secondary essay, working with diverse individual QUESTION!

[quiktrip]

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Hi,

I'm trying to write an essay about "experiences in working with individuals with diverse background"

I'm currently working in East Asia, and my firm and this one firm from America is working together on a project. There were lots of conflicts between these two teams (like their values, priority etc. East Asian loves to get the work done as soon as possible and it is very common to work overtime etc, whereas American are definitely more relaxed and want to get the job as "perfect" as possible instead of as soon as possible)

I want to talk about teamwork (especially conflict resolution or giving motivation) on this essay

I'm worried because i'm not talking about underserved low-income, homeless, minority etc etc


What is your opinion?

 

[DrDorianTurkleton]

I think diversity often goes beyond underserved, low-income, and homeless like you mentioned at the end of your comment. Diversity can be people who grew up in a different environment, even if that environment did not have the aformentioned hardships. It can be different life experience, culture, world-views, and frankly, if you can talk about your experience in East Asia in that light, it can still be just as compelling of a story as talking about someone without a home.

 

[quiktrip]

I think diversity often goes beyond underserved, low-income, and homeless like you mentioned at the end of your comment. Diversity can be people who grew up in a different environment, even if that environment did not have the aformentioned hardships. It can be different life experience, culture, world-views, and frankly, if you can talk about your experience in East Asia in that light, it can still be just as compelling of a story as talking about someone without a home.

Thanks!
Yea, the word diversity sometimes just confuses me. I feel like so many people are writing about those underserved homeless etc. While I have experiences with those people, I feel like I either 1)already mentioned it somewhere 2) don't have meaningful experience.

 

[DrDorianTurkleton]

Agreed! As many other SDNers have talked about in similar threads, diversity often ends up becoming synonymous with adversity in these essays and that does not need to be the case all the time.

 

[Pastamahn]

What if a good amount of my PS was about working with diverse groups and individuals? I imagine I can't rehash my PS, but most of the important points I would want to say for a secondary like this was already covered in it.