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I worked for an Indian company in Iowa. None of my direct managers were Indians, but the mid-level management was. I heard a lot of complaints about them. Same at another company I worked at, this one had headquarters in Des Moines but hired a large number of Indians.
I’m not saying it’s true, I’m just saying that I have heard many complaints about them that I have also heard about Chinese managers here. But I would also have the same complaint about many American managers.
My 2nd part was trying to point out that US managers are often the same, and the OP’s expectation that US managers would act differently from Chinese ones is a bit short-sighted. The end goal of any company is to make money, and people are motivated by the same thing.
These projects that companies get involved in, the community outreach programs, they aren’t supported because a company wants to spend money. They are supported because companies know the public is watching them and it’s good publicity. It’s great advertisement to have your companies name associated with charity or something positive in the community. I think businesses here would pick up on it pretty quickly if their was more media oversight of companies and awareness of activities like that. Nobody ever got approval from their home office to do some community works project because it was the right thing to do, they got it because they told their home office how great of publicity it would be.
Just me throwing in my few cents………
Your boss in US was an Indian lady you said? They don’t have a good reputation as being “fair” managers….
US companies promote the “political trash” on purpose, they want to use their connections to get better deals. US companies do the same thing in the US, I’m guessing these managers didn’t really do a lot of managing, more just used their positions or connections for leverage. The #1 goal of any US publically owned company is to make as much profit as possible, so they don’t care about hiring ethical people, they care about getting profits without breaking the law (or getting caught breaking the law). I think deep down, the US and China are about the same. They try to give a different appearance on the surface but people everywhere have the same motives and drives.
I’ve had my kit lens for about 3 years…..stopped using it about a year into owning the camera. I had a couple Sigma lenses, one was a wide angle and the other was a telephoto so i needed something in between……..just got the lens today. Looks beautiful on the outside…….incredible quality underneath. If only I could find a (single) girl with the second part as well!
I ‘m going to take royMo’s advice and get that Sigma f/1.8 lens. I had several other photography friends recommend it, but I am a little curious now where everyone gets their stuff? The price on Amazon was about 600rmb more than Taobao (4800 vs 4000-4200) but would I have even better luck going to the camera places inbetween Kehua and Renmin on 1st ring road?
I’m also really wanting to get it before Saturday……suggestions?
I’ll have to try that, the only problem I can see is they usually just buy once a month but maybe I can talk to the manager and do a weekly thing or something.
Just a thought but, their are a few photographers/enthusiasts here. A picture is worth a million words so you might check around and see if you can find some photos that someone has taken. Some of the urban scenes that people take will probably help, and in many cases I bet the photographer has more than a few stories to tell.
this is what i’ve been using for awhile but the 10-20mm is blurry at more than 10 feet, while the other is fine but i’d like a higher quality lens. I’ve been looking at :
http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-150-500mm-Telephoto-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001542X6E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392183385&sr=8-1&keywords=sigma+telephoto for a telephoto
and this for a general purpose:
Though checking out my amazon wishlist I do see that lens you recommended, I think I’ve had a few others suggest that to me. I might have to go with that.
Which hotel was it? I live right next to that area you’re talking about. I stayed at a hotel down the street from Ito for a week and never had any trouble, but I’m guessing the one you were staying at was across the street from SM City?
In defense of China, I’ve seen plenty of places in rural America where I’ve seen the “we don’t take kindly to your type around here” people.
If you guys do meet up sometime let me know, I’ve had a Canon T2i for about 3 years now and while I’ve figured out how to use most of it I could always go for some tips. I’m hoping to get a new lens this spring so I could use some input!
