• Question: How is working in America different the UK?

    Asked by frozenpigcicle to Andrew on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Andrew Maynard answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Hi frozenpigcicle,

      It’s probably not as different as you might think. There are lots of opportunities over here – probably more than in the UK for scientists. People sometimes come across as more ambitious here than they do in the UK. And there’s much more of a “can do” attitude here – and much less of the whinging that you sometimes come across in the UK. On the other hand – and this is surprising – there is more formality, bureaucracy and snobbery here than I ever came across in the UK – people do tend to decide whether you are worth talking to depending on how much you earn, which is not a nice trait!

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