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Re:Questions by batty_alex on Sunday September 30, 2018 @08:01AM (#18105806)
As someone who has worked with teams from Israel, I'd like to hear more about this if you have good sources.

In my experience, it's been the opposite. They like to play office politics, focus on keeping work off their plate, and they're not really team players.

I may just have a bad sample of Israel tech workers, though.

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Re:Questions by Zanni on Sunday September 30, 2018 @08:19AM (#18105857)
Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle makes a good case. [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start-up_Nation

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Re:Questions by fit2rule on Sunday September 30, 2018 @12:37PM (#18106865)
I have also experienced this - in addition, rampant nationalism is an issue when dealing with Israeli companies, in my experience (5 different customers, similar problems..)

Where I think Israeli tech startups get most of their mojo, is desperation. Their culture involves so much struggle and effort .. and I think the reaction to it at a personal level, results in the laziness, non-team-playing, political problems.

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Re:Questions by elorant on Sunday September 30, 2018 @08:34AM (#18105900)
I didn't comment on how good or bad they're to work with but on the assumption that weather conditions can affect productivity.
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