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▶ Video account attention cross-border navigation The storm is brewing, and an unprecedented wave of layoffs is sweeping Silicon Valley.
Recently, Musk started violent layoffs after acquiring Twitter for $44 billion, and then Facebook's parent company Meta also announced that it would lay off about 11,000 employees.
Recently, another tech giant, Amazon, has also joined the trend. According to foreign media reports, Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 employees starting this week, equivalent to 13% of Amazon's US employees. Once implemented, this will be the largest layoff in Amazon's history.
It is understood that the layoffs will be concentrated in Amazon's device department, including the voice assistant Alexa, as well as the retail department and human resources department. In fact, this has been foreshadowed. Amazon has temporarily frozen recruitment in its retail business.
Amazon's layoffs are ultimately due to performance that is below expectations due to macroeconomic factors. In the context of the global economic downturn, many companies have been caught up in the vortex of layoffs and hiring freezes. Recently, a cross-border logistics company has also sparked heated discussions over recruitment issues, but the truth behind it is quite humorous.
A cross-border logistics company refused to admit students from Shandong Institute of Fashion Technology On November 10, it was reported online that a man rode a shared bike for three days and three nights due to an emotional dispute, climbed over the wall to enter the school to seek justice, and was later praised by netizens as a "warrior charging for love." We cannot comment on the so-called unknown full story, but it is clear that the school's disclosure of "riding a bike for three days and three nights" was actually false news. However, recently, a cross-border logistics company in Xiamen took advantage of this news hotspot and was involved in a recruitment discrimination storm.
▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group
It is reported that the logistics company issued an announcement saying: "Our company solemnly declares that it refuses to recruit any students from Shandong Institute of Fashion Technology. Once discovered, they will be given a first-level punishment." The company notified all employees, subsidiaries and partners of the announcement, and uploaded it to the official Douyin to attract attention.
▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group
Some media contacted the person in charge of the company. At present, its superior company has issued an approval document. The person who issued the notice has been demoted and is currently suspended. The staff of the local labor and social security inspection team also said that if the notice is true, it is suspected of discrimination and will be handled according to law.
Relevant information shows that the logistics company was established on August 3 this year with a registered capital of RMB 5 million. Its business scope includes international air freight forwarding, international land freight forwarding, and cargo packaging services.
Although enterprises have the right to recruit independently, the practice of the logistics company violates the provisions of the Employment Promotion Law: workers have the right to equal employment and the right to choose their own jobs according to law. Workers shall not be discriminated against in employment due to differences in ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, etc.
Therefore, it is not advisable to reject all students due to emotional disputes. Not to mention, the personal emotional issues between students and the business of cross-border logistics companies are really unrelated. Perhaps what should be done is to ensure that the sellers' goods can arrive safely and in time on the other side of the ocean.
The logistics company borrowed millions of customs clearance fees from customers, and the freight forwarding ocean freight quote was as low as 2.5 Since the beginning of this year, the cross-border logistics industry has been experiencing a turbulent period, with logistics delays and freight forwarders running away. Now, even logistics companies are involved in such a humorous recruitment discrimination storm. However, before one wave of crisis subsides, another logistics company was exposed to bankruptcy.
It is learned that a Shenzhen logistics company recently issued a notice that its back-end was inspected for 6 containers, and the handling fee for each container was 300,000. Due to insufficient funds, the company decided to temporarily handle the first container, bearing 10% of the fee, and the remaining amount was allocated to each customer according to the corresponding kilograms.
▲ The picture comes from Weibo @Amazon五爷
It is reported that after paying the original freight, customers will also need to bear an average unit price of 14/KG, which will be regarded as a temporary loan from the company to its customers.
One seller couldn't help but joke: "They call this a temporary loan, but in our village we call it running away with the money."
Looking back at the previous incidents of freight forwarders going bankrupt, they all applied to customers to share the high demurrage fees on the grounds of lack of funds. The sellers lost both money and goods. The reason behind the frequent occurrence of such incidents is the improper operation of logistics companies.
Once upon a time, freight forwarders replaced Amazon sellers and became a legend in Shenzhen Bay. However, as the freight market cooled down and demand shrank, major logistics companies became more and more competitive in order to compete for customers. According to sellers, the freight forwarding industry has now reduced the lowest ocean freight quote to 2.5 yuan. "If the cost is 1 yuan, selling for 2 yuan can cover expenses, and more than 2 yuan is considered profitable."
▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group
As prices have fallen to the bottom, many logistics companies have increasingly resorted to gray practices, including false declarations, mismatched goods, real and fake regular ships, etc., which have resulted in goods being seized by customs and incurring a large amount of demurrage fees.
The cross-border logistics industry is full of mixed bag. In any case, sellers still need to keep their eyes open and carefully examine the qualifications of the cooperating logistics companies to avoid being deceived.
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