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Originally Posted by wehateporn
OK, so everyone's an individual and all that, but what trends are there, do Euros expect tonnes of paid leave? Do US/Canada work longer hours? If you've worked with employees from both continents what trends have you noticed? (if any)
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Europeans employees (remote) tend to stick to their scheduled hours, where North Americans working from home tend to be more flexible.
French - very social people. Lots of time spent kissing/greeting (being nice to each other) and drinking coffee at the office. Honestly I think in a 8 hour work day, you get 3.5 hours of work done.
Germans - not the easiest to approach with new business opportunities, but when they agree to do business with you, they do.
North Americans - specifically Americans are absolutely horrible with follow up. With that said, so am I. Next Americans are very distracted by doing other things counter productive to work, like checking personal emails, on the phone with friends and family, posting personal comments on FB, and surfing YouTube for interesting things to watch.
This has been my lifetime experience. Am I wrong?