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It's also culturally dependent -- I noticed US-based employees prefer to schedule a meeting for an idea and discuss/think/make decision on the meeting. EU and even more so Asia-based employees prefer to first discuss the idea on multiple 1:1s for a long time, to discuss / think / make decision with everyone, come up with some harmony before any formal meetings. And the meeting itself would serve only ceremonial needs…
It's also culturally dependent -- I noticed US-based employees prefer to schedule a meeting for an idea and discuss/think/make decision on the meeting. EU and even more so Asia-based employees prefer to first discuss the idea on multiple 1:1s for a long time, to discuss / think / make decision with everyone, come up with some harmony before any formal meetings. And the meeting itself would serve only ceremonial needs…
As a European-American dual-national this rings so true. I work in a tiny European tech company and it drives me crazy how challenging it can sometimes be to actually get people in the room simply speaking their mind on any subject. It’s a cultural difference that I think really holds back the pace of innovation.
Obviously life isn't so black and white but I am wondering where these generalizations come from.
That quick break has made a huge difference.
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As a European-American dual-national this rings so true. I work in a tiny European tech company and it drives me crazy how challenging it can sometimes be to actually get people in the room simply speaking their mind on any subject. It’s a cultural difference that I think really holds back the pace of innovation.
I always hear conflicting stories like this. On one hand, people claim Americans are often too artificially faux positive, too effusive, too . And that you'll have no problem hearing from Scandinavians / Eastern Europeans / exactly how they feel. Often to the surprise of many Americans, who are not used to such candid direct communication. Obviously life isn't so black and white but I am wondering where these general…
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I always hear conflicting stories like this. On one hand, people claim Americans are often too artificially faux positive, too effusive, too . And that you'll have no problem hearing from Scandinavians / Eastern Europeans / exactly how they feel. Often to the surprise of many Americans, who are not used to such candid direct communication. Obviously life isn't so black and white but I am wondering where these general…
I immigrated to US, and I'd say Americans are direct. They just try hard to make the words very polite. So polite, that Europeans take that for positiveness or indirectness. But it's just politeness.
> They just try hard to make the words very polite. So polite, that Europeans take that for positiveness or indirectness.
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As a European-American dual-national this rings so true. I work in a tiny European tech company and it drives me crazy how challenging it can sometimes be to actually get people in the room simply speaking their mind on any subject. It’s a cultural difference that I think really holds back the pace of innovation.
I always hear conflicting stories like this. On one hand, people claim Americans are often too artificially faux positive, too effusive, too . And that you'll have no problem hearing from Scandinavians / Eastern Europeans / exactly how they feel. Often to the surprise of many Americans, who are not used to such candid direct communication. Obviously life isn't so black and white but I am wondering where these general…
I can’t speak about other Europeans or their culture, but here in Eastern Europe we historically had very little education in presentation, debate skills and critical thinking. So people have strong opinions, but little skill in presenting or confronting them with other perspectives and ideas. Of course, it never is all black and white. But this is my own experience with tech millennials at least.
Americans (at their best) are in some ways the opposite - they’re good at diplomatically navigating a variety of imperfect voices to arrive at a mutual agreed upon point of view. Coming with that (idealized) American mindset into Eastern Europe isn’t easy.
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I immigrated to US, and I'd say Americans are direct. They just try hard to make the words very polite. So polite, that Europeans take that for positiveness or indirectness. But it's just politeness.
> They just try hard to make the words very polite. So polite, that Europeans take that for positiveness or indirectness. interesting, any good examples?
Read: Fix your shit. Or give me a good reason to not block your PR until hell freezes over and we all need ice skates.
Phrasing things like this works well with junior developers. They feel safer having an opinion or asking questions.