I want to apply for a funeral home position

The industry you chose is so special! ~. . .

I’m not sure about this aspect, but I saw some related posts on the Internet, so I’ll give you a reference~~ (the annual salary of a general worker is 180,000)! !

Core Tip: A few days ago, a netizen posted "The annual income of ordinary employees is 180,000, and the high wages in the funeral industry are shady." As soon as this news came out, it caused a heated debate among netizens.

Guangzhou City Yinheyuan Cemetery

Yinheyuan Cemetery

"Dayang Direct Attack" reporter reported: A few days ago, a Dayang netizen posted on the Dayang Forum " Ordinary employees earn 180,000 yuan a year, which is a shady story about the high wages in the funeral industry." (See Ocean News' "Beautiful employee of a funeral parlor that has become a "money-making center" reveals her annual salary is 180,000 yuan.") As soon as this news came out, it caused a heated debate among netizens. Recently, a netizen named "Yang Can" who claimed to be an "ordinary employee of a funeral home in Guangzhou" posted a post detailing some work details that ordinary people have never heard of. This aroused the sympathy and outrage of many netizens, and also once again triggered the anger of funeral home employees. Debate over whether such a high salary is reasonable.

“Not only does the rotting corpse stink very bad, but it is also easy to move.”

“Yang Can”, a netizen who claims to work in the body care room of a funeral home, said, “Even some people who have been engaged in funerals for a long time The old employees at work are not mentally numb to all kinds of things that are difficult for ordinary people to accept, as the outside world imagines. Funeral employees are the same as ordinary people. They all fear and hate what ordinary people love and pursue. I have the same feeling."

"Yang Can" talked about some things that he or his colleagues had personally experienced: "Once after receiving a call, he and his colleagues drove a transport truck to Haizhu District. I picked up a deceased Wubao old man at a house in an old town. After arriving, he went to a small attic on the seventh floor according to the location indicated by phone. Because the floor was low and the door was narrow, only one person could carry the body out. The colleague carried the old man on his back and walked out step by step. Perhaps due to the vibration when walking, the old man spit out a lot of liquid. The colleague was not prepared and vomited all of it. "On the back of a colleague"...

Working in the body care room (antisepsis department) requires a strong psychological endurance. "Yang Can" told an incident that impressed him the most: "This year, I once left the hospital A lesbian who unfortunately passed away from breast cancer was brought back. At the request of her family, the body care room provided her with a shower, makeup, and other care. After taking a shower, the caregiver wiped the body dry with a towel because the body was being processed in the hospital. At the wrong time, when the caregiver was wiping, the liquid inside the body suddenly spurted out, splashing all over the caregiver's face and body. Although the caregiver had been caring for corpses for more than 10 years, she still vomited on the spot and the next day. I was hospitalized because I felt unwell..."

Some other funeral practitioners also told their work experiences: "Once, they were fishing out a floating body from the water. Because there was no road, they had to tie a rope around their waists. , slide into the water, and tie the corpse to your back... It's even more troublesome to encounter a rotten corpse. Not only does it smell terrible, but it's also easy to move."

"I won't receive more than a few wedding invitations in my life."

"Yang Can" said that compared with the psychological shock he felt at the scene, what was more stressful was the huge pressure from his friends and relatives. Due to social prejudice against industries that deal with the dead, it is difficult for employees in the funeral industry to face life with a normal psychological state, especially in a region like Guangdong that attaches great importance to traditional cultural customs. Employees engaged in funerals will rarely receive a few wedding invitations in their lifetime. Even if they do, they will consciously not attend. Due to work needs, funeral home staff sometimes have to contact some units. When they learn that they are from the funeral home, the other party extends their hand. They often make a welcome gesture, "You will never have anything to do with us." Almost everyone has encountered similar situations. Therefore, to avoid embarrassment, they never initiate a handshake. For these reasons, when dealing with outsiders, funeral parlor workers usually only say that they are from the Civil Affairs Bureau and never dare to reveal their true identity.

What’s more, even family members cannot fully tolerate their special work. An old corpse transporter at a funeral home said that after working for 34 years, although his family knew that he worked in a funeral home, they did not know the specific work he did. "Once, I accidentally let slip that I had a rotting corpse. My wife was so frightened that she ran several meters away and asked me to take a shower immediately." Some media reported that more than 50% of funerals were carried out due to "heart problems" caused by long-term abnormal social conditions. Employees are in a state of "mental sub-health".

Guangzhou Funeral Home

The person in charge of a funeral home confirmed that the annual salary of 180,000 is true

According to previous media reports, in August 2006, the Guangzhou Funeral Center recruited for four days , 23 places attracted nearly 170 college students to inquire, and 102 people signed up and got their admission tickets. Among them, more than 10 master's students came to register, and only 3 got their admission tickets. Similarly, in March 2006, the Beijing funeral system recruited 5 to 6 fresh college graduates. Within half a month, it received more than 500 resumes from famous universities such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, with a ratio of 100:1. Since those engaged in funeral work face such great psychological and social pressure, why is there such a popular application scene? A person in charge of the funeral service center admitted that the main reasons why the funeral industry has changed from cold to hot are stable work and income, and good welfare benefits. According to the "2006 Annual Survey Report on the Current Situation and Development of College Student Employment" conducted by China Human Resources Development Network and "College Student Employment" magazine in April 2006, most graduates' salary expectations for themselves have been adjusted to around 1,000 yuan, or even There are many cases of “zero wage” employment. In this environment where "it is difficult for college students to find employment" has become a common phenomenon, the Guangzhou Funeral Center provides conditions for recruitment positions: "Those with a bachelor's degree or above and front-line workers can earn a monthly salary of more than 5,000 yuan; second-line jobs with college, technical secondary school, etc. "For example, business promoters, etc., with a monthly salary of more than 3,000 yuan" can be said to be quite attractive. In response to rumors that funeral parlor employees earn an annual salary of 180,000 yuan, a reporter from "Dayang Zhizhi" contacted a former person in charge of a funeral home. The other person said, "Some people are paid high salaries and work less, while some people are paid low salaries and work more jobs. This phenomenon can be found in every unit. Ten thousand and fifty-one Yes, there is a monthly salary, and there are higher prices, but more than 20 years ago our monthly salary was more than 60 yuan." But he refused to disclose more details.

The high wages of funeral workers are understood and sympathized by some netizens

As for the statement that "ordinary employees earn 180,000 yuan per year and the high wages of funeral workers are behind the scenes", Dayang netizens have formed two opposing views. The opposing side They believe that the annual salary of 180,000 yuan is far higher than the general wage standard and seems extremely unreasonable. However, after the supporters learned about the details of the funeral workers’ work, they believe that the annual salary of 180,000 yuan is absolutely worth it!

In response to the doubts of the opposing netizens, another front-line employee of a funeral home in Guangzhou said that not everyone can do this kind of work. "Imagine that every day your job is to come into contact with work that others are afraid of and think is dirty, especially those caused by accidents, stumps on the ground, or those that have been burned like black carbon. How many of you do "Can you bear it?" "Some netizens compare the funeral industry with criminal police and think that it is not a high-risk industry, but they only see that police officers are threatened by life threats from guns and knives, but they do not see that funeral workers are exposed to various types of hepatitis, Bacterial life threats such as tuberculosis, leprosy, and corpse poisoning all stem from some discrimination and prejudice against funeral workers.” After reading their messages, some netizens also expressed sympathy and understanding. Netizen "Shanshi" said that he really admires this kind of courage and work attitude! The annual salary of 180,000 is also worth it. Netizen "Xingdou Citizen" said: "In this special industry, the income does not exceed 20,000 yuan a month, which is acceptable. Just imagine, if you have to face the farewell of the living to the dead every day in your life, your mentality and spirit will be different. Xingdou Citizen The income of ordinary employees at the funeral service center is higher, and whether taxes are normal and other issues are separate. "An anonymous netizen also said: "This job is not something ordinary people can do. Why do you do it every day if you are given 200,000 yuan? If I were to face something unlucky, I wouldn't be able to do it! I should look at other people's high incomes. The price they pay for their high incomes is unimaginable to me or my relatives! I am not a practitioner in this industry. I have only read about the hardships and sorrows of funeral workers in newspapers before."

Netizen "7771" also expressed some opinions: "I should know Guangzhou better. The income levels, charges, and basic service standards of funeral homes are stipulated by the Provincial Price Bureau and the Municipal Price Bureau, while special service items and standards are determined by the funeral home and reported to the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Price Bureau. An ordinary manager can definitely get a monthly income of 180,000 yuan. There is no doubt about this. I personally think that even if I was given 180,000 yuan, I would not do this.

As far as I know, funeral home employees are under great social pressure. They don’t dare to say that they are from the funeral home when they go out to make reservations. They always talk to the Civil Affairs Bureau; no one will pay them New Year greetings during the Chinese New Year, and no matter how good their friends are, they don’t want them to go there to pay New Year greetings. , but they have few friends; many people have been working for decades, and their families don’t even know they work in a funeral home. I think that even if they earn 280,000 yuan a year, the quality of life they get is not as high as that of normal people who earn 30,000 to 50,000 yuan a year. This is a very special industry, and I think it also requires very special treatment. Those who keep saying that there is no pressure in any industry, if you stay in the management building of a funeral home for a few months (not on the front line), you will be fully Feeling that kind of depressing atmosphere is definitely not faced by other industries. I guess you can understand this industry a little bit. Of course, excessively high income is also inappropriate, because these incomes come from the hard work of ordinary people. , the key is how to control this income and what standards are appropriate. Blaming them blindly for their high income is a typical unbalanced mentality. ”

It is difficult for private capital to enter the funeral industry

A large part of the controversy over the high wages in the funeral industry focuses on the controversy that “the funeral industry relies on monopoly to obtain huge profits.” Although in With calls and attention from all parties, the funeral and interment industry has opened up to private capital, allowing private capital and even foreign capital to intervene in competition. However, in general, funeral service facilities still belong to the country's special management area.

Aimed at this. Netizens questioned its "speciality", and industry insiders explained that the control of corpse disposal involves many issues such as social security and customs. Therefore, the funeral industry cannot be fully marketized. **Article 8 of the "Funeral Management Regulations" of the People's Republic of China stipulates: For the construction of funeral parlors and crematoriums, the civil affairs departments of the people's governments at the county level and the people's governments of districted cities and autonomous prefectures shall propose plans and submit them to the people's governments at the same level for approval; Service stations and columbariums shall be subject to the examination and approval of the civil affairs departments of the people's governments at the county level and the people's governments of cities with districts and autonomous prefectures; the construction of cemeteries shall be subject to the examination and approval of the civil affairs departments of the people's governments at the county level and the people's governments of cities with districts and autonomous prefectures. The construction of funeral and interment facilities using foreign capital shall be reviewed and approved by the people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for review and approval. The establishment of public welfare cemeteries for villagers in rural areas shall be reviewed and approved by the people's governments at the township level. Submit to the civil affairs department of the county-level people's government for approval. Article 9 of the regulations stipulates that no unit or individual is allowed to build funeral facilities without approval. It is easy to understand from the above legal provisions that due to the relatively complex industry access conditions and the lack of relevant laws. Despite the support of detailed rules, it is still difficult for private capital to enter the funeral industry. In many places, because this industry is still dominated by civil affairs departments, there are endless cases of corruption in the funeral industry, which is also the source of public criticism of the funeral industry.

< p> According to "Guangzhou Daily", in August 2006, the "Zhuhai City Funeral Management System Reform Plan", which has been revised dozens of times, was approved in principle by the Zhuhai Municipal Government, and the funeral reform will be launched within the year. According to media comments, if the reform plan is followed, Establish an independent funeral service center, and have the financial department supervise and manage the revenue and expenditure, changing the original practice of exclusive operation of civil affairs and taking responsibility for profits and losses. The civil affairs department only assumes a simple manager role; the production and sales of funeral supplies are in accordance with national funeral management regulations and administrative regulations. Licensing and market-oriented operation will be implemented. Funeral supplies that were originally exclusively operated by the funeral management department will gradually be opened to the market, allowing fair competition, and the problem of inflated prices of funeral supplies will be effectively controlled. However, some commentators believe that the funeral industry has become a huge profit industry. There are also reasons for traditional customs. The custom of competing with each other in funerals, which has been influenced by feudal ideas for a long time, has also contributed to this to a certain extent. It seems that the larger and more extravagant the funeral of the living, the more filial to the deceased. . From this point of view, if the bad social atmosphere cannot be reversed, then "the huge profits in the funeral industry" and "the high funeral expenses" can really be regarded as "one is willing to fight, the other is willing to suffer" (Source: Dayang.com " "Ocean Direct Attack" reporter Chen Jian reported)

Netizens’ opinions collided:

Pros:

Anonymous netizen: It’s just about getting through the psychological level. It is understandable that I will earn 180,000 yuan this year. Not to mention facing the corpse, I feel scared when I see others injured.

Anonymous netizen: “In this special industry, the income does not exceed 20,000 yuan a month, which is acceptable.

Just imagine, if you have to face the separation of the living from the dead every day in your life, your mentality and spirit will be different. Xingdou citizens accept that the income of ordinary employees of funeral service centers is higher. Whether taxes are normal and other issues are left to be discussed separately. ”

Anonymous netizen: This job is not something ordinary people can do. If I give you 200,000 yuan, why would you do it? I face unlucky things every day. If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to do it! Get your mind right. Look at their high income. The price they pay for their high income is unimaginable to us outsiders! Let me first state that I or my relatives are not practitioners in this industry. I have only read about the hardships of funeral workers in the newspaper. Sour.

Anonymous netizen: "If you are brave enough, you can avoid death. If you go to the hospital and your whole family goes bankrupt, life would be worse than death. ”

Opposition:

Anonymous netizen: Strongly angry!! Relevant departments can intervene in the investigation. Ordinary employees are 180,000, but leaders are not 1.8 million? With such a high salary in a funeral home, it is bound to rob the family of the deceased. , causing the family of the deceased to suffer even more! !!

Anonymous netizen: The media has been reporting on the unusually high fees for a long time, but the reason is intriguing. .

Anonymous netizen: From birth to death, everything was lost at the hands of the monopoly industry. The families of the deceased are sad enough. It is estimated that most of them experienced heavy bleeding in their pockets during the hospitalization, and they will not be affected again.

Netizen huang_connie: "The high salary is true. One of my classmates worked there after graduating from college. His annual income is higher than that of me, the so-called director of the sales department of a foreign company. It's true. Shame! ”