Ok. First of all, I'm not actually working yet. But since last Monday, I'm doing my internship with WD throughout my semester break. So I roughly have the idea of the working environment of WD.
This is not my first exposure to the working environment. I've worked in a few government organizations before on a temporary basis but this is my first exposure to the working environment in a private sector as a professional (working at McD as a crew does not count here). All I can say that the differences of private and government sector is vast. When I worked with the government, the peoples and even the officers has a lot of time to chit chatting with each other. Not in WD. The engineers come at 8am, turn on their computer to do their report, go to lunch at 12pm (sometimes later), get back to their working desk at 2pm (sometimes earlier), continue with their report and finally go back at 5.20pm (usually later). this life cycle continues for every day. They are so dedicated towards their work that they hardly talk to each other. And if they talk, it is usually academic. No time for chit chatting. Yes, it is good for the organization but it is lifeless! Sorry to say that. I'm not sure if this is the culture of WD or the nature of the job itself but that is my observation in a week. However, there are a few good things about WD. They have a more lenient dressing code as compared to the government. You can wear smart casual for work. That includes jeans. Secondly, the working hour is flexible. You can come between 8-9. For instance, if you come at 8, you can go back at 5.20. If you come later than 8, you have to make up that time. So that's it.
P/s: I really need to polish my english. English is the first language in WD and it is fair to say that I'm not a really good english speaker. Or even writer as you can see here. :)
