Whiplash January 21 news, recently, the pulse circulated a Baidu mobile ecological business group (MEG) layoffs, there is news that nearly 300 people in the MEG game department have been dismissed, but there is also news that only some business departments are adjusted, other departments still have personnel retained.
According to Baidu's previous plan, the company will give compensation to the laid-off employeeS N+1 or N+0.5, and require employees to give a reply within a time limit, otherwise Baidu will unilaterally terminate the contract. This plan caused great dissatisfaction among Baidu game employees, because the year-end bonus offered by Baidu is generally 16 salaries. However, in the compensation plan for this layoff, Baidu did not mention the 16 salary plan, only N+1 or N+0.5 compensation.
According to Sina Technology news, Baidu people confirmed that the MEG department did have layoffs, mainly because the business development situation was not ideal, and there were small-scale adjustments in individual businesses such as education and games, involving a small amount of personnel turnover. Some Baidu internal employees further revealed that the layoffs are mainly because the new CFO is a former good future executive, engaged in educational habits that are biased against the game business and directly cut the game business.
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