“Wanted to Show Off $684,000 Bonus...” The Consequences Faced by a Chinese Employee After Posting Pay Statement on SNS

Dismissed for Leaking Company Confidential Information
Blacklisted and Permanently Banned from Reemployment

A team leader from Tencent, one of China’s major big tech (large IT companies), has sparked controversy by sharing a detailed statement of a large year-end bonus on social networking services (SNS).

According to the Chinese IT journal IT Zhijia (IT之家) on July 24, Tencent has recently dismissed Ye, the project team leader in the WeChat Business Group (WXG), on charges of leaking company confidential information. Tencent also blacklisted Ye, permanently barring further association with the company.

A team leader from Tencent, one of China's leading big tech companies, stirred controversy by publicly sharing a high-value year-end bonus statement on social networking services (SNS). AI-generated image.

Year-end Income Statement Amounting to Around 684 Million Won Made Public

The year-end income statement that Ye made public on SNS detailed both the year-end performance bonus and stock compensation, totaling approximately 3.17 million yuan (about 684 million won). This included a bonus of 820,000 yuan (about 177 million won) and over 2.35 million yuan (about 507 million won) in stock incentives.

It is known that Ye received a high year-end bonus after earning the highest rating twice in last year’s personnel evaluations. The highest rating is strictly awarded only to the top 10–20% of team members, and the corresponding year-end bonus is reported to be equivalent to six months’ salary. Tencent’s performance evaluation system is divided into three tiers: outstanding, good, and insufficient. The outstanding grade is given only to employees who deliver top performance.

A team leader at Tencent, one of China's leading big tech companies, sparked controversy by publicly sharing a detailed statement of a high year-end bonus on social networking service (SNS). Baidu in China.

Controversy Arises over Tencent Watermark

However, local internet users noticed that the photo included an internal Tencent watermark, igniting a controversy over the leak of salary information.

Tencent stated that Ye was dismissed for violating regulations on information security and leaking confidential information. The company also announced that details of disciplinary actions for violating relevant provisions in the ‘executive disciplinary measures’ will be released in a separate document.

According to Tencent’s internal investigation team, a total of more than 70 violations were discovered throughout the previous year, resulting in the dismissal of over 90 employees. Among them, more than 20 people faced criminal charges, and 30 were transferred to public security authorities due to involvement in criminal activities.

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