I've Been a Clerk for Ten Years, I've Messed It up and You're in a Hurry

Lin Zhou, a 10-year veteran of the system, has seen through the nature of infighting in officialdom, interpersonal friction, and responsibility-shifting, and has completely awakened to the "salted fish" survival rule. He doesn't take sides, doesn't take credit, doesn't take the blame, doesn't overturn when he's in trouble, and doesn't step on thunder when he's lying down. He is a Buddhist who can always resolve workplace crises by accident; he doesn't cling to his boss or get involved with his colleagues, but he sticks to the bottom line and protects his job in the daily mess, and lives a uniquely transparent and sober life. This is a realistic novel about life in the officialdom that is anti-involution and anti-internal friction. It describes the helplessness, sobriety and survival wisdom of small people in the system, reveals the unknown worldly ways of people in the officialdom, the unspoken rules of promotion and the truth about workplace survival. It shows how salted fish officers can safely complete their career in the system at the lowest cost.