The author of this article is a small and medium-sized private business owner in Dongguan, with about 50 employees (more than 120 at the peak). Having been starting a business in Dongguan for a long time, he has witnessed the withdrawal of Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Japanese capital from Dongguan, experienced a sharp increase in manufacturing factor costs, and experienced the pain of rents skyrocketing by 2-3 times. The actual production and operation conditions of private enterprises disclosed in this article may be very different from ordinary people’s perceptions, so it is worth reading.
I originally wanted to write something about the current economic situation, prospects, and even propose some solutions Method.
We are on the front line, aware of the cold and warmth, and we are like flies, but we have never believed in the savior in our hearts. We have no choice but to be strong.
This time is completely different from 2008. This time, we feel like children who have done something wrong – really. Last time, most of us were children who were unreasonably bullied by others.
01 Being the boss is so tiring!
Having been running the factory for many years, he is a very poor man. He is nearly 40 years old, his hair is all white, and he has never watched a complete TV series. Running all the way. Coming from a rural area, my starting point was too low. From warehouse manager, ISO consultant, regional manager of a large company, marketing director, to starting my own business…
The company is actually still making profits. However, I really feel very tired, and suddenly this year, I feel a little discouraged. In fact, I didn’t feel that I really couldn’t do it. It was just a kind of pessimism that was contagious among business owners. This situation is very scary.
This feeling is especially obvious these days. Not to mention profit, the monthly factory expenses are about 450,000. When I opened my eyes in the morning, 15,000 yuan was gone. But to be honest, I still have some profit.
The rise in the costs of various factors has pushed up the fixed costs of business operations. If the operation cannot exceed the breakeven point for three consecutive months, I will close the factory.
In the past twenty years, I have never experienced a major failure. In every career, I feel that I am the best in the circle.
The companies or bosses I have worked for are still good friends today. When I go to my old employer, I feel as familiar as if I were at home. When I started my business, I always adhered to basic professional ethics and did not compete with my old employer. So I can still maintain a good relationship to this day, and I am very grateful to my two old clubs for their selfless support.
Up to now, two of the three old clubs have declined. One failed because of his daring advances, and the other stopped because he got old. The other one can still maintain it, but I regret not listening to him and spending funds on product development. If I had bought more houses at that time, I would not be like this today.
I’m so tired.
02 Environmental protection and safety supervision… I really want to give up manufacturing
Last month, a friend of mine was working in a carton factory in Guanlan (making express boxes). Because of the use of ink, environmental protection requirements required rectification. In addition, the landlord wanted to increase the rent to 36 yuan (equivalent to a 20% increase). He called me and said that he wanted to When you moved to Tangxia, you asked me for my opinion. I said shut it down. The 500,000 yuan that went into the second factory was missing. Let’s wait for a while and see what happens next year. If we can’t reach the breakeven point, we’ll shut down the factory. He asked whether it would be okay to move back to the mainland. My opinion is that it is an option. Half of the profits now are used to pay rent. The rent in the mainland is cheap and there are some discounts. Even if we only do half of the business in Shenzhen, the actual profit is estimated to be about the same – and obviously only half the energy needs to be invested. The rest of the time is spent fishing and spending time with my family.
It has been more than a month, and I have not asked him whether the environmental impact assessment has been completed. If the environmental impact assessment is not done well, it will always be a time-explosion – the same goes for my factory.
Just now, some agency designated by the safety supervision agency came to sign some standardized construction contract, paying 20,000, plus the previous 4,500 for the creation of information files, and 7,300 for occupational disease prevention and testing, just this One department paid more than 30,000 yuan. My finance manager said more than 40,000 yuan. I didn’t even bother to ask about other details, so I waved my hand and let her go out.
I received a call at 11:30 that a tax inspection was required, and the legal person and financial officer were asked to go to the tax bureau in the afternoon.
I don’t know if my company has any problems, and I don’t know what they are going to do. Go ahead. In short, when you call your name, you must squeeze out the oil and water.
Suddenly I had the idea to engage in agriculture. At least, there are no repeated bombings from various departments such as environmental protection and safety supervision. Also encouraged.
If you invest hundreds of millions to develop three to five hundred acres of land and grow some vegetables, you won’t make much money, but you won’t lose much either.
I feel very tired. I really don’t want to build a factory anymore. In the past, I really believed in the spirit of craftsmanship. I graduated in 211, and my wife graduated in 985. In the 1990s, we were both top academics, and my wife was the top scorer in the municipal college entrance examination. I estimate that an external employee from the Safety Supervision Office would have no more than a technical secondary school education. When he entered the office, he would yell at me like a grandson.
Sweep the floor politely.
03 Regarding the new social security policy, it is impossible not to implement it
I went to have my car repaired today. I drove to Hunan a few days ago and crashed the engine.It’s natural for capable people to get high salaries. You can only do some menial work, so don’t expect too much.
What I also need to say is that a farmer who does farm work at home and does not earn 10,000 yuan a year can earn an annual salary of 55,000-70,000 yuan in a factory with food and accommodation included. This is unparalleled in this world. unfair.
And what needs to be explained is: in fact, companies can no longer afford such wage conditions.
For the most ordinary employees, we have to guarantee a minimum of 4,000 yuan (including food and accommodation) every month. Including social security, including food and accommodation, the company actually pays 6,600 yuan. According to this calculation, in fact, when there are 50 people in the production department, our average monthly headcount expenditure exceeds 10,400.
What I just want to say is that 50 people means that our sales team must earn at least 520,000 yuan to be able to pay all the wages of the production department. At this time, water, electricity, rent, and taxes have not been paid.
What I want to say is that being a boss is not as easy as you think. </p
