French Corporate Culture
Discussion
My company was small, part of a group. The group has been bought out by a French company. The new company is quite large and very corporate.
I now have a French boss. He seems nice but I find it hard to get on with him at all. He doesn't laugh at anything. I can work out if it is a culture thing in that he doesn't get English humor, or is it that it is French corporate culture - you can't have fun at work.
There is now massive empire building going on in all departments, every director needs to ave at least 4 manager / heads of something, even though the teams are quite small.
Anyone got any experience of French corporations?
I have worked for large corporates before but this is quite different and I feel a bit like I am struggling to fit in
I now have a French boss. He seems nice but I find it hard to get on with him at all. He doesn't laugh at anything. I can work out if it is a culture thing in that he doesn't get English humor, or is it that it is French corporate culture - you can't have fun at work.
There is now massive empire building going on in all departments, every director needs to ave at least 4 manager / heads of something, even though the teams are quite small.
Anyone got any experience of French corporations?
I have worked for large corporates before but this is quite different and I feel a bit like I am struggling to fit in
We are currently run by the existing British arm of the company and the CEO is English so haven't seen much of the long boozy lunches.
Vaud - I am seeing what yo mean about the banter and sense of hummour. Previously in senior manager meetings we would quite often complain about our clients and be rude about them. When I did that last week the look I got was like I stood up and windmilled my cock around.
There is definitely a "jobs for the boys" culture I have seen. Despite fking things royally people get promotions in the re shuffle.
Vaud - I am seeing what yo mean about the banter and sense of hummour. Previously in senior manager meetings we would quite often complain about our clients and be rude about them. When I did that last week the look I got was like I stood up and windmilled my cock around.
There is definitely a "jobs for the boys" culture I have seen. Despite fking things royally people get promotions in the re shuffle.
Vaud said:
To be honest I find the idea of insulting clients in meetings a bit off. You might be that client next week... maybe I have picked up that from my colleagues.
Fair point. Although you haven't met some of our clients. I will NEVER be that client!Put Duolingo on my phone and practicing some French already.
I hope the respecting weekends and holidays thing spreads. The number of times I have been disturbed on a day off is huge.
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