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American work culture, always trying to please the boss.
by shanghaiaway 8y ago
American work culture, always trying to please the boss.
- Mtinie 8y agoAs I’ve heard very similar anecdotes from friends and coworkers all around the world, I’m going to offer an alternative phrasing: > Modern work culture, always trying to please the boss.
- ErikVandeWater 8y agoI'm fairly sure this is fairly universal. Even in socialist countries, your boss has enough power over you to do you harm.
- bhb916 8y agoEspecially in socialist countries.
- monadgonad 8y agoNo, not especially: in socialist systems the power of individual workers is far greater, sometimes with bosses being directly chosen by their employees, or if not that, then stronger unions allow workers to enforce rules on things like their hours.
- andreygrehov 8y agoThis is not an American culture. This is the nature of a human being.
- mathattack 8y agoNot just American. I saw this taken to an art form in Japan. While part is showing effort when individual output is hard to measure, the roots come from more than impressing the boss. It’s also respect to company and peers, and being available in case you’re needed by someone whose time is more scarce and expensive. But FaceTime as the end result in a corporate culture is awful.
- billmalarky 8y agoHaha you should do some research on Japanese work culture and how it relates to leaving after the boss.
- shanghaiaway 8y agoI've lived in Japan. You haven't. Americans are worse.
- bshoemaker 8y agoNo, they're really not. You've probably worked at a company with an American culture, in Japan.