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Q: Please give me some advice?

Here's the details about this job:

 

I went to this job interview, the Chinese boss is a very talkative guy and which I actually likes that.

He asked me why I wanted to leave my previous company and I told him that my boss likes to force me to drink, but I don’t drink actually. Then the boss laughed. He asked if my previous boss asked me to drink during business dinner or casual company dinner? I said casual dinner. Then the boss said my previous boss shouldn’t force me to drink during casual dinner if it’s not for business. Which I sensed he thinks that I should drink during business dinner. But I don’t feel comfortable to the way he thinks as I think anyone should respect that I don’t drink.

 

Latter the boss told me if my performance is good, he’ll send me to their office in Hungary. This opportunity attracts me.

 

Then after a week, the HR called me back for the second round interview. One senior executive interviewd me and told that the company gave everybody 5K as the base salary. And the senior executive told she only got 5K as well. Which I think it’s completely ridiculous. I think everybody has different working ability and how come pays everybody the same base salary? But I asked for 10K as the base salary. The senior executive told me she likes my interview performance and will talk about my salary request with the boss.

 

Then few days latter, today I found this company has called me back twice. I guess the boss decided to hire me for 10K. I didn’t pick up the call as I have not decided whether I should go work for them. I will give them a call back on tomorrow.

 

I am thinking even if they pay me 10K as the base salary to work as their sales manager. When I found a good potential sales candidate and I want to pay him/her more base salary to start working for my team. What if the boss only wants to pay every sales the same base salary? Oppps… Then the good potential candidate will possibly not want to come to work right? So even if I get paid well but I can’t hire good sales for my sales team. What’s the point to be a sales manager? The boss's perspective of salary payment really bothers me even if I become the exception and get higher paid.

 

I really feel if my employer has a similar business mangement concept with me, it will really encourge me and drive me to want to do a better job as the sales manager.

 

Should I work for this company I am talking about?

 

 

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Drinking booze is one of the ugliest aspects of the chinese culture. They try to get me to do that as well on dinners out with friends and colleagues. Smoking too.  I have come to relish telling them NO.  and F*CK NO.  and WHAT ABOUT NO DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

 

Yes, I know it's a lot tougher position for Viki to be in and and I actually sympathize for her.  Everyone remembers reading about the young girl who died from alcohol poisoning a few months ago? Intimidated into drinking at some official-type dinner.  any chinese guy reading this?  If you are one who tries to intimidate others, especially females,,,, you can suck my left nut.

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Stop 'pumping'! 

 

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so if you don't take the job you will move home to your parents home ?
International job with a future and li ing abroad where you are one of the only Asian girls in a country full of white single guys or mums house ? hhhhhmmmm tough choice

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She will love it, especially in HUNGary.

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Nope. Actually I made some money from my own business while I am unemployed. So my parents don't know that I am unemployed now.

 

I just spent like 3 hours on work everyday, but I made about 10K from my business on December, and just closed a new deal again tonight, waiting for my customer to make the payment.

 

 

 

So financially I am not really worried now, as even I am jobless but I make money still. The good thing is now I have a lot of free time, makes similar income as a full time job can pay me but less working hours. I spent time on reading, watching film, sleeping, relaxing more.,etc. Just need the Spring festival to come then I go home. My parents will worry me too much if they know I have no job, so I prefer not telling them.

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you are certainly a surviver ....good for you

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Ah, so Vicky is one of those annoying as f*ck sales staff who keep talking and following you and almost shove their product in your hands even after you told them 'bu yao'.

 

How come I am not surprised?

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Drinking booze is one of the ugliest aspects of the chinese culture. They try to get me to do that as well on dinners out with friends and colleagues. Smoking too.  I have come to relish telling them NO.  and F*CK NO.  and WHAT ABOUT NO DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

 

Yes, I know it's a lot tougher position for Viki to be in and and I actually sympathize for her.  Everyone remembers reading about the young girl who died from alcohol poisoning a few months ago? Intimidated into drinking at some official-type dinner.  any chinese guy reading this?  If you are one who tries to intimidate others, especially females,,,, you can suck my left nut.

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decide which you want to do - work for a company or for yourself.

you have a couple of options - which is most attractive to you?

are you likely to stay in a company and have the patience to do your time to reach the role you want, or will you jump from job to job in pursuit of the quick buck, and have a resume that shows you have not stayed for more than a few months in a role?

what is your 12 month goal, your 3 year goal, your 5 year goal?

if you are not prepared to answer these questions yourself, without input from others, you are just drifting.

 

you are what age? 

28, 29, 30 years old?

make a decision and take the responsibility of your decision, whatever the outcome.

 

a forum like this is not the place to ask for this kind of advice, as people here don't know you except from though your posts.

do you not have any close friends in real life (not ECC) that you can talk to?

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