Comparing Employees in America and Their Kenyan Counterparts My working experiences in Kenya and the U.S.A taught me how the different working conditions in these countries exposed employees to certain advantages and disadvantages. I completed my high school studies in October 1998, and almost immediately joined my father as an apprentice in our family business: a muffler factory. I worked there for almost one year before coming to the U.S. for further studies. My brother in law runs a printing business here, and I help him out from time to time. I realized that in most