What's bugging you in Canadian workplace?

1. Presented by Group 2:
 Wuhbet
 Chun-che
 John
 Hanan
SURVEY
What’s buggingyou?

2. What bugs you most about the Canadian
workplace?
0
1
2
3
4
5
Multicultural Environment in the
workplace
Value Difference Difficultiy in knowing real thoughts
Number of interviewees

3. Why does it bug you?
Multicultural Environment：
a) Unnecessary misunderstandings
b) Distracted by incomprehensible language
Value Difference：
a) Lack of efficiency due to not take things serious
enough
b) Stress regarding the consequences of committing
mistakes
c) Efficiency of working will be affected
Difficulties in knowing real thoughts：
a) Unable to understand the issue directly

4. Is it something that’s not done at all in your ?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Similar with home country Not similar with home country
Number of interviewees

5. Is it something that you connect with Canadian
culture, or with the workplace in general?
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Canadian Culture Both
Number of interviewees

6. Why do you think it’s done that way in the Canadian
workplace?
& What advice would you give the newcomers?
Multicultural Environment：
a) Canada welcomes people from all over the
world
b) Learning to appreciate the beauty of
multiculturalism
Value Difference：
a) Private time is way more important than work
b) Improving our communication skills is
necessary

7. Compare the result of question 4 with the
group
Group's result
Canadian Culture Both Workplace in general
My result
Canadian Culture Both

8. Main
contentsPart1: ForNewcomers
Part2: ForCanadians
John

9. Question1
WhatbothersyouthemostinCanadianworkplace?Why
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Newcomers
Unfair treatment Lack of Canadian experience Interruption High work-load Canadian policy and regulations
PART I

10. Question2&3
Howisitdifferent?andisitsomethingthatyouconnectwith
Canadianculture?
INTERVIEWEE
Place of birth : Vietnam
 The differences:
• Time (Starts at10am and finishes at 6pm)
• Languages
 Connection: Try to be hard-working employees and respect others

11. INTERVIEWEE
Place of birth : Columbia
 The differences:
• The way of name calling
(Ex: Doctor + jobs  for every jobs )
 Connection : On time and accept the other cultures
Question2&3
Howisitdifferent?andisitsomethingthatyouconnectwith
Canadianculture?

12. INTERVIEWEE (2 chinese)
Place of birth : China
 The differences: The regulations
Ca: strict and flexible, spending almost 8/8 hours for working
Chi: loose, unalterable, not clear
 Connection: Try to bone up as much as possible: cultures,
people … to adapt the life in Canada
Question2&3
Howisitdifferent?andisitsomethingthatyouconnectwith
Canadianculture?

13. INTERVIEWEE
Place of birth : Brazil
 The differences: Educational system
 not many people studying in higher education.
Connection : Respect others, talk less and listen more
Question2&3
Howisitdifferent?andisitsomethingthatyouconnectwith
Canadianculture?

14. 50%50%
Canadian
Tax payment Promotion
PART II : Canadian
WhatbothersyouthemostinCanadianworkplace?Why

15. Advice
 Donotbeafraidofyourownbackground/work
experience
 Donotshywhenmakingmistakes
 Shouldgetmoretraining
 Beopen-minded
 Comeoutofyourshell
 Trytogetconnectedwithpeople:volunteers,
festivals,events…

16. Comparison: What bothers you the most in the Canadian workplace?
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Newcomers
Unfair treatment
Lack of Canadian experience
Interruption
High work-load
Canadian policy an regulations
Discrimination
8%
Too open
about privacy
8%
Easy to
make
employees
lay off
8%
Volunteer
experience
8%
Language
barriers
34%
Perfectionism
8%
Canadian
policy an
regulations
8%
Unfair
treatment
17%
Newcomers
(Group members's result)

18. Contact Assignment
By Hanan Elassar
ELF 155

19. 70%
30%
Differences between home country and Canadian
workplace behavior.
Interpersonal
Roles

20. 30%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Interpersonal relationships
Expressing opinion
Individualism
employer respect
Salutation
Title of person

21. 10%
10%
10%
Rules in Workplace
respect duty time
Strict
Salary

22. What Bothers you the
most about Canadian
workplace ?
Discrimination -1
Different accents -2
Easy layoff - 1
Volunteering experience - 1