The Unwritten Rules of the French Workplace
Schedule
Tue May 26 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Galopins par Patoche | Paris, IL
About this Event
About The Human Salon
It’s not a conference and not a typical networking event - just a thoughtful way to learn something interesting and meet people who share similar interests.
The Human Salon is a series of intimate, after-work gatherings in Paris for people who enjoy ideas and real conversations.
Each edition brings together a small group of curious professionals to explore a topic through a short talk, followed by discussion and mingling in a bar or similar venue.
About this Session
You've landed the job. You've learned the language. But French work culture? That's a different puzzle entirely.
Why does it feel like the real meeting happened before the meeting? Why does pushing back in a discussion feel aggressive — until you realise staying quiet reads as disengagement? Why is there an inside joke you were never told about?
In this session, Caroline Texier Riche decodes the operating logic underneath French professional life — the invisible rules that no onboarding deck covers and no textbook explains.
Three things we'll get into:
- The social rituals nobody mentions
- Debate culture and directness
- Humour and irony as belonging signals
This isn't a how-to guide. The goal is to understand how the system actually works — so you can make sense of what's happening around you and navigate it on your own terms.
🎤 Talk + Q&A (~60 minutes)
🗣️ Mingling afterward
Content will be presented in English
About the Speaker
Caroline Texier has spent 30 years working across both sides of the French/international divide - starting her career as an expat in the UK hospitality industry, then returning to France to build a long career in HR across global teams in tech, retail, finance, and manufacturing.
She's been a global HR leader, executive coach, consultant, and interim manager. Having been an expat herself in the UK, she knows the disorientation firsthand - and has since spent years coaching international professionals through the same maze from the other side.
Logistics
🚪 Doors open: 7:00 pm (grab a drink)
🎤 Talk: 7:30pm to 8:30pm
🥂 Stay after to mingle and meet others
🍹 Your ticket includes 1 drink. Ask the host for your token on arrival
Where is it happening?
Galopins par Patoche, 20 Cour des Petites Écuries, Paris, FranceEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
EUR 17.00
