“Test?” Jaime looked at his mother with some doubt and asked in confusion, “Mom, what do you mean by that?”
Helen said seriously, “It seems that Charlie’s main purpose in coming today should be to ask you that question, to see if you would take the opportunity to end the pilgrimage.”
Jaime asked her, “What is Mr. Wade testing me for? Is he testing my sincerity?”
“Pretty much!” Helen nodded slightly and explained, “Charlie’s style of behavior is very similar to his father's. Although I don’t know Charlie well, I know Curtis. What makes Curtis different from most leaders is his first prerequisite for employing people is not based on the person’s ability or background but on the person’s character.”
After a pause, Helen added, “In his eyes, no matter how strong a person’s ability is, as long as that person’s character is not good, he will not make deep friendships with him, let alone put him in his career blueprint.”
“But many people don’t care about this now, and many bosses themselves start with malicious intentions. They just want to squeeze the other person’s ability and discard them at will. Therefore, when they employ people, they look at ability and not character first. Such a person is often a double-edged sword. Even if they can create a certain amount of value in a short period of time, how can two people with malicious intentions who only want to win take it all to create a win-win situation? In the long run, this kind of situation would do more harm than good, and it’s precisely because of this that Curtis’s first prerequisite for employing people is for the person to be of good character.”
As Helen spoke, she added, “Charlie must have had the same intention when he asked Yashita to put your father under house arrest. As long as Sheldon is able to figure it out and meet Charlie’s standard for testing him, Charlie will return his freedom to him. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see. Sheldon will definitely be able to regain his freedom again after the wedding on August 8th.”
Jaime asked in surprise, “Mom, do you mean that Mr. Wade intends to use me?”
Helen said seriously, “He may not be the one using you, but he may want you to help your sister.”
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