Recently, the Meizu official released an internal letter saying that it will adhere to the principle of streamlining and efficient, and confirmed that it will lay off 610 employees. In an open letter issued by the Meizu CEO Office, it was stated that 'simplification of the organization and personnel optimization will help the company reduce operating costs and achieve profitability goals. ', and with examples of corresponding data for 2015 (which is also a relatively good year for the Meizu business): sales reached more than 20 million units, corresponding to more than 2,000 employees, Meizu think this 'per million Taiwan' The proportion is relatively good. In addition, the government believes that maintaining leanness will also help to seize more opportunities in the tide of 5G and IOT.
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's sales'. He said four or five thousand people should be the number of employees in the Meizu's heyday. If you look at previous media reports, Meizu began layoffs in the spring of about 4,000 in the spring of 2017. About 3,100 employees are on the list. Today, 610 layoffs are announced. People, It is estimated that there are 2500 employees. This figure is close to the '2 thousand people' that Huang Zhang spoke at the forum.
Last year Meizu experienced many changes and turmoil. After two major organizational restructurings, the impact of high-end products, the Pro 7 series, was reported by many media. The Meizu's latest structural adjustment was in a Before the month, the independent Meizu and Charm Blue businesses merged again. Meizu Senior Vice President Yang Hao continued to be responsible for marketing, and Li Nan, Senior Vice President of Meizu Technology and President of Charm Blue Division, was responsible for sales.
