‘Don’t Trust HR’: Huawei Faces Worker Backlash Over Extreme Hours
- HR staff member posts sharp critique of overtime policy
- Trade war has engineering teams working round the clock
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Huawei Technologies Co.’s overtime culture is biting back.
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.