Gee, Not in Dongguan Anymore

Well, if you're wondering what's been going on about the lack of posts. seems life made a turn for the more interesting, and ChinaFubar is now for the most part steadily employed...

This could be interesting on several levels.  First, ChinaFubar's not working on the customer/trading company side of the business, he's working for a Chinese-owned factory.  Yes, I've gone over to the "dark side" and gone to work for a supplier.  I'm not naming names...This could wind up being "tales from the Dark Side" and filled with stories of what happens on this side of the business.

Second, I'm not in Dongguan anymore.  Well, at least full time anyway. This company has a registered office in Hong Kong (where my business cards show the company is)  an office in Dongguan, 3 factories in Fuzhou and one in Jiangxi province.  I'll split my time between Dongguan and the 3 Fuzhou factories, but for now I'm in Fuzhou.  That's another adventure.

For now, it's been real busy with finding out what's what, who's who and where's the westerner's bathroom!  And, weekends off??? Forgeddaboudit!!!  No more 5 or 5 and a half day work weeks, now it's 7 day work weeks.   And a short day is only 8 hours....What China labor law???  And "official" Chinese Holidays?  Uh, I don't think so....Seems days off are more governed by China Power and Light than calendar days, we get days off when there's no electricity at the factory. 

So stay tuned sports fans, for the further adventures of China Fubar and the Tale of the Lost Shoe Factory.