In the nest group, multiple local sub-stations are withdrawn, and the coupons are converted into waste paper overnight.

Wowo group Shaoguan Station dismissed employees pull banners to discuss the statement. (Survey by respondents)

Since late September, the nest groups of well-known group buying websites in China have been in a storm of large-scale downsizing and withdrawal, the downsizing involved 10 regions, including Jinan, Qingdao, Chengdu, Nanjing, Harbin, Dalian, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, and Chongqing. A total of 35 local substations were removed. Seven sites and contact points are removed in the Shenzhen region alone.

In October 10, employees of the withdrawn site Shaoguan Station came to the Shenzhen region to discuss the case. According to a consumer in Shaoguan, the purchased nest purchase coupons cannot be consumed and are worried about becoming waste paper.

　　Suddenly withdrawn employees are unemployed

On the evening of June September 30, over 20 employees of Shaoguan Station, who were discussing how to go through the "11" shopping carnival, also received a resignation email from the headquarters. One night they were unemployed. Two days later, the Office was suddenly moved out. At this time, they knew that the Shaoguan Station, which had been working for more than half a year, was officially withdrawn.

"Why can't we buy coupons ?" Within five days, Ms. Yu, who is in charge of the station's consumption complaint, has received at least 25 complaints. On the one hand, the purchase coupons in the hands of consumers may become useless paper. On the other hand, merchants are persistently chasing and even threatening employees. If they do not solve the problem as soon as possible, they should not try to mix them locally.

According to a consumer microblog in Shaoguan, the coupons she just bought for the nest group are no longer usable. Nandu reporter contacted the seller corresponding to the group purchase coupon. The store owner said that after September 28, he was unable to access the website background of the nest group and could not verify the customer's coupons, so he did not dare to let the customer consume.

As there were no signs before the withdrawal, the previously normal operation of the Shaoguan Station was in chaos. "Group purchases are all transferred to the Headquarters account. Now, if the Headquarters does not close the money to the merchant, the merchant cannot log on to the background and the consumer cannot consume the money ." Miss Yu introduced that the Shaoguan Station has a turnover of more than 100 orders every month. That is to say, they have more than 100 merchants and countless consumers to connect. However, rumors that the headquarters of the nest group did not pay compensation for the withdrawal of the station were released, which made the former employees anxious and annoyed. "If you do not pay compensation, the bad debt will be counted on. What should we do with our handled projects ?" Former employee Liu questioned.

With doubts and anger, in October 10, more than a dozen employees of the nest group Shaoguan Station came to the Shenzhen region of the nest group located in a building near the automobile public temple in Shenzhen to discuss the situation. It is reported that the Shenzhen region is responsible for the overall deployment of the entire South China region except Guangzhou, which is one of the heart of the nest group. On that day, more than a dozen employees on the Shaoguan Station wore masks and pulled banners. They hoped that people could give an explanation. However, the office of the region is locked, and some security guards come forward to prevent them from taking photos to prevent "troublemakers ".

　　35 local substations were withdrawn

The day before yesterday, the Southern Metropolis reporter contacted Mr. Yang, a spokesman for the Beijing headquarters of the nest group. Mr. Yang said that he did not withdraw the site and would not compensate him. He only needed to perform accounting and inventory check, the problem can be solved within five days.

Ms. Yu from Shaoguan said that the person in charge of the Shenzhen region was removed overnight due to the withdrawal storm. Wu, the person in charge of the Guangzhou region, took over the Shenzhen region overnight, she also offered to negotiate with the employees of Miss Yu and other Shaoguan stations. "He didn't know the situation either, but he expressed anger ." Said Miss Yu.

Yesterday, Ren Jian, an employee of Shaoguan Station, said at the door of the office area in Shenzhen. Until four o'clock P.M. yesterday, the nest headquarters informed the employees of Shaoguan Station that their funds had passed the review, but when the payment was made did not indicate the specific time.

Not only was the Shaoguan Station "Yiping" overnight, but according to the withdrawal list provided by insiders of the nest group, the Group's layoff involved 10 regions, including Jinan, Qingdao, Chengdu, Nanjing, Harbin, Dalian, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, and Chongqing. A total of 35 local substations were removed. Seven sites and contact points are removed in the Shenzhen region alone. Among them, Heze, Zaozhuang, Liaocheng, Chengde, Zhangjiakou, Linfen and other six substations were removed in less than a month after the launch, and Nanyang, xuchang and other sites were suddenly notified to be removed.

"Large sites can also appeal rights, and many small sites are even more empty overnight ." In Shandong, Wuhan, and other places, there are a lot of consumers who cannot use group buying coupons. in Shenzhen, consumers have set up rights protection groups on Weibo to collect and investigate which areas of coupons cannot be used.

　　Why did we choose to make sudden layoffs during the National Day?

In the face of large-scale, rapid, and no-warning layoffs, employees from all over the nest are at risk. Previously, former Director of Strategic Cooperation ye Hao said on Weibo that "the nest group will cut 70% of its employees ." The number of employees announced by the nest group is 5500. according to the proportion of 70%, the number of employees of the nest group is more than 3500. Insiders revealed that from the end of September to the present, the nest group has cut 1500 people in just a dozen days.

The group laid off workers on the eve of the national day. According to the laid-off workers, "according to the management plan of the group, they will complete the laid-off work before the National Day, the seven-day National Day holiday was then used to dilute the media and public attention to the layoff incident." At present, a large number of workers in the nest are trying to organize collective rights protection through Weibo, forums, and QQ groups.

The Southern Metropolis reporter asked Mr. Yang, a spokesman for the Beijing headquarters of the nest group, to verify that 35 local substations of the nest group were removed. Mr. Yang did not confirm or deny the removal.

In the face of large-scale layoffs, Mr. Yang explained that "the nest group will adjust its staff based on the assessment results, which is a process of eliminating the fittest. Personnel changes cannot exceed 10% ." He also said that this layoff is only an internal optimization process, not a big storm.

When the words were suddenly resigned, the employees of Shaoguan Station also said they felt "insulted", and contract disputes were also annoying. It is reported that the dismissal emails sent by the nest group to employees all contain information about the dismissal letter and the dismissed person on the cover. The employees deem that their personal privacy has been disclosed and have criticized this behavior in succession. Regarding employees' concerns and doubts, the spokesman Mr. Yang only said that there will be relevant follow-up measures.

Written by: Nandu trainee reporter Wang Yu

　　News background

　　Chaotic changes in senior management are suspected of capital chain disconnection

In the past few days, the top management of the nest has changed frequently. Insiders revealed that Lu Guangyu, COO of the nest group recently joined the company for about one month, and led Li Jian, vice president of sales operations, and six regional managers to leave the company. The last night, the nest Group issued seven consecutive appointment notices, with some temporary personnel serving as the general manager of Beijing region, Xi'an region, Nanchang region, Shenzhen region, Qingdao region, and Chongqing region, the former general manager of Qingdao region was selected to replace Li Jian, who had left the nest group.

In the first half of the year, the nest group said it had raised 0.2 billion yuan and decided to re-build a team to add another 50 sub-stations in the second half of the year. At the same time as its peers contracted the front line, the nest group expanded on a large scale, and its self-proclaimed "no money" was an important reason. "I don't need much financing. So far, the nest group has only had one round of financing ." Xu maodong, CEO of nest group, said in an interview in the first half of the year that he hoped to build a brand through financing.

Yuan ye, an IT commentator on the internet, believes that the "$0.2 billion financing" that the nest Group had previously been challenged is a real lie. An insider who is also engaged in group buying websites revealed that it is estimated that the amount of money that had previously been included in the nest should be only about 30 million. Although the nest group claimed that the layoff was an internal optimization, many experts still speculate that the capital chain break is the key.