Comments - Discovering the Culture - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T14:29:37Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1892096&xn_auth=noGreat article! When we talk…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2015-05-28:502551:Comment:18923612015-05-28T21:16:11.770ZLinda Ferrantehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/LindaLoCicero
<p>Great article! When we talk about culture, some people say, 'They have coffee machines, and we have lunch brought in every day and we get to go to Tigers games! Our culture is awesome!'.</p>
<p>I have to go back and say, coffee machines, company paid lunches and baseball tickets are not culture. CULTURE is that you are only allowed ONE coffee drink per day, you are NOT allowed to leave for lunch or they doc your pay (so they bring in Subway), and your attendance is REQUIRED at Tigers'…</p>
<p>Great article! When we talk about culture, some people say, 'They have coffee machines, and we have lunch brought in every day and we get to go to Tigers games! Our culture is awesome!'.</p>
<p>I have to go back and say, coffee machines, company paid lunches and baseball tickets are not culture. CULTURE is that you are only allowed ONE coffee drink per day, you are NOT allowed to leave for lunch or they doc your pay (so they bring in Subway), and your attendance is REQUIRED at Tigers' games but spouses aren't allowed to come.'. THAT is culture. The other things are perks. </p>
<p>Knowing the difference is KEY for all three parties: recruiters, candidates and companies.</p>