Andrew Methven

4 weeks ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

Hi all,Exciting news!We’re making our premium membership—RTM Pro—available for shorter, high-intensity Sprints. RTM Pro is a structured immersive program designed to rapidly improve your spoken Mandarin through:

4 weeks ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

Hi all!Below are the dates for RTM Pro sessions in April, May, and June. Please double check times as Day Light Saving in the UK kicks in this Sunday. This week’s session is not affected by thatβ€”you can find the details in this post published earlier. A few updates:

4 weeks ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

This week we are covering US timezones on Saturday morning, and UK, European / Asian timezones on Saturday evening / night. I'll be circulating next monthโ€™s timings soonโ€”we are adding one more slot to cover timezones more evenly. Here are this weekโ€™s details.

1 month ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

曾经将996称为"福报"的企业，目前相继放弃无效加班。这场由大厂身体力行推动的反内卷行动引发了社会关注。与几年前的狼性文化相比，职场风气正朝着健康的方向转型。这一调整源于欧盟的新规。根据规定，自2027年起，企业员工每周工作时间不能超过40小时。因此，依赖欧盟市场的美的、大疆等大厂若继续违规，欧盟市场营收会受到影响。为应对新规，各个大厂开始采取具体措施，例如优化流程减少无效加班、禁止非必要加班文化，以平衡工作与生活。更深层的原因是经济转型的需要。当1万亿美元的贸易顺差难以使经济持续增长时，建设消费型社会会成为必然选择。从高中生享受双休到白领准时下班，这些变化为人们创造了更多消费时间。"用加班换增长"的传统逻辑已经过时，消费市场需要人们走出办公室，去商场购物、去各地旅行。年轻的一代拒绝形式主义加班，他们更

1 month ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

On March 10, home appliance giant Midea (美的) announced measures to curb overtime, requiring all employees to leave the office by 6:20pm, as well as banning them from returning to the office after dinner. The company says it’s building a healthier work culture by reducing hours, streamlining processes, and cutting unnecessary formalities.