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	one where I worked really, really felt like a cult, the Swiss one seemed
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Having worked in two corporations-one American another Swiss-I admit
this is possible, basically you are entering a bizarre world, quite
similiar to a cult.
When I worked in an American corporation we were asked to perform a
song or a painting expressing joy that we work in the firm, due to COE
visiting us. Another department had a championship with others to
dress in corporate colours so that they will win a firm trip(during
weekend). They also try to organise your private life by making
"events" that extend beyond the usuall work-hours. You are also judged
in regards to following corporate culture and have to set up goals and
activities besides your usuall work area that will reflect your
dedication to corporation.
Those are just two examples-I could give many, many more. As to
culture-the American one where I worked really, really felt like a
cult, the Swiss one seemed like more relaxed but with the crisis
started to implement such things as well. Interestingly Americans I
got to know in the Swiss one were laid back compared to the ones in
American one. I guess it depends on the department, But in all
corporations are for special kind of people that do not have a
individual mind and lack personal life(in my view). Quitting the corps
(to astonishment of co-workers) was one of the most satisfing things I
did in life...

2009/7/19 Digwuren <digwuren@gmail.com>:
> On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 18:58, Andrei Dombay <wikibiophys@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
>>
>> Such "corporate songs"=A0 are now created in all major=A0 Russian state
>> organizations including FSB. The emploee=A0 are asked to publicly sing t=
hese
>> songs every day.
>
> I'm unconvinced.
> When I was in high school, I was taught that such corporate anthems are
> common in Japan, and rapidly being implemented in larger (and by
> implication, better managed) American megacorporations. =A0(See
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3725775.stm> as an example of the
> kind of stories we had in our textbooks. =A0My high school years were som=
ewhat
> earlier, but it matches the pattern pretty well.)
> A few years passed, I learnt a bit of Japanese and got some American
> friends, and what do you know? =A0It's not so. =A0Corporate anthems as a
> "carrier of loyalty" have been proposed by some management theorists and
> managers, and indeed, some megacorporations with more middle-level manage=
rs
> in them appear to have flirted with them over and over again, but they're
> not ubiquitous -- neither in Japan nor in USA. =A0(Advertising jingles are
> another story, naturally.) =A0They may be more common in other parts of A=
sia
> (see <http://www.tian.cc.nyud.net:8090/intelcare.mp3>), but perhaps it is
> only because I don't read any Chinese, Korean or Vietnamese.
> All that being said, it also merits notion that the societal r=F4le of
> corporations differs a lot from culture to culture.
> --
> Andres Soolo
>
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