I have Indian coworkers who struggle with English, and on top of that we have 0 shared cultural background.
No media, no games, no shared experiences. It’s drudgery trying to come up with a conversation topic.
Game of thrones? Haven’t seen it. Latest games that came out? Don’t play them. Building an app? Nope no entrepreneurship. Dating? Nope arranged relationships, or no relationships.
It’s impossible and I hate every second I’m forced to deal with these people.
This. My company creates fraudulent postings to hire H1Bs. The Americans we interview (1 per position to follow the law) are switching industries or otherwise have absolutely no experience.
Those 30 hours don’t include a second of Reddit or chit chat. Just work.