Cultural Values And Assumption In The Workspace

Cultural Values and Assumption in the Workspace Different countries have different cultural values. The American culture is filled with exciting and surprising things that I have never encountered in my culture. One way to understand cultural values is through movies. Movies to some extent expose the cultural values of a particular country. Hollywood movies give a brief insight into the American culture. The movie that I have watched is called The Internship. The movie emphasizes the cultural values in the workspace of Google, which is a leading technology company in America. The plot of the movie is about Nick and bill, who have lost their jobs as salesmen, have managed to get an internship at Google. They are the oldest among the interns, but they have no knowledge about the technological language. The other interns are college students from elite universities. During their internship at Google, Nick and Bill team up with four brilliant interns. They struggle through challenges in competing with other groups. I was amazed by the workspace of the American culture. I realized that there exist commonalities and distinctiveness between the American culture and the Burmese …show more content…
Americans are both informal in their behavior and interaction with people. They greet you with their first names and call others by their first names. In addition, the big companies are not using a dress code anymore. When I first watched the movie, I saw that no one was wearing uniforms at Google in the movie, so I was confused. What I have picture big global companies in my mind was suit and tie. In Burma the all major business companies wear suit and tie or sometimes uniform regarding to the job of the person. Moreover, the structure of American companies is flexible whereas the in my companies have a very bureaucratic structure. The formality in workspace for the Burmese people is very