Once employees of state-owned enterprises leave their original jobs, their ability and means to make a living are indeed relatively low. The original skills may not be used in the new job, which is equivalent to starting a new career. Laid-off workers of such state-owned enterprises can apply for career subsidies to the Social Security Bureau first. Social security bureaus in some cities also offer free skills training, including cooking, electric welding and computers. Every city is different.

In addition, employees who used to be state-owned enterprises can consider participating in new industries, such as express delivery and food delivery. These industries are very hard, but wages can also maintain family expenses, provided that they are carried out on the premise of ensuring their own safety. The era of the iron rice bowl is over, and everyone may face unemployment. What should be more vigilant is those employees who are still in the enterprise. They can think about how they will make a living if their enterprise goes bankrupt.

I have seen some laid-off uncles and aunts who defend their rights everywhere before. To tell you the truth, I feel very uncomfortable. It is inevitable that enterprises will be eliminated if they fail in the competition. I hope these uncles and aunts will be braver and face new life and new challenges bravely. The future may not be gray, but it is likely to open a new chapter in their lives.

A friend of the author used to be a senior executive of a company, but the chairman of that company was cronyism, which made the company a mess and the young people left the company soon. At that time, I vaguely felt that it was difficult for companies that could not keep young people to develop well. As expected, they soon closed down. But fortunately, my friend has successfully switched to a fruit merchant.