By Amanda Kavanagh A top public relations executive for Baidu, China’s dominant search engine, has reportedly departed the company following a series of videos that …
By Amanda Kavanagh A top public relations executive for Baidu, China’s dominant search engine, has reportedly departed the company following a series of videos that appeared to glorify the punishing ‘996’ work schedule. Qu Jing, who headed up communications at the tech giant, implied that she had no concern for the wellbeing of employees in videos posted to Douyin, a video platform similar to TikTok.
His comments sparked an immediate backlash from critics who described the schedule as corporate exploitation and detrimental to work-life balance. Then in December 2020, a 23-year-old employee for e-commerce platform Pinduoduo collapsed and passed away while making their way home after midnight. Following the incident, Chinese officials declared they were looking into Pinduoduo's working conditions.
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