How working abroad can be a shock
When you decide to work abroad, you need to take in quite a few things, one is do you speak the language. Another is how well do you think you understand the people. Finally how do they manage people in the country you wish to move to. All three of these things can make or break you when you try to work in a different country.
The language barrier can be a huge issue when trying to work abroad. This problem can even occur in working in a country that may speak the same language as you. I once worked for an international company and had a person I managed that worked in Ireland. Ireland is an English speaking country, I am form the US, we should be able to communicate. In one of my first conversations I had to listen closely to what he was saying, because his Irish accent would lose me at times, and then he said something that brought it all together, we were talking about Internet Routers and he said to me I should do something on the “rooter”. The change in pronunciation of Router “ROWTER” to “ROOTER” it through me off. So if you are looking to work abroad, you definitely want to know and understand the language, and not just at a basic level. You will want to study for local language differences, and don 't just assume that the Spanish, German, or English class you took will make it so you can clearly communicate once you have gotten to your new job. Understanding the people and local working custom is very important,. If you are used to working thirty five hours per week, and you move to a place where they work forty five to fifty per week, that can be a shock to you. Perhaps people in the country you want to work in do other things you are not used to. There are many different things that can cause you trouble in the work place. I have a friend she works for a company …show more content…
In the US our management culture tends to be to drive our employees, even micromanage them. But what we really see here a lot is managers that lead by example by being at work as much as possible, working long hours, and never taking time off. In other countries, there may be similar or even different management culture. The culture may be more aggressive, or more lax. But you as a manger need to know what that culture is and work within it, because in not doing so, you will not get the proper motivation for your employees, and in the end that will undermine you as a manger.
Leaving your home land to work in another country, or even sometimes region, and be problematic for a manger. management culture tends to be to drive our employees, even micromanage them. But what we really see here a lot is managers that lead by example by being at work as much as possible, working long hours, and never taking time off. In other countries, there may be similar or even different management culture. The culture may be more aggressive, or more lax. But you as a manger need to know what that culture is and work within it, because in not doing so, you will not get the proper motivation for your employees, and in the end that will undermine you as a manger.
Leaving your home land to work in another country, or even sometimes region, and be
When you decide to work abroad, you need to take in quite a few things, one is do you speak the language. Another is how well do you think you understand the people. Finally how do they manage people in the country you wish to move to. All three of these things can make or break you when you try to work in a different country.
The language barrier can be a huge issue when trying to work abroad. This problem can even occur in working in a country that may speak the same language as you. I once worked for an international company and had a person I managed that worked in Ireland. Ireland is an English speaking country, I am form the US, we should be able to communicate. In one of my first conversations I had to listen closely to what he was saying, because his Irish accent would lose me at times, and then he said something that brought it all together, we were talking about Internet Routers and he said to me I should do something on the “rooter”. The change in pronunciation of Router “ROWTER” to “ROOTER” it through me off. So if you are looking to work abroad, you definitely want to know and understand the language, and not just at a basic level. You will want to study for local language differences, and don 't just assume that the Spanish, German, or English class you took will make it so you can clearly communicate once you have gotten to your new job. Understanding the people and local working custom is very important,. If you are used to working thirty five hours per week, and you move to a place where they work forty five to fifty per week, that can be a shock to you. Perhaps people in the country you want to work in do other things you are not used to. There are many different things that can cause you trouble in the work place. I have a friend she works for a company …show more content…
In the US our management culture tends to be to drive our employees, even micromanage them. But what we really see here a lot is managers that lead by example by being at work as much as possible, working long hours, and never taking time off. In other countries, there may be similar or even different management culture. The culture may be more aggressive, or more lax. But you as a manger need to know what that culture is and work within it, because in not doing so, you will not get the proper motivation for your employees, and in the end that will undermine you as a manger.
Leaving your home land to work in another country, or even sometimes region, and be problematic for a manger. management culture tends to be to drive our employees, even micromanage them. But what we really see here a lot is managers that lead by example by being at work as much as possible, working long hours, and never taking time off. In other countries, there may be similar or even different management culture. The culture may be more aggressive, or more lax. But you as a manger need to know what that culture is and work within it, because in not doing so, you will not get the proper motivation for your employees, and in the end that will undermine you as a manger.
Leaving your home land to work in another country, or even sometimes region, and be