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Speaking of work-ethic - I've noticed how much less Australians work than everyone else. Knocking off at lunchtime on a Friday, leaving at 3 or 4pm, etc. The on
by LAC-Tech 5y ago
Speaking of work-ethic - I've noticed how much less Australians work than everyone else. Knocking off at lunchtime on a Friday, leaving at 3 or 4pm, etc. The only people I've seen working a full 40 hours in Australian companies are the people who own the company, and foreigners.
I know Australians have are able to easily get a work visa to go to America. The cultural shock must be pretty big once they're actually expected to work a full day, though I guess the salary increase makes up for it.
- mbo 5y agoAs an Australian, your theory is correct. The culture shock is real and has caused tensions amongst distributed trans-Pacific teams that I've been a part of. - Australians would complain that their American counter-parts were burning themselves out and ignoring structural issues impacting their productivity. Or outright accusations of "you working harder than us makes us look bad" - classic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome - Americans would complain that the Australians were lazy and not pulling their weight.
- koyote 5y ago> Knocking off at lunchtime on a Friday, leaving at 3 or 4pm, etc. The only people I've seen working a full 40 hours in Australian companies are the people who own the company, and foreigners. Are you implying that this is a bad thing? Having time to actually enjoy life seems to be very underappreciated here.
- LAC-Tech 5y agoI mean it's a great thing for me as a New Zealander. I work a full 40 hours and look like a machine. And AU companies pay more than local ones.