Question

Are Vietnamese hard working?

Answer 1

Vietnamese women are hardworking. Everywhere in the country, you see them doing works which traditionally were men's domain, e.g. rowing sampan. Perhaps decades of wars, when men were away, have forced them to be independent.

As for men, a theory says that they were trained to be warriors. In peaceful times, they are a bit out of place, not knowing what to do. Often, you see Vietnamese men play Chinese chess and sip coffee/tea, while their women are busy working.

Having said that, I do believe this theory does not apply to younger generation of Vietnamese men. Born after 1975, they know that they must earn respect by working hard, not by fighting in a war.

Answer 2

I couldn’t help but answer this ridiculously biased question. Having travelled a bit and now living in VN for more than 7 years, I have to say that people are pretty much the same all over the world. In my experience, I do think I’ve witnessed a strong cultural element here that encourages entrepreneurship in that it’s generally considered better to own your own business than work for someone else. It’s true that many Vietnamese hustle to earn money for the things they want/need in life, but many don’t have much of a choice. Wages are low especially for non-skilled and semi-skilled labor. The minimum wage is somewhere around $200/month. Unemployment is low, but if you do a little digging you’ll find that many people are underemployed or have stopped seeking work because the only jobs they can find require them to work upwards of 26–28 days/month for about $3000/year. Anyone that suggests there is a racial or ethnic component to “Laziness,” is speaking entirely without knowledge of the social and cultural practices, not to mention things like motivation, economics, etc. My answer is that Vietnamese appear hardworking because their economic conditions require that they be.

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Answer 3

Absolutely, they are, there is rarely a day when locals in Vietnam aren’t working, and the weather in Southeast Asia is very beneficial for work.

The work culture in Vietnam isn’t surpassing the other aspects of life, and the Vietnamese doesn’t like to be bossed around, hence, it appear likes comparing to especially Japan and Korea, Vietnamese isn’t hard working, but that is untrue, in fact, their attitude of work is, they work for life, but not to devote their life for work, plus they don’t like to be bossed around, because the Confucian hierarchical mindset isn’t available in the folk culture of Vietnamese society.

And how hard working are they? Details in here:

Answer 4

Of course,Vietnamese works hard to support them and their family. It’s a same phenomenon in most of countries around the world: working hard .

Here is Vietnamese average working hours every week:

Here is Vietnam(red) the on world map:

And here is a map which days on the weekdays do the people across the globe works:

From this paraph, Hanoi (the capital of Vietnam) is the one of the longest working cities by hours every years(2691 hours/year,similar to Mumbai -the city in the Western India):

But working hard does not mean that you can earn lots of money. Many countries like Mexico,India and Nigeria are among the most hard working people,and still they’re struggling to make end meet daily.

All the graphs below show the difference of how working long hours are not equal to earn more,like the situation in Vietnam and China ,and social programs(paid-vacation and restricting long hours works) in like Germany and France are making the workers more relax and more productivity:

I know that work hard does not make you rich,work smart does. But majority of Vietnamese workers do not have too much choice at all,they have to work hard to sustain the community and help to grow the economy. Vietnam’s GDP growth now is relatively high and steady,it’s a positive outcome for average Vietnamese. In the future,when Vietnam will be more wealthy,then the social programs will be the plans to support back the old retire workers-who have helped the nation devoutly:

P.s:I hope that my answer is not too much offensive for everyone. Hope you watch it more relaxing than stressful. I’m gonna end here.

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Answer 5

Many Vietnamese people work hard. Many spend more than 8 hours per day and more than 5 days per week at work. Apparently we usually have only about 12 days off work during a year, and many don’t make use of all. In addition, many Vietnamese are willing to do multiple jobs. This happens to both blue- and white-collar workers. For example, some are working for the state and running a clothes shop at the same time. Some work on the fields and sell their labour in construction sites when they are free from agrarian tasks.

Answer 6

We do business in Vietnam, electronics assembly. You couldn’t find better partners. The Vietnamese are an eager, hard-working, entrepreneurial people. The Vietnamese government has one thing in mind, the growth of their economy.

Answer 7

Work ethics of the Vietnamese people are not much different from any other East Asian group’s , say Chinese, Japanese and Korean. We all believe that working hard leads to prosperity and happiness.

From my personal observations, Chinese business people in southeast Asian countries like Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia are generally in favor of hiring Chinese people instead of the locals, yet this phenomena barely exists in Vietnam. Unless jobs that involve in deep communications, Chinese businessmen usually prioritize the local people, especially Vietnamese women. No oversell, Vietnamese women are among the most industrious groups I have ever known (Another is Tibetan women).

To clarify, I am in nowhere suggesting that people in Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia are lazy, they just focus more on different matters that they cherish, such as religion and inner peace than we do, because it is part of their social norm.

Answer 8

Where it does not answer your question specifically, if you look at unemployment in this country by race, the lowest by far is ASIAN people who on the whole are hard-working. My wife is Vietnamese. As a disabled veteran myself, she could choose to live off what I make and government help. She chooses instead to work hard. I know MANY Vietnamese here in Houston and they are business-minded, hard working people.