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What it's like working for American companies as an Australian


My experience working across timezones for Americans

For the last ten years I’ve worked for American tech companies as an Australian based in Australia. You can try to be as valuable as possible, but ultimately there’s nothing you can do if the C-staff suddenly decide that working across timezones isn’t worth the hassle. Americans tend to be enthusiastic about their company mission - in the extreme, believing that they’re saving the world - while Australians are more liable to think “it’s just a job, mate”.

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