CULTURE SHOCK DAN ADAPTASI BUDAYA DOSEN CPNS MILENIAL DI UNIVERSITAS PALANGKA RAYA

Abstract

The Civil Servant profession is a dream job, seen from the high interest of the Indonesian people in taking the CPNS test held by the government. The public's high interest in pursuing a career as a civil servant is because it is not uncommon for civil servant candidates to be ready to accept the opportunity to get a CPNS later outside their area of origin. Palangka Raya University is one of the locations chosen by CPNS who come from outside the Central Kalimantan area. This research will observe the cultural shock and adaptation of Millennial CPNS lecturers at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Palangka Raya University who come from outside the region because they will live and work long-term in new placements which will certainly have differences from their location of origin. This research used a descriptive qualitative approach and then analyzed using four phases culture shock. Through this research, researchers found several results for the stages culture shock experienced and how to adapt to deal with it culture shock namely openness to getting to know culture and language, being able to understand the work environment, taking a social approach with colleagues and the desire to adapt to local culture.

Keywords : Culture Shock, Adaptation, CPNS