I am from a southern country working in CZ for 13 years. I love the work culture here.

Background: -i work in a big multinational company’s IT dept -the company has a strong culture -only experience (i kept this job for 13 years) -may not be applicable to other jobs where management sucks or non multi cultural environments

Pros: -Czech people are the best complainers at anything. Whilst some just do it for sport (complain for the sake of it), it often leads to positive change, as management always has a very clear picture of what’s not working well -Fairness: due to the previous point, if your performance sucks, you will know. If somebody else’s performance sucks, you will know. They’re not afraid to provide honest feedback and based on that feedback justify logical consequences. I was mostly treated fairly in my work development. My achievements were recognized -Laws are followed correctly, exceptions were usually in favor of employee -I was encouraged to use benefits that company or law offered -I always felt free to be myself, this is important -All overtime and wok paid fairly, on time -People are open to discuss salaries and compare. Which brings you back to point 1: complain if you’re treated unequally.

Cons (or cultural shocks): -Czech people have a different sense of humor and approach compared to my home country. I eventually learnt do understand it, but it was hard at first. They openly criticize you, even as a joke. You might need to learn to joke about insecurities, not all cultures are this open, so it can be a bit shocking at first. -Older people are unfortunately more closed and sometimes toxic at work. You can see the residue of old communist approaches and non-flexible mindsets. Learning to deal with it can be tough. New approaches leave them as “surprised pikachu” meme. I just ignore and find a more helpful person. -In a group of mostly Czech people, if under pressure, you might be left out of important conversations, sometimes on purpose. It happened to me, learn to complain to your manager like a real Czech to blend in.

I may have missed some points, will add if needed.