Chinese firm makes staff eat bitter gourd after poor sales show
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Chinese firm makes staff eat bitter gourd after poor sales show
Text: Economictimes.com
A set of photos that went viral shows employees of a Chinese company being made to eat bitter gourd in front of their co-workers after they failed to meet their sales goals.
A set of photos that went viral shows employees of a Chinese company being made to eat bitter gourd in front of their co-workers after they failed to meet their sales goals.
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No respite for bad show
40 of the 100 employees were made to bite pieces out of the bad-tasting gourds in a staff meeting.
Leshang Decorations Corporation, a Chongqing-based company, put their bad performers through the ordeal after a weekly performance.
Staffers who spit the gourd out were made to eat more of it.
The company says it is a way to motivate unproductive workers.
Leshang Decorations Corporation, a Chongqing-based company, put their bad performers through the ordeal after a weekly performance.
Staffers who spit the gourd out were made to eat more of it.
The company says it is a way to motivate unproductive workers.
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This is how Chinese firms punish their bad performers
According to People's Daily, a female employee revealed that the firm had in the past used punishment such as squats, push-ups and running around the office building two or three times for poor performers.
After some managers complained that workers were getting used to the 'punishment routine', the company decided to innovate and came up with the bitter gourd idea.
After some managers complained that workers were getting used to the 'punishment routine', the company decided to innovate and came up with the bitter gourd idea.
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No mercy
On the reports, 1 Weibo user said: "Employees got spanked last time when they didn't exceed themselves, and now more employees are being forced to eat bitter gourd.
Why do Chinese companies take such a liking for punishing their employees?"
Why do Chinese companies take such a liking for punishing their employees?"
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Tried and tested product?
The company, reports say, orders bitter gourds in bulk at 2.5 yuan per kg, and feeds them to pooor employees on a weekly basis.
But the move hasn't worked with around 50% of employees resigning, citing high pressure, low income and, most importantly, shame.
But the move hasn't worked with around 50% of employees resigning, citing high pressure, low income and, most importantly, shame.