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Recently, Midea Group’s layoffs have intensified. A message from a laid-off Midea employee on an internal forum has aroused public empathy. The employee claimed to be “long-lasting regrets, difficult to calm down, not spit out”, and said that he still stuck to his post when his wife gave birth to a child and he fractured himself, and now he suddenly received a notice of optimization.
Fang Hongbo, chairman of Midea, replied after seeing it, saying “a little sad, and at the same time deeply ashamed”. Fang Hongbo said that compared with the epidemic in 2020, Midea is now facing greater pressure and impact. After 1-2 months of repeated discussions with the management, Midea made a difficult choice.
The market view is that Midea’s layoffs and shrinking fronts are for better profit performance in the period of stock competition. By the end of 2021, Midea had a total of 165,800 employees, an increase of about 10% compared with 149,200 in the previous year. In 2021, Midea will pay 32.1 billion yuan in cash to employees, with an average of about 193,600 yuan per employee.
This means that for every 10% layoff of employees, Midea saves an average of 3.2 billion yuan in labor costs. In 2021, Midea’s net profit attributable to its parent will be 25.9 billion yuan, and 3.2 billion yuan will account for more than 12% of the net profit attributable to its parent. In other words, although Midea is not short of money, layoffs can bring immediate results to Midea’s thickening of profits.
The following is the message of the old staff in the internal forum:
Quite suddenly, I received a notification that it was optimized. In the past, apart from dealing with internal complaints, I basically ignored the beauty and said that I was too busy with work and had no time to complain. Unexpectedly, the first long post will be the last. As an old employee (too old to say it), I have witnessed the rise and growth of Mei. Looking back on the youthful sweat shed by countless colleagues over the years, I can also see that it is full of vigor and vitality, and seeing that it has a long-standing foundation and ranks among the world’s top 500 companies, I sincerely wish Meimei’s future. On the other hand, when I look back at my years in the United States, I went along with the current and went against the current. The words are few and short, the regrets are long, the meaning is difficult to calm, and the spit is not smooth.
The most sorry for these years is the family, especially the parents and the wife. Working away from home, I can’t do my filial piety. My old father is in his 70s and has cancer. He can only wait in line to see a doctor in the hospital with his 75-year-old mother. At a time when the epidemic is rampant, it is difficult to find a hospital bed, which is hard and cannot bear to think about it. As a son of man, I feel guilty and sad. My child was born in 2009, and on the same day I was going to receive the review of the CNAS National Laboratory expert group, I had to rush to the unit after signing the signature in a hurry at the hospital, leaving my wife alone. Although my parents-in-law came to escort me later, as a lover, I have always owed this debt. After 20 years, there was a family day, but after making up for it, it was difficult to comfort him.
The second is feeling sorry for your body. At the end of 2019, he was accidentally injured in an experiment and suffered a lumbar vertebral compression fracture. He could not move and was almost paralyzed. Failure to report a work-related injury will affect the departmental assessment. The doctor said that you must stay in bed for 1-3 months. At that time, I was in charge of the critical moment of the TRS maturity assessment of the Group and the five institutes. I had to prepare a lot of materials, and no other colleagues could take over. After lying down for ten days, I struggled to come to the company, bought a reclining chair, and lay in front of the computer. , I typed with my head up for two weeks, and endured the pain to complete the submission. The price of accomplishing the task, I asked the doctor to see the X-ray after three months, and asked him if he was completely cured. The doctor said that the bones were a little crooked, and it would be like this for a lifetime. Since then, I said goodbye to the hearty pursuit of a marathon, and I dare not taste the wine again, and my lumbar spine is sore after driving for a while.
The choice at that time, the responsibility, and the duty. Thinking about it now, it’s still too kind. The house needs to be provided, the baby needs to be raised, broken teeth and blood tasted. The workplace is ups and downs, the world is hot and cold, it should be endured silently, there is no need to make a statement. Because I have to leave Midea, think about it, or keep a running account, at least leave a humble imprint in Midea’s memory for everyone’s reference.
Everyone in the world praises the beauty of spring flowers, and the light of spring has green leaves. The world praises the new wave after the wave, and the wave after the wave turns into the wave before.
Later, Fang Hongbo, chairman of Midea Group, responded to a message from a laid-off old employee on the intranet.
Seriously read it, a little sad, but also deeply ashamed. The simple words are filled with nostalgia, affection, helplessness, regret and hope for the future, which touches people’s hearts and inspires me!
In the torrent of the times, at a certain moment, we suddenly realize that fate is irresistible; just as we are afraid of the dark, the night will still come as scheduled. The development of every enterprise, the life of every person is the same, there will be ups and downs and ups and downs no matter how we go; and at this moment we are experiencing such ups and downs, in the face of changes in the environment, Midea must respond and shut down non-core businesses , compress non-core categories, optimize agile and streamline organizations, and curb investment and control costs. It was also painfully hesitant and hesitant for me and the management to make these decisions.
No matter what challenges and difficulties we faced after the outbreak in 2020, we did not take any tightening and optimization actions, but this time we did face greater pressure and impact. After 1-2 months of repeated discussions with the management, we Hard choices are made while struggling!
Thank you to this colleague. Your generosity and understanding are also a spur to me. Thank you for your dedication and hard work to Midea for so many years and your unknown contribution to Midea! If your family faces difficulties in the future, please contact us. Midea will provide as much support and help as possible!
To borrow a phrase from Eileen Chang many years ago, “Work hard like there will be no tomorrow, and dream like tomorrow will come.”
Let’s face the uncertain life and future together with courage and courage! I wish you all the best!
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