Chinese construction workers build a 15-story hotel in just SIX DAYS!

[Rye]

Oh man, if that was in the US, those workers would have amassed a fortune in overtime.

[Raven Riley]

This is crazy! You have to admire their spirits!

[Old Manus]

Impressive, but most western buildings are built by contractors bringing in maybe 20-30 people for a building that size. You can see from the video that there are obviously hundreds and hundreds of workers, all no doubt being paid pittance (only way you could make money with so many employees).

[Peegee]

Impressive, but most western buildings are built by contractors bringing in maybe 20-30 people for a building that size. You can see from the video that there are obviously hundreds and hundreds of workers, all no doubt being paid pittance (only way you could make money with so many employees).

lol china

[Bunny]

As someone currently living in an apartment complex undergoing massive construction/renovation, I'd just like to say that this is the most amazing thing EVER. The estimated completion time for phase one of the construction project at my complex is 5 months. 5 MONTHS! For phase ONE!!

About 5 minutes after I had woken up, the construction workers started tearing apart the bathroom that is directly blow my bedroom. They are doing something with the plumping and making a hell of a lot of noise. It's been going on all weekend and it is terribly annoying.

Also amusing, I live near the college campus and they were building a new wall with the school lettering on it. Simple enough project that took about two and a half weeks, even though the weather has been nice for the most part.

[DMKA]

Impressive, but most western buildings are built by contractors bringing in maybe 20-30 people for a building that size. You can see from the video that there are obviously hundreds and hundreds of workers, all no doubt being paid pittance (only way you could make money with so many employees).

lol china

I heard they get paid in Bok Choy.

[SuperMillionaire]

Now if only they could replicate that progress here...

[NorthernChaosGod]

Now if only they could replicate that progress here...

They could, if they ignored basic human rights.

[Peegee]

Now if only they could replicate that progress here...

They could, if they ignored basic human rights.

Or just hired more people, hiring from a company that is not unionized. But what would be the point?

[NorthernChaosGod]

They would have to pay them abysmal wages for that, so that goes back to what I said already.

[SuperMillionaire]

How many workers do companies tend to hire, and how many SHOULD they hire if they want to replicate the pace of the Chinese workers?