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I am an immigrant in America. I have had problems with my bosses(American) when I challenged some of their decisions at work. When I challenged their decision i

I am an immigrant in America. I have had problems with my bosses(American) when I challenged some of their decisions at work. When I challenged their decision in every quantifiable metric, they could not defend it in any way and relented, but then I heard from HR about not following orders in general. I think in American culture there is lot of emphasis on command hierarchy( may be military influenced?) and who wears the pants so to speak, compared to my home country in the east, and I think that may have something to do with it. But I can attest to the the repulsiveness I feel to subtle authoritarianism where orders are sneaked in along with regular conversation.

bcheung 11y ago
It depends a lot on where you work. I have worked at places where I have delivered what I thought were superior results compared to what they were asking but they were upset because it wasn't exactly what they asked for. Other places give a lot more authority and a wide latitude. Startups tend to be a lot more flexible in this regard and it is why I prefer working at startups vs enterprise companies.