In this episode, I am joined by Yuna (again) to talk about her experience and observations in the so-called "Internet Factories" in China, such as Baidu, Tiktok, Meituan or Alibaba! Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Free Transcript (powered by yaya.press): https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/177ecb21-650d-424f-8b58-79d468ca48db (Leave a comment if you have any difficulties access the transcript or you want to report a bug!) Vocabulary: 研究生 yán​jiū​shēng | graduate student   从头到尾 cóng​tóu​dào​wěi | from start to finish   征婚 zhēng​hūn | seeking marriage   突出 tū​chū | prominent or outstanding   互联网 Hù​lián​wǎng | internet   熟悉 shú​xī | familiar   生产企业 shēng​chǎn qǐ​yè | manufacturing company   织布 zhī​bù | weaving fabric   流水线 liú​shuǐ​xiàn | assembly line   一连串 yī​lián​chuàn | a series of   富士康 Fù​shì​kāng | Foxconn   传统 chuán​tǒng | traditional   腾讯 Téng​xùn | Tencent   美团 měi tuán | group buying platform   阿里 A​lǐ | Alibaba   百度 Bǎi​dù | Chinese search engine   字节 zì​jié | byte   滴滴 dī dī | ride-hailing platform   搜索 sōu​suǒ | search engine   引擎 yǐn​qíng | engine   社交 shè​jiāo | social interaction   属性 shǔ​xìng | social characteristics   抖音 dǒu yīn | short video platform   外卖 wài​mài | takeout or delivery   团购 tuán​gòu | group buying   收购 shōu​gòu | acquisition   共享自行车 gòng​xiǎng zì​xíng​chē | bike sharing   酒店 jiǔ​diàn | hotel   机票 jī​piào | flight ticket   打车 dǎ​chē | hail a taxi   提到 tí​dào | mention   母公司 mǔ​gōng​sī | parent company   排名 pái​míng | ranking   市值 shì zhí | market value   广告收入 guǎng​gào shōu​rù | advertising revenue   单纯 dān​chún | simple-minded, naive   用户量 yòng​hù liàng | number of users   听证会 tīng​zhèng​huì | hearing   火 huǒ | popular, trendy   娱乐时间 yú​lè shí​jiān | leisure time   刷 shuā | browse or scroll   视频 shì​pín | video content   针对性 zhēn​duì​xìng | targeted or specific   大厂 Dà​chǎng | factory   真的没有 zhēn de méi​yǒu | really not there   压力 yā​lì | stress or pressure   工作时长 gōng​zuò shí zhǎng | work duration   制定 zhì​dìng | establish or formulate   下一个阶段 xià yí gè jiē​duàn | next stage   约谈 yuē tán | interview or questioning   提更高的要求 tí gèng gāo de yāo​qiú | raise higher requirements   复盘 fù pán | review and analyze work   考核 kǎo​hé | performance evaluation or assessment   机制 jī​zhì | mechanism or system   炒鱿鱼 chǎo​yóu​yú | get fired   绩效 jì​xiào | performance evaluation   末尾 mò​wěi | end or tail   末位淘汰制 mò wèi táo​tài zhì | elimination of last place   劝退 quàn​tuì | discourage from pursuing   计算机专业 jì​suàn​jī zhuān​yè | computer major   研发 yán​fā | research and development   运营 yùn​yíng | operations   写代码 xiě dài​mǎ | write code   引导 yǐn​dǎo | guide or lead   分析 fēn​xī | analyze   挖掘 wā​jué | explore, analyze   岗位 gǎng​wèi | position or job   通俗易懂 tōng​sú​yì​dǒng | easily understandable   岗位 gǎn