At the 2023 symposium on retired college students returning to work held by Gree Electric, Dong Mingzhu praised 16 outstanding retired college students to express her respect for the military spirit. This unique discussion brought together Gree Electric’s Chairman and President Dong Mingzhu, Party Secretary Zhang Wei and other key company officials to witness the touching moment when these retired college students shared their experiences in the military.
In recent years, Gree Electric has selected 79 outstanding college students for eight consecutive times to serve in the army. They work hard to stand guard in the army, demonstrating the original intention and mission of soldiers. Among them, 22 soldiers returned to the company after being discharged from the army. They practiced Gree's military spirit with practical actions and gained the care and expectations of leaders at all levels.
The 16 college students who retired from service and returned to work in 2022-2023 come from all over the country. They have carried out Gree Electric’s spirit into the military camps from all over the country, from the far seas and oceans to the northwest border. They tempered their character in the military, and after returning to the company, they showed a deeper understanding of their work and a more down-to-earth and hard-working character.
Dong Mingzhu expressed her affirmation and high hopes for these retired college students: "The most difficult thing in life is to persevere. I feel that I have learned a lot of excellent qualities from you in today's symposium. We hope that employees with military camp experience can work in this Gree building." With the added bricks and stones inside the building, Gree Electric will be more exciting in the future because of you.”
Gree has always emphasized the power of role models and is committed to empowering heroes through recognition and motivating all employees to strive to be and surpass the benchmark. The company integrates military culture into corporate culture and military spirit into corporate spirit. Gree Electric has set up a retired military service center and a veteran service center to provide customized services to more than a thousand retired military personnel. It also carries out a series of military training activities, such as Gree Wolf Warrior Commando, Gree New Army Training Camp, etc., to integrate the "military soul" Deeply integrated into the corporate culture, it becomes the company's DNA and the driving force for talent cultivation.
The party committee injects "red genes" into the corporate culture, advocates a spirit of responsibility and dedication, and supports national defense construction with practical actions. Gree Electric Appliances donated Gree photovoltaic container barracks, air conditioners and household electrical appliances to the Tibetan border defense forces to help strengthen the army and stabilize the country. The reasonable model of enterprise recruitment has been widely promoted across the country, and employees continue to be encouraged to join the army, demonstrating the responsibility and responsibility of large enterprises. Gree will continue to take this opportunity to deepen dual support work and national defense education, improve employees' mental state, work standards and value pursuits, so that the military camp spirit will continue to shine in Gree.