving Lu Ze yesterday seemed to be more enthusiastic today. She was rocking her body gracefully in front of her. Unfortunately, the man following behind did not even look at her.
Oracle headquarters is divided into three departments, software, hardware systems and service departments.
Lu Ze was assigned to the software system department, which has the best salary and is also recognized as the most tiring. The business of this department includes two parts, new software authorization and software authorization updates and product support.
The new software licensing department is responsible for the licensing of database and middleware software and application software.
The software authorization update and product support department is responsible for providing customers with updates and maintenance versions of non-specified software products, as well as product services.
Lu Ze was greeted by all his colleagues in the software department.
The one taking the lead was the old man in his sixties from yesterday. He stepped forward and hugged Lu Ze warmly.
"Sue, I told you we would meet again."
"You really made me lose my sight."
"Oh my god, I can't believe that someone as talented as you stayed at the branch for so many years."
...
When he went home in the evening, Lu Ze handed over Wu Fei who was in the kitchen.
He sat on the sofa with his head lowered and silent. When his wife saw her husband behaving like this, she suddenly felt stunned. Wu Fei, who took off her apron, sat silently next to Lu Ze and took the initiative to hold his hand.
"Husband...what's wrong?"
Lu Ze sighed slightly: "Both news are bad news."
"The first one...I have been fired from the company."
Wu Fei covered her mouth in shock.
She never thought that her husband would be fired from the company so soon.
The intellectual woman struggled to speak: "Then...what about the second bad news?"
Lu Ze handed Wu Fei the re-signed salary slip and work badge behind him: "The second bad news is that my journey to work will be longer in the future, and I may no longer be able to help you cook after get off work at night, honey. "
Wu Fei's eyes widened and she carefully read the labor contract in front of her with shocking treatment.
The brand new work badge in front of her made her head feel slightly dizzy.
"husband..."
"I'm not dreaming now..."
"Hurry up and give me a bite."
"Ah~!
"
The woman screamed uncontrollably, and Wu Fei, whose eyes suddenly became moist, hugged Lu Ze beside him tightly.
After a while, Wu Fei began to sob softly. She clenched her fists and tapped her husband's back gently: "Ah ah ah, you are going to scare me to death. Do you know that? You also scared me to tell two bad news." .”
"Isn't this all great news?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
"You bad man..."
"I won't reward you anymore!"
After a long time, Wu Fei has not yet recovered.
Take Lu Ze's brand new labor agreement and look at it up and down. Hold it in your arms and grin.
Ba laughed and even raised Lu Ze's work badge and kissed it hard.
"So handsome."
"Why is my husband so handsome?"
"Oracle."
"This is a famous big company in the entire Silicon Valley. How did you get in, husband?"
Lu Ze thought for a moment and replied, "As long as you pass the exam, you can get in."
"snort!"
"You deliberately hid it from me and even scared me!"
At this time, Wu Fei remembered that her husband had just deliberately teased her. The woman pouted and kept staring at Lu Ze with her talking eyes: "Our family's life will only get better and better in the future. The stone in my heart is finally over." It’s fallen.”
These days I learned about the layoffs at my husband's company.
Wu Fei has always been in a panic state, but she doesn't want to put pressure on her husband all the time. She doesn't mention it much at home. She didn't expect that her husband would be so powerful and rise to such a high platform.
There was a different light in her eyes, thinking about the happy future of her family.
"That..."
"Is there any reward tonight?"
Wu Fei opened her mouth slightly and ran to the kitchen in a panic: "Well... we'll talk about it tonight!"
Although she had enjoyed some things very much recently, Wu Fei's body was also exhausted after every work, and she felt that she didn't have any strength left.
As night falls, the room becomes charming again.
Wu Fei's only weak hand was drawing circles on her husband's chest.
The two of them seemed to be enjoying themselves especially tonight.
At this time, the phone Lu Ze placed under his pillow suddenly rang.
"Hello."
"son."
"Something happened to your mother!"
