Chinese car rental company made its employees crawl on the street after 'weak sales'
A Chinese car rental company has come under fire after a video of its employees crawling down a wet street on their hands and legs went viral on Weibo.
According to Huanqiu.com, the degrading act was actually meant for the Jilin-based company's boss, as he had wanted to motivate his employees to meet their sales targets.
However, the employees volunteered to take their boss's place instead. So on Thursday, the group of 10 men and women dressed in suits and went down on all fours to crawl behind a man carrying a red flag, for a distance of around 200 metres.
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The spectacle drew a crowd of curious bystanders, who quickly whipped out their smartphones to document the event.
Since the 50-second video was posted online, netizens have been criticising the company for "brainwashing" its employees, reported The Paper.
One Weibo user commented sarcastically: "Such thorough brainwashing, I admire these leadership skills."
Another wrote: "Why would anyone endure such humiliation for a monthly salary?"
Some skeptical netizens have also called into question the real motivation behind this act, pointing out that it could be a publicity stunt to boost the company's sales and reputation.
In response to critics, the car rental company's boss has told reporters that all he wanted was to "lead by example" and hadn't expect it to generate this much attention.
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