Saturday, November 12, 2011

China staffing metrics

What is the government doing to boost the Chinese economy?

Creating employment opportunities, everywhere.

This is Bei Guo SUPERmarket. It is quite a large-sized market. It also has quite a large number of employees.

There are:
1) promoter staff at every section,
2) groups of misc help staff who don't seem to know the answers,
3) taste test dispensers at EVERY intersection and aisle,
4) many checkout staff,
5) a huge row of butchers behind the meat section,
6) many shelving staff, and decorative staff who positions and repositions items such as fruit and veg.
7) a school of dishwashing staff,
8) floor moppers everywhere,
9) security staff just standing around,
10) baggage holding staff,
11) manager staff walking around looking busy.

Makes me think whether these jobs really do add direct value to the suprrmarket, or if there is another reason.

I also liked this supermarket car park goodbye attendant job. He firstly points to the exit direction with 'xie xie guang ling' (thanks for coming):

And then SENDS THEN OUT ( :) ) with a 'qing man zou' (pls leave slowly):

This picture shows the wage of various jobs per month. Keeping in mind 1Aud equals 6.5Cny.

An average salary of 2000 per month is an affordable amount for big corporations, and keeps the masses employed at a self-sustainable income. Surely unemployment rate is decreasing rapidly.

1 comment:

Jason P said...

There's the scary part when they try to fund their children's university education from savings. Plus the crazy inflation going on.