What is YOUR Business Cultural Profile?

I'm High Context (8 out of 15) on Communicating — Romania averages at 10.5; unsurprising. I do believe messages should be clear, short, and concise in order to be understood by all, but there are certain circles in which you can only play with a between-the-lines debate. Then again, the country I grew up in is one where people tend to be very elusive and rely on implications...so I suppose it comes naturally.

I'm Direct Negative Feedback (5 out of 15) on Evaluating — Romania averages at 4.8; again, unsurprising. I do not like coddling people. Getting the ugly bits out of the way takes priority, because imo the sooner you get that over with, the sooner you can start working towards improvement.

I'm Applications First (8 out of 15) on Persuading — Romania averages at a shocking 1.8. Goddamn. I'm generally a heads-on person (the kind that "would step over dead bodies" as they say) but I did not expect that all-time nation-wide low...

I'm Egalitarian (6 out of 15) on Leading — Romania averages at 12. Considering the amount of political schmoozing going around and my hatred for it, this is hardly a surprising result.

I'm Top Down (11 out of 15) on Deciding — Romania averages at 10.8. I will probably sound like a bitch but honestly, you try to get twenty - I won't even suggest more, it would just get more horrifying - people to agree on something. Then you try to get those people to actually go through with putting it together. It's a goddamn nightmare. (This is probably the reason I didn't mind all that much doing the entire group projects by myself when I couldn't avoid them.)

I'm Relationship Based (11 out of 15) on Trusting — Romania averages at 11.1. Not much to say here; just that when there are two people with similar quality of results, I will always pick the one I instinctively feel I can trust or the one I know enough on a personal and professional level to be comfortable with. Bonus comment: nepotism is a thing for a reason.

I'm Against Confrontation (9 out of 15) on Disagreeing — Romania averages at 4.8; surprising, innit? I'm kind of a fighter, but I do not think conflict itself is productive, especially within a team. Those fights should be nipped in the bud, because latent resentment can lead to messy situations, like sabotage and screaming fits, which you absolutely cannot afford, because A) it gives you bad rep and B) it just ruins my zen. That's a no-no.

I'm on Flexible Time (8 out of 15) on Scheduling — Romania averages at 9.6. I'm honestly kind of eh when it comes to schedules. It really depends on the situation; I can show up to a casual meeting and a party at pretty much any time, but I generally try to stick with the given timeline in professional settings.