Pros
Exposure to a pure China-based company. Understanding different cultures is always positive Above-average pay for the position, above average bonuses assuming you perform well
Cons
Toxic Culture Yelling matches in the office considered normal. Managers openly yell at customers and then wonder why we lose out on projects Managers are consistently late or in some cases don't show up for meetings and give no prior notice. They then proceed to yell at you if you show up 5 minutes late because a previous meeting went over and they didn't see your IM stating that you would be late. Of course, no apology was given. Long working hours resulting from over bureaucratic processes and broken English. Local offices have relatively little authority to make decisions and as a result there is a lot of reporting and approvals required. Nothing wrong with that. But why do I have to fill out the same information across 5 forms and STILL have to talk to the "guy" in China for approval? Three-quarters of my time was wasted on paperwork and seeking approvals. The official working language was touted as English, yet documents were not translated by native speakers or professionals. As a result, this created a lot of communication issues. Presentation materials often had to be re-done as there were serious formatting, grammar and spelling issues. Discriminatory promotion practices - It was an open secret that only people from China could hold management positions
