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Wang Taixu

Former Pinduoduo programmer who was fired for whistleblowing about extreme working conditions after posting a photo of a colleague being taken to hospital. Continued speaking out about 300-380 hour monthly work requirements after termination.

Career History

Employee
Jan 1, 2020 – Jan 8, 2021

Track Record

On January 7, 2021, Wang Taixu witnessed a colleague taken away by ambulance at Pinduoduo's Shanghai headquarters and anonymously posted a photo on Maimai social platform. Pinduoduo fired him the next day. Wang continued speaking out via 15-minute Bilibili vlog exposing that Shanghai headquarters employees work over 300 hours/month and grocery unit workers over 380 hours/month. His video received 94,000 comments with top-voted expressing support and criticizing overwork culture.