Norwegian here. The "management are leaders" thing is mostly real, but in tech it's not uncommon to have engineers as leaders, if you can convince any to take the job.
The second paragraph is not accurate for Norway at all. We're informal, get decent pay (not to mention have vastly better rights by law, like 5 weeks mandatory vacation a year) and definitely don't want to go to the US.
"Don't stick your head out" (Law of Jante) is a cornerstone of Norwegian/Scandinavian culture overall, not just in the corporate world.
The second paragraph is not accurate for Norway at all. We're informal, get decent pay (not to mention have vastly better rights by law, like 5 weeks mandatory vacation a year) and definitely don't want to go to the US.
"Don't stick your head out" (Law of Jante) is a cornerstone of Norwegian/Scandinavian culture overall, not just in the corporate world.