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"Let's meet up after Chinese New Year!" is as sincere as "Let's meet up after Thanksgiving/Christmas!" We feel it in the moment but we may not follow through.

No one’s in the mood to do work in China. The whole country will take off 7 days from Jan 21 to Jan 27 for Chinese New Year (CNY), except for some service workers 🫡. Plus, it’s common for professionals to use holidays to spend more time with the fam.

So, when you hear “sorry, many of our colleagues are off” when you reach out for interviews, that means…