China doesn't have what I'd say good labor laws. But you can't jsut lay someone off at a moment's notice. This generally means that employees stay around, build expertise, and generally have progression to care for when building a career.
The US... I'm sure we all know the story. So much bearacracu and crazy turnover. So many times I'm communicating with a partner and then things stall because that partner's liaison was suddenly gone. No backup to pick up the ball, no sense from anyone else on what this context really was. So at best it's weeks spent re-aligning on stuff previously discussed. Worst case you end up ghosted and your partnership silently dies (at least from my end. I'm sure higher up the law firms are being revved up).
There is also culturally just a lot of disdain here. Hyper-individualistic culture can make it hard to work together at times. Be it because of pride or because they are barely keeping themselves afloat. There's very little stability and it's long gotten to a point where the dysfunction reflects outwards, publicly on display. Especially these days with Vulture capitialists grabbing brands to pick off what remains instead of trying to turn a company around.
A friend of my girlfriend owns a textile factory near the Shenzhen/Canton area. Once I was told, "We have like 3 days off for a 7-day holiday, 2 days if it gets too busy". Yes, Labor Laws here are less effective.
On the other hand, I have been trying to help a client in the US to find the right local partner to work with. It's a nightmare. The companies I contacted either ignored me or the contact person left the company after a few emails exchanged, and we had to find another contact person.
We finally found the current partner who's really helping.
It's really harsh to me. I used to believe the US was the beacon of hospitality and entrepreneurship. My belief has collapsed.
The US... I'm sure we all know the story. So much bearacracu and crazy turnover. So many times I'm communicating with a partner and then things stall because that partner's liaison was suddenly gone. No backup to pick up the ball, no sense from anyone else on what this context really was. So at best it's weeks spent re-aligning on stuff previously discussed. Worst case you end up ghosted and your partnership silently dies (at least from my end. I'm sure higher up the law firms are being revved up).
There is also culturally just a lot of disdain here. Hyper-individualistic culture can make it hard to work together at times. Be it because of pride or because they are barely keeping themselves afloat. There's very little stability and it's long gotten to a point where the dysfunction reflects outwards, publicly on display. Especially these days with Vulture capitialists grabbing brands to pick off what remains instead of trying to turn a company around.
It's all a mess here.