Day job dog: Chinese firm puts canine on payroll as ‘security captain’ for RM1,949 a month then docks pay for ‘bullying cats’


By Fran Lu

Much-loved four-legged friend, Big Beauty, is only non-human to get an actual salary from pet supplies firm. Internet interest in the salaried canine explodes after her February payslip was published on social media platform Douyin. — SCMP

A Chinese company which has put a dog called Big Beauty on its payroll has spread delight on mainland social media.

The firm – which specialises in pet products and is based in southern China’s Guangdong province – employs the dog as a “security captain” on a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan (RM1,949 or US$420).

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