On social networks, many people are sharing a true story about Tong Wenhong - the woman who was "deceived" by Jack Ma for 14 years!
"The woman in the photo with Jack Ma is Tong Wenhong. When she entered the giant e-commerce empire Alibaba, Tong Wenhong was 30 years old with no expertise or experience. She applied for the position of administrative assistant but was rejected at the first interview.
But Tong Wenhong did not give up, continued to try again and was arranged to work at the reception desk. However, due to unfamiliarity with the job and conflict with a colleague, she intended to quit after a week, but she still stayed.
When Jack Ma was distributing company shares, he gave Tong Wenhong 0.2% of the shares and said it would be worth 100 million when Alibaba went public. Jack Ma advised her to stick with the company, not to move to other companies and she would get 100 million.
Tong Wenhong waited for many years but Alibaba still did not go public. In 2004, she asked Jack Ma when Alibaba would go public? Jack Ma said soon. In 2006, she asked again and Jack Ma also said soon.
For many years, she still never saw it happen and thought she would never have 100 million like Jack Ma said. However, she still persisted in staying and doing her job well and gradually getting promoted.
Nine years after its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange, Alibaba was valued at $245.7 billion. Tong Wenhong, a former receptionist and now vice president of Alibaba, became a millionaire from a receptionist with a net worth of $320 million.
Can you stay in a company for 14 years? When the founder is still fighting tirelessly, who are you to complain as a follower? Haven't 99.9% given up during the race? Never be eager for quick gains! Believe, persevere and give your all and the results will come!".
Tong Wenhong is one of the five powerful women behind Jack Ma and is considered the queen of China's transportation industry, running a large logistics network for Alibaba and many other companies.
In 2015, Tong Wenhong was appointed as President of Cainiao.com, the CNS logistics network management division founded by Alibaba in 2013. In 2017, Tong Wenhong was voted by Forbes magazine as one of the 25 global business leaders who are changing many industries and even lives around the world.
Judy Tong is called an "inspirational woman" when she rose from a receptionist to become the CEO of a company under the Alibaba group.
The story of Tong Wenhong can make many people admire and wish that one day they can also be as successful as her. However, we all need to know, to achieve such success, how did Tong Wenhong not just settle down to be a receptionist but also work tirelessly?
Starting as a receptionist, despite her small job, Tong Wenhong was highly regarded by her colleagues for her carefulness and attention to detail. For example, Tong would send the Hangzhou-Shanghai train schedule to her colleagues when they went on business trips to Shanghai, she would stock cold drinks in the company canteen during the summer, and she was always ready to answer questions from customers who needed care information.
A year later, she was transferred to the customer support department and three months later, she returned to the administration department as a manager. “It was a big challenge for me to lead the team because I was just a receptionist before,” Tong said. However, she decided to take on the challenge.
In the six years since she returned to the administrative department, Tong has been promoted from customer service center manager to human resources manager to vice president. In a 2008 interview, Tong described herself as “stupid, naive, stubborn and persistent.” These traits are recognized by everyone who works at Alibaba, including Jack Ma.
Tong Wenhong started out as a small receptionist, with no experience or expertise. But she did not accept or settle for the job and life of an ordinary employee, but always tried her best and gradually changed her position.
Therefore, young people who go to work, do not rush to demand benefits when you do not have enough capacity, experience, or have not contributed anything to the company. Before each task, do not be smart like "doing this job, will I get anything, no matter how much work I do, the salary will still be the same". That way of thinking will keep you "stuck" in your current position forever, unable to progress. Over time, your experience will remain the same, only your age will get older.
When starting a new job, people often feel uncomfortable when they are assigned tasks that have nothing to do with their "specialty" of training, and nothing to do with the job description they were assigned. But young people, life never draws you a straight line. If there is a straight line to success, it certainly won't be your turn to reach the finish line.
To be successful, you have to take a "rather winding path" by doing well the assigned tasks, not only doing well in professional matters but also observing wholeheartedly and meticulously to the smallest details. Each task you do will show how you do everything. Doing well from the smallest, simplest tasks will help you gradually become more talented, more open-minded and observant. When working, concentrate highly, in addition to your duties, take on more tasks assigned by the company, open up more relationships at work, work, walk and run at the same time... And never forget, to be successful, work with enthusiasm and real effort.
