Hell for ICs, heaven for PMs, UI/UX, etc
Hell for ICs, heaven for PMs, UI/UX, etc
- Brand...? Cool among young, naive people and sounds like a rocket ship.
- Tons of freedom for interaction designers, visual effect designers, etc.
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Heavy communication (docs included) depends on Mandarin; this is a no-go for non-native speakers.
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Awful work-life balance, with literally meetings at 7 AM and 10 PM with HQ in China, who don't really speak English at all (LOL).
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Poor code quality, as bad as Microsoft or any ICC's outsourcing shit.
In fact, you guys are doing great!
We'd really appreciate it for letting the world know how it feels to be born as a Chinese.
Great advertisement for Chinese innovation (996) and Chinese management (make you 996).
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