alt Hacker NewsIs it possible to make a broadly-accurate generalization about work ethic in a given country? (There are no Foxconn-style suicide nets in the United States that I am aware of - so perhaps?)
Do some countries possibly value quality or responsibility as a desirable property more than others at a cultural level? (Is "German Engineering" a real thing?)
Why do 419-style scams seem to emanate from a few specific countries? Why is piracy on the high seas more prevalent in Somalia than the United Kingdom?
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"Is it possible to make a broadly-accurate generalization about work ethic in a given country? "
It is, but those generalisations are usually debatable and will then lead to nationalistic debates that are allmost always flame war style, with people shouting over each other who is from the worst nation. Which is why many flag anything, that smells like leading towards this.
> (There are no Foxconn-style suicide nets in the United States that I am aware of - so perhaps?)
americans die like men -- by guns
except for the small children, they die like children being slaughtered in a school shooting. price of freedom amiright?
Is it work ethic or is it nepotism/corruption?
I mean if I'm going to make really large generalizations about Software Engineering talent by country, Swiss people are the absolute bottom of the barrel maybe followed by the cheap outsourcing countries next, but ymmv.
I'm also sure i've worked with a lot more very good Indian engineers than German engineers here in America, but that might have more to do with who immigrates here.
Things have improved to a point, but there are still certain stereotypes by country/region that stand - general outsourcing firms are amongst the worst; targeted specialists can be great (I've worked with such in multiple geos).
My comment was somewhat flip, but I wasn't surprised when I saw what and where.