Academics and Corporate World?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"No matter how much better I am at my work..."

Maybe the poster is delusional and their work really isn't the cat meow or the gold standard in the group.
Maybe they are too assertive or not assertive enough.
Maybe they don't work well as part of a team.

Those are skills academically-smart Asians lack.

This is ridiculous.

I will never understand the Asian-envy that makes some people refuse to accept the fact that Asians are brilliant academically and also able to hold their own socially.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No matter how much better I am at my work..."

Maybe the poster is delusional and their work really isn't the cat meow or the gold standard in the group.
Maybe they are too assertive or not assertive enough.
Maybe they don't work well as part of a team.

Those are skills academically-smart Asians lack.

This is ridiculous.

I will never understand the Asian-envy that makes some people refuse to accept the fact that Asians are brilliant academically and also able to hold their own socially.

There are 4 BILLION Asians in this world - I certainly think SOME of them could be brilliant. It just so sad that poverty in Asia is such a massive problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No matter how much better I am at my work..."

Maybe the poster is delusional and their work really isn't the cat meow or the gold standard in the group.
Maybe they are too assertive or not assertive enough.
Maybe they don't work well as part of a team.

Those are skills academically-smart Asians lack.

This is ridiculous.

I will never understand the Asian-envy that makes some people refuse to accept the fact that Asians are brilliant academically and also able to hold their own socially.

There are 4 BILLION Asians in this world - I certainly think SOME of them could be brilliant. It just so sad that poverty in Asia is such a massive problem.

Well, Asia is a large continent. And it's not like America doesn't have problems with poverty and unemployment.

But what has any of that to do with the actual post?

[Anonymous]

"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think," said Elbert Einstein.

Cramming facts is the weakness of Asian education and why Asians struggle in the US job market. Just like a PP, the smartest is usually not the most successful.

I survived Maozhong but just barely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think," said Elbert Einstein.

Cramming facts is the weakness of Asian education and why Asians struggle in the US job market. Just like a PP, the smartest is usually not the most successful.

I survived Maozhong but just barely.

How ironic you would use that quote...then go on to recite erroneous information. Most Asians do not learn by cramming facts. How could that be? How would one do that? How do you cram fact, but excel in the most advanced courses, which clearly require critical thought, analysis and lots of work. Most Asians can work their way through math problems that would confound the smartest American kid. Most Asians go into careers like medicine. You cannot be a successful doctor simply by cramming in information for 12 years. Furthermore, they do not struggle in the job market. I'm certain the unemployment rate among Asians is much lower than that of Americans.

YET, you continue to repeat drivel that will make you feel better about yourself, without for one second actually THINKING about the foolishness of your statements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:[Furthermore, they do not struggle in the job market. I'm certain the unemployment rate among Asians is much lower than that of Americans.

YET, you continue to repeat drivel that will make you feel better about yourself, without for one second actually THINKING about the foolishness of your statements.

According to a National Academy of Science's analysis of census data, Asian-Americans have a 12.3 percent poverty rate. That compares to 9.8 percent for non-Hispanic whites.

My I suggest you read, The Myth of the Model Minority

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[Furthermore, they do not struggle in the job market. I'm certain the unemployment rate among Asians is much lower than that of Americans.

YET, you continue to repeat drivel that will make you feel better about yourself, without for one second actually THINKING about the foolishness of your statements.

According to a National Academy of Science's analysis of census data, Asian-Americans have a 12.3 percent poverty rate. That compares to 9.8 percent for non-Hispanic whites.

My I suggest you read, The Myth of the Model Minority

What? Are you telling me that you are simply regurgitating facts you crammed from a book?

Ohhhhh the IRONY of it all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yea and the $100,000 salary rather than the $1,000,000 package.

But what percentage of people are top 5 executives making $1MM+? Are you, are your friends? For my particular Asian ethnic group I actually think there are a fair number of executives and entrepeneurs, for others perhaps it is less. Perhaps there is something about the average Asian personality that is limiting in certain settings especially in the Western world. But Asian Americans on average are doing well academically and are doing well professionally and financially even if they are less represented in top executive ranks.

The underrepresentation may change or not change over time and it is an okay topic / question. But a number of the particular posters who focus on it in this thread seem to have a negative, perverse agenda. Somehow I know they probably also have different reasons to look down on other racial / ethnic groups that may score lower academically. Basically to them if it is not white it is not right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[Furthermore, they do not struggle in the job market. I'm certain the unemployment rate among Asians is much lower than that of Americans.

YET, you continue to repeat drivel that will make you feel better about yourself, without for one second actually THINKING about the foolishness of your statements.

According to a National Academy of Science's analysis of census data, Asian-Americans have a 12.3 percent poverty rate. That compares to 9.8 percent for non-Hispanic whites.

My I suggest you read, The Myth of the Model Minority

The irony! simply churning out crammed in information instead of using critical thinking skills.

There are FAR FEWER Asians; therefore, a 12% rate means there are far less Asians in number who are unemployed than the 10% Whites.

And you are quoting a 2% difference between the groups--which is very small.

[Anonymous]

Reading through this thread, there is a lot of talk about hard work, like the Asians have to work 2-3x harder.

I don't care how hard you work. I care about what you produce. When I work, I do not put in long hours. But, they are intense. And I am very productive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading through this thread, there is a lot of talk about hard work, like the Asians have to work 2-3x harder.

I don't care how hard you work. I care about what you produce. When I work, I do not put in long hours. But, they are intense. And I am very productive.

How is this post related to the discussion? Or you just wanted to have something to brag about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea and the $100,000 salary rather than the $1,000,000 package.

But what percentage of people are top 5 executives making $1MM+? Are you, are your friends? For my particular Asian ethnic group I actually think there are a fair number of executives and entrepeneurs, for others perhaps it is less. Perhaps there is something about the average Asian personality that is limiting in certain settings especially in the Western world. But Asian Americans on average are doing well academically and are doing well professionally and financially even if they are less represented in top executive ranks.

The underrepresentation may change or not change over time and it is an okay topic / question. But a number of the particular posters who focus on it in this thread seem to have a negative, perverse agenda. Somehow I know they probably also have different reasons to look down on other racial / ethnic groups that may score lower academically. Basically to them if it is not white it is not right.

Well Said!