I think the attendance check shows that there are some problems in the company's internal management, but it does not equate to the company's decline.

I recently saw a report in which a Tesla employee broke the news: “Tesla sent an automated email. I received this email because as of June Within the 30 days on the 28th, the access card was used to enter the on-site office area for less than 16 days." At the same time, another Tesla employee verified the authenticity of the former's statement.

Prior to this, Tesla CEO Musk had issued a document stating that Tesla employees must work no less than 40 hours a week in the office. He also emphasized that if employees did not meet this requirement, it would mean voluntary resignation. Musk's remarks caused a lot of controversy among the public, and they also speculated whether there were any problems with Tesla's internal operations.

In fact, Tesla’s operations may have more or less problems, because Tesla carried out a certain degree of layoffs some time ago, eliminating about 10% of the world’s jobs. , of course including Tesla China. However, companies generally do not have large-scale layoffs unless they encounter difficulties.

Therefore, some friends around me naturally connected the company's emphasis on attendance and the company's decline, and believed that the company's emphasis on attendance was a sign of the company's decline. And they quoted a sentence once said by the famous host Bai Yansong: "When a company starts to emphasize attendance and punching in, the company is also likely to start to go downhill."

It seems reasonable and well-founded. , with examples to support it and celebrity arguments as basis. But we need to pay attention to what Bai Yansong said. He used the word "maybe" in the latter sentence. This means that there is a high probability that it will be like that, but it is not completely proportional. Some companies may focus on attendance for better development.

For example, the factory run by my uncle was a dumpling food factory. He responded to the call and went to the countryside to start a business, and the benefits have been very good. But there is a big problem. Although the labor force in rural areas is cheap, everyone has a poor sense of time, and they often arrive late and leave early.

Although it does not have much impact on the overall operation, it is always not a good thing. In order to rectify this phenomenon, my uncle requires employees in the factory to clock in on time every day, and they cannot take more than three days off per month (their factory has one day off every weekend), except for special circumstances.

After making the request, some people were unwilling to do it for various reasons. Some said they had to pick up their children from school, others said they had to get off work early and go home to cook, and so on. However, the uncle was very determined and did not retain them, even though there was a labor shortage during that period.

Now, my uncle’s dumpling factory is getting bigger and bigger, and it has even opened a branch factory. However, he did not pocket the money he saved. Instead, he improved the welfare mechanism and set up a series of incentives such as perfect attendance awards and seniority awards.

So going back to the original topic, I still think that focusing on attendance does not equate to the decline of the company. It may send a bad signal, but it may also be a measure formulated for the better development of the company, which needs to be viewed with distinction.