Ep.119: Work Culture In the US - This Might Surprise You

About this episode

The episode discusses the practical aspects of American work culture, including vacation, maternity leave, and retirement, which may surprise listeners.

Today we’re talking about American work culture. If you’ve ever watched American movies or series, you might have this picture in your head. Big offices. Coffee to go. Fast talking. Big ambitions. People who “love the grind.” To grind means to work very hard. And yes, ambition is definitely part of the culture. But today I want to talk about the practical side. Vacation, maternity leave and retirement. Because some of it might surprise you. ⭐ Přepis a slovíčka : TADY ⭐ Napiš mi zprávu, jak se ti to líbilo (můj instagram:) TADY (@dagmar–tomaskova) Podpoř mě tady: (If you want to financially support my work, now you can here): BUY ME A COFFEE - but don't feel like you have to, it is just an option :) 🔐PHRASAL VERBS UNLOCKED: klikni sem - můj e-book :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dagmar Tomášková

Topics covered

• American work culture
• vacation
• maternity leave
• retirement
• work-life balance
• ambition

Keywords

• work culture
• American culture
• vacation policies
• maternity leave
• retirement benefits
• ambition
• work-life balance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: US

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