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This tendency to want everything taken care of immediately in the US carries over to ALL aspects of their lives, not just at work. I've lived and worked in both countries and there is a huge difference in expectations and timelines. I've been hearing a lot lately in the media about how Americans have come to "expect the quick fix".
Not sure I agree about the dress codes. I've been able to dress very casually in the UK and had jobs in the US where I wasn't ever allowed to wear jeans, not even on Fridays. But I agree that people in the US tend to keep their work friends and home friends very separate.
Not sure I agree about the dress codes. I've been able to dress very casually in the UK and had jobs in the US where I wasn't ever allowed to wear jeans, not even on Fridays. But I agree that people in the US tend to keep their work friends and home friends very separate.
Different dress codes depending on region and type of business in the U.S.
I've worked in offices where everyone socialized together a LOT, and places where they didn't.
Worked in Europe and US. You get less vacations but I can still travel and work remotely which is not well considered in Europe.
Let's say the US fits better my personality but if you are a 8 to 5 guy and don't want to be talked about job during your vacations Europe could be better.
Is it not popular to work remotely in the U.K.?
We work for ourselves so I have flexibility, but no one to take over. With enough technology, I could work from a vacation spot and I hope to try it at some point.
I will never work for a US company again, especially not a big one. I just hated my experience. People were so ambitious and cold somehow...
Personalities could also be influenced by region and type of industry.
I hated working for other people, but I can't say they were all cold. There are huge variations.
But you are expected to be very efficient in the U.S. "Time is money" and all that. Plus, customer service is considered crucial. Unless you are a monopoly, customers will abandon you if your customer service is bad.
British offices: more formally dressed, but more laid back. Less competitiveness, no cubicles (the open office layout actually works). People tend to socialise more outside of work.
Ameican offices: more laid back on dress, but way more pressure, competitive and cutthroat.
Exactly this. The whole American dressed-down office culture is just is a con. I much prefer wearing a suit and working in a livable office instead of a chicken farm, surrounded by human beings not corporate drones.
It was amusing to read that US coal miners HAD to go to a political meeting to be a backdrop for one of the candidates with no pay for the time wasted.
Being a contractor here in Oz I must try that on with my lads, I would find myself in the bell of a drilled pile with the cage on top waiting for the grout to arrive.
It was amusing to read that US coal miners HAD to go to a political meeting to be a backdrop for one of the candidates with no pay for the time wasted.
Being a contractor here in Oz I must try that on with my lads, I would find myself in the bell of a drilled pile with the cage on top waiting for the grout to arrive.
Expectations are higher in the US and job security is far less. Having worked for large corporations in both the UK and US I feel that it's more informal in the US. Dress code is more relaxed and micro managing far less frequent. Vacation time is far less but then early finishes etc are more frequent.
It's personal preference for me.
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