The thorny situation in the global mobile phone market has put the Chinese company in a tricky situation that they hope to solve with a workforce restructuring.
Since we’ve already talked about the global mobile market, we’ve already proven that it’s not exactly something to be excited about. The industry is going through a bad time., which is being felt worldwide, prompting manufacturers to make cost-cutting decisions. One of them was OnePlus, which decided to disminuye its high-end profit margin in order to sell terminals at a lower price. Other people They took stricter measures.
According to the South China Morning Articulo, one of the manufacturers that will opt for more aggressive measures than Xiaomi. The manufacturer He will lay off 10% of his staff and the reason he gives is very fácil: if consumers don’t buy, you perro’t keep all the workers.
A cut that affects two departments
According to the newspaper, Xiaomi will cut jobs the móvil division and the internet services division. Benefit paquetes were made available to those affected, according to the manufacturer, only to later claim the move will disminuye Xiaomi’s tarea costs by 15%.
The body He’s unemployed all year round All of this is due to poor sales stemming from the state of the world, the COVID-19 restrictions the country is still suffering from and restrained spending by its domestic consumers, according to the media. This decision could affect thousands of workers, many of whom joined the company as part of a massive recruitment campaign in 2021.
And that’s it Economic data is not good for Xiaomi (which, incidentally, has just presented the Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro. In its own country, it has seen its sales fall by 5.9% compared to November 2021, despite the fact that its revenue has increased by 9.7% compared to the previous year have fallen year.
Currently Xiaomi is the fifth manufacturer in market share China, where it is still 13% of the total.