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People underestimate cultural difference and even pretend they don't exist. Even within a culture there are people who don't fit into the dominant cultural val
by 99_00 5y ago
People underestimate cultural difference and even pretend they don't exist.
Even within a culture there are people who don't fit into the dominant cultural values and way of working. A big part of diversity and inclusion is addressing that.
This becomes an even bigger problem when dealing with other cultures.
And you might find that other cultures don't value diversity and inclusion as much as n American corporate culture and really look down on the way others do things and see there way as the right way.
- novok 5y agoHaving worked with people in remote latin american offices, the cultural gap isn't as extensive than the other ones actually. The barrier is purely a lack of numbers in this case. The tech industry is VERY used to working with people from multiple cultures and backgrounds. Teams where people are immigrants from 5 different countries is fairly common.
- bushbaba 5y agoIs diversity and inclusion addressing this? For example Eastern Europe is getting a lot of outsourcing. Yet there’s zero d&i initiatives targeting that region. Same goes for Africa. I’ve seen zero d&i initiatives To better integrate those living in Africa.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoHiring from around the globe is tautologically increasing diversity.
- georgeburdell 5y ago> This becomes an even bigger problem when dealing with other cultures. I have worked with many in Latin America (Costa Rica and Mexico in particular) and cultural differences (with respect to work) have never come up. They seem extremely "Americanized", or perhaps the differences aren't there in their own native cultures either. It's like talking to an American with a slight accent. > And you might find that other cultures don't value diversity and inclusion as much as n American corporate culture and really look down on the way others do things and see there way as the right way. Unless they have a proclivity for wearing red hats or being out of the house Sunday mornings [0]. U.S. diversity & inclusion amounts to parading around people with different skin colors that think exactly like a West Coast White Liberal. [0] Tongue-in-cheek reference: Silicon Valley, Season 5, Episode 4