Dong Mingzhu, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Gree Electric Appliances, expressed sharp opinions on the anti-involution topic that was hotly discussed during the two sessions. She clearly pointed out that companies should not let employees fall into the quagmire of regular overtime.Dong Mingzhu believes that overtime should only be used as a special means to deal with corporate emergencies. Employees need to commit without hesitation only when faced with urgent tasks or special challenges, rather than turning it into a routine system that is taken for granted.
She severely criticized the widespread phenomenon of ineffective overtime in the workplace. The behavior of not daring to leave because the leader has not left, or of repeatedly revising plans and making forms in order to cope with errands, seems to her to be purely meaningless internal friction.
This kind of formalistic diligence not only deprives employees of their right to rest, but also consumes the vitality of the enterprise. Dong Mingzhu emphasized that overtime hours must not be used as the evaluation standard for employees. This evaluation system is not only unscientific, but also misleading to talents.
She called on management to return work to its value and ensure that tasks are accomplished by improving work efficiency and optimizing processes. If a position requires employees to exert their physical strength to maintain it, then there is a problem with the management logic of the position itself.
Dong Mingzhu's remarks directly hit the pain points of current working people. She advocates that companies should liberate labor through technological progress and management upgrades, rather than obtain short-term profits through endless exploitation. This is the attitude that a healthy company should have.
