I met up with some old friends the other night. I met them through my girlfriend during my time in Shanghai. They are really my girlfriend's friends more than anything, but I really like them because they are good people. We met at karaoke and quickly went out for diner. We had spicy Hunan food and went through the usual drink respect ritual. It was really fun and pleasant and I think they enjoyed seeing me again too. I was a bit surprised about their lives. I met them while they were students and I always thought that they would end up in great work positions. However, they were all working fairly low end jobs except for one person that was still a management students. Basically, I was the one with the best job of the lot. It sort of gave me a reality check as to the inequality that exist between China and Canada still. Even though they have graduated from one of the best engineering schools in China and pretty much have what would be big money jobs in Canada (accounting, engineering, software, real estate) they were all working long hours and not getting paid very much money. I even heard them complaint about the quality of life in China, something I would have never heard during our university days. I was a bit disappointed in China which I thought would be able to give a better life to some of its best students.
No matter what the academic or work related experience and accomplishments, its still connections, money and power that open the doors to the really good jobs. In Canada I think we are lucky to be judged on what we can do and have accomplished, rather than on who we are or know.
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