Re:Lu Ban's axe and working with your Chinese suppliers
by GuiA on Friday September 01, 2017 @07:48PM
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I don't think people half assing 9-5 jobs they have no interest in is unique to Chinese culture. It's actually a pretty universal thing in every country I've lived in.
Re:Lu Ban's axe and working with your Chinese suppliers
by zorked on Saturday September 02, 2017 @06:54AM
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And, for that matter, Germany.
This culture isn't bad and works reasonably well in a lot of places.
(not my thing though)
Re:Lu Ban's axe and working with your Chinese suppliers
by zhemao on Saturday September 02, 2017 @01:25AM
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> places where people aren't getting paid to innovate but rather are there to do a 9-5 job, there is little (and, in many cases, negative) incentive culturally to think outside the box and push the envelope
That's pretty much every country, including the US. Even many Silicon Valley companies are this way.
For everyone arguing about whether this is true of all Chinese culture, of course there is innovative thinking in China, Wu is simply pointing out that in places where people aren't getting paid to innovate but rather are there to do a 9-5 job, there is little (and, in many cases, negative) incentive culturally to think outside the box and push the envelope. Don't expect that your contractor is going to go the extra mile for you. Getting specifications right and driving the production process are on you.