On the evening of June 15, Meizu Technology issued an internal letter, saying that the company will adhere to the principle of "reducing efficiency and efficiency." Related parties confirmed that Meizu will lay off 610 employees.
Yesterday afternoon, there were rumors that the Meizu started the laydown of the 2000 National People’s Congress. At that time, the Sina Digital had denied it to the Meizu. In the evening, the official confirmed the layoffs, but insisted that the “big layoffs” was false, and the actual situation was 610 people.
Meizu related persons did not reply to the current total number of companies, but according to Meizu insiders, after undergoing several layoffs, Meizu registered employees currently have about 3100. According to this figure, the proportion of Meizu layoffs is about 19%, but this is not Official figures. Internal letters and Meizu-related people also did not specify which department or what kind of position was specifically abolished.
According to an open letter issued by the Meizu CEO Office, “Organization simplification and personnel optimization will help the company reduce operating costs and achieve profitability goals”, and examples of corresponding data in 2015 (that is, Meizu's operating status is relatively good) : The sales volume has reached more than 20 million units, and the corresponding employees have more than 2,000 people. Meizu thinks that the ratio of each million units is better. In addition, the government believes that keeping it streamlined will also help catch the tide of 5G and IOT. Live more opportunities.
Shortly after this internal letter, Meizu founder Huang Zhang said in an internal forum to answer Internet users' questions: 'Before selling more than 20 million units, four or five thousand people were used, and as long as I had 2,000 people, I could handle 20 thousand. Taiwan sales'.
The four or five thousand people he mentioned should be the number of employees in Meizu’s heyday. If you look at previous media reports, Meizu started to lay off about 4,000 people in spring 2017. There are about 3,100 employees in the company, and 610 layoffs are announced today. 2500 employees. This figure is close to the '2 thousand people' that Huang Zhang spoke at the forum.
Huang Zhang made a speech at Meizu Forum last year. Meizu experienced many changes and turmoil. After the departure of several senior executives, after two major organizational adjustments, the impact of high-end products, the Pro 7 series, was reported by many media sales. Meizu recently One structure adjustment was just a month ago. One year's independence Meizu, Charm Blue is the business re-merging. Meizu senior vice president Yang Hao continues to be responsible for marketing, Meizu senior vice president and president of Charm Blue Division Li Nan is responsible for sales.
The following is the full text of the open letter:
The president of the office sent his colleagues:
In the past few years, Meizu successfully expanded sales. However, in this process, we did not stick to the principle of streamlining and efficient, and at the same time expanded the company's staff size.
The fact is: When the Meizu sales exceeded 20 million units in 2015, our staff was only 2,000. Successfully maintained a high efficiency of '10,000 units per person'.
Organizational simplification and personnel optimization will help the company reduce operating costs and achieve profitable goals. If the company's operational efficiency is improved, we have full capacity to achieve profitability.
However, profitability is not the goal of Meizu. Meizu’s mission is to provide consumers with technology products that do not drift along and have craftsmanship. If we cannot keep it streamlined and efficient, we will not be able to fulfill this mission for a long time.
The streamlined and efficient system is conducive to strengthening the fighting power of these first-line teams in hardware and software products and marketing.
Although Meizu is a small company and is located in China’s largest consumer market, it has won long-term competition in the face of fierce market competition. In the global smart phone industry, the tenacity of Meizu’s vitality can make many former giants shame.
Moreover, Meizu is not only one of the most tenacious companies in this industry, but also has played an important role in the industry. We have promoted the popularity of high-end smartphones, brought the design and quality to young people. Next, our Full screen products will also provide consumers with unique value.
Today, we must not forget that: The foundation of the past 15 years is an excellent product and high efficiency.
The next wave of 5G and IOT is coming. Our organization must seize opportunities in a streamlined and efficient manner.
However, Meizu's changes today cannot deny all people's contribution to the Meizu at any time. Here we thank all Meizu and Meizu colleagues.
Thank you!