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The first time it happened to me
I did not know how to react
All my Swedish colleagues and supervisors lined up
one after the other
to tell me how good of a job I was doing
I had never been told that I was doing a good job
Nor had I been told that I was doing a bad job
I was actually wondering if any of my work was at all noticed
Or if anyone cared
I was experiencing a great lack of acknowledgement
Both positive or negative feedback would have helped
The best I got was “Bra jobbat”
Julbord is the yearly feedback day
You get the feedback for the whole year that passed
It is very pragmatic
Very efficient
But do not talk about it when you get back to work on the Monday morning
What happens at the Julbord
Stays there
And this is an important rule
It keeps the rate of divorce low in Sweden
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We make it easy for Christmas this year
The books present many of the unknown social rules in Sweden
By Julien S. Bourrelle
Watch him on TED
