PR chief has come under fire for demanding staff do 50-day business trips and keep their work phones on 24 hours a day, threatening to sack those who dissent. Qu Jing, the public relations head for China’s largest search engine Baidu, told staff they must be willing to accompany her on weeks-long trips as a matter of course and boasted that she was so devoted to her job that she didn’t know what year her son was in at school. In a series of now-deleted videos posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, Ms Qu said she didn’t care about the impact of her hardline policies on her employees’ home life as she is “not their mother” and only cares about results. “If you work in public relations, don’t expect weekends off,” Ms Qu said. “Keep your phone on 24 hours a day, always ready to respond.” In a warning to anyone thinking of complaining, she added that she could make it “impossible for you to find a job in this industry with just a short essay”. The videos sparked an online backlash, with some calling her out of touch. Ms Qu apologised after the posts went viral, saying...