I saw that an official account even wrote an article with the title of "The King of Glass" won the Oscar, and Obama also came to congratulate him to praise Fuyao President Cao Dewang, saying that he represented the image of China and opened the door for foreign countries to have a better understanding of Chinese companies. A door - I can't help feeling that the author of this article must not have seen this documentary.
I believe that any Chinese who knows how to think independently will feel complicated and heavy after watching this documentary.
What it has taught us is not only the difference in the awareness of Chinese and American employees about protecting their rights and interests, but also the cruelty of reality.
First of all, what is surprising is that even though it has successfully opened its factory in the United States, Fuyao, a multinational company, is still using a set of Chinese characteristics to manage American employees. Throughout the documentary, we do not There is no technological or managerial innovation that can catch the eye.
Even the most grassroots leaders are experiencing unfair treatment without additional subsidies and benefits for two years abroad, but they will still stand on the opposite side of demanding to join a trade union and enjoy rights protection, and when facing the camera, they will say to themselves what they say.” The Way of Thick Black "His face showed joy.
Even workers who are grateful to the company and are willing to give up the strike and stay on the job will be gradually replaced by machines and production lines in the plan of the executives - their sacrifice and abandonment, and their loyalty to the company will not Give them the security they want.
Of course, the gradual replacement of manpower by machines is an inevitable trend in the development of science and technology, and this cruelty does not only exist in Fuyao.
In the eyes of the boss, the constant pursuit of higher economic benefits is the most important, and everything else serves this purpose.
To this end, they can persevere in brainwashing employees, publicizing the terribleness of labor unions, publicizing how great and bright the company's goals and prospects are, and publicizing that workers who demand higher rights are lazy, and that strikes will make everyone lose their hard-won benefits. Career Opportunities……
In the face of workers' protests, the boss's attitude was that "the quality of management needs to be improved", and then all foreign executives were removed.
When other foreign employees resigned, as the president of a multinational company, Cao Dewang commented on this as "this is an act of hostility towards China".
Chinese executives in American factories felt that American workers were clumsy and inefficient, so they organized their production line leaders to visit their Chinese headquarters to study.
After arriving at the headquarters, the Americans were stunned when they saw that Chinese workers dared to squat on the ground to pick up glass without wearing professional gloves and goggles. They all said with emotion, "It's crazy!"
The person in charge of the Chinese production line also came out and said that our domestic workers can only take one or two days off a month, and often work 12 hours a day, but they still have no complaints, accusing American workers of doing as many things as they get paid. The American employees who communicated with him also responded in Chinese, saying: "Our workers are lazy, they don't seek progress, and they can't endure hardship!"
——The whole conversation was filled with righteous indignation, as if two people were completely out of the way.
The morning meeting of the workshop team, which was like a stage play, kept resting, stood at attention, aligned to the right, reported the number, and shouted progress slogans, made several foreigners stunned.
As the largest exporter of auto glass in China, in the eyes of Fuyao managers, Chinese workers are far superior to American workers in terms of efficiency and execution. With an order, you can work overtime at any time.
Unlike the workers in the United States, who would make the head of the workshop so angry at the executive meeting: "Fuck, I don't want to care so much, I just want them to come over and work overtime for me on weekends!"
But are our own workers physically fit and not needing perfect security when faced with a dangerous work environment?
When faced with high-pressure and high-intensity work, do domestic workers not need to rest, accompany their families, or have their own personal lives?
After watching this documentary, you may understand why so many young workers at Foxconn chose to commit suicide by jumping off the building.
Because in that environment and atmosphere, they can't see the future and don't know how to change.
What they endure is a life they don't want to choose but seem to have to face.
Perhaps, all the conflicts between Chinese employers and American employees presented in the documentary "American Factory" stem from differences in culture rather than differences in respect for people and the value of life.
Cao Dewang, president of Fuyao, repeatedly emphasized at the senior officials meeting: "We build factories in the United States, and making money is not the top priority. The key is to change Americans' views on China."
——With the award of this documentary, it will attract more attention, but what kind of Chinese impression will it bring to the world?
What does it mean to be a "great company"? What does it mean to be "excellent talent"?
Obviously, under different values and positions, everyone's understanding is completely different.
Having money doesn't mean you can earn respect.
Being docile and diligent does not mean that you can exchange for a stable life.
Everything recorded in "American Factory" seems to be an urban fable wrapped in black humor.
And you and I, who are watching all this, are not out of the picture. This is also the cruel reality we are facing or will face.
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