Abstract
<p class="Abstract">As a consequence, in the era of globalization, the migration of workers and economic flows has grown rapidly over the last decade and has become a phenomenon. Many migrant workers from abroad are employed in certain countries which lack the resources of labor. One of the countries whose economic development depends on migrant workers in Malaysia. Malaysia's dependence on migrant workers is quite high, especially for unskilled and semi-skilled works. However, in addition to skilled/ semi-skilled workers, there are many skilled workers working in Malaysia. They usually work in areas which require expertise or special skills, one of them is in the IT (Information Technology) sector. The purpose of this paper is to study the process of inter-cultural adaptation that occurs in Indonesian professional workers currently working in Malaysia, especially the adaptation process that occurs in their multicultural workplace. This study uses a qualitative methodology of 10 Indonesian professional workers in Malaysia, in particular, working on Nokia Siemens Networks Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia. By conducting research with the qualitative method, the result is the cultural diversity in Malaysia and in the work area of respondents, does not seem to be a big problem for them.<o:p></o:p></p>
Highlights
As a researcher, the writer feels that the study of the process of adaptation in the workplace among Indonesian professional workers in Malaysia is quite interesting to be studied, as many Indonesians are employed in Malaysia, either as a labor force or labor, as well as professional ones
Are some questions asked by the writer to the respondents: 1. When you first came to Malaysia, did you feel that there is a different culture between Indonesia and Malaysia? 2
What do you think is the difference in working culture when you work in Indonesia with a work culture at your current job (Malaysia)? 6
Summary
Reactions to cultural shock can be a trigger for a person's psychological crisis and social dysfunction when cultural differences exist in the way of interaction. This is because the community nowadays is more multicultural (Schwartz & Exter, 1989). Immigrants and sojourners are agents that need the ability to adapt in new environments, and during the adaptation process they will certainly find some obstacles that will challenge them If they can not cope with the challenges, it is likely they will experience a cultural shock
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