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Joined: Jul 2002
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From: San Diego, CA
I think you guys are definitely correct about long hours != amount of work done. I mean I can see this even within my tiny little department at work here. That I guess is the reason I work here - people realize that amount of work done != amount of hours put in.
I should also add that my internship was with Intel (yeap *the* Intel) and I'm sure those of you in the technology industry know that Intel corporate culture drives their employees to be extra competitive. What I saw therefore might not be representitive of the people in Malaysia, let alone Asia (Malaysian government workers suck
).
I also agree with John regarding "Asians". You can't really generalize "Asians," especially when you figure the vastness of Asia and it's population. (I know sometimes when people say Asians here in my company, they mean orientals - Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and that drives this one Indian co-workers of my nuts
).
Charlie, so if you just do a straight currency conversion ($1 = RM3.8 - RM = Ringgit Malaysia), an S2000 in Malaysia is really "just" US$125k (or RM500k). Of course when you consider the cost of living, the average Malaysian makes about the same in RM (if not a little less) as the average American in $. That's how I got to the $500k estimate.
I should also add that my internship was with Intel (yeap *the* Intel) and I'm sure those of you in the technology industry know that Intel corporate culture drives their employees to be extra competitive. What I saw therefore might not be representitive of the people in Malaysia, let alone Asia (Malaysian government workers suck
).I also agree with John regarding "Asians". You can't really generalize "Asians," especially when you figure the vastness of Asia and it's population. (I know sometimes when people say Asians here in my company, they mean orientals - Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and that drives this one Indian co-workers of my nuts
).Charlie, so if you just do a straight currency conversion ($1 = RM3.8 - RM = Ringgit Malaysia), an S2000 in Malaysia is really "just" US$125k (or RM500k). Of course when you consider the cost of living, the average Malaysian makes about the same in RM (if not a little less) as the average American in $. That's how I got to the $500k estimate.
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Central Massachusetts
Oh, and yes, I agree about the "Asian" definition. I was intending to refer to the entire far east region, but of course I made a huge generalization (sorry for that). My closest experience is with the Japanese. The folks I work with are, on the whole, at least 60-70 hour per week workers.
, John.