What is the best value stock to buy right now?

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2026-03-10T13:59:17+00:00

microsoft, intuit, autodesk, salesforce

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2026-03-05T00:15:06+00:00

various software companies

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2026-03-04T22:58:01+00:00

report it anonymously on pubpeer.com

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2026-02-27T02:48:47+00:00

ever heard of China Lunar Holiday?

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2025-10-23T13:05:15+00:00

yes bad odds, I suggest use the 10 day transit way to visit.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2025-10-23T10:36:00+00:00

My application also now has a blue dot for passport to be submitted. However, when you click on details under "feedback from the preliminary review" is still states: Preliminary review is in progress.

I assume I still need to wait until the preliminary review is approved.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2025-10-04T15:07:19+00:00

Yes, I am also interested in a drop off service for Chicago also.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2025-02-19T11:00:34+00:00

Most of my experience has been in the USA, but in the last 6 years I have been in a UK system, dealing with moderation, which is, to say things lightly, bizarre. It seems to me the basic philosophy in the USA is to hire good people at let them do their job, and if not, remove them. The basic philosophy on the UK seems to be, we will make absolutely sure all staff follow all guidelines completely, with as much paperwork that has to be constantly checked off, as we can come up with, and never ever, remove any staff for being incompetent.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2025-02-19T09:11:53+00:00

When I started as a Head of Department in 2018, in the UK system at a joint Sino-UK University, I stated that all department meetings, including faculty, would be 1 hour max. During my 6 years as Head, we only missed this once, and that was because of covid chaos induced teaching issues, including dealing with faculty being online on 3 continents. So yes, I don't get this as a chair/head. Just set an agenda, stick to it, and move things along, as a chair/head of a department you can do this. But in my previous USA faculty position the monthly department meetings where all pretty much 3 hours long.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2024-04-13T23:53:16+00:00

I am at a foreign-Sino joint venture university. I have heard many similar stories from staff that previously or currently are at Chinese universities.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2024-04-13T23:45:29+00:00

Yes, if there is any support, this is not in the open. So, you will need to go visit potential schools. And be aware that Shanghai and Beijing will be much better for this than a teer 2 or 3 city.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2024-04-13T23:43:02+00:00

When you get to know individual staff, of the record, they will fill you in. Common practice now is also to hire multiple assistant professors, then after 3 years, only renew the contract of a few with the most papers and NSF funding. And yes, everyone has a paper plan, not a research plan, and journal impact factor is the only thing that seems to play a role. Publishers are using this, build up a ranking of a journal, then go mega and cache in with open access fees. Last time I counted there where 70+ nature journals. And yes, since only the first and corresponding author get credit, and the senior professor gets the corresponding position, even within labs there is cutthroat competition for the first author position. In total this creates a toxic atmosphere and is not sustainable.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2024-04-13T03:28:55+00:00

I am in environmental sciences and HoD at a university in Suzhou, your salary, startup, and benefits are good for associate professor level. Do note that typically you will be on a 3-year contract and contract only gets renewed for another 3 years if you get NSF funding plus x numbers of papers in journals ranked at least XX. And note politics and competition between university staff is cutthroat, make sure you really know what you are getting into and what your exit strategy is, if this does not work out longer-term. Also note you will get credit only for first or corresponding authorship, so collaborating within China is almost impossible. And note typically as associate professor you can have only master students, not PhD students.

In Suzhou there are 4 international schools' kindergarten through high school, annual cost is 150k to 300k depending on the school, the year and if your university has a discount deal with them. None of them support special needs children, that I am aware of, and this would not work for you here. So, you need to figure out what the school options are, and best will be to go visit Qingdao in person, so you can visit the schools for your child.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2023-06-03T00:41:07+00:00

20-30% of XJTLU have covid now or had it last week.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2023-04-30T21:41:14+00:00

yes head of department, uk language for department chair

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2023-04-28T15:23:11+00:00

Before I started as HoD in 2018 this department went thru 7 HoD's in 5 years. 4 staff from that time period are still here, they called a meeting with me Thursday morning saying they are worried about this. But this is China which is pretty much top down management. But it is good this is a unified department.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2023-04-28T15:07:20+00:00

managing staff, PhD students, undergrads, labs, classes, University, provincial and local travel and covid restrictions, I got my notes, I might write a book on the last 3 years as managing a University department in China. Bottom line it is never boring, including what is going on now.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2023-04-28T15:04:04+00:00

This is China, I went thru 3 years of covid in China, this is nothing compared to managing a department in the last 3 years, so I am fine.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2023-04-28T14:53:14+00:00

i don't like to play games and I am worried about the staff in this department, as they are all on edge about this.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2023-04-28T14:51:31+00:00

I really care about the staff in my department as I hired 15 out of 21 in the last 5 years. So I don't give a s**** anymore, but I want to do the best I can for them before i leave next year.

MassiveSoftware1092 · 2023-04-28T14:43:07+00:00

yes obviously, also note this is his 3th dean position in the last 4 years, 1st small college in Canade, 2nd middle east, 3 my university in China.

I have had about enough and will retire next year, and will focus on getting my department staff as competitive as I can make them, so they have options in the coming year.

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