I attended the documentary screening of American Factory at 8:00 pm in the Smith-Steeb Hall basement. The October 20th screening serves as an academic event. American Factory follows the transition of an abandoned General Motors plant into a Fuyao factory where American ideas and laws of labor conflict with Chinese ideas and laws of labor. Prior to viewing this documentary, I was unaware of just how harsh the working conditions in China are and how high their expectations for others are as well. Throughout the documentary, the Chinese comment on American work ethic stating, “American workers are not efficient” and “American workers are too lazy; it’s just their nature.” In China, workers for Fuyao typically work twelve-hour shifts and only have one to two days off a month. This allows workers to travel home once or twice a year. Thus, it’s easy to understand why the Chinese view Americans as lazy; however, I believe Chinese working conditions to be extremely excessive because their demanding shifts leave no time to raise a family or experience life itself. In addition, I learned that a wage gap exists between American and Chinese companies. Shawnea, a glass inspector said, “At General Motors, I was making $29 and some change an hour. At Fuyao, I make $12.84.” Fuyao employees are not being properly compensated for the amount of hard labor they do on a daily basis, but it is important to note that starting wages at Fuyao have increased to $14.00 an hour. Despite the intense working conditions and low salaries, Fuyao provides employment for many Americans in Dayton, Ohio who lost their jobs upon the closure of General Motors. Labor disagreements, wage gaps, and employment rates are some of the positives and negatives of foreign investment.