Commercial secret

Last month, a film magazine gave a phone call to let me went to Shanghai to job interviews. Because the distances, round-trip costs too expensive, so i asked one of the issues of concern: wages. The phone told me that this is a commercial secret, I said that this is a matter of survival protection of things, I think i should know. The other short answer: “We will not tell you, you decide it.” and then hang up.
When wages become commercial secrets ? I want to know whether the work in different places I can guarantee the survival, how to gather others also become commercial secrets of the espionage act ?
I have had a previous experience about the salary issue. At that time, just out from the newspaper, a business editor, published in the magazine invited me to do their editing, I was clearly told the monthly salary of 4,500 yuan. But suddenly the editor-in-chief was transferred to other projects, the magazine also conducted personnel adjustments, and he introduced me to another magazine, I asked the salary, he said: “The magazine should be and we almost, at least monthly salary of 3,000 yuan and above.” I entered the home magazine, the magazine, can not ask how much salary. But the wages to the day, I only got 1,200 yuan and they told me that all are so many. After such a loss, so I think that should work to find out before treatment, which is the most realistic and most safety problems.
But i bought a round-trip air fare, think that when i met with bosses thought interviews, mention this issue, it should certainly be answered.
8:30 assigned 11:30, completed a written examination, 14:30 assigned 15:30 saw a super-obscure black-and-white short and completed a reading test, and was told wait for the interview. This, and so on until the 18:30, there were four people, sitting in a small room, looking forward to become helpless. One of the girls in Beijing to return ticket is 19 o’clock, 18 o’clock she must be rushed to the station, but the boss still did not return, she going to have to void tickets. Our hearts very puzzled, so many days in advance to let us interview, why are arranged in such disorder ?
Finally close to 19 o’clock when we see the interview the owner. In the spacious room Steven Spielberg has visited , carried out a collective interview. The boss asked the first question: “What is the problem you more concerned about ? “Thus, a movie magazine’s news conference began. In accordance with the order from left to right, the first person raised the question of what is the future of the magazine, the second individual magazine ads rarely, why not expand the publicity, the third person asking is on the market today have several film magazines, Competition is fierce, the boss answered . I have some patience, which is the magazine conducted the interview for us, how suddenly feel like an interview with reporters in the magazine? Finally turn to me and finally I have been asked a question things: “I am more concerned about the magazine editor’s salary.in the past, I have asked the question, while your staff told me this is a commercial secret. “Boss said:” Now I can not answer your question. “I asked:” Shanghai is a city high cost of living, so I need to know that my life can be protected, whether in solving food and clothing After also more comfortable to live in my city in a month to 3,000 yuan to guarantee the basic living wage demand, but in Shanghai, rented a 50 square metre houses will be around 2,400 yuan, 3,000 yuan is also here in the Salaries, I will deficit, which is tantamount to begging. I think I would like to know that this treatment does not require too much. “Boss replied:” I can tell you trial period wage is 1,500 yuan a month, but three months after the trial period is no salary A standard. “I said:” Then you can tell me a rough average figure? »” He continued to play hide and seek game: “But you to work, who knows how much to pay you open, you only had to work before To know how much money to you. ”
That the boss is still talking about his magazine, the vision of the company, criticism of other magazines, have denounced the work here has already left the staff, I have too lazy to listen to them and he said we have no relations Things, I really only care about those things. This magazine is not just beginning to venture, it is already issued more than 10 years of a mature magazine, also in the treatment of this circular, talk about the prospects, I find it very funny.
I understand that those just out of university school students, a cavity in the embrace of the film’s love, is how desperately hope that this can into the threshold of the magazine, did not see the world the brutality of the hardships and survival, so idealistic and non-return . And I am different, I like movies, but not go so far as to the great film because of the dedication of love left, I also do not need in this magazine work of the qualifications of job seekers to provide convenience for the future, I want only bread and a Their own value in the parallel work.
Thus, half of the interview, I stopped the thread of her conversation boss who said: “you have what it? If not, I have to go. “Boss who then surprised expression, i stood up to leave.
I am in my own way to tell him, do not cheat us, I am not a child.