u/Intelligent_Bed761

This is my first article in this community, and it has been removed by group moderators. So I read the reason and comments carefully, the main reason was the use of Ai. You are right, I did use Ai, including translation, formatting and polishing.

Let me explain. I am Chinese, so I don't want my "Chinglish" to make you feel uncomfortable when you read my article. So I used ChatGpt to help translate and refine the Chinese text I originally wrote. Some expressions are not my original wording , but I thought they are reasonable, so I didn't remove them.

Removing this post is right. I started using reddit recently, and I have learned a lot of valuable industry knowledge here, and I also realized writing on my own is a key to delivering meaningful content, not Ai assistant.

Looking back at my post, I actually don't think it contained much useful information. I also realized that I have lost some of my writing ability after relying too much on Ai.

I will try my best to write my posts by myself and focus on sharing real and useful knowledge about stone industry.

However, I want to emphasize that the project in Cambodia is not fabricated. Our company have indeed provided stone solution for two Cambodia villa projects, and the issue of employees being absent without notice is real, I didn't exaggerate.

Thank you everyone for pointing out my issues. I will read more posts to learn how to write and express my ideas.

We thought stone installation would be the hardest part of our Cambodia villa project.

Turns out, managing people was much harder.

I’m part of a Chinese stone factory team that handled a luxury villa stone project in Cambodia.
Over 1100+ stone items. Exterior cladding, flooring, staircases, custom pieces, everything.

At first, we were worried about:

• stone processing
• logistics
• drawings
• dry hanging systems
• installation precision

But after arriving on site, the real challenge became something else entirely:

Workers disappearing without notice.

And I don’t mean “asking for leave.”

I mean:
Someone works normally today…
and tomorrow nobody can contact him anymore.

Phone off.
No message.
No explanation.

At the beginning, this drove us crazy.

Because in overseas projects, one missing worker doesn’t just mean “one less person.”

It can stop:

• lifting work
• welding progress
• installation sequences
• material movement
• coordination with other trades

Everything becomes delayed.

At first, we tried managing the team the way Chinese construction sites operate:
strict schedules, pressure, constant supervision.

It failed immediately.

Later we realized something important:

In Cambodia, labor stability works very differently.

If workers feel:

• too much pressure
• unstable income
• poor communication
• no sense of belonging

they simply leave.

So instead of constantly replacing workers, we changed strategy.

We started:

• using older workers to bring relatives/friends
• pairing experienced workers with new workers
• focusing heavily on relationship-building
• solving issues on-site immediately instead of arguing
• stabilizing the core team first

Honestly, overseas installation taught me this:

Stone is manageable.
Machines are manageable.
Even drawings are manageable.

People are the hardest system in any project.

Especially overseas.

Curious if anyone else in international construction has experienced similar issues with local labor teams.