Chinese manufacturer Oppo[1] landed itself in hot water in India earlier this week after a post on social media alleging one of its employees had said "Indians are beggars" went viral. The post, said to be by the company's service team in Punjab, also said that all employees in the team had tendered their resignation. The company, however, says now that the management team and the service team have reached a settlement and no one would be leaving.
An unverified letter[2] signed by members from Oppo's Punjab team dated July 15 began circulating on social media earlier this week after the company allegedly mistreated Mr. Arun Sharma, service manager at Oppo Service Team in Punjab. In the letter, the service team accused the company of making derogatory comments about India and the country's culture.
The letter went on to say that head of managerial departments in Punjab told the service team that they "only work for money," and that they don't have any "dignity and self respect." The letter further alleged that when the employees asked for a raise, they were told that "Indian are beggars always asking for money."
Arun Sharma, an Oppo employee named in the letter, told[3] indianexpress.com that no one in his team has resigned. "We are looking who has done this and will initiate suitable action," he added.
A spokesperson of Oppo Mobiles told Gadgets 360 that the management and the service team in Punjab have cleared the "misunderstanding" and that nobody from the service team will be leaving. The company refused to comment on the authenticity of the letter that circulated on social media.
"We at OPPO India are aware of the recent report related to our Punjab Service team...