Field notes on WeChat Work Norms — messy, usable, long enough to act on.
- Probation silence is not feedback — ask.
- Headline salary is marketing.
- Test once while naming the permit owner — not on a holiday schedule.
- Keep proof (photos, chats, tickets) for anything with money attached.
- Design for a WeChat work group that never sleeps energy, not brochure energy.
- Revisit after thirty ordinary days.
Context
If you're settling in Chengdu, WeChat Work Norms stops being abstract advice and becomes Tuesday logistics.
The stumble I still see weekly: ignoring permit gaps.
If a plan only works when you're energetic and the sky is perfect, it isn't a plan. It's a mood.
The useful details show up in ordinary weather: rain, overtime, and the week you don't feel like being a high-functioning expat.
If you remember nothing else
Defaults beat novelty. Near beats famous. Dated notes beat memory.
Do one small concrete step this week. Consistency beats intensity in this city.
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