Love Conquers All
I worked for a company in Germany that was bought by a US company. One of the first actions was a mandatory HR meeting. Here are some of the highlights: We are not allowed to accept tickets for the Super Bowl. Utterly confusion – 90% of the people had never heard of the Super Bowl.
We are not allowed to have relationship with anybody within the company. Uproar in the room: This is against the German constitution – what you do in your free time is none of their business. The discussion gets heated. The Americans on the line are very confused why…
Management tried a couple of other stuff – at will employment (against the law), cutting vacation (against the law), canceling bank holidays (against the law). Make people work on vacation days (against the law) and a couple more. It was a prime example of cultural ignorance. Story credit: Reddit / wine_and_book