Would like to have some tips on how to work with some of my Indian co-workers - observing this behavior predominately with them so suspect it is cultural- I tend to get last minute meeting invites (like 20 mins before) and the meeting room would be very empty so no conclusion can likely be reach. Then the colleagues would just drop this matter until he/she was probed to solve again.

*also bracing for potential comments about this post being racist…. *

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If you’ve already given them 1:1 feedback about it, I’d start looping in their respective managers into the conversations. If they send you last minute meeting invites and don’t attend or secure key people to be there, it’s disrespectful of your time. It’s most likely not cultural, but I think it’s “team culture”..there’s probably a bigger underlying organization/team issue that needs to be addressed

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Ah gotcha. I was under the impression it was one team within a larger org.

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I don't have any Indian co-workers like that, but majority of my Indian co-workers just go on and on in the meeting and don't let me talk.

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Same, but I have an easier time learning how to interrupt people : /

Don’t join the meetings.. especially if they are last minute. Reschedule at a later date, asking them for clear agenda topics, or email and ask what they need?

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If I do 1:1 with all those who does this, there will be a few dozens per year….. so not super scalable : /

You get invited and they don’t join ?

Sometimes, or 10 got invites but only 2 shows up. And they don’t secure the key person for the meets 😅

It seems like these are all those "This can be an email" situations.

Very few writes clean emails where I work …..

If there are no consequences for their actions, it will continue. So try to find some semblance of accountability. If you don’t do anything, you are complicit to this unprofessional behavior.

This is not cultural. India like America have their caste system but I have not seen Indians exhibit undesirable behaviors outside their circles. This problem can be solved by creating situations that are mutually beneficial. Somehow your colleagues do not think attending meetings with you is a path to their success. Or answering your questions. Why do they think that? Who in your and their hierarchy can help reset expectations?

Since this is happening to different people then you have better case when you escalate. I would try to gauge interest in your position by talking to managers you’re cool with. Try to get internal feedback on how to proceed. Escalating a lot of times is a double edged sword. Good luck

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