The Chinese company caused outrage because it told employees to take leave only in case of sudden death
Recently, a technology company in Shanghai (China), caused outrage by “rebuking” an employee to apply for leave due to having to work overtime for 3 consecutive months.
Specifically, Mr. Xiao Li applied for a leave of absence for the above reason, but was troubled by the human resources department. Sharing with Jinpai News, he said he had consulted the production department and was approved. His reason is also very good: going to a health care provider due to overtime continuously for a long time. Xiao Li is expected to return to work after 2 days of leave.
Frustrated by being questioned by the human resources department, Xiao Li told them, “If I die suddenly, can you take responsibility?” In response to his question, the human resources officer casually said: “When you suddenly die, let’s talk about it”.
Soon after, Xiao Li shared this story on a forum and attracted a lot of attention from netizens. Most people expressed their indignation at the behavior of the company’s personnel. Most importantly, taking a medical leave is a good cause.
“Is it too much for them to do this? It’s so unhuman. It’s obvious that he goes to the doctor because he has to work overtime too much. Employee health is one of the most valuable assets of a company. “, one netizen commented.
Another person left a “harsh” comment: “Try letting that HR staff work overtime for 3 consecutive months to see if he asks for a leave of absence to go to the doctor”.
Then, when contacted to clarify the matter, the company said it would verify with the human resources department and soon respond to public opinion.
This is not the first time that Chinese public opinion is outraged at technology companies exploiting the labor of employees. For a long time, this industry in the country of billions of people has been famous for its 996 working culture (from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week).
Last month, an employee of tech giant ByteDance, in his late 20s, died suddenly after working out at the company’s gym. ByteDance later confirmed the information, but did not provide any further details.
The fact that the cause of death of this ill-fated employee has not been disclosed has once again raised concerns about the pressure that workers in the technology sector in China face.
Wu’s death comes just weeks after the sudden death of a 25-year-old content moderator of the Bilibili platform. The company said the employee’s death was not caused by overwork and that in the previous week, the employee had been working regular hours.
According to a 2020 report by the National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases of China, several employees in the technology field died suddenly from cardiac arrest. This is also the leading cause of death in the country of billions of people. Sudden cardiac arrest causes about half a million deaths a year in the country, an average of 1,500 deaths per day across all age groups.
Health issues at China’s Big Tech have received increasing public attention in recent years. In which, the “996” regime has continuously become the focus of criticism.
Recently, some of China’s biggest technology companies announced measures to cut overtime for employees. Last year, ByteDance and rival Kuaishou said they were ending a regime that required employees to work six days a week every two weeks.
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