Become the Mario who grows bigger when eating mushrooms.

Editor’s note: This article is from the WeChat public account “The back garden of the prodigal son” (ID: hi-lingongzi) author: Pro son.

I have just been working for a few years, and once faced the dilemma of being laid off.

The mentality collapsed overnight, thinking for a few days and immersed in an incredible loss.

After that crisis, I started thinking about transitions, and successfully switched to a new industry position the following year. A young employee who was laid off in the project team that year, joined BAT after polishing for a few years, and has now settled in a working city.

I’ve been exposed to many layoff cases over the years. When someone asks me what to do, the one sentence I say most often is:

“It may not be a bad thing.”

This is not just a sentence of instant chicken soup, but a status quo.

Especially for young people, there is really nothing to worry about, as long as you lower your expectations and find a job first, it is not a big deal.

Some people may say that I do n’t want food and clothing, what I want is a continuous burst of income!

OK, I can tell you frankly:

If you want explosive income growth, “uncertainty” is a must. For better or worse, it is very likely to be a turning point for your income explosion.

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Last month I went to a friend company.

While waiting for someone, I saw a female employee about 40 years old walking on the e-commerce platform not far away, while letting a young employee next door help sort out the Excel data, and then transferred it back to her, while talking to her colleague The monthly bonus is reduced.

Pack up at 5:25, and leave at 5:30 on time.

I know this is a common phenomenon.

But I also know that these common phenomena often correspond to common results:

In the tedious work, maintaining a single skill, and aging slowly for decades.

They also say when chatting often, hey, when can I make more money? When do I double my income? I’ll be rich someday.

After speaking, I still walk calmly along the trajectory in front of me.

Sounds a bit mournful, right?

But many crises have suddenly appeared in the calmest moments. Most of the time, there is no so-called reversal in life. With the word “boil”, there will only be 2 results-

  • Stay up late and get older.

  • It gets older and gets older.