Other Subject Areas:
Chinese Voices Project: Work and Money
The Slacker (1.0 / 352)
Joanna Hsu
What can you do about a colleague who refuses
to carry his share of the work? Not much, if he happens to be your boss.
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I Want to be a Millionaire (1.0 / 336)
Joanna Hsu
Ordinary Chinese are striking it rich in
the booming stock market, encouraging more and more people to play the
game.
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The Promise and Perils of Seniority (1.0 / 498)
Joanna Hsu
A new law in China promises job security
to workers who have been at one job for ten or more years. Many companies,
however, prefer younger workers, and are coming up with the usual strategems
to evade the rule.
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The Ideal Job (1.1 / 346)
Joanna Hsu
In an environment like today's China, it's
easy to forget that the best job is not always the one that pays the most
money.
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Earning a Bonus Just for Staying Put (1.1 / 382)
Joanna Hsu
To counter the tendency of younger employees
to jump ship for better jobs at the beginning of the year, some employers
have taken to deferring the payment of "year-end" bonuses until
well into the new year, after the job-search season has passed.
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The Ungrateful Boss (1.3 / 516)
Joanna Hsu
If you're not appreciated at the office,
there's little point in sticking around.
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