The Foreign Culture of a Man’s Mind and How to Navigate It 

Reference to Time. Some cultures, (and even sub-cultures like specific industries), define a workday as a contiguous 8 hours beginning in the early morning, or beginning in the late afternoon. Other cultures break the workday into segments, allowing for a mid-day break, or “siesta.” The male culture generally defines the workday as “whatever it takes.” And “whatever it takes” is an unwritten rule that says that a person who is not present during the entire ordeal (however long it takes) is not a team player and is less committed to the organization.