In the documentary we see the inside of an American factory that is owned by a Chinese billionaire. There are some obvious cultural differences in the work habits, and in this documentary the people in charge are the Chinese. The work conditions in china are rather different than what they are in America.
For an example the work hours are really different in the two different countries. In china there are shifts that last about 14 hours, but I America there are las that prevent that from happening and the max work hours are 8 hours.
Another example are that in America being a part of an union is really common and is a huge help for the workers. The unions are there to make sure the workers gets payed the right amount, that the hours are reasonable, that they have time to eat and that the conditions the workers are in are good for the healt. However in china this is a threat for the efficiency and does so that the company don’t make as much money. So when the Chinese billionaire opened the factory in USA he was worried about the unions so he sort of made them illegal in the company.
A third example is that in china the workers are expected to make a unreal amount of product every day and they deliver. They have to long hours and get paid to little, on the other hand they work much faster and more organized than the Americans. The Americans are more lazy than the Chinese, and they are used to be treated better in the workplace than the Chinese are.
The Chinese know just how to get the Americans to work more efficient. Because in America you get used to be patted on the back and they love competition. So to make them better worker in their eyes they started to bribe them with more money. The money also worked as a tool to make them less interested in joining unions.
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