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How much of this is getting what you paid for? how much of this is inability to build and grow professional relationships, willingness to learn cultural awarene

How much of this is getting what you paid for? how much of this is inability to build and grow professional relationships, willingness to learn cultural awareness? I've worked as an engineer on both sides you mention. You get what you pay for, there are companies that charge you more and some that charge you less. There are companies that hire good talent, pay them well, have experienced engineers who have worked with range of people/projects and consequently are generally well travelled and culturally aware. And, there are companies that just hire inexperienced engineers etc. Irrespective of which country, if you want a good team of engineers, you got to be willing to pay more. And, while working with people from a different country/geography, instead of just expecting the people you work with to be culturally aware, you got to be willing to learn and get culturally aware too. Did you put in any effort? For instance, if you go in with I won't even care about trying to pronounce your name right or a bias that "your culture is just not good for innovation/critical thinking etc" attitude, you wont get anywhere.

dudul 6y ago
So basically you agree. Cultural differences are challenges that cost time, money and effort to overcome. Sometimes it's not worth it. I will also add that it's kind of sad that you imply that people who just live according to their culture are "less good", or "cheaper", or "less experienced". Price and cost have nothing to do with it. It is normal for people to live and behave the way they've been taught.
- W6uNIlLti0 6y ago
  > It's kind of sad that you imply that people who just live according to their culture are "less good", or "cheaper", or "less experienced". Not sure how you got this from what I wrote. I was responding directly to - "..The culture is totally different and IMO not conducive to innovation, critical thinking and constructive feedback - it is the opposite..." I was trying to say don't look down condescendingly on other cultures and expect to develop a great working relationship. Experience with different teams and people gives you cultural awareness, where you learn how to motivate, communicate with different people effectively. Anyway, all I can say is I have worked with multiple teams from different countries and cultures, and haven't had the challenging experience you mention. So, when you use your personal experience to make a generalized claim, I feel its inaccurate. So, felt compelled to leave a comment. I am not looking to change your opinion though.

dudul 6y ago

So basically you agree. Cultural differences are challenges that cost time, money and effort to overcome. Sometimes it's not worth it. I will also add that it's kind of sad that you imply that people who just live according to their culture are "less good", or "cheaper", or "less experienced". Price and cost have nothing to do with it. It is normal for people to live and behave the way they've been taught.

W6uNIlLti0 6y ago
> It's kind of sad that you imply that people who just live according to their culture are "less good", or "cheaper", or "less experienced". Not sure how you got this from what I wrote. I was responding directly to - "..The culture is totally different and IMO not conducive to innovation, critical thinking and constructive feedback - it is the opposite..." I was trying to say don't look down condescendingly on other cultures and expect to develop a great working relationship. Experience with different teams and people gives you cultural awareness, where you learn how to motivate, communicate with different people effectively. Anyway, all I can say is I have worked with multiple teams from different countries and cultures, and haven't had the challenging experience you mention. So, when you use your personal experience to make a generalized claim, I feel its inaccurate. So, felt compelled to leave a comment. I am not looking to change your opinion though.