I think a lot of people would find it hard to believe they took such a big pay cut with their new jobs, and that old job is gone forever. Shows how volatile and temporary the business world can be. My Fortune 500 employer, a manufacturing concern, started down that path of copying the Asian method of factory management, but it never really caught on that seriously , as today we are really no more efficient at what we do- but the market we control is a strong one- we have a HUGE backlog to work on. As a consequence, we are paid a good living and I am happy to have a steady paycheck.
But here today, gone tomorrow. I would never settle for such a huge change in employment and lifestyle as those in the documentary.
My favorite line was the one American supervisor or whatever as he answers what he would like to change back at the factory, asked by the Chinese superior. He said he wishes they would duct tape workers' mouths because too much talking, not enough working....... that says a lot right there.
The one main takeaway- Americans are NOT Chinese workers, nor are we soon to change.