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> Would it be expected that I had a wife that didn't work so I wouldn't have to take care of sick kids all the time? In China, having a nanny is normal and pre

> Would it be expected that I had a wife that didn't work so I wouldn't have to take care of sick kids all the time? In China, having a nanny is normal and pretty much expected even at six-digit salaries, let alone seven. (And it won't cost much more than $10k a year either, so it is a no-brainer and might be even a perk paid by the company here - just like the company car with chauffeur or free meals.) > Would it be ok to work 9-5? Also no (unless you are just THAT good and have THAT much leverage to negotiate, which is unlikely). Even a normal skilled job will have the expectation of 50-70 hours of facetime, let alone this sort of high-profile position.

alkonaut 9y ago
> In China, having a nanny is normal and pretty much expected even at six-digit salaries, let alone seven. (And it won't cost much more than $10k a year either, so it is a no-brainer and might be even a perk paid by the company here - just like the company car with chauffeur or free meals.) Having a nanny helps, but it only helps with the chore (e.g. dropping off a kid), you can't substitute your own face time with the kids. > Even a normal skilled job will have the expectation of 50-70 hours of facetime, let alone this sort of high-profile position. How can companies assume that paying $1M will get them the best talent, while at the same time assuming that requesting 50-70h work weeks doesn't rob them of a lot more talent? I mean if given a choice between $1M comp and 50-70h workweek, and .5M comp and a sane 40h work week - there has to be tons of people who choose (or had to) take the lower comp?
- sulam 9y ago
  My understanding is that all Chinese tech jobs are crazy hours. ~No one works 9-5.