Life Plan

Chapter 4, Entering the Workplace

The noodles were ready, and as she reached out her left hand to open the lid, Zhou Ya suddenly asked, "Do you have any allergies?"

She pointed to the inside of Liu Chichi's wrist, where there was an irregular dark patch. "I used to be a nurse, it's a professional habit."

"peanut."

Liu Chichi subconsciously wanted to pull her hand behind her back. This had happened many years ago. There were many creases on the inside of her wrist, and the color difference was almost unnoticeable unless you looked closely, but she still sensitively pulled her hand behind her back.

Even after some wounds heal on the body, the memory of the pain remains as a "lesson." Like someone bitten by a snake once and being afraid of a rope for ten years, she has forgotten what happened, but she still remembers the feeling of eating three large spoonfuls of peanuts in front of her mother.

"My daughter is allergic. When I was breastfeeding, I ate some nuts and she broke out in a lot of rashes," Zhou Ya said, pulling out a photo of her child who was in kindergarten. Her expression softened. "I was almost promoted to head nurse back then. It wasn't easy to maintain the pregnancy through IVF. I had to quit my job to get pregnant with this little one. This year is the first time I've come back to work since giving birth."

Zhou Ya's face was full of longing and anticipation: "I hope I can be assigned to the Central Hospital. My daughter's library is just two intersections away, so I can pick her up and drop her off."

Warmth and empathy are the keys to interpersonal relationships, and it's best to also gain a little sympathy. Zhou Ya turned her head and handed the photo to Liu Chichi. In the instant their eyes met, she saw that Liu Chichi's eyes were full of "You've had it so tough."

During the three-day training, they formed a friendship based on sharing meals, and Zhou Ya almost threw up after eating three buckets of instant noodles.

The first on-the-job training after the initial training mainly involves learning about the job content by following different mentors. If you are not comfortable with the job, you can leave. This also roughly determines the mentors to be selected later, and the assignments are usually made directly by the supervisor.

Zhou Ya was assigned to mentor Liu Chichi at the Second Hospital, which was where Liu Chichi was interning, while Liu Chichi's mentorship position was at the Central Hospital.

After receiving the form, Zhou Ya suddenly raised her hand and said, "Supervisor, if I want to adapt to the job more quickly, I think it would be better to assign me to the Central Hospital."

Why?

"I used to work at the Central Hospital. It has nine buildings, and the departments are scattered, but I'm very familiar with it. Being in a familiar hospital helps me get into the swing of things faster." Zhou Ya suddenly turned to look at Liu Chichi. "Chichi, I remember you interned at the Second Hospital. You wanted to go there more, right?"

Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Chichi. She froze, meeting Zhou Ya's eager gaze. She remembered what Zhou Ya had mentioned about her daughter, and how entering the workplace as a mother was not easy.

Although she also wanted to go to Hao Jia's side, seeing Zhou Ya's eyes gradually turning pleading, she nodded.

The supervisor watched as Liu Chichi responded to Zhou Ya, and exchanged a glance with the HR personnel. They both saw the speechlessness in each other's eyes. Assigning mentors was not an unchangeable decision, but they didn't understand why Shen Shuyi would recommend her internally.

A foolish graduate.

They took sides without fully understanding what was going on when they first entered the workforce, and even contradicted the work assigned by their superiors. Even if they were dissatisfied with the work assigned by their superiors, they should have communicated privately, but instead chose to confront them in public by banding together.

Liu Chichi stepped into the Second Hospital again. During her ten months there, she learned for the first time that the strange man who often carried a folding chair in the stairwell and typed on his computer was CRC.

He was making a follow-up call, and Liu waited patiently. Standing seemed impolite, and squatting seemed strange, so she awkwardly leaned against the wall.

My mentor is a good person. Seeing her like this, I assumed she was tired, so I generously gave up my folding chair before making my second phone call.

Liu Chichi held her laptop, contemplating whether she should continue working there. She had heard her supervisor mention a "flexible work environment," but she hadn't expected it to be this flexible.

She had just finished preparing to deliver samples with her mentor when Zhou Ya's phone rang persistently: "Chichi, can you switch mentors with me?"

Why did it change again?

She couldn't help but think this, and she was also a little worried. Although she wanted to resign, she wasn't prepared to leave immediately. She hadn't thought of a new reason to explain to her mother. "Would my supervisor agree to that?"

"This mentor doesn't want me. The supervisor said if I can't find someone willing to mentor me, I don't need to come anymore. I've inquired, and the mentors at the Second Affiliated Hospital are the easiest to talk to. Please help me, Chichi..."

By the end, Zhou Ya's voice was already trembling with tears.

"it is good."

"Then I'll tell my supervisor right away, thank you for your delay."

Before the mentor received the notification from the supervisor, Zhou Ya's message popped up first: Chichi, where are you guys?

Liu hesitated for a moment, but thinking about the matter of changing instructors, she still sent her location: at the East Gate.

She was preparing to send out samples with her mentor when Zhou Ya appeared before the deliveryman had even left. Ignoring Liu Chichi, she politely bowed slightly to her mentor and said, "Hello, I'm Zhou Ya, the new guy."

The instructor glanced at Liu Chichi with a puzzled look. This one was also new. The Second Hospital didn't have many projects, so why was the company so generous to give him two people?

He took out his phone; the company had indeed notified him, but it was a reassignment. The first person to arrive—who was this?—his supervisor pointed to Liu Chichi: "Go to the Central Hospital."

At that moment, Zhou Ya smiled at Liu Chichi just as she had when she first saw her, and held out her hand: "I was worried about being late, so I came early. Give me these."

Liu Chichi handed the things in her hand to Zhou Ya. As she sat on the subway to the Central Hospital with her bag on her back, she suddenly realized, somewhat belatedly, that she was late.

She started to feel conflicted, thinking about how to explain herself later.

Upon meeting at the Central Hospital, Shen Shuyi frowned immediately: "I told my supervisor I'd be assigned to you, so why are you at the Second Hospital?"

"I'm not familiar with this area."

"Was it that person who suggested it?" Shen Shuyi's anger was palpable. "She's far too self-centered. The patient was communicating with the doctor, and she actually interrupted, saying that using that drug, something like 'Lisomething,' would be better. I can understand if she hadn't read the trial protocol, but didn't she even read the employee handbook? CRCs assist with non-clinical judgment, non-clinical judgment!"

Thanks to Zhou Ya's unauthorized actions, Shen Shuyi also received a severe scolding from the research doctor. If she hadn't covered her mouth quickly enough, she would be on the company's bulletin board by now.

Seeing Liu Chichi's timid and hesitant demeanor, Shen Shuyi suppressed her anger. "You can come with me."

The central hospital has a separate office for CRCs. CRCs from different companies are all crammed into this office. There are so many documents that they fill the desk and are even piled on the floor, arranged like flower petals, like a large waste paper recycling station.

Shen Shuyi placed a stack of documents on the ground, making a small space, and turned to look at her: "Put the computer here, informal documents can be on the table, and important documents and data can be placed over there."

Shen Shuyi pointed to the row of locked filing cabinets against the wall, "Make sure you keep the keys safe and don't give them to anyone. Don't do things yourself that you can do yourself, especially those documents that require your signature."

She tossed Liu Chichi a hand-drawn map of the Central Hospital's location—rough, but sufficient. Shen Shuyi pulled a stack of documents with sticky notes covering the sides from the table. "Have you signed the confidentiality agreement?"

"It was signed the next day."

"Then familiarize yourself with this first. This is key information I extracted from the experimental protocol. This job isn't difficult; the most important thing is to be obedient."

Liu Chichi had read GCP; the PI was arguably the most important person in the entire experiment, so she asked earnestly, "Should we listen to the researcher?"

"No." Shen Shuyi patted the document. "I'll listen to the proposed plan."