Forschung und Entwicklung
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Montag der 25. Februar 2008“Do you have 400RMB?” my colleague asked urgently. I know borrowing money from friends and relatives is very common in China. But, at work? “The valve is there, I need to pay the express service, cash,” the engineer added excitedly. After three days of down-time due to a machine failure, we finally see the […]
The Joint AdVenture in Shanghai - III
Freitag der 25. Januar 2008 AdVenture 3: Have you driven a Chinese car?
“I am going to throw up…” screamed a trainee in the little bus I am driving. All the others are happily riding – let’s say, happily jumping on their seats (inside the car), because the lanes are that rough.
One of the stops we had at UAES was […]
The Joint AdVenture in Shanghai - II
Donnerstag der 17. Januar 2008 AdVenture 2: The Joint Venture – UAES
The actual event was a lot of fun. We learned a lot about our host: UAES, the biggest player in the Chinese market for gasoline engine management system. UAES is a 50-50 joint venture of Bosch and a conglomerate of Chinese manufacturers, among which SAIC is the major […]
The Black-out
Mittwoch der 2. Januar 20083:20pm: The executive vice president of finance of our Chinese subsidiary shook hands with K, pleased with what K had shown him. Suddenly, „Boom!“ Then darkness. Then, emergency lights came on. I turned around to K, my hands still on the assembly machine “Dude, what did you just do?” - “Nothing, I swear!” - […]
Christmas - the Chinese way
Donnerstag der 27. Dezember 2007“Merry Christmas!” A crowd of people with red Santa hats rushed through the restaurant, blowing paper whistles and hitting people in the restaurant with air-filled plastic hammers. “Ouch!” the few foreigners in the restaurant fell victims to the relentless hammers and looked more than disconcerted by this Chinese way of X’mas. In the background […]
Trainee Program: myth and reality
Freitag der 2. November 2007What is a standard trainee program?
There is no such thing. Some trainees have 6-7 trainee stations, some have only 3-4. Some trainees never have a corporate station at Schillerhöhe, the corporate headquarter, some have more than one. There is also no rule, when one does what. There are countless possibilities at Bosch, the advantage a […]
Bosch Values
Dienstag der 30. Oktober 2007 The first thing I learned when I entered Bosch was the House of Orientation. It is the manifesto of what we live for, why we do what we do, and how we should do it. I have heard it millions of times, but have not felt it so strong as today.
At lunch, I […]
Prelude - 2 Days in Spain
Montag der 1. Oktober 2007 “Si, si…”, I nervously pointed to the Tapas in the glass case, “no, no…no…” It seems, without speaking Spanish, one really had to starve a little in Spain. I should have taken a colleague with me from the plant when I go out for dinner.
In contrast, within the Bosch plant, everyone is multi-lingual […]
