Bizarre ‘team-building’ event urges employees to extinguish flaming cotton buds by putting them in mouths, stunt sparks possible legal action.

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China firm makes staff eat fire, claims it helps face fears, boosts confidence

A Chinese company has sparked outrage online after a social media user exposed a shocking team-building activity that requires employees to eat fire. The practice, which involves putting burning cotton buds in one's mouth, is allegedly designed to help employees overcome fear and build confidence. According to the South China Morning Post, Rongrong shared her experience on a major Chinese social media platform, claiming that she was coerced into…

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China Company Forces Employees To Eat Fire In "Confidence-Building" Exercise, Faces Backlash

An employee of a Chinese firm took to social media, claiming that she was forced to eat fire in her company and that the activity left her feeling scared.

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China firm makes employees eat fire to boost their self-confidence: ‘I found it degrading’

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The company made its employees swallow fire as part of exercises “to form a team”

Компанія змусила своїх співробітників ковтати вогонь у рамках вправ «для формування команди»

Китайська компанія змушувала працівників ковтати вогонь

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Chinese company forced employees to swallow fire

A Chinese company has sparked outrage on social media after footage emerged of a controversial "team building" activity in which employees were forced to put out burning cotton swabs with their mouths. The practice, supposedly designed to help them overcome fears and show confidence, was branded degrading by a former employee, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. The event, held in Liaoning province by a company in the education sector,…

Una empresa china desató indignación en redes sociales luego de que se revelaran imágenes de una controvertida actividad de "formación de equipos" en la que los empleados fueron obligados a apagar con la boca bastones de algodón en llamas. La práctica, supuestamente diseñada para ayudarles a superar miedos y mostrar confianza, fue calificada de degradante por una exempleada, según informó el South China Morning Post (SCMP). El evento, realizado …

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Controversy in China over employees forced to

A Chinese company generated controversy on social media, after an Internet user published images of an “unacceptable team-building activity” in which employees were forced to eat fire to supposedly help them overcome their fears and demonstrate confidence, reported this Wednesday South China Morning Post (SCMP). Team-building gone too far? A Chinese firm is under firm for forcing staff to continue flames as a ‘confidente booster.’ Critics call i…

Una empresa china generó controversia en las redes sociales, después de que una internauta publicara imágenes de una «actividad inaceptable de formación de equipos» en la que se obligó a los empleados a comer fuego para supuestamente ayudarlos a vencer sus miedos y demostrar confianza, informó este miércoles South China Morning Post (SCMP). 
Team-building gone too far? A Chinese firm is under fire for forcing staff to swallow flames as a 'confid…

Se desata polémica en China por una empresa que obligó a sus empleados a comer fuego

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Controversy breaks out in China over a company that forced its employees to eat fire

Company in China allegedly forces staff to swallow fire as team-building activity An employee of a company in Dalian, China recently took to social media claiming that she and her fellow employees were forced to swallow fire during a team-building activity. Video courtesy of China Observer on YouTube. For illustration purposes only. Xiaoxiang Morning News contacted the employee, who goes by the name Rongrong and has been working for less than a …

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A Chinese company in Liaoning forced employees to eat fire during a team-building event, leading to outrage, with one worker considering legal action for the unsafe practice.

China firm makes staff eat fire, claims it helps face fears, boosts confidence

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