[rukuu001]

Think of highly competitive environments where looking foolish can be weaponised against you. They definitely exist here (my experience in UK and Australia)

[shakna]

IBM Aus discouraged it, Accenture, Concentrix, EY, CommBank, ANZ, and others all encouraged it, for myself.

I wouldn't say discouraging it will be the norm across most places in Australia.

[fuzztester]

Somewhat, but not exactly the reverse, is Tall poppy syndrome:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome

I had read it about AU and JP and had read about the Jante thing, but the article says it is there in some other countries too. Probably exists everywhere in some form.

I wonder if people here have experienced anything like that. My guess is yes.

[awesome_dude]

My entire career - New Zealand, and Australia - asking questions is weaponised (as I stated above)

Graduate, Junior, Senior, Team Lead, - my title hasn't mattered to the response

[vkou]

You're working in toxic workplaces. Most of them aren't like this.

(I believe you when you say that most of yours are like this.)

[globalnode]

some of the descriptions above of thoughtful supportive work places where people are free to explore different ideas and question assumptions sound like paradise.

[awesome_dude]

Or judged via rose coloured spectacles.