Tencent fires WeChat manager after 7-figure bonus leaks online, sparks uproar

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has fired a manager at its WeChat division after details of his multimillion-yuan bonus package leaked online, sparking animated discussion across social media. The employee, surnamed Ye, was dismissed for passing sensitive corporate information to external parties, which caused a “severe negative impact both inside and outside the company”, according to an internal company bulletin seen by three Tencent employees. Ye served as a project manager within...

By Iris Deng,Richard Chen