Will China really take over?
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i was working for a Taiwanese Luggage/ Travel accessories manufacturer. they have 1 Billion dollars in global sales, and are pushing for 1.5 Billion by the end of this year.
i freelanced for this company on and off thru the last decade, but it was in 2008 that they decided to open a NYC design office.
everyone that was hired were all senior level designers with over 10 years experience, plus equal sales and production..
they had me goto asia for close to 3 months, and during that time i had seen a document with everyone's name from the NYC office on it, that would be let go, once they completed their stay in Asia.
My name was on that list. I realized that they were just trying to learn how we in America design or formulate our concepts as they had a design team in Taipei with over 45 designers.
I had worked directly managing their team as well as the production factories in main-land China.
1 month after my return to NYC, the office was closed as they had learned a lot from me and 5 other seniors.
this type of practice is common from China developers, as they are maximizing their capabilities in design and making strong sale-able products.
i got a very nice severance package, but initially we were all working very hard to make their dreams a reality only to get shafted in the end.
very poor business considering their sales figures.
meh.. i should be going to China b4 the end of the year.. this time for a larger corporation.. it will become my 32 trip overseas..
thankfully this is not a Taiwanese corporation looking only to steal ones ideas and talents.
- LOL lets see the exact same thing happen with your new companyPIZZA
- THIS is exactly what I am talking about. Thanks for explaining it so well.clearThoughts
- the exact same thing wont happen at this company, since they outsourced me directly.e-pill