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It's not a lack of anything, particularly skill or work ethic. It's a cultural difference. Work culture in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Korea, etc. are all
by iancmceachern 3y ago
It's not a lack of anything, particularly skill or work ethic.
It's a cultural difference. Work culture in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Korea, etc. are all wildly different than North American and European work cultures.
None is better or worse than the other, no need to pass judgement. We just need to recognize, acknowledge and respect our differences in service of working better together.
- cinntaile 3y ago> None is better or worse than the other Of course there are better or worse work cultures.
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoNot if one is so cushy it demands to be automated. This is what high-end manufacturing looks like on the cutting edge. If we want those jobs and fabs in America, something has to give.
- cinntaile 3y agoIsn't the issue that it can't be automated away at this point? Or at least not at a cost that makes sense compared to just throwing overworked engineers at the problem.
- iancmceachern 3y agoBetter by what metric? Quality of life for the worker? Financial returns for the company?
- Teever 3y agoSustainability of the organization. Model corporations after organisms and view work culture as a measure of metabolic process. If a work culture is chewing thorough too many employees without returning some tangible benefit it's not as efficient or as sustainable as one that doesnt.
- cinntaile 3y agoPick a metric and you'll be able to rank them no?
- iancmceachern 3y agoI'm highlighting that different people will have different priorities
- cinntaile 3y agoIt doesn't impact anything, you can still rank them therefore there are better or worse work cultures. I think we can even universally agree that, all else being equal, people will prefer an 8 hour work day over a 10 hour work day. That people prefer to not be on call and so on.
- iancmceachern 3y agoYou and I are making the same point, which is opposite of the original commenter point. You and I are arguing that a better work cultitr means better for the employed. The original commenter was saying better work culture implies better for the companies bottom line. Totally polar opposite philosophies.