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This kind of expression helps humanize the otherwise distance created between the Chinese development world and the otherwise Western portrayal. A few thoughts
by rememberlenny 8y ago
This kind of expression helps humanize the otherwise distance created between the Chinese development world and the otherwise Western portrayal.
A few thoughts from my experience living in China. When living in China, I didn't see any appeal in the overworking culture.
Most developers with families worked normal hours. People who were single made time to spend time with friends. I didn't see the overwork ethic it in a positive light at all. Keeping in mind normal developers salaries in tier 1 cities for China is sub-1k USD a month. In tier 2 cities, I can only imagine it gets exponentially lower and so forth for smaller cities.
- gaotongfei 8y agoI work in Shanghai, my first full-time job as a Rails developer was more than 2k dollars a month(I was just graduated with only a little development experience), and I think that's about the average in Shanghai.
- rememberlenny 8y agoGood to know. My experience there was approximately 8 years ago. Im curious how much base salary has increased.
- zachguo 8y agoThe salary data is way outdated. All of my developer friends who returned to first-tier cities in China earn >4k USD per month. Even nannies generally earn more than 2k USD per month, it's hard to survive in tier-1 cities with 1k USD per month.
- AresStreamer 8y agoI do not think that would return if they are paid under 2k USD, and that doesn’t mean most of developers could earn more than 4k USD in China