It is often seen that companies working in foreign companies have a good atmosphere. Is that really the case?

As the base camp of world-renowned enterprises in China, Shanghai has tens of thousands of foreign companies, large and small. The business community in Shanghai has the golden proportion of advertising words, that is, foreign enterprises: state-owned enterprises: private enterprises =1:1:1.

However, since the first half of last year, many foreign companies have started to withdraw from the China market, and at the same time, layoffs have come and gone. Many people are thinking, are foreign companies in China dying?

Xiao V is the HR of a well-known foreign company. She graduated from a prestigious school and entered this foreign company through school recruitment. Her work place is in a building in Lujiazui, with high pressure. I go abroad every quarter, and 95% of the communication emails and documents in my daily work are written in English. I can see more foreigners than China people every day, and my salary is about 30% higher than other industries. ...

With such a job that many HR envy, Xiao V still had the idea of resigning. She wanted to resign, but she didn't speak for a long time. It's not that I don't have the courage, nor that my boss is a devil wears Prada, but that foreign companies can get a large compensation for layoffs, so I didn't speak.

Xiao V told us his feelings in a foreign company for five years, which can be summed up in one sentence: You are not really happy!

1 A foreign company is a person who will regret leaving.

A place where you won't go and stay soon.

Xiao V told us that although many resigned predecessors told her not to leave foreign enterprises, compared with private enterprises, foreign enterprises have high management level, meticulous and perfect processes and clear division of labor. Maybe you can't pick out more flaws in their management mode except foreigners because of their slow work efficiency and strange style.

In addition, the office environment of foreign companies is very comfortable, with free coffee snacks, little overtime, shuttle buses to and from work, delicious canteens and holidays abroad ... Many people think that the working environment and atmosphere of foreign companies are simply paradise compared with some private enterprises.

But little v decided to leave. She said that with her current career pursuit, staying in a foreign company is not suitable for her.

Because in her eyes, the structure of foreign companies has been fixed, and all places can only be patched together, so it is difficult to make big changes. Her career ideal can't make a big difference in such a platform, and she won't go again after her position rises to a certain level, because the top and decision-making levels will only be foreigners, not China people.

People in the city want to escape, and people outside the city want to rush in. This is probably a common phenomenon for many people. Xiao V said many reasons for wanting to leave, but the most important reason he said was the following one.

2 in a foreign company

It's hard for you to feel your progress

Xiao V, who has worked in a foreign company for five years, seems to know the morphological characteristics of foreign companies like the back of his hand. He said that when foreign companies come to China market, they are interested in the market size of China and the labor cost of China. When these two things no longer have advantages (the competitiveness of domestic private enterprises is getting stronger and stronger+the labor cost is getting higher and higher), foreign companies often choose to quit.

At present, only a few foreign companies have left the China market. However, the human resource management of most foreign companies is faced with such a problem: perfect processes and fine division of labor will make the work of HR go smoothly, but the part that can make HR learn and grow best is to build the whole process of these perfect processes and fine division of labor, which is generally completed by HR at headquarters, but foreign companies in China are generally out of reach.

This has caused the problem that the HR problem-solving skills of foreign companies are too simple in some aspects. In this case, if the HR of a foreign company doesn't learn something in his spare time, it will easily become a customized HR of this foreign company. They are only familiar with a few small modules of the foreign company. No matter how skilled they are, without this foreign company, this skill is probably useless.

Capable people never worry about working, but lack of HR with certain ability makes it difficult to find a job after leaving a foreign company. Xiao V also gave an example: Now the foreign brands she serves are very good and have a wide reputation. It is easy to do recruitment. As soon as the advertisement comes out, there are countless resumes.

Although the bosses will be very picky, at least there is no need to worry about no candidates. As long as you screen, call, interview or even stand up at work, the probability is very small. If you stay in this environment for a long time, it is difficult for you to feel that you are making progress.

Xiao V said that in such a big foreign company, all he could feel was a pot of warm water, and he was the frog. The ever-changing society outside is constantly adding firewood to this pot of warm water. If he doesn't take the initiative to learn to change, he will be boiled to death sooner or later.

3 foreign human resources

The suffering in my heart to understand.

I have a beautiful working background, a perfect management system and welfare system at work, and I can also look at management issues from an international perspective. ......

HR in foreign companies seems to be a "winner in life" in the eyes of others, but few people can understand the suffering of HR in foreign companies. They have much more to worry about than we thought, and Xiao V began to vomit again:

Last year, the foreign headquarters of a foreign company came to a high level, and all aspects were very picky. The company had to arrange accommodation for him in advance. The apartment he lives in is in the city center, which is as expensive as staying in a five-star hotel every day. The executive is also married with children, and the human resources department should arrange corresponding international schools for his children. Of course, car drivers, nannies who can speak foreign languages, and chefs who can cook western food are also indispensable. The terrible thing is that all the expenses of this executive in China must be kept by HR alone. ............................................................................................................................

What happened last year made Xiao V miserable, but what made him feel helpless most was at work: when something urgent needs to be discussed, the foreigner's reaction is always unhurried, and it may be normal to discuss it for an afternoon without results, so you can't rush him yet. The most terrible thing is that when it comes to the promotion of a project, it is said that research is needed, but often research is just to spend money on it. Sitting in the office all day, drinking coffee and writing a huge and beautiful PPT, using some tall photos and videos, and showing them back to others is a description of the work. .......................................................................................

Xiao V said that if you want to live a stable life and pursue a balance between life and work, foreign companies may be very suitable. However, an ideal and ambitious HR may really be bitter in this environment.

4 Do you want to choose a foreign company?

The key is your heart and strength.

Here, Xiaohui doesn't want to emphasize the problems of foreign companies, but wants to talk about his own choices.

Foreign enterprises, private enterprises and state-owned enterprises all have their own problems, and the problems of each enterprise are different. How dare you develop on different platforms? Dare to step out of your comfort zone and challenge your fears, dare you? Dare to express boldly and persist in learning as always, dare you? Dare to say goodbye to the one in the office? Give yourself orders ......

Xiaohui used to be a small HR. After coming out of a giant enterprise, she founded our HRGO with a group of like-minded HR people. She taught herself copywriting, planning, media, creativity and communication, and even taught herself the maintenance of computers and printers. Xiaohui now probably knows the market best among HR around me, and also knows the market best.

What I want to tell you is: If you want a truly happy job, arm yourself as soon as possible, supplement your knowledge base, and make yourself competitive before you can do whatever you want.