What does it mean to work in an American company: personal experience
'12.11.2018'
I remember when I first started working here, two things were a real shock for me. One seemed to flow from the other. First, in most cases in America, wages are hourly. And secondly, when you come to work, you need to “check in” so that the employer understands when your shift began, when you left for lunch / came from lunch and went home, the blogger writes. Yana bononi.
My highest official hourly wage was $ 17 per hour when I was working as a supervisor at the Westin Hotel. Working in St. Regis, I received $ 11. Your contract should state how many hours a week you work. For example, 40 hours per week. If you recycle, it's called overtime. He paid almost doubly.
Despite this, Americans talk about income not even in the long term for a month, but for a whole year at once. Example: “I make $ 35.000 a year”. In this case, Paycheck (salary) is charged every two weeks.
Every 8 hours of work you have a half hour break for lunch. The break is not paid by the company. That is, 40 hours of lunch are deducted from 2,5 hours a week. After that, taxes are also deducted from your salary. Even tips are levied on them. You pay 2 taxes - federal and state tax. Both are a fixed percentage of the salary, but since some have a lower salary, and some have a higher salary, some will have less deduction and some will have more.
Companies place great emphasis on business ethics and employee safety. HR hold regular meetings on racism, sexism, violence and so-called sexual harassment.
If something happens to you during business hours, the company is obliged to assume the costs of your treatment.
For example, Lucas once hit a car when he was performing an assignment from his manager. The company fully covered the costs of ambulance, hospital, repeated visits and for a year he went at their expense for physical therapy.
Regardless of whether you are looking for your first job in the United States or if you have ten years of work in the best American companies, you will still need to undergo an interview when finding employment. For newly arrived immigrants, this is a special challenge, since it is necessary not only to convince a potential employer that you are the best candidate, but also to do this in excellent English. In this case, the interview itself may differ significantly from what we are accustomed to at home. Therefore, the sooner you start preparing for a future interview, the better.
ForumDaily prepared a complete guide on how to successfully complete the interview in English, starting with how to behave during a telephone and personal interview, how to answer questions (with examples of winning answers), taking into account the specifics of the interview in the USA, and ending with a list of tips what you should and should not ask the employer.
