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Day by day, I hear people expressing their dissatisfaction with their bosses for one or another reason.
For example, some of the supposed incorrectness of managers, are:
Despite those claims may be correct sometimes, it is also true that your boss has got that position for a fair reason. I can hardly believe people achieve things because of luck, randomness or uncontrollable course of actions.
There is a series of events behind each person that we don’t know and perhaps will never know. Some have mastered the ability to simulate their conditions while deep inside there might be a pile of conflicts, resentment, depression, anguish or another affliction.
So, why do you criticize your boss?
Have you ever thought that what you feel about your manager is because of you and only you?
“It’s impossible”, you could say. Well, let me elaborate more.
Many times, when I enter a meeting room with various people, I can sense a kind of “energy” in the environment. That sensation could be harmonious, tense, cold, receptive or just monotonous.
But do you know why? Simply because that’s the way I feel myself!
Wow!
For some, it is a new discovery. Well, in fact, it isn’t. There is a lot of scientific research about telepathy, the power of thought, extra sensorial perception and the like. So, I have proved myself that what I give I receive, and this is perfectly applicable to all people and therefore to our “beloved” bosses.
Don’t get me wrong! I am not saying that all bosses are impeccable and never have crises of inadequate, incorrect, obnoxious, or deplorable behavior. No. I have also experienced the other side of the coin (the most painful one). What I want to make clear is those hard situations can be controlled by you. Let me share what I have effectively done.
With my first boss I didn’t get along well, I started to think positively about my boss. At the beginning, it was difficult because the facts were showing me the opposite. It seemed my boss had planned to give me hard time. But after I mentally repeated many times, “My boss is an excellent person and always tries to help me”. I don’t remember exactly how many times I did this daily, but what I can recall for sure is that I was applying the key factors of visualization and the firm belief that things will improve. Gradually, I started to see the change, and after around a month, it was like magic: My boss has transformed himself in my favor! But I realized I had to change myself first in order to trigger his amazing transformation.
If quitting your job is not an option, then, there is one alternative left: Changing yourself in order to change others.
Bottom line
Nobody makes mistakes on purpose unless there is a mental disease or personality disorder. So, with that being said and before you start complaining or criticizing your boss, think differently and consider if it is your fault, so that way it’s much easier to solve the problem because people only change when we change first.
If that’s not enough and you still think your boss is stupid, I wonder, why is he/she still your manager?
If you have some experiences or opinions in this regard, please share them on the comments below, so we can all learn from each other.
Bonus: Audio pronunciations
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Syllable: It’s a unit of pronunciation with a vowel sound.
Accent (prosodic): It’s the highest stress made on a syllable.
Diacritical mark: It’s the visible mark made on a vowel. It’s commonly known as written accent (Only one diacritical mark per word is correct in Spanish).
Note: In Spanish, all words have prosodic accent but not all words have diacritical mark or written accent.
Some words have two prosodic accents, such as the words ended in “mente.” Because of these two accents, the words ended in “mente” are neither “agudas”, “graves”, “esdrújulas” nor “sobreesdrújulas.” They are special words.
Examples: activamente, cobardemente, efectivamente, religiosamente, repentinamente.
These rules are applicable only to the words with a single prosodic accent.
Proproparoxytone words (sobreesdrújulas): They are the words with the stress on the fourth(or further)-to-last syllable. They always have a written accent, except when formed from an adjective that has no written accent.
Examples: cómpraselo, cómetelo, entrégueselo, devuélvemela, corrígeselas, véndeselo.
Important note:
In order to correctly pronounce any word that has no written accent, consider the following rules:
Examples: cosa, casa, ejemplo, gallina, volumen, entonces, certamen, injustamente, abiertamente
Examples: analizar, pared, arroz, virtud,
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Regardless what your current situation is or what the naysayers express, it is possible to work in China or anywhere in the world. Consider the followings five aspects:
Believe me! Everyone is unique and therefore has a distinctive skill that can be shared to help others.
With that in consideration, the next step is to discover or refine that skill. For example:
If you like drawing or painting, Chinese culture is strong in art, and this skill can be applied for writing Chinese characters, both simplified and traditional, to depict nature, portraits, feelings, to represent the rich ancient and modern Chinese history and much more.
In regard to Chinese characters, it’s evident that technology has made this writing process much easier by using computer software to get the entire characters through pinyin as opposed to the conventional method that requires creating each single stroke by hand. I’m amazed for the effectiveness that predictive functions of Chinese writing software provide to us.
Another important and special skill is Cooking. Let’s start with the obvious irrefutable reality: Everyone must eat to remain alive! Well, despite there are people that take advantage of this basic need and become gluttonous! I even know some who faithfully support and apply this aphorism: “I live to eat and not eat to live”.
In any case, cooking is also extremely important in China. Most gatherings, meetings, reunions or casual encounters include drinks and foods. Therefore, having culinary skills open myriad opportunities to work and, at the same time, to quench a person’s own dietary preferences.
But wait a minute! Cooking is definitely not for everyone!
As in many other professions, it requires passion, practice, patience, dedication, creativity, and a special touch to transform a list of ingredients into a master piece to pleasantly saturate people’s stomachs.
If you don’t know Chinese language, don’t worry! It’s not crucial for cooking as the main communication mean is taste and not verbal eloquence.
Teaching is the most widespread and, I would say, the easiest way to find a job in China. And teaching English is still highly demanded; However, other subjects can also be taught, such as: Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean (and other foreign languages), math, and other technical disciplines.
Language skills can also be used for translations or interpretations either on-site or remotely. There is also demand for phone interpretation tasks.
International or local big companies are always in search of highly-qualified personnel in areas like computer science (software development, cloud computing, mobile communication, electronics, and other technical fields), marketing and finance.
Recently, there has been a noticeable demand for coaches, mainly of soccer and basketball as these sports are growing in popularity among the new generations.
These are the most popular jobs required as of September 2018, so the list may vary based on the continuing changeable society’s needs.
Around two decades ago, knowing a foreign language was an advantage to get a good job; nevertheless, despite it’s still important, it’s not sufficient due to the strong competitiveness.
One clear aspect is that everyone should manage several foreign languages (or at least English) to enter the labor market with some chances of succeeding due to the international influence that English has acquired through years in almost all subject matters.
It’s a no-brainer the convenience to learn Chinese if you are living and working in China. However, nowadays, it’s not a mandatory requirement depending on the field you are working on and also considering that each time more and more Chinese people are learning English, so the communication is not a barrier to survive or to have pleasant experiences.
However, regarding important aspects, such as handling sensitive information, conducting business, dealing with medical-related topics, among others, knowing Chinese will definitely avoid headaches due to misinterpretations that are likely to happen.
Bear in mind that problems are normal parts of any activity we try to accomplish. The key point is to always be aware of that in order to get the necessary strength to find the best solution to every single obstacle.
Be prepared to hear many people saying some like “it’s impossible”, “there are no jobs”, “the process is too complicated”, “you have to learn Chinese in addition to other languages and Master’s Degrees in your discipline”. While some of those statements might be applicable in some cases, it’s also true that if you have a clear image of what you want, you will do whatever it takes to get it through persistence and organized actions.
Righteousness always pay off!
So, getting the proper documentation to comply with immigration requirements is always advisable. In the end, it’s not a difficult process if you are qualified and can demonstrate that your skills are outstanding, or your expertise is demanded in certain areas.
The hardest, but not impossible part, is if you have skills where there is tight competition and therefore under-supply which is easily covered by Chinese applicants.
Bottom line:
Don’t get discouraged if you don’t have superior education or a predominant skill required in the current Chinese employment market. There is always an opportunity to start getting prepared. However, always consider that the more efforts you make the higher the rewards; in addition, get yourself fully convinced that somebody is looking for what you have as well as somebody has what you are looking for.
If you have some experiences or opinions on this regard, please share them on the comments below, so we can all learn from each other.
Syllable: It’s a unit of pronunciation with a vowel sound.
Accent (prosodic): It’s the highest stress made on a syllable
Diacritical mark: It’s the visible mark made on a vowel. It’s commonly known as written accent (Only one diacritical mark per word is correct in Spanish).
Note: In Spanish, all words have prosodic accent but not all words have diacritical mark or written accent.
Some words have two prosodic accents, such as the words ended in “mente.” Because of these two accents, the words ended in “mente” are neither “agudas”, “graves”, “esdrújulas” nor “sobreesdrújulas.” They are special words.
Examples: activamente, cobardemente, efectivamente, religiosamente, repentinamente.
These rules are applicable only to the words with a single prosodic accent.
Proparoxytone words (esdrújulas): They are the words with the stress on the third-to-last (antepenultimate) syllable. They always have a written accent, except when formed from an adjective that has no written accent.
Examples: plátano, esdrújula, íntegro, público, brutalmente, cabalmente, bestialmente
Important note:
In order to correctly pronounce any word that has no written accent, consider the following rules:
Examples: cosa, casa, ejemplo, gallina, volumen, entonces, certamen, injustamente, abiertamente
Examples: analizar, pared, arroz, virtud,
Bonus: Audio pronunciations
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