On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Fernando Cassia <fcassia at gmail.com> wrote:
> I´m not sure of their origins or political preferences, I can only
> relate one incident:
>
> Software firm in Argentina gets acquired by some Indian software
> factory... so the until-then local firm gets its general manager
> replaced by someone from India.
>
> It´s all smiles and laughs until this man starts phoning project
> managers to their houses in the middle on the night (well, not really,
> say: 11:30pm ;) to inquire on the progress of every project. Not a one
> time occurence, but 2 or 3 times per week. So one project manager
> quits in disgust. Then two others.
>
> I don´t know how stuff is done in India, but apparently for this
> particular manager it´s customary to phone project leaders in the
> middle of dinner, or as they´ve just hit the bed, then boss them
> around over the phone....
>
> So, three project managers left the company, leaving the firm
> scrambling to find replacements, and projects delayed for weeks
> -causing more harm than if he had just respected work hours-.
>
> My old man then encountered a long time friend who had a meeting with
> this man from India, now in charge of the local firm. The guy related
> his side of the events to my father´s friend. The Indian boss
> conclusion: "project leaders in Argentina do not like to work, are not
> commited to the project(s) or the company, like in India".
>
> Go figure. Culture shock, perhaps. We latinos work to live, not the
> other way around. ;)
>
> No, I can´t name the firm.
>
> FC
>