VIDEO: You’ll Never Complain About Rush Hour Again After You See THIS!

There is no one in any country that enjoys having to spend time in line and wait for people to go one with their day so that they can finally get home or to work or wherever they are going. Rush hours are from hell anywhere in the world and there is no escaping them no matter what means of transportation you choose.

But if you think that the rush hour in your country is bad you should definitely check out this video to see how horrible things are in Beijing. After you see this you might even start to appreciate the rush hour from your country and thank God that you don’t have to face the one in Beijing.

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According to beijingexpatguide, a man was meeting a friend for dinner after work and they agreed to meet at the subway station close to her work in Beijing’s CBD (Central Business District). When he arrived, just past 6 pm, he almost had to fight his way out of the subway station. Hordes of people were swarming from the close-by office towers towards the subway station for their ride home. This stream continued steadily for at least half an hour, when the friend showed up.

The Chinese expression for huge masses of people is rén shān rén hǎi 人山人海 – People mountain people sea. It certainly felt like a sea of people pouring into the streets and subway.

Office hours in Beijing seem to be much more rigid than anything those in the US or in Europe. Typical work hours are 9 am to 6 pm, and there seem to be very little flexibility. Manufacturing or customer service jobs, or other jobs that require a presence at certain times or are performed in shifts. But here it seems to apply to all kind of office jobs. Even lunch breaks follow a schedule.

A general component of the Chinese management style is that employees follow the instructions they are given. In the West, office employees are expected to complete the tasks and projects they are assigned. But if they want to finish something first and go to lunch later, or the other way around, is usually up to them. They take ownership and responsibility for completing the work. Chinese employees, especially on the lower levels, often don’t have that sense of ownership for their work. They just follow directions.

When thousands, probably millions of people in Beijing need to be in the office or drop the pen at about the same time of the day, the public transportation system and traffic in general is stretched to its limit.

Office hours here are later than the stereotypical 8-5 of many Western countries. For most people it is 9-6, but some start and work later than that. A typical commute in Beijing can take an hour or longer in each direction. So the main morning rush hour in Beijing starts before 8 am and lasts until after 9 am.

The evening is busiest starting at 6 pm. If your work allows you some flexibility, you can avoid the worst of the rush hour by being a bit earlier than the masses.