Why are these comments so true? They say Indian colleagues are the worst, but I'd like to disagree, I've seen worse. I have the worst time working with Vietnamese/Japanese/Korean clients and teachers. It’s packed full of nepo babies and narcissistic dickheads with delusions of grandeur and savior complexes. It's insane.
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"Most owners of large businesses in VN have never been exposed to modern management techniques. Many of them got to their current position thanks to nepotism, family connections, or bribes. They don’t know what it’s like to work one’s way up from the trenches. Their educational level is generally poor and they don’t know what they don’t know." - u/phil161
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"Many Vietnamese in upper management of big companies got there because of connections. They have zero experience and are uneducated. On top of that, most of them are egotistical because outside of work they live a middle upper or upperclass life that look down on the working class. AND on top of that there is also a saving face culture that hinders them from admitting they’re wrong." - u/Lost_Purpose_1899
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"Almost 100% of rich Vietnamese wealth is due to real estate booms ( which requires little skills or innovation but more of luck, nepotism, insider information and bribery).
But they don't have the self reflection to recognize their incompetence or lack of knowledge. Hence they think their wealth is self-earned.
Combine that with lack of civic education and hyper capitalism mindset." - u/lonesonedota
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"Vietnam working culture is top down hierarchy where the boss is alway right and things don't get implemented unless it is his/her idea or decision even if they don't know jack. It's all about saving face. If the boss get the credit or is shown come up with the idea or solution, then things will get implemented. That's why there's not a lot of innovation in Vietnam, very similar to the Japanese culture. Lots of talk and brown nosing and not much get done." - u/Thangtn3
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"What I love most about workplaces in Vietnam is that they refuse to help newbies. They preach on and on about teamwork but will occasionally send a glare toward you, talk shit behind your back and always pretend to not know anything when you ask even a tiny question related to work.
I’m just glad not being stuck there for the time being." - u/6Immarighthere9
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"I've participated in conferences where the VN government hired and flew in foreign experts at great expense to provide advice and plans for development, approached to managing tourism, and ecological conservation, then ignored and/or belittled them at them the conferences.
Often having a foreigner involved is not actually meant to really involve or pay attention to them, it's a status statement to other Vietnamese agencies and businesses so they can say, "We had foreigners, you didn't, therefore we are better than you." - u/7LeagueBoots
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Why are these comments so true? They say Indian colleagues are the worst, but I'd like to disagree, I've seen worse. I have the worst time working with Vietnamese/Japanese/Korean clients and teachers. It’s packed full of nepo babies and narcissistic dickheads with delusions of grandeur and savior complexes. It's insane.
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"Most owners of large businesses in VN have never been exposed to modern management techniques. Many of them got to their current position thanks to nepotism, family connections, or bribes. They don’t know what it’s like to work one’s way up from the trenches. Their educational level is generally poor and they don’t know what they don’t know." - u/phil161
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"Many Vietnamese in upper management of big companies got there because of connections. They have zero experience and are uneducated. On top of that, most of them are egotistical because outside of work they live a middle upper or upperclass life that look down on the working class. AND on top of that there is also a saving face culture that hinders them from admitting they’re wrong." - u/Lost_Purpose_1899
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"Almost 100% of rich Vietnamese wealth is due to real estate booms ( which requires little skills or innovation but more of luck, nepotism, insider information and bribery).
But they don't have the self reflection to recognize their incompetence or lack of knowledge. Hence they think their wealth is self-earned.
Combine that with lack of civic education and hyper capitalism mindset." - u/lonesonedota
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"Vietnam working culture is top down hierarchy where the boss is alway right and things don't get implemented unless it is his/her idea or decision even if they don't know jack. It's all about saving face. If the boss get the credit or is shown come up with the idea or solution, then things will get implemented. That's why there's not a lot of innovation in Vietnam, very similar to the Japanese culture. Lots of talk and brown nosing and not much get done." - u/Thangtn3
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"What I love most about workplaces in Vietnam is that they refuse to help newbies. They preach on and on about teamwork but will occasionally send a glare toward you, talk shit behind your back and always pretend to not know anything when you ask even a tiny question related to work.
I’m just glad not being stuck there for the time being." - u/6Immarighthere9
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"I've participated in conferences where the VN government hired and flew in foreign experts at great expense to provide advice and plans for development, approached to managing tourism, and ecological conservation, then ignored and/or belittled them at them the conferences.
Often having a foreigner involved is not actually meant to really involve or pay attention to them, it's a status statement to other Vietnamese agencies and businesses so they can say, "We had foreigners, you didn't, therefore we are better than you." - u/7LeagueBoots
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