It's that time of year when over a billion people are expected to migrate home for the Chinese New Year. But as one popular blogger on Tianya found, the system is often rigged against those searching for tickets.
“Our center will give Guo a salary that is the same amount received by the president of our publishing group. Because Guo lives in Shanghai and has a really tight schedule, he is not expected to come to Beijing everyday and work 9 to 5. We offered him a special package; except for some important meetings, he doesn’t need to come to the office.”
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Different positions or of titles of recipients received different levels of gifts. People above the "bureau" level and managers from state-owned companies got a red envelope of cash containing up to 10,000 Yuan; those whose positions were lower received gifts such as 200 Yuan and/or a shopping voucher.
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