Cultural differences in the work place, notice those?

Let5 me put it this way, it is easy to ignore a Superior Being. They live up high and Never know what you are doing. My former boss was down to earth and was easy to deal with. I had to disregard far less with her. next week I get a new boss , my 5th since I started. All I do know is I will do my job the same way I have always done.

I'm not working now, but I'll talk about the last 3 places I worked (I've only worked in the the US). Mid-college, I worked for a small clothing manufacturer. The owner/boss was not even 30 - but she was definitely THE boss. She was an Amazon - big, tall, and gorgeous . . . and she sure could be intimidating! It was usually her way or the highway - which was actually fine with me - I didn't have to think (much). I knew I had to do exactly what I was told or she would fire me (like she did everyone else) - so everyone worked in fear as they didn't want to lose their job! End of college, I worked for a family business - I was instant friends with the boss. He was definitely more of a crazy, jokester friend than a boss - I had a lot of (maybe too much) freedom there. The friendship seemed to be more important - so I literally could do no wrong there. But, lines could be crossed REAL easily there - and that did eventually put a wedge in between his sister and I. Her brother, the boss, couldn't help me as a boss in the end - so I left. The last place I worked (for many, many years) was for another family business. For a long time it was a boss/employee relationship . . . but there was such a clash between Mr. Boss ways and Mrs. B ways . . . one could only survive there if they knew how to deal with both of them. Anyway, I was in a place where I had to do exactly what I was told like before - but in the end I got more freedom because I got to know them well (especially when we got rid of all the employees and it was just me and them - and eventually just me and him). No matter where I work, I will most likely work with the same ethics no matter how the bosses are. I'd prefer a place where there is a balance of friendliness and professionalism - but that's hard to come by. Some bosses can separate the two - others can't and create too many gray areas. I've only met one boss - which was actually my hubby's VP - and he was one that could truly mix both and keep all his employees very happy - and happy to be working for the company!

Well, it has always seemed a lot of the places I have worked lately the Boss was always trying to be a hard head instead of friendly and never wanted to really listen when you have a concern. It would be nice if there was not always the tension and the superiority to where you felt the differences, but most of the time anyone is offered some sort of control often times too many of them seem to let it go to their head.

While I have not worked in such different setups, I hear these differences from some of my friends. Here in India, we are increasingly seeing the earlier perception of boss as someone supreme being toned down, though it still exists quite a lot in many government offices, and perhaps in police service etc. Managers are much more on the talking terms with their fellow employees. Things are changing, but it would take time for things to be substantially different.

As you know, I don't work outside the house. However, I do know a lot about the relationship that my husband has with his bosses. He is one of the people that is pretty good friends with his bosses (and co-owners of the company). This is something that has actually been good for him because they were willing to work with him while he was going through his cancer treatments and just recently one of his bosses has been diagnosed with a similar cancer to what Tom had and now Tom is becoming a strong shoulder for his boss to lean on.

Worked more than a decade in my hometown where the Boss is the supreme being in the workplace. Only a selected few gets to befriend and rub elbows with him. You cannot comment negatively on them since they can get back at you, even if they say they don't and won't. Now, that I'm now working here in Dubai, Boss are still supreme being but you can talk back when they are out of line. Bosses here can be terminated if they themselves are not doing well. I'm not saying that discrimination does not happen here but I believe it rarely does.

to me things are so much better to do the job so much better. If you can follow the obligations cultural differences do not matter will always honor. at least when we do. mveski can become head enough to want it and be able to honor its obligations. nice day!