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'Don't Trust HR': Huawei faces worker backlash over extreme hours

Huawei Technologies Co.'s overtime culture is biting back

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A surveillance camera is seen next to a sign of Huawei. Photo: Reuters

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An open letter has been posted to Huawei’s internal messaging board -- and then quickly deleted -- containing a sharp rebuke of the company’s overtime policy and alleging executives are covering up the full extent of extra work that’s happening. Authored by Hu Ling, a member of the human resources team at Huawei’s elite 2012 Lab research unit, the document reflected dissatisfaction and distrust developing within the Chinese tech giant’s ranks.

“Take my advice brothers: Don’t trust HR, they have no honesty,” Hu wrote in the letter posted on Wednesday evening, according to a screenshot seen by Bloomberg News. The note
Topics : Huawei