Chinese companies are coming strong. Alibaba, Huawei, Tencent and others, at least in the Seattle area, are seeking aggressively and offering very good salaries. There is a lot of uncertainty regarding being a non-chinese in these companies. Concerns include the language barrier in the office, language barrier communicating with HQ, lack of autonomy of the us locations, lack of growth for non-chinese employees, poor work-life balance, among others. I would be interested in hearing someone with first hand experience tell their story. Are these companies a fantastic opportunity or a great risk? It would be simplistic to assume that all these companies are the same, so clarify which one you are talking about.
I work at Bing. Official language is Chinese. Culture is toxic. I find it hard to get into the inner circle with Chinese co-workers (and I am pretty extroverted and not shy). I would expect things to be worse in an actual Chinese company.
Just the stinky food alone is enough to keep me away.
Dont do it. Thank me and the other guy above later
Do you have any experience or anecdotes to share?
I have worked at teams in Microsoft where we would go to lunch together but I would eat my lunch alone on the same table.
Would highly advise against it
It can be hard. If you don't like Chinese culture, not willing to learn the language and overall don't interact well with your Chinese colleagues then you will have a hard time there. But if you embrace the culture differences and try to blend in, you will be surprised at how well you can fit in.
Are you in bing? Are you not Chinese? If you are not. How was your experience blending in? It's not that I wouldn't try to learn the language, but it is easier said than done. Chinese is one of the hardest languages to learn.
I am Chinese and I have friends who are non Chinese that actually work in China in Chinese company and is doing really well. These tips come from him during our conversation as I was going to join American company as a foreigner.
My friend is working for a Chinese company and says it's the best company he's worked for. In his previous companies, they were hiring too much for diversity, but at his current one they were hiring more for talent. And he gets respected because he's white.
"And he gets respected because he's white" ... Oh that's just great! Would he be treated/respected the same if he were not white and not Chinese?? Pretty much sums it up.
Honestly the Chinese people I've worked with were all respectful. I think my white friend just thinks he's better and thus is falling into a confirmation bias mindset. But I think your mind has already been made up and your internalized prejudice realized based on your last sentence.
Come on....You know MS’s official language is Indian and Chinese. Don’t be biased upfront, it really depends on the team leader and your teammates. It’s case by case
Dont do that,WLB is extremely poor
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Don't do it. Don't even consider it.
Why?
Did you try it? Know someone who did?