Boring Bangongshi - S01E09
Overtime culture is a big part of many Chinese office environments, whether it’s staying late on a work night to “look busy” until the boss leaves, or coming in on the weekend to finish that big project.
Boring Bangongshi - S01E08
We all have mixed feelings about both working from home and working in the office, right? The grass is always greener, and the other working environment is always better…
Boring Bangongshi - S01E07
I think we’ve all had those uncertain “little talks” with the boss at one point or another. These are usually indicated with the phrase 谈谈 (tán-tan) in Mandarin Chinese.
Boring Bangongshi - S01E06
Does wearing multiple face masks seem crazy? It’s not uncommon to see someone wearing two in Shanghai, in these times of COVID-19.
Boring Bangongshi - S01E05
The mad rushes for face masks and the wearing face masks for everything we do is mostly behind us. But not too long ago it was really like this!
Boring Bangongshi - S01E04
Many international-facing companies in China use websites like Google, Facebook, and Twitter for their everyday work, and yet these communications are inconveniently “inaccessible” in China in 2020….
Boring Bangongshi - S01E03
This strip may have or may not have been inspired by true events… In February 2020, there was a mad scramble to buy up all the face masks in China.
Boring Bangongshi - S01E02
Have you ever worn one of this face masks for an extended period of time? It gets really uncomfortable…
Boring Bangongshi - S01E01
We’ve just launched our new 3-panel office-themed Chinese language comic strip. If you’re intermediate-level, be sure to check it out!