Did You Get Start-Working Lucky Money?- 大数跨境

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2016-02-19

导读：If you are a foreigner living in Guangdong, you must hear of the “Start-working Lucky Money”

If you are a foreigner who is living in Guangdong, you must hear of the “Start-working Lucky Money”(Kai Men Hong Bao). But do you know how the “Start-working Lucky Money”comes?

Actually, it`s a tradition of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Taiwan province.

Generally, at the first day of which staffs go back to work after the spring festival, all staffs will greet their boss with best wishes, then the boss will distribute red envelopes. The red envelope usually contain 8 or 18 RMB inside, which means “great wealth”in China, standing for a good beginning of work.

The “Start-working Lucky Money”are generally given by the married persons, that means if you are not married, even if you`re 50 years old, you are still able to receive Lucky Money from your workmates and boss.

Chinse people distribute “Lucky Money”in order to share happiness, so if you receive a red envelope, you`d better give back a smile, and say some lucky words, then both of you may feel cheerful.

Some enterprises will put a wish card inside the red envelope as well, which is written encouraging words, in order to inspire the staffs.

The " Start-working Lucky Money”has nothing to done with staff`s position, the amount inside each envelope are the same.Though there`re only several money inside the envelope, the “Start-working Lucky Money”stands for the enterprise`s concern about its staffs, and can help enhance staffs` attachment to the enterprise, which is good for the long term development.

These years, the “Start-working Lucky Money”become popular in many foreign capital enterprises in Guangzhou. Foreign bosses catch up Chinese traditions,by giving their staffs red envolope after the spring festival as surprises. The staffs are grateful for their bosses` Chinese style, while the bosses are satisfied of crossing the gap of languages and culture, and get on well with their staffs .