[Qing Ting · Cross-Strait] Taiwanese youth talk about the workplace on both sides of the Strait: Wolf nature and small fortune, differences continue to converge

　　When they came to the mainland, they witnessed the rapid development and progress of the motherland, met new friends, condensed new emotions, and felt the enthusiasm and warmth of their compatriots.

They are the "communicators" and "disseminators" of positive energy for the integration and development of the two sides of the strait.

The voices of young people on both sides of the strait, you and I listen together.

China News Network specially launched the "Youth ListeningㆍCross-Strait" integrated media column to jointly record the real voices of young people on both sides of the strait.

　　Chinanews.com, February 21 (Ma Zhuang and Chen Wentao) What are the similarities and differences between the workplace culture and environment on both sides of the strait?

Are young people in mainland China more "wolf-like"?

Three Taiwanese youths were guests on China News Network's "Qing Ting · Cross-Strait" column a few days ago, sharing their observations of the workplace in mainland China with their own experiences. 

The picture shows Shen Jie, Lin Yixian, and Ding Yikai as guests on China News Network's "Qing Ting · Cross-Strait" column.

Photo by Cao Miaoxin

　　Shen Jie, a partner lawyer in a law firm in Beijing, has lived, studied and worked in the mainland with his father since he was a child. He has been in the mainland for 21 years.

In his view, with the expansion and opening of the mainland market, the demand for lawyers has increased significantly. Although the competition is high, the mainland market is very good and has great development prospects.

　　Lin Yixian, who is also optimistic about the vast opportunities in the mainland, is the investment director of a financial company in Beijing.

Having worked in the mainland for 10 years, he observed from his industry data analysis that many opportunities are being or have been slowly transferred to the mainland.

　　For Ding Yikai, who has been studying in the mainland since he was a child and is currently working in an environmental protection company, he has a very deep affection for the mainland. The strong attraction of the mainland made him choose to graduate after finishing his undergraduate and master's degrees in Taiwan. Just "return" to the mainland to work. 

　　With the continuous deepening of cross-strait integration and development, more and more Taiwanese youths, such as Shen Jie, Lin Yixian, Ding Yikai, etc., have chosen the larger development world of the mainland.

But in their eyes, there are also obvious differences in the culture and environment of the workplace on both sides of the strait.

　　In Ding Yikai's view, young people of his generation, whether in Taiwan or the mainland, have a greater sense of responsibility and a more contractual spirit.

"But the difference is that young people in Taiwan want to enter some big factories or get into civil servants. As long as they can live well, they don't particularly want to start their own businesses."

　　Shen Jie attributed the obvious differences between the two sides of the strait to the difference in soil, "We all say that young people in mainland China are more 'wolf', and I think there are."

　　In Shen Jie's view, compared with Taiwan, under the background of the mainland's rapid economic development after the reform and opening up, the young people in the mainland will move towards the goal regardless of their own safety when they set a goal.

　　Lin Yixian saw a kind of confidence in the eyes of many mainland young people, especially those born in the 90s and 00s, "They will not tend to satisfy a small market, but want to make themselves bigger in the process of starting a business. Such confidence, It is rarely seen in young people or entrepreneurs in Taiwan."

　　At the same time, he also has a strong feeling that in the workplace environment in mainland China, when doing things, he will pay more attention to macro thinking.

In the workplace in Taiwan, more attention may be paid to the execution of details.

According to Lin Yixian, this difference is due to the larger market environment in the mainland and faster iteration of the business environment.

He explained that from the perspective of market size, the projects and business opportunities available in Taiwan are limited, so each item must be polished to be competitive.

　　In Ding Yikai's observation, due to the difference in market size between the two sides of the strait, the business strategies are also different.

He believes that entrepreneurs in mainland China pay more attention to the possession of market share, while entrepreneurs in Taiwan tend to focus on their own interests and hobbies, and take the field they are good at as the starting point, and pay more attention to the establishment of word of mouth.

　　"In mainland China, many people will choose to be big first, and then do well; while in Taiwan, everyone will want to do well first, and then go big. This may also be related to the so-called 'wolf nature' and 'small fortune'. It has a little relationship." Ding Yikai said.

　　Although in the eyes of Taiwan youths, the workplace environments on both sides of the strait are very different, Lin Yixian also emphasized that the workplace culture or participants in the workplace on both sides of the strait may be gradually converging.

"In the past, everyone said that young people in Taiwan prefer to live a life of 'little fortune'. In fact, I see that many young people in mainland China are also pursuing this kind of life. For example, when we were in Taiwan, we might want to have afternoon tea in the afternoon. Now, from south to north in the mainland, all kinds of similar products can be found everywhere.” (End)