A Study on WeSupport , a WeChat-based Learning Platform a . “ I Made It ” Photo Stories
According to CCR CSR ’ s study on young workers , less than 20 % of young factory workers feel hopeful about their future 19, resulting in a workforce lacking motivation and inclined to have a high turnover rate . The “ I Made It ” series tells the real-life stories of people who used to be young front-line workers but went on to achieve moderate success in their career . These visual stories aim to motivate young workers by showing that hard work can pay off . 47 % of the young workers said the “ I Made It ” stories very much motivated them . Luo Yu is among those hardworking and ambitious young workers who seek to progress well in their careers and felt motivated by the achievements of the people featured in the “ I Made It ” stories :
Luo Yu ’ s Story
Luo Yu is 24 years old . She left her hometown in Sichuan when she was 18 years old after graduating from high school and has since worked at a shoe factory . She knew it was not enough for her and she wanted to have better career development opportunities . So she enrolled in a Procurement and Supply Chain Management course in junior college while still working at the factory . “’ I Made It ’ stories gave me a lot of inspiration . I now believe even more firmly that if I keep trying , I will succeed one day . So I will continue my studies …” says Luo Yu . “ I ’ m also making a career development plan as recommended by WeSupport and hope it accelerates progress towards achieving my career goals .”
Young workers were asked about how helpful they found the Young Worker lessons to be in terms of the eight objectives the WeSupport platform aims to achieve . The average score for all eight objectives is 71 . Chart 24 shows the average scores young workers gave to each objective out of 100 points .
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The top scores go to 1 ) identify needs 2 ) improve relationship with colleagues and 3 ) stay positive .
Chart 24 : Scores for young worker content
Content |
Identify needs |
75.4 |
|
Improve your relationship with colleagues
Stay postive
|
74.0
73.9
|
|
Improve your relationship with your line manager |
73.5 |
|
Improve your communication skills |
73.1 |
|
Manage stress |
73.1 |
|
Plan career development |
72.9 |
|
Handle conflicts and criticism |
72.4 |
Score |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
75 |
76 |
19 . CCR CSR ( 2015 ) Staying On : A Study On Young Workers In The Electronic Industry http :// ccrcsr . com / resource / 312
20 . “ Very helpful ” was given a score of100 ; “ Partly helpful ” equated to a score of 50 . If the answer was “ not helpful ” or “ not applicable ”, a score of 0 applied
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