Employees of a hot pot restaurant knelt down and kowtowed to their boss in a line in a public square in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province on Sept. 9, 2015. They shouted loudly together: "Boss, thank you for hiring me!"

According to some onlookers, with some holding flags and slogans, several dozens of employees participated in this so-called "gratitude ceremony". And the whole process was shot with video camera, which will be used as the corporate culture education material.

The onlookers all expressed their disgust and anger towards the activity.