Index by Topic: Business and Working

Business and Working

Philippines

A Freelance Digital Ninja in the Philippines, Part 2 March 1, 2021
A Freelance Digital Ninja in the Philippines, Part 1 February 5, 2021
An Engineer in the Philippines and in the UAE, Part 1 December 1, 2019 Filipino workers and high-tech machinery
Launching “The Rise of the Pinoy July 11, 2016 Motivational/self-help; entrepreneurs on their projects. Social enterprises present themselves at the book launch
A Charmed Life January 3, 2013 One form of expat lifestyle
From Academia to Video Games and Beyond May 23, 2012 Academic vs. capitalist employment
Rise and Fall in a Filipino Market December 30, 2010 Selling fruit in Marikina Market

Middle East

An Engineer in the Philippines and in the UAE, Part 2 January 1, 2020 Managing work on a massive oil platform

Korea

Twenty Years in and out of Korea May 23, 2013 Improvements in Korea and the speaker himself
More Than One Right Way, Part 3 (Interview in 1994) March 3, 2011 Banking in Korea
More Than One Right Way, Part 2 (Interview in 1994) February 24, 2011 Banking in Korea
More Than One Right Way, Part 1 (Interview in 1994) February 18, 2011 Banking in Korea
Lady Luck Helps Make Changes, Part 2 (Interviews in 1995) July 11, 2010 Experiences of two Western company executives
Lady Luck Helps Make Changes, Part 1 (Interviews in 1995) July 4, 2010
Two Women in the Korean Workplace (Interview in 2000 and 2002) June 6, 2010 Experiences in the workplace

Japan

Cindy Starts a Business in Japan October 13, 2016 A former in-house lawyer starts a language services business
A Question of Trust in Japan April 8, 2011 Experience in the computer programming business

China

Caught in the Middle (Interview in 1986) January 19, 2013 An interpreter-trainer caught between the Chinese and Hong Kong/Westerners
No Gold-Plated Chopsticks (Interview in 1986) August 16, 2012 Liaising for foreign businesses
The Last Contract (Interview in 1986) March 3, 2010 A builder’s frustrations
In and around a Chinese Shipyard (Interview in 1985) September 15, 2009 Building luxury yachts with impoverished workers