RICHARD CHANG MADE HIS NAME
AS A STAR IN THE NCAA, EARNING
ACCOLADES AND COMPARISONS TO
BASKETBALL GREATS. MORE THAN
25 YEARS LATER, HE’S SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT OF COSTCO ASIA, WHERE
HE’S BROUGHT AN ATHLETE’S MIND
TO AN EXECUTIVE’S JOB.WORDS JORDAN MURRAY • IMAGES DUNCAN LONGDENE
ven the briefest glance at Glassdoor,
the online forum that allows employees
to complain anonymously and publicly
about their boss, their pay and their
workload, can be disheartening. In
2017, the site found out only a third
of all employees in the US are engaged with their job,
while less than half would recommend their current
employer to their friends.
One company that bucks the trend is Costco.
Listed by the site as one of the best places to work
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