Hello Kevin,
i`m curious to know if the average tech in China works 40 hrs and has weekends off. It was not that long ago that here in Canada everyone worked 40 hrs during the week and had Saturday to enjoy and Sunday for church and family gatherings. Now, getting the family together is nearly impossible as everyone has different shifts and work weekends. Our children barely know their own relatives. So many places are open 24 hrs. that getting a job during the day with no weekends is rare.
Robert Bosch from Germany started the 40 hr week almost 100 years ago...so workers could enjoy their families. Now, family life has taken a back seat.
As for job stress here, our manager knows every move we make. GPS in truck, GPS in iphone, He tracks our efficiency each day and ensures we bill 8 hrs a day or 40 hrs a week. work orders are tracked and must be closed each day. Our parts to labor ratio is checked and if too high, we are reprimanded. warrantee repairs are scrutinized and comebacks are noted. They track our shop visits and down time while at lunch. Once a year, tech`s are given a review and all areas of your work is considered. How you treat the dispatcher, salesman, parts guy!....your paperwork, parts return, inventory shortages...how much you billed and total down time...and how you treated the customers. If you score low, no raise. If they score very low, you're on probation and must score higher within a 3 month time frame, or you find another job. Is there anything like this in China....
you`re country is still growing....work is more plentiful than any where on earth. Hopefully your not at this level of `BIG BROTHER`