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An Adult Concern on Children's Day (A Letter to My Friend Abe)Dear Abe,
The news today is GM, a company just celerated its 100 anniversary in 2008, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
If the Lehman Brother was a start last year, GM is a total shock. The company is so close to us and more popular than the Lehman Brother.
I never thought a 100-year company would not survive. In China, we don't have a long history company, even we have, they are not such a large size, and not so influencing in the world. A company like GM was once where we dreamt of, a place we would like to exchange with any other work offer.
The company I am now working with also exists for more than 100 years, successfully tranforming from orginal a national coal company to current chemical company and future life science and materials science company. Thanks to the life science cluster, the corporate was greatly hit by the crisis but still had its record year 2008. The cluster we belong to was not so lucky. Only last Q4, we lose 250 million. And this year, the best senario we can have is -150 million. The corporate may live another 100 years by adjusting its businesses, but unit like us would easily be sold out.
I like a challenging job, wish to be creative in the work and can if I like proactively choose my work. But a unstable company and invironment is not expecting. In the past, students choose government or school for a lifelong position. Now, they are more convinced about the right choice they have made because a multinational can be as unreliable as small private company.
I know I have thought a little bit too much, I always am. At least in China the impact is not so deep as in US, at least I, still keep my job. But I am really confused about the career path, personal development and things like that in this crisis.
How about you now? As a sufferer close to the center of crisis, you must have more feelings. But I believe you can't be lost, because you are an experienced elder with lot of wisdom.
Wish you and your family everything OK!
Regards Vanessa |
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