The company was punished by the company for eating "death"
Due to poor performance, seven employees of the business department of Wukong Finance Tax Service Co., Ltd. Chengdu Branch received a new punishment: eating spicy sticks. As a result, two female employees entered the hospital successively. A survey by West China Metropolis Daily and Cover News found that this kind of "death of death" is a typical Sanwu product. All relevant information on the packaging is fake, but the online sales are hot.
Among the 7 people who eat spicy sticks, Liu Xiaoxue, who has the strongest body reaction, is currently facing a labor dispute with the company. In her view, the company forced her to "voluntarily resign", which was also a chain reaction caused by the "death of death".
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Poor performance companies penalize eating spicy bars
This is a red pack of "Spirit of Death", the packaging is simple, with a large skull printed on the front, and the advertising word "The world is spicy, do you dare to challenge" is very eye-catching. Before eating this package of spicy strips, Liu Xiaoxue and colleagues did not expect the consequences to be so serious.
On May 7, the "Punishment Day" of the Business Department of Wukong Finance and Taxation Service Co., Ltd. Chengdu Branch came again. "Unsatisfactory performance, accepting punishment" is a "tradition" in the department, usually at the beginning of the month. Earlier, the department had punished running the office building for ten or twenty laps. Different from the past, the supervisor Li Jiaojiao gave two options: drink 1.5 liters of mineral water, or eat two small bags of "Death Spicy Stick".
"We didn't even know that "Death Spicy Sticks" could not be eaten." Xiao Wang, an employee of the business department, said that because they are all from Sichuan, everyone thinks that eating spicy sticks is much simpler than drinking a large bottle of water. People chose to eat spicy noodles. "No one said that eating spicy noodles would have any serious consequences, otherwise I would never choose this."
According to confirmation by multiple employees in the department, all employees of the department ate the "death of death" that day.
Many people who are unwell are sent to hospital
As soon as the spicy strips entered, the burning sensation was very strong, but Liu Xiaoxue ate it daringly. It didn't take long for her stomach to start to sore. According to the description of her colleague, "Liu Xiaoxue began to sweat in a short time after eating, and fell to the ground from the work station." Then, she was taken to the Chengdu First People's Hospital by her colleague. The CT examination results of the Radiology Department of the hospital showed that she had "inflammatory irritation of the small intestine".
"I still have stomach pains until now." Liu Xiaoxue rested at home for a few days and spent more than 1,000 yuan in medical expenses. The money was later reimbursed by the company. "But there is no other compensation or condolences. I am worried that this injury is long-term. ."
In addition to Liu Xiaoxue, many employees who ate the "Death Spicy Stick" on that day all experienced varying degrees of discomfort. Another female employee in relatively serious condition was also sent to the hospital on the same day. The result of the examination was stomach cramps and she received a painkiller.
Suspension due to demand for compensation
More than a month after the spicy incident, Liu Xiaoxue, who worked at the company for more than a year, received a notice of departure on June 24 without warning.
"It's a fact that eating spicy strips causes harm to everyone's body, and there is a hospital certificate that can't dismiss me because of asking for compensation." Liu Xiaoxue said that the company gave the reason that her performance did not reach more than 70 points, "No one in our department Reached 70 points, and my performance has always been good."
Many former colleagues of Liu Xiaoxue made it clear that her performance ranked "above average" in this department, and some people called her "good performance".
"This is not a dismissal, it is'optimization'." On the afternoon of July 7, as the former supervisor of Liu Xiaoxue, Li Jiaojiao, the former head of the business department of the Chengdu Branch of Wukong Finance and Taxation Services Co., Ltd. (now a major account manager), said that eating spicy food is indeed correct. Something happened, but the dismissal of Liu Xiaoxue "mainly because of the way she handled this matter, which was too ruthless to the company. Of course, there are many other reasons. In addition, her performance is not all her own, many of them are branch transfers. Come here."
Company response
Poor performance, voluntary resignation
Li Jianan, a staff member of the company's human resources department, emphasized that Liu Xiaoxue was "voluntarily leaving". "She signed the resignation agreement and paid her the salary. There are screenshots of the transfers." Liu Xiaoxue was dissuaded because of her poor performance. "She is often complained by customers and we have communicated with her many times before. Ever."
But according to Liu Xiaoxue, there is another version. "The resignation agreement was basically a man filled in all other materials, and then forced me to sign. At that time, guarding me, not letting me go without signing." According to the recording provided by her, she did not want to sign, and asked the company to The reasons for dismissal give clear reasons and issue a written explanation, and the salary should also be paid on the day of resignation.
"What do you want from the resignation sheet? Is it not good to walk decently?" Li Jianan said in the recording that all wages and related commissions will be paid next month. In an interview on the afternoon of July 7, Li Jianan said that the money had been fully transferred to Liu Xiaoxue and was willing to provide a screenshot of the transfer. But then he stopped answering the phone and the reporter repeatedly applied for WeChat. As of press time, the transfer details of the company and the separation agreement signed by Liu Xiaoxue have not been seen. The reporter will continue to contact the company to clarify the ins and outs.
Reporter investigation
Sanwu's "Death" Hot Sales
"Li Jiaojiao bought spicy sticks on the e-commerce platform." Li Jianan admitted that when buying spicy sticks, the person in charge did not expect any consequences.
Searching for "Death Spicy Stick" on the Internet, there are no shortage of various tasting challenge videos. The reporter purchased a package of "Death Spicy Stick" from a large e-commerce platform, and clearly stated on the packaging "Tricky Toys" and "No Swallowing". However, the company name, license number, product standard number and other information on the package can not be found.
On the e-commerce platform, there are more than one store that sells "Death Hot Bar", and sales are also very impressive. Looking at the product reviews, there are many comments such as "spicy hospitalized", "stomach pain after eating, pain all the time", "tongue pain, throat pain" and other comments.
After 12 days of eating the "Death Spicy Stick", Liu Xiaoxue returned to the hospital for continued discomfort of the stomach. The result of gastroscopy was "chronic non-atrophic gastroenteritis". Was it caused by the "Death Spicy Stick"? She is still asking hard.
Lawyer's statement
Involuntary signing of a separation agreement may be invalid
"First of all, the company’s corporal punishment system for employees is clearly illegal, and it ignores the employees’ physical and health rights; second, whether or not the employees themselves choose, eating spicy strips and eating bad stomachs occurs during the performance of their duties. As a direct result of improper punishment of employees by the company, the company should bear corresponding legal responsibilities.” Lawyer Zhang Dezhi, a partner of Beijing Code Ship Law Firm, said that in this regard, the company should compensate employees for direct losses such as medical expenses and transportation expenses, such as The doctor advised that nutritional supplements and bed rest should be supplemented, as well as compensation for nutritional costs and lost time. But whether eating spicy strips will cause sequelae, whether it requires follow-up treatment, and how to compensate, there are operational difficulties. "Unless there is an appraisal opinion from a professional appraisal agency. But at present, if it is only a disease such as stomach inflammation, there are few cases that can identify the loss of subsequent treatment." Zhang Dezhi said.
Regarding Liu Xiaoxue's belief that the company forced her to sign a resignation agreement, Zhang Dezhi said that Liu Xiaoxue could claim that the agreement was invalid in subsequent labor arbitration, or file a civil lawsuit separately for the validity of the agreement, requesting confirmation of invalidity. "If there is sufficient evidence such as recordings, it can prove that she signed a resignation agreement under duress or other involuntary circumstances, and can claim that this civil act is invalid."
West China Metropolis Daily-Cover News reporter Yang Xue