Not to be a negative nancy but for a culture that lives on transparency and fair application of rules, US sure has a lot of veiled standards and truths when the stakes of power are very high. Both have their pros and cons, the former sometimes seems too good to be true.
Agreed. The US has become more particularistic over the decades. The difference is in the starting standard. The US starts by saying here is the rule . . . Particualist cultures start by asking, "Who are you?"
This is so true! On Wall Street, had a high-level, extremely-successful (and charming) senior financial advisor from Puerto Rico. He'd been there many years. His son eventually came to work for the company as well, in a different location. After about a year, the son was found to have lied on his job app - he'd had a drunk driving conviction, and he didn't mention it for fear of it stopping his hiring. Unfortunately, "lying on your job app" was a bigger no-no for a financial advisor, and he was fired. His dad was absolutelty baffled and bewildered. Called everyone, including the president of the company, who knew and respected him. But no dice. Dad quit. Said "I always thought this was my family."
Not to be a negative nancy but for a culture that lives on transparency and fair application of rules, US sure has a lot of veiled standards and truths when the stakes of power are very high. Both have their pros and cons, the former sometimes seems too good to be true.
Agreed. The US has become more particularistic over the decades. The difference is in the starting standard. The US starts by saying here is the rule . . . Particualist cultures start by asking, "Who are you?"
This is so true! On Wall Street, had a high-level, extremely-successful (and charming) senior financial advisor from Puerto Rico. He'd been there many years. His son eventually came to work for the company as well, in a different location. After about a year, the son was found to have lied on his job app - he'd had a drunk driving conviction, and he didn't mention it for fear of it stopping his hiring. Unfortunately, "lying on your job app" was a bigger no-no for a financial advisor, and he was fired. His dad was absolutelty baffled and bewildered. Called everyone, including the president of the company, who knew and respected him. But no dice. Dad quit. Said "I always thought this was my family."
What a great example of the difference. Each side of the dimension has it’s pros and cons, but I prefere knowing what the expectations are.