Comments on: Last Day on the Job http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/ Urban Sociology and Urbanism, in China and North America Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:41:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David Petersson http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-54239 David Petersson Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:54:20 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-54239 Go Slowly! Go Slowly!

]]> By: James Chiang http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 James Chiang Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:41:01 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1699 Time flies! Time flies!

]]> By: Miles http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1428 Miles Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:10:45 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1428 I read an article in China Daily that predicts China will be next India with respecct to growth and opportunites for people in Information Technology. How do you feel this will impact upward mobility for the worker? I read an article in China Daily that predicts China will be next India with respecct to growth and opportunites for people in Information Technology. How do you feel this will impact upward mobility for the worker?

]]> By: Jet So http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Jet So Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:05:44 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1312 Amen to all. Your one-month trial & experience puts many so-called "Old China Hands" to shame! As for the potential downside of wealth through business not education, I could counter that for every Li Kai-Shing and Lee Shau-Kee (the world's richest Chinese that only had a primary school education), there are hundreds of richly-paid and highly-educated professionals looking after their wealth and property. Not everyone is cut out to be a 打天下商人... Amen to all. Your one-month trial & experience puts many so-called “Old China Hands” to shame!

As for the potential downside of wealth through business not education, I could counter that for every Li Kai-Shing and Lee Shau-Kee (the world’s richest Chinese that only had a primary school education), there are hundreds of richly-paid and highly-educated professionals looking after their wealth and property. Not everyone is cut out to be a 打天下商人…

]]> By: Audall http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Audall Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:57:50 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1306 Ben, That experience may not be the last that you have like that, but I'm sure it will always offer a profound wealth of good memories and insight. I still remember very vividly, my first trip to Indonesia as a college student. I ran out of money and tried to sell my walkman on the street to tourists and locals, to no avail. The awkward situations, rejections, desperation and hunger pangs, and the strange alleys I went down and characters I never otherwise would have met, all served to give me a life changing experience. I quickly realized how hard it is to try and hustle everyday and sell crap to tourists and locals with the hope that you will eat later on. To walk in someone else's shoes for awhile is a great education. Good for you for seeking it out. Im sure that just as much as you have come to know others, you have learned about yourself and where you come from. Good and bad. Thanks for the stories. Ben,
That experience may not be the last that you have like that, but I’m sure it will always offer a profound wealth of good memories and insight. I still remember very vividly, my first trip to Indonesia as a college student. I ran out of money and tried to sell my walkman on the street to tourists and locals, to no avail. The awkward situations, rejections, desperation and hunger pangs, and the strange alleys I went down and characters I never otherwise would have met, all served to give me a life changing experience. I quickly realized how hard it is to try and hustle everyday and sell crap to tourists and locals with the hope that you will eat later on. To walk in someone else’s shoes for awhile is a great education. Good for you for seeking it out. Im sure that just as much as you have come to know others, you have learned about yourself and where you come from. Good and bad. Thanks for the stories.

]]> By: Jeremy http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 Jeremy Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:17:54 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1303 Ben, Very nice initial finish to your one month experience. Putting up a link to your blog right now. Ben,

Very nice initial finish to your one month experience. Putting up a link to your blog right now.

]]> By: Chris http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Chris Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:45:56 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1301 Well done. I really enjoyed reading this. Well done. I really enjoyed reading this.

]]> By: Phil http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 Phil Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:41:21 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1299 That stuff about Mr Zheng's other shop is amazing. If you learn any more about its success or otherwise, please blog it! That stuff about Mr Zheng’s other shop is amazing. If you learn any more about its success or otherwise, please blog it!

]]> By: Heilong http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 Heilong Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:44:01 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1297 Good to hear a happy ending to a great experiment. Make sure to go for a game of pool once in a while with your former coworkers. My wifes cousin is doing a night class in accountancy in Shen Yang's Bei Da. Good to hear a happy ending to a great experiment. Make sure to go for a game of pool once in a while with your former coworkers. My wifes cousin is doing a night class in accountancy in Shen Yang’s Bei Da.

]]> By: laolao http://benross.net/wordpress/last-day-on-the-job/2007/06/08/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 laolao Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:45:23 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=88#comment-1291 Ben, It was time well spent. You may not realize it now, but you will always have guanxi with Mr. Zheng. As such, I'd like you to email me in private. Regards, LaoLao Ben,
It was time well spent. You may not realize it now, but you will always have guanxi with Mr. Zheng. As such, I’d like you to email me in private.

Regards,

LaoLao

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