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Working for American company

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ilovebrie8 · 28/07/2023 20:07

How do you find it? HQ and boss based in USA 8 hours behind U.K. time.
Are you expected to be available late in the day?
I prefer early start early finish but get feeling that won’t be viable
as they are offering an interview at 5pm our time?
think time difference could be tricky

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MissConducUS · 28/07/2023 20:10

If they have other employees outside of the US they should have a policy on this. Have you asked them about how scheduling meetings would work?

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ilovebrie8 · 28/07/2023 20:31

Not at that stage yet, been offered interview but earliest slots are 5pm any day…am usually clocking off then 😝…

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HundredMilesAnHour · 28/07/2023 20:40

I don't think working with a US company is a good idea if you want to be logging off by 5pm. With an 8 hour time difference, their day will be barely started. Of course it depends on your role and how much contact you want / need.

I used to work with teams in New York, Houston and Denver (so all coming online 1 hour after each other). I actually quite liked working with them as it meant I got my mornings to clear my emails / plan / do some actual work before the meetings with them began. I'd usually work until 7-8pm each day (and usually started around 8.30am unless I had early calls with Asia) but sometimes I'd do later calls from home.

CMOTDibbler · 28/07/2023 20:42

I work for a US company (though I am employed by a UK branch) and for most of my time I have reported to a US based manager. Frankly, when I had a west coast based manager it was a PITA as although the culture in our HQ is to start ultra early, it meant they were trying to get all of their european participant meetings into 3 hours a day max, and everything was a rush. They'd be doing my 1:1 and driving or giving the kids breakfast. East coast was a lot better reporting wise.
Will you be working in a US based team or with US customers?

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ilovebrie8 · 28/07/2023 20:47

It’s west coast and 8 hours behind don’t think it’s a goer for me due to time difference. I prefer an early start as I like to finish around 5 ish…and I’ve commitments. My boss would be at HQ on west coast

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Clickncollect · 28/07/2023 20:48

Agreeing with PP, it can be annoying working for a US company but it depends on the culture and respecting each region’s boundaries. I work for an American bank (mostly New York and Florida colleagues though) and our poor APAC colleagues have a worse deal than our UK time zone!
I also agree it depends on if you are client facing, which I am not. I have the mornings free to crack on with the work and then my afternoons are full of meetings, sometimes into the evening which is not too bad when I’m wfh.
Also, I’ve saved myself half day holidays here and there by sometimes requesting to work a New York shift and therefore not working in the morning.

xyz111 · 28/07/2023 20:51

I would check what holidays the company give as well. Americans are very short changed with the amount of annual leave they generally get

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ilovebrie8 · 28/07/2023 20:52

@xyz111 right enough that’s true !

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Katrinawaves · 28/07/2023 20:54

In my last role I reported in to someone based in DC and supported others in NY and LA. I enjoyed the travel backwards and forwards to the US and it wasn’t too difficult to schedule my calls with NY and DC though I’m not the kind of person to ever finish on the dot of 5pm and would ordinarily work to 7pm ish even when working with U.K. teams. Supporting colleagues in the LA was more of a pain and involved meetings until 10pm ish at times.

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ilovebrie8 · 29/07/2023 15:00

Horses for courses hey! working to 7pm not possible for me neither is 10pm…doubt it is for most unless they are being paid a shit ton of money that’s not normal 😝

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Pemba · 29/07/2023 15:05

xyz111 · 28/07/2023 20:51

I would check what holidays the company give as well. Americans are very short changed with the amount of annual leave they generally get

But surely if they are employing people over here they will have to abide by UK law for UK based staff members?

Clickncollect · 30/07/2023 14:25

@Pemba Agreed. And also to remain competitive with other UK companies.

KylieKangaroo · 24/08/2023 12:24

How does it work in terms of salary? I have seen a job in the US for the same job I do now which I can do remotely and the salary is ridiculously high compared to what I'm on now, would this all get lost in tax and exchange rates?

Katrinawaves · 24/08/2023 12:28

Are they advertising for overseas workers to work remotely?

if they aren’t, they almost certainly won’t entertain your application because it will have very significant tax implications for them at a corporate level.

If they are looking for overseas remote workers, you should request a fixed sterling salary and either way you will be taxed in the UK

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