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This is about references in academia. Very detailed, still a good read.

• bee_rider 4y ago
  Even so...
• izacus 4y ago
  All of this holds true in private corporations as well. The baseline for praise is much much different between west coast and eastern europe which can be problematic in performance packets, reviews and general manager/employee communicaiton. For us Eastern Europeans the takeaway is to exaggerate, exaggerate and when in doubt praise some more when talking to Americans. Otherwise, your reports or your own performance review might be viewed as very negative to people that have grown up on "shit sandwitch" type feedback and praise. Culture Map is indeed a good book to read.
  • Ekaros 4y ago
    Kinda also reminds me of star ratings. For USA it seems 5 star is average. 4 star is bad. Where as in other parts 5 star would be stellar.
    • euroderf 4y ago
      This is why I never provide feedback to apps that involve people (e.g. ride "sharing" apps): Anything less than 5 stars is an internet slap in the face.
    • ghaff 4y ago
      I'm fine with giving, say, books on Amazon a 3 or 4 star rating if they were basically "OK." But, yes, in a lot of contexts, anything other than a 5 star rating is considered bad and everyone knows that fact so more than a few "only" 4 star ratings and the Uber driver gets kicked off the service, the AirBnB owner loses their superhost status, or someone misses out on their bonus.
      • bobthechef 4y ago