I moved to China for 8 years. There were major differences in work culture to the West, but I highly recommend working in Asia.

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Sue Campbell (left) moved to Hong Kong and worked across China for eight years, mainly in Shanghai.

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My internship at Bridgewater Associates felt like a 'Black Mirror' episode.

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Daria Rose's experience interning at Bridgewater Associates was eye-opening and transformative.

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The latest sign of America's broken work culture: 'quiet vacationing'

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People are going on trips without telling their bosses, and it's a sign of how messed up the American workplace culture can be.

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I moved to NYC from Ukraine for a tech job. Here are 3 main differences in America's work culture.

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Yaroslav Zubko moved to the US to work for a startup in New York.

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The FDIC is a 'boys club' where some senior execs pursued romantic relationships with their staff, says new report

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A new independent report says the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has a toxic work culture.

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This 'locked-in' risk management advisor gets his followers hyped about 'hammering spreadsheets' and quarterly meetings

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Davis Clarke has gained a following on social media thanks to his unfailingly positive content about the mundanities of everyday office life.

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Samsung reportedly tells executives they're working 6 days a week now

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Samsung is making its executives come in extra after underwhelming results in 2023.

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I'm a Swede who used to work with Americans. These are the main differences I saw in our working cultures.

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CEO Sofia Brandt said Sweden's parental leave laws mean dads can play a bigger role in their kids' lives.

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I'm a millennial who thought cubicles were a dreary relic from the '90s — then I realized they can be social and personal

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Sydney Baker started working in an office cubicle in July 2023.

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Find your brand's 'love language' to secure diverse talent, says a chief people officer

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Sharawn Tipton, the chief people and culture officer at LiveRamp, says that bolstering your brand ethos can improve talent retention.

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