They have a powerful cultural drive to achieve, which makes them extremely diligent, effective and reliable workers.
Principals have complained that such arrangements leave them without reliable workers to keep schools clean and well maintained.
Clara is, however, a fair overseer and a reliable worker.
The Chinese were considered by employers as "reliable" workers who would continue working, without complaint, even under destitute conditions.
And he heard their employers praise them as highly reliable workers.
Another quarter of an hour or so and he was solving Michael's recruitment problems across the board, recommending a dozen good, reliable workers.
I have asked for them to be replaced with reliable workers who will not start riots.
"I'm not going to be a reliable, full-time worker," I tell him.
They replaced a group of younger, less reliable temporary workers.
"The evidence shows that reliable workers get rewarded with additional opportunities."