Lack of professionalism/corporate culture in Miami (Hialeah, Coral Gables: middle-class, homes)

[Jmlacysr]

Originally Posted by perry335654

Some day they will be using robots at a place like McDonald's,

Yep, but you'd still have to press 1 to have the robot speak English.

[Optional Angel]

Originally Posted by Jmlacysr

Yep, but you'd still have to press 1 to have the robot speak English.

LOL! I just envisioned this. I could really that happening in Miami

[Jmlacysr]

Actually, I'm about to say something nice about this place for a change.

In the higher end establishments there is professional service and on par with other US cities. The problem is, unless you frequent those places, you would never know it.

I guess that wasn't "that" nice

[Optional Angel]

Originally Posted by boxus

It is not lacking in Miami, nor is it London. Miami is not a large city, so i do not know what you expect from the place. It cannot be compared to NYC, London, or Tokyo; those cities are major hubs in the world, and the world as of now can only support so many.

Now for your "middle class, white collar workers", there is not a clear cut definition. A small business owner can be classified as that, so can a retail person, so can many people. The classification is more political than anything, just like when people like to classify who is "rich".

You not knowing anyone does not mean it does not exist, I do not know a single farm worker or picker, that does not mean they do not exist.

I am not denying that it exists. I am saying that the corporate culture that you find else is not as visible in Miami. Yes, these people exist. But they do not hold the same level of professionalism as in other parts of the country/world. Like someone said above about the store owners being rude, this is exactly what I mean. Would you consider these people professional? Sure, they can be classified as anything, but you just don't get that corporate/business-y feeling in Miami that you do in many other cities, you already named a few. This doesn't have to be a bad thing, I actually kinda like it better this way.

[Optional Angel]

Originally Posted by Jmlacysr

Actually, I'm about to say something nice about this place for a change.

In the higher end establishments there is professional service and on par with other US cities. The problem is, unless you frequent those places, you would never know it.

I guess that wasn't "that" nice

I guess this was what I was trying to say, I just couldn't sum it up like that. It exists, it's just not as visible as it should be, or rather could be. Thanks

[perry335654]

Originally Posted by Optional Angel

Has anyone else noticed this? It seems that the most professional this city gets is working at McDonald's. There's really little to no corporate culture, as in a large number of the population that is white collar, middle class, commute downtown, etc. like you would expect of pretty much any other city in the country. There are only like 3 actual office buildings downtown, the other 100 are condos... Just an observation.

Don't forget there are a lot of business parks in Doral and the Blue Lagoon area and Coral Gables I believe is where Burger King Headquarters is located. The leasing per square footage in business parks might be cheaper than downtown.

[perry335654]

Originally Posted by Optional Angel

I am not denying that it exists. I am saying that the corporate culture that you find else is not as visible in Miami. Yes, these people exist. But they do not hold the same level of professionalism as in other parts of the country/world. Like someone said above about the store owners being rude, this is exactly what I mean. Would you consider these people professional? Sure, they can be classified as anything, but you just don't get that corporate/business-y feeling in Miami that you do in many other cities, you already named a few. This doesn't have to be a bad thing, I actually kinda like it better this way.

I think you would have to be a world traveler to experience people's demeanor or professional ethics and then you might find it to be the same all over.

[perry335654]

Originally Posted by Jmlacysr

Yep, but you'd still have to press 1 to have the robot speak English.

Mi no speaka Ingish less youa pressa numero uno senor.

[Optional Angel]

Originally Posted by perry335654

Mi no speaka Ingish less youa pressa numero uno senor.

Kay? Know Comprayndoe.

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