Against the Current, I Will Strike Gold

Quit her state-owned bank job + workplace bullying + stock trading + comeback + women's growth + female private equity boss. Su Jing had just graduated from college when she landed a job at the state-owned Dazhong Bank through campus recruitment. New to the workplace, she was obedient, capable, compliant, and unable to say no. A young woman from out of town with no connections or family background, she became an easy target for workplace bullying by her superiors and colleagues. She was the one who got stuck working the most holidays, signing out in the rain, and going wherever she was needed. She was used to being compliant, used to the ideas her parents had instilled in her since childhood: work hard, don't complain, speak less and do more, and never say no. Su Jing wanted to take leave to visit her gravely ill grandmother, but Director Wang told her that new employees shouldn't make a fuss and had to overcome difficulties. In the end, Su Jing missed her chance to see her grandmother one last time. But after eight years on the job, at 32 and a year into her marriage, Su Jing became pregnant. Her doctor said she was an older expectant mother who needed to rest, avoid standing for long periods, and not overexert herself. Su Jing relayed the doctor's orders to Director Wang, but her colleagues and superiors were already used to making her do everything. From the very beginning, Su Jing had been cast in a role that meant she still couldn't say no. So she gritted her teeth and kept working. By then, she was a lobby manager, standing from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. without a lunch break. Then one day, Su Jing suffered a threatened miscarriage. Faced with workplace bullying, unfair treatment, her grandmother's death, a sudden reassignment, and more, she finally snapped…