Wang Taixu—Exposed Pinduoduo's 300-380 hour monthly work requirements and was fired for whistleblowing
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.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whistleblower Protection | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Worker Rights | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.858 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Wang Taixu exposed Pinduoduo overwork in viral vlog after being fired
Wang witnessed colleague being taken to hospital January 7, 2021, posted photo on Maimai. Fired next day. Continued speaking out in 15-minute Bilibili vlog exposing 300-380 hour monthly requirements. Video received 94,000 comments with top-voted supporting him.