In July 2021, Meng Yutong performed well in Mango TV's workplace program "We Are New to the Workplace", which was appreciated by Dong Mingzhu and was named by Dong Mingzhu to become his secretary. The outside world once speculated that Meng Yutong was likely to become Dong Mingzhu's ** person.
But the good times didn't last long, and in May 2022, Meng Yutong left Gree, which is rumored to be to prepare for the graduate school entrance examination. After resigning, Meng Yutong did not withdraw from the public eye, and his social account continued to be active.
On December 13, 2023, netizen "Zhendeshi Mud Duck" on the social platform**paragraph**, Zhongdong Mingzhu is a new employee in GreeAt the induction ceremony, Meng Yutong was publicly reprimanded for having a bad work attitude and using the Gree platform to hype himself, which had a bad impact on the company, so he was fired.
According to Dong Mingzhu's speech, her original intention in choosing Meng Yutong was to fancy her diligence and studiousness, and hoped that she would exercise and grow by her side, and one day in the future. But after Meng Yutong entered Gree, his work efficiency was low, he couldn't even write a copy, and he didn't cooperate with the position of secretary.
In addition, Meng Yutong used Gree's platform resources and network to aggressively package himself and hype himself up in an attempt to become an Internet celebrity. She sold goods in Gree's live broadcast room and obtained considerable economic benefits. This has severely affected the company's atmosphere and caused other employees to learn Xi the wrong signals.
As the head of Gree, Dong Mingzhu can't tolerate people who are lazy and seek fame and fortune. Therefore, she decided to fire Meng Yutong to establish the company's prestige with a positive work attitude.
Some analysts believe that Meng Yutong's motives for entering Gree are not pure. She used her appearance and language expression skills to set up a close to the person in power, Dong Mingzhu, and was reused. After serving as a secretary, she did not focus on her work, but used Gree as a super diversion platform to create a personal IP.
During his tenure at Gree, Meng Yutong continued to operate his own personal brand. She did not hesitate to skip work to go out to pick up business activities, and even sold goods in the company's official live broadcast room. These moves undoubtedly cross the bottom line of employees and bosses. So, her departure was expected.
It is worth noting that after leaving Gree, Meng Yutong did not withdraw from the public eye, but made his personal influence greater through social **. Making full use of the network resources accumulated during her time in Gree, she has successfully transformed into an influencer and e-commerce anchor.
This incident caused an uproar on the Internet, and the positions were polarized.
The critics believe that Meng Yutong's work attitude is not correctDong Mingzhu's dismissal of her is reasonable;She took advantage of her position for personal gain, harming the interests of the company, and should be punished.
The other side expressed understanding and sympathy for Meng Yutong. They believe that in this era when traffic is king, Meng Yutong's actions are understandable, she just goes one step further to use her own advantages to realize her self-worth.
There are also voices that are neutral. They believe that this is actually the inevitable result of capital operation - Dong Mingzhu wants to cultivate the best people to inherit the Gree culture;Meng Yutong, on the other hand, uses Gree as a propaganda platform to train himself. It is understandable that the values of the two sides diverge.
This unique "master-apprentice face-turning" incident reflects some unique phenomena in the current workplaceAt the same time, it also makes us think about some important issues in work and life
We should be cautious in selecting and employing people. Dong Mingzhu chose Meng Yutong as her secretary, which shows her open-minded side of employing talents, but in the end, it turned out that her dream of being a first-class person was shattered. Selecting people only based on ability and not on character and values will inevitably lead to trouble.
Interest-driven labor-management conflicts. The interests pursued by employees and enterprises are different, and conflicts are easy to occur. Meng Yutong uses Gree as a tool platform to exercise himself and achieve the purpose of Internet celebrity monetizationAnd this is contrary to Dong Mingzhu's original intention of cultivating assistants.
The risk of cronyism. The scandal between Dong Mingzhu and Wang Ziru, as well as her obvious partiality among employees, also foreshadows the troubles that cronyism can cause.
The relationship between personal growth and enterprise development. Individual growth is inseparable from organizational support, but excessive use of corporate resources to realize personal selfish desires will also lay hidden dangers for the development of enterprises. The two should be mutually reinforcing.
This case reflects the complexity of human nature and the diversity of values of the times. We don't have to be harsh on the parties, but we should look at the incident from a higher dimension and draw wisdom. Any value judgment should be based on objective rationality, not driven by subjective emotions.