what would your biggest challenge be if you were an expatriate?

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This is a discussion question that need s to be answered thoroughly. At least a paragraph each, In addition there needs to be a response given to Gina Dicrescenza discussion response. The textbook user name and password will be given to whoever accepts the question.

  • Based on Chapters 3 and 4, analyze two (2) of the major hardships facing expatriates on their return home after a lengthy assignment. What would your biggest challenge be if you were an expatriate?
  • Gina DiCrescenza

    RE: Week 4 Discussion

    If I were an expatriate just returning home after a lengthy assignment, personally, my first major hardship would be adjusting back to my family and our life together which is called reverse culture shock. Just from being away for awhile I am sure would take a toll on not only myself but my family members between meals, school, homework, parties, sports, etc., etc. that my children depend on me strongly to help and support them with. “Many families struggle with reverse culture shock, especially when they’ve been abroad for a long time. Returning to a lifestyle that has become increasingly “foreign” because they’ve been away so long can result in considerable reverse culture shock for the whole family.”My second major hardship would be adjusting back into my work role which based on my readings and research is called repatriation and from my understanding should be supported by my work since lengthy away assignments can take a toll psychology on you. “Repatriation is more than simply “bringing someone back” to the same department or location as they were in previously. The expatriate assignment itself fundamentally changes the assignee and their family. The entire experience will have affected their quality of life, their aspirations, their motivations for working, and their overall psychology. Assignees return as more developed individuals and may not fit easily into their previous role. Repatriation, therefore, is more than placing assignees back into their former roles. Instead, it requires recognition that the employee’s profile has changed, and this new identity must be supported.”
    https://www.cartus.com/en/blog/expat-exodus-why-employees-returning-assignments-abroad-often-choose-resign/