Comments on: Happy Hour is 9 to 5 – in Chinese!!! http://positivesharing.com/2008/12/happy-hour-is-9-to-5-in-chinese/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben M http://positivesharing.com/2008/12/happy-hour-is-9-to-5-in-chinese/#comment-240185 Ben M Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:25:16 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2214#comment-240185 There are absolutely huge numbers of office workers in China who are unhappy with their work and often thirty to learn so I do see high potential for such a book in the Chinese market. This perspective comes from working in China for the past 6 years (I am English), mainly in the education and training industry. Right now I am a curriculum development manager and one of the packages I am putting together is about being fulfilled in your job! Ben There are absolutely huge numbers of office workers in China who are unhappy with their work and often thirty to learn so I do see high potential for such a book in the Chinese market.

This perspective comes from working in China for the past 6 years (I am English), mainly in the education and training industry. Right now I am a curriculum development manager and one of the packages I am putting together is about being fulfilled in your job!

Ben

]]> By: Office Lady http://positivesharing.com/2008/12/happy-hour-is-9-to-5-in-chinese/#comment-240015 Office Lady Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:55:20 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2214#comment-240015 Kiz, I take the title as "How to Control Your Happiness and Work". But whatever it's exact translation is, I think it conveys the right idea. I don't mean to be negative, but I wonder who will be buying the book in China? Overseas-educated Chinese? Chinese working in larger corporations? Esp. foreign-owned corporations? I wonder if the majority of the Chinese workforcce will even see the book, considering how so many of them are struggling factory workers trying just to survive. But then again, I suppose they aren't really the target audience of this site/book. Or am I getting that wrong? Alex, do you think your thoughts and ideas (as brilliant as they are) are applicable to those working at the very bottom of society? Kiz, I take the title as “How to Control Your Happiness and Work”. But whatever it’s exact translation is, I think it conveys the right idea.

I don’t mean to be negative, but I wonder who will be buying the book in China? Overseas-educated Chinese? Chinese working in larger corporations? Esp. foreign-owned corporations?

I wonder if the majority of the Chinese workforcce will even see the book, considering how so many of them are struggling factory workers trying just to survive.

But then again, I suppose they aren’t really the target audience of this site/book. Or am I getting that wrong? Alex, do you think your thoughts and ideas (as brilliant as they are) are applicable to those working at the very bottom of society?

]]> By: Mike Wagner http://positivesharing.com/2008/12/happy-hour-is-9-to-5-in-chinese/#comment-239947 Mike Wagner Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:20:43 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2214#comment-239947 Alex, this is great to see. I'm rejoicing with you. And happy for the Chinese readers who will gain an introduction to your work via this translation. Reflecting just now on how "happy" I feel for you leads me back to a question you and I have mused on before; how and why does happiness migrate from one person to another? Keep creating...it freaks people out, Mike Alex, this is great to see.

I’m rejoicing with you. And happy for the Chinese readers who will gain an introduction to your work via this translation.

Reflecting just now on how “happy” I feel for you leads me back to a question you and I have mused on before; how and why does happiness migrate from one person to another?

Keep creating…it freaks people out,
Mike

]]> By: Kiz http://positivesharing.com/2008/12/happy-hour-is-9-to-5-in-chinese/#comment-239927 Kiz Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:17:04 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/?p=2214#comment-239927 My Chinese isn't so good, but I think the title roughly translates to "How to take control of your happiness with(in) work". I think the nuanced meaning gets at what you're going for, though. (Someone else can correct me on this.) My belief is that happiness at work is a universal thing, and is an attainable goal anywhere. I'm not as familiar with China. But, I'm more familiar with Japan and its corporate culture, and I'm thinking that a Japanese translation could -definitely- go over well. KF My Chinese isn’t so good, but I think the title roughly translates to “How to take control of your happiness with(in) work”. I think the nuanced meaning gets at what you’re going for, though. (Someone else can correct me on this.)

My belief is that happiness at work is a universal thing, and is an attainable goal anywhere. I’m not as familiar with China. But, I’m more familiar with Japan and its corporate culture, and I’m thinking that a Japanese translation could -definitely- go over well. KF

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