At the beginning of 2011, I joined Ali and served as the second customer in Tmall. My level was P1 (the lowest level among ali employees).


A lot of people will say “wow” and look at me curiously when they hear this level.

Now the students who join Ali are getting better and better. I was probably the last group of P1 employees in Ali.



Thick skin is also an advantage

My first day in Ali was actually quite exciting.

After I arrived at Alibaba, I worked answering the phone, handling transaction rights, encountering all kinds of strange problems with buyers not receiving goods.

The excitement didn’t last long until I hit a major blow: I couldn’t even make powerpoint.

At that time, the boss asked us to have a meeting to talk about the plan. Every colleague came up with their own PPT, not only beautiful design, thinking is also very clear. I, on the other hand, had heard the word “powerpoint” in college and never made one myself.

Never mind, although the foundation is poor, but I can learn.

One good thing about me is that I have a thick skin. After work, I took my colleagues and asked them to teach me PPT, such as how to change fonts and how to insert pictures. I worked overtime for several editions, and finally showed my ideas clearly.

This is actually just the beginning. I have to learn so much from my transition from sales to alibaba’s full house.

At that time, when Tmall was just established, everyone was full of energy and thought they were doing something great. Their eyes were shining and they were full of vision for the future.

There are several young people in the team and the atmosphere is very good. Sometimes I worked overtime until early in the morning, when the bus stopped and I was reluctant to take a taxi. My colleague rode a very shabby Phoenix bicycle to take me home. In the night breeze of Hangzhou, the two of them talked about business and girls, and happily went back to the rented house in Jiang Village.

Every Year on November 11, the company will be very busy, and I work as a customer service supervisor in an outsourcing company, itching, just like the New Year’s Eve when everyone is watching the Spring Festival Gala, I am doing my homework alone. But it’s rewarding to see their problems solved.

A year later, WHEN I was nominated for P2 promotion, I opened the office and sat in a room full of ten people, all of whom were my interviewers. I was a little nervous, but I said what I thought and thought.

In the following years, I was promoted once a year and achieved P4 in a crowded team. In fact, every time I was promoted, I should not always think about the result, but really review myself. The most important thing is to be yourself.



Photographer: Keyi

Primary school students at the scene of Huashan Sword

In 2015, I transferred to Ali Cloud for big data operation.

At my first meeting, I was stunned.

A bunch of people are saying all kinds of professional terms, just like the primary school students broke into the scene of Huashan Sword, are masters, let alone speak, listen to all don’t understand. It’s so painful to sit in the office and not get a word in edgewise.

Ali there’s an old saying, when you’re suffering, that’s when you’re growing. It’s a little technical, but it doesn’t matter. We can learn.

During that period, I searched for the news related to my business every day, the trends in the field of big data around the world, and the demands and changes of the market.

As it happens, I have a friend who is also engaged in technology in Aliyun. After work, I pulled him to make up for it a little bit and started to explain the terms “data management” and “ODPS”.

In addition to working hours, the rest of the time is basically with him in the chat, even my wife began to doubt that he is a man or a woman.

After 20 days, I almost understood the technical framework of big data, and I could not only understand it in meetings, but also give my own opinion.



Photographer: Shang Yun

What is promotion

In Ali, I had my share of difficult times.

Solutions are always challenged, things are always unable to push, and results are not available… Ali does not promise promotion and wealth, but will promise you a belly full of grievances.

I had my doubts, and I wanted to leave. When you feel wronged, go to KTV with your colleagues and shout to release your emotions. But back home, calm down to think, can still find their own problems.

I have grown up in Ali for so many years. Every year, I am constantly changing and becoming a better myself. Something inside me told me I wasn’t leaving until Ari fired me.

During my seven years in Ali, I was promoted from P1 to P7. People ask me, how do you do it?

In my opinion, the secret to promotion is two words: study. In Ali, there will be challenges and difficulties every day. The important thing is that you keep learning.

Promotion is like fighting monsters in the game. You will encounter mountains along the way, but your ultimate goal is to rescue the princess in the castle far away, not just to defeat the monster in front of you.



The original article was published at: 2018-05-30

By: Orange

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