The 45th Statistical Report on China's Internet Development released by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) shows that by March 2020, the number of Internet users in China will be 904 million, and the Internet penetration rate will reach 64.5%.
Among them, 27.6% have a monthly income of more than 5,000 yuan. This data shows that there are 72.4% netizens in China, about 650 million people, and their income is below 5,000 yuan. This data means that the vast majority of people are working-class.
Therefore, although there are many jobs now, the jobs with large demand are generally jobs that ordinary people can do, but they may not be recruited because of salary.
The existing work can be roughly divided into two categories. The first kind is mental work, which is relatively easy and has high salary, but it requires very high academic qualifications and work experience; The second kind is manual labor, which is hard and low-paid. There is basically no requirement for academic qualifications and work experience, as long as the limbs are sound and the body is healthy.
Maybe it's because some remote industries are too short of people now. Not long ago, a funeral home in Shenzhen posted a recruitment notice, recruiting corpse porters, who work in 800 yuan during the day and 1600 yuan at night, and all the wages are daily wages.
It is required to be between 20 and 40 years old, only for men, and employees with high blood pressure are not allowed to recruit. At the bottom of the recruitment column, people who need courage are clearly written, which also highlights the uniqueness of this job.
At first glance, the job advertisements above feel similar to those posted by many factories in the streets. The only difference is that the daily salary is high. I don't know, but I am shocked. At this salary, even if I only work 30 days a month, my income can reach 24,000 yuan. If you work night shift, your income is as high as 48,000 yuan.
If the day shift and night shift alternate, it is most basic to earn at least 10 thousand yuan a month. To outsiders, the wages of funeral home staff are very high. But is this really the case?
In people's traditional impression, although the funeral home is the last stop of the deceased on earth, full of solemn feelings, it is an unlucky place, and almost no one wants to work there.
But as a poem by the famous writer Wen Tianxiang said: No one has died since ancient times, so we should open our hearts and shine on history.
Life is a process of waiting for death. Since it is a process of waiting for death, why should we strive to pursue all kinds of dreams in just a few decades, especially to make money by working with our hands, to live hard, and even to live more wonderfully?
There is only one reason. Life is about leaving something, whether it is spiritual wealth or material wealth, not for yourself, but for family and future generations.
Many people see the recruitment notice in Shenzhen funeral parlour and think that the funeral parlour should be overcrowded with such a high salary, but it is strange that this recruitment notice has been hung for a long time, but no one has been interviewed, which is caused by these three reasons.
0 1 No matter how poor you are, you will not be hungry for a job, or even violate your own principles.
Most people are taboo about funeral homes. They don't want to go there to attend other people's funerals, let alone work there, which is also related to the disposal of bodies. You can imagine how unlucky it is for your hands to personally touch so many bodies every day, which may bring you bad luck.
This is also the reason why the night shift salary of corpse porters is so high. Imagine, who wants to stay in a gloomy place like a funeral home at night? In case he is scared to get sick because of psychological effects, no one wants to joke about his life even if he is given more money.
Of course, it is not life-threatening to carry a corpse in a funeral home, but some people who are superstitious about ghosts and gods may not be able to bear the depressing atmosphere for their own reasons. Because the corpse porters in funeral homes touch the principle of many people looking for jobs, it will bring them bad luck in the traditional sense, even if they can earn a lot of money, they are unwilling to go.
I don't know if you have noticed that there is an electric lucky cat on the counter of many physical stores now. Although this can't directly improve your business, it is a good sign to put lucky cats on the counter, and business people pay special attention to this kind of ostentation and extravagance.
Some people may think that as long as there is more money, no matter what the principle is, many people will think that it is not to help carry the body. There's nothing to be afraid of, actually it's not terrible, but people's hearts are at work.
This is why some people can do hard work, and some people feel very tired even if they sit in the office and blow air conditioning all day.
Although many people are curious about emerging industries, they actually don't want to try.
The funeral home has always been a mysterious place to the outside world. Although every city has a funeral home, everyone knows what it does, but influenced by customs, I don't want to mention such an unlucky place.
Although it is rumored that a funeral home in Shenzhen recruits porters with high salaries, many people just clamor for it online and don't really go.
I also believe that not many people really want to be friends with the funeral home staff, not because they don't like their work, but because they can't accept the bad luck brought by their work in the traditional sense.
China people are the most superstitious, even if the salary is a little less, as long as the work itself is auspicious, it is acceptable.
For example, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, a friend of mine once found a part-time job as a mooncake maker, with a daily salary of 80 yuan. He wants to make 200 moon cakes a day, but he doesn't mind the low salary, but he does it anyway.
Moon cakes are the most common food in Mid-Autumn Festival. They represent the happiness of reunion, and have a good meaning and a good omen. My friend can't go back to his hometown to reunite with his relatives because he works in other places, but he said that even if this part-time job can't go home to reunite with his family, he can smell the fragrance of moon cakes, which is also a kind of happiness. I understand and admire his persistent courage.
Whether recruiting part-time workers or working as full-time body porters in funeral homes, many people have nothing to do but encourage them to sign up. Compared with traditional industries, being a corpse carrier is not a matter of giving more money, but a taboo for many people in the funeral service industry.
The salary of funeral home staff is not as high as rumored.
I believe no one wants to have relatives and friends working in the funeral home. According to them, this new unlucky job is only suitable for bold people.
Then the problem is coming. The funeral home unexpectedly asked for such a high-paying part-time job. If it is a regular employee, the salary will definitely not be bad.
Although the funeral home is an unclean place for ordinary people, this place is very important. The vast majority of funeral homes are institutions directly under the Civil Affairs Bureau, specializing in funeral work. This unit is equivalent to an iron rice bowl. In fact, the funeral home is not as gloomy and horrible as depicted in the film and television works.
Because China people attach great importance to white affairs. After all, most of the dead have to complete their final journey in the funeral home. Therefore, the funeral home is well decorated and well equipped.
The working environment of the funeral home is still good, although most people are unwilling to do this job, especially the elderly. But in fact, you can't apply for a funeral home if you want to find a job.
Funeral homes also belong to public institutions and state-owned enterprises, with stable work and good welfare. As an iron rice bowl, more and more young people want to work in it. The person in charge of a funeral home said that two staff members were recruited this year, and more than 100 resumes were received, and finally two excellent double-degree undergraduates were recruited.
The outside world thinks that the funeral industry in funeral homes has a high income, but it is not that high. In China, 80% of funeral homes are state-owned and belong to institutions under the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The staff of the funeral parlour is a career establishment, but their recruitment conditions are basically "bachelor degree or above", while the highest degree of funeral specialty is only junior college, and most of the staff under great pressure in the front line are contract workers.
The rumors that the funeral home staff earn more than 10,000 yuan a month are basically false. Their real wages are similar to or slightly higher than the local average wages, but few people really earn more than 10,000 yuan a month.
Of course, wages will also be affected by regional differences. The wages of funeral parlours in first-tier cities will be relatively higher, while those in second-and third-tier cities will be lower.
These data may not explain anything, so let's look at the wages of people working in funeral homes. It happened that once I attended a friend's funeral and his grandmother died. In the funeral home, I overheard the staff say that they work in the funeral home, have no basic salary, and have to rely on commission to eat.
It is no problem for other industries to rely on commissions. When do you have to entrust the work of the funeral home? It turns out that the work of the funeral home is 24 hours, and it is basically concentrated in the middle of the night. Those orders were placed immediately, and most of them were old people who died.
Anyone who has been to the funeral home knows that there are various commemorative items in the funeral home, such as flowers, wreaths and paper paste. Although the prices of these things are different, they are basically more expensive, ranging from 200 yuan to 5000 yuan.
The whole funeral process is about several thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan. Most of the people working in the funeral home are ordinary staff, with a salary of about 5,000 yuan, and some are less, about 4,000 yuan. Only a few people can hold management positions, and the salary is likely to exceed 10 thousand per month.
Therefore, it can be seen that the salary of funeral home staff may be higher than that of ordinary office workers, but it will not be much higher. Their commission is obtained by selling funeral supplies. As for how much they can get, it depends on their own promotion level.
Working in a funeral home may be treated differently by others.
Since the wages in funeral homes are not bad, why are many people still unwilling to work there and develop for a long time? According to a netizen who used to work in a funeral home, people in their line of work basically don't open their careers. For fear of being treated differently or even discriminated against.
Previously, the recruitment notice of a funeral home in Shenzhen was also proved to be false. It can be seen that the salary and work of the funeral home are really not as mysterious and tall as people think.
Generally speaking, although the funeral work in the funeral home is not an unpopular industry at present, due to the particularity of their profession, their work is not only to help the deceased deal with the aftermath, but also to appease the families of the deceased, not only to do psychological counseling, but also to sell products, which also tests many professional abilities.
Imagine that you have dinner with a large group of friends, and everyone introduces themselves to each other. Some are lawyers, some are businessmen, and some are media. You suddenly say: Hello, I work in a funeral home. You can contact me at any time if you need anything at work.
What an embarrassing scene this will be. Who would want to make friends with someone who works in a funeral home? Although there is no distinction between high and low jobs and it's no big deal, many ordinary people just can't let go of their different views on people who work in funeral homes.
Therefore, when many people choose this industry, even if there are no taboos and they are willing to go there to develop their careers, their families may not necessarily agree. This obsession with funeral homes has always existed, which is also an important reason why funeral homes have been unable to recruit people.
The negative psychological influence of the spread of film and television works.
Many people have never really been to the funeral home, but they generally know the existence of the funeral home through some film and television works. The funeral parlour in film and television works is either a gathering place of paranormal, a forbidden area that no one dares to approach, or even a place full of mystery.
When it comes to funeral homes, people naturally think of ghosts and gods, such as Yizhuang in ancient times, a place where corpses were parked, but people who guarded Yizhuang rarely heard of anything particularly bizarre.
Of course, it's not unheard of. For example, jack-o'-lantern, which used to be very common in rural areas, usually appeared in graves with dry environment in summer. Occasionally appear in the cemetery of the city.
Because human bones contain phosphorus, phosphine will be produced after the corpse decays. Phosphine has a low ignition point and can spontaneously ignite. When walking, it will drive it to move backwards. Because of the high flow rate and low air pressure, it is scary to look back, so it is called "ghost fire" by timid or superstitious people.
As for all kinds of strange sounds coming from cemeteries or funeral homes in the middle of the night, they are either rats or the effects of natural wind and air. Before that, Jiangxi Satellite TV once broadcast a program called Legendary Stories, in which every story was legendary and most of them were unsolved mysteries. But in any case, supernatural events are finally proved to be man-made masterpieces, because the evil roots of human nature are selfish and even ignorant, so there are so many anecdotes.
Many people often see all kinds of so-called ghosts in movies. Under the dual influence of sound atmosphere and environmental function, the atmosphere of terror is rendered incisively and vividly, but it is finally proved that it is caused by human factors or psychological effects.
Many film and television works will also describe forensic doctors, and the profession of forensic doctors is naturally related to funeral homes. For example, the popular online novel Forensic Medicine Qin Ming was later adapted into several TV dramas of the same series. Although the protagonist in the play is a forensic doctor, due to the need to solve the case, he always has to study the details of the body repeatedly to find any clues that will help solve the case.
Because of the need to solve a case, the forensic doctor always goes to the funeral home to contact the body. Since you want to contact the body, it is natural to deal with the staff of the funeral home. No matter whether the body is intact or highly decomposed, it must be the funeral home staff who accompany the body.
Let's not talk about other occupations. Take the forensic doctor as an example. Their main job is to dissect the corpse and look for clues that will help solve the case. But the salary of forensic doctors is not high. Qin Ming, a famous writer and forensic doctor, once earned 3,000 yuan a month, and a bonus of 5,000 yuan a year was enough to make him happy. Forensic Qin Ming became popular on the Internet not because he was a forensic doctor, but because he wrote many novels about forensic cases.
The forensic doctor and the funeral home staff are irrelevant. Because of the frequent contact with corpses and the subtle influence of film and television works, many people associate these two professions.
In addition to the profession of forensic medicine, there is also a profession that deals with the "dead" every day-the teacher of the funeral home. There is also a film "Mourning for the Lord" adapted from the novel "Diary of Nakov People" by Japanese writer Nobuyuki Aoki, but it is not a horror film in the traditional sense. The film observes all kinds of deaths from the perspective of a funeral novice and stares at the caring people around the deceased.
In a solemn and romantic way, the film Death not only tells the details of the work of the teacher of death, but also takes people to experience "death" from the perspective of the teacher of death, calling for facing life and death directly, neither paying too much attention to life and death nor sanctifying it.
In the eyes of the undertaker, the deceased is regarded as a "general", which is influenced by the traditional culture of "the deceased is the most important" in China, but here, the undertaker has another name-"the deceased".
To put it simply, the undertaker's job is to make up the dead, arrange the utensils, clean them and put them in the coffin, but the undertaker's job is complicated and meticulous at the same time.
We should not only help the dead to repair their faces and bodies, but also restore their original intact faces and bodies as much as possible, so that lifeless people can regain their vitality and give them eternal beauty; Be calm and accurate, and have gentle feelings.
In fact, death is like a person walking out of the light. Although man was born from the mother, he also came from nothingness and finally turned into a pile of ashes, or dissipated with the wind, or returned to nature.
Everything that people are born with can't be taken away after death, only the fame and fortune of a lifetime can be taken away.
Lei Jun, the founder of Xiaomi Technology, once said directly to Huawei and Glory at the red rice note7 conference: "Life and death are bleak, if you don't accept it, do it."
Although this is a brand dispute between Huawei and Xiaomi, it actually makes people see a truth: only by looking down on life and death can we get rid of the shackles of the secular and strive for greater achievements.
Therefore, whether it is forensic doctors, undertakers or staff in other positions, their work is basically the same as that of ordinary people. The only difference is that because I work in a funeral home, I am confused by various film and television works.
In fact, the work of the funeral home is very ordinary, and the salary is also very ordinary, even less than the income of ordinary employees in some ordinary enterprises. There are no ghosts in funeral homes. Apart from the nature of the work itself, the funeral home is an ordinary state-owned enterprise, which pays wages by financial allocation, and employees try their best to take orders for a raise. As for the rumors of recruiting part-time corpse porters, they are false and of course true.
Generally speaking, however, funeral homes don't recruit part-time jobs from outside, and even the work of carrying bodies is done by on-the-job employees.
The reason why people talk about the work of the funeral home again and again, and even encourage each other to apply for jobs, is actually nothing more than curiosity. However, due to the subtle influence of psychology and the outside world, there is always a sense of awe in the funeral home, which is also the reason why many people want to go and dare not work in the funeral home.
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