A week later, on Monday, everyone received the news.
A new finance director and HR director were about to take up their posts, and the general manager was reportedly due to arrive at the company within the next day or two.
The office was immediately abuzz with discussion.
The peace had only been temporary. At last, this quiet stretch had come to an end.
At nine thirty in the morning, department managers began calling out.
"Everyone, head to the conference room for a meeting."
The new directors had arrived, and they were holding their first all-staff meeting at the company.
Everyone in the company had gathered in the conference room. At long last, the new HR director and finance director had also shown their faces.
The finance director aside, the new HR director looked ambitious and eager to roll up his sleeves and change the company's culture.
"Starting this week, each person may be late or leave early no more than once a month. If you're late, it must be by no more than five minutes, and you must submit an attendance request through the internal platform. Being more than five minutes late will count as an absence. Being late more than three times in a month will be considered voluntary resignation."
Zhang Yang sat in the conference room, looking at the people around him. Their eyes betrayed discontent, yet they also looked worried. He suddenly felt completely disillusioned.
When a company started cracking down on attendance, its future was cause for concern.
He had stayed at the company purely to give himself some time to adjust and reflect. As it happened, the atmosphere was good, and he was comfortable there.
But now the management had suddenly changed.
Mingyang Advertising was no longer the Mingyang Advertising it had once been.