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Well your relative performance is worse, so either tolerate that or work harder. Nobody's work-life balance is someone else's decision to make.

tex0 10y ago
That is a very american attitude, I'd say =) I consider it a management duty to stop people from working too much (which is a rather european attitude :D).
- isidoreSeville 10y ago
  I only think that it's an issue when someone is working harder than their tolerance. I agree that management should take a role in the general welfare of their team, but in this case it seems like the poster is mostly concerned about someone making them look bad.
- phkahler 10y ago
  >> That is a very american attitude, I'd say =) It always amazes me that most people here don't know what Mayday is, or why other countries have it.
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  - Yaziyumaru 10y ago
    I mean I'm a Canadian working in Germany and to me it seems like Mayday is very similar conceptually to the American/Canadian Labour Day idea, but I will agree work-life balance is better here.
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- lmm 10y ago
  Management and the union. That's what's really missing here.
- orangecat 10y ago
  Not trying to be snarky, but I really believe this is part of why Apple, Google, and Facebook originated in the US.
joesmo 10y ago
"Nobody's work-life balance is someone else's decision to make." Unless one is self employed with at least emergency funds in the bank (or better yet, "fuck you" money), I can say with almost certainty that one's work-life balance is someone else's decision to make in America. It has been at every single job I've ever worked at, even remote ones, and it certainly is the case in this post.
- webmaven 10y ago
  True, but in most cases moving to a different company where that pre-determined balance happens to be more in line with your professional and personal needs is a viable option, especially if you happen to live and work in a state where non-competes aren't enforceable.

tex0 10y ago

That is a very american attitude, I'd say =) I consider it a management duty to stop people from working too much (which is a rather european attitude :D).

isidoreSeville 10y ago
I only think that it's an issue when someone is working harder than their tolerance. I agree that management should take a role in the general welfare of their team, but in this case it seems like the poster is mostly concerned about someone making them look bad.
phkahler 10y ago
>> That is a very american attitude, I'd say =) It always amazes me that most people here don't know what Mayday is, or why other countries have it.
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- Yaziyumaru 10y ago
  I mean I'm a Canadian working in Germany and to me it seems like Mayday is very similar conceptually to the American/Canadian Labour Day idea, but I will agree work-life balance is better here.
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lmm 10y ago
Management and the union. That's what's really missing here.
orangecat 10y ago
Not trying to be snarky, but I really believe this is part of why Apple, Google, and Facebook originated in the US.

joesmo 10y ago

"Nobody's work-life balance is someone else's decision to make." Unless one is self employed with at least emergency funds in the bank (or better yet, "fuck you" money), I can say with almost certainty that one's work-life balance is someone else's decision to make in America. It has been at every single job I've ever worked at, even remote ones, and it certainly is the case in this post.

webmaven 10y ago
True, but in most cases moving to a different company where that pre-determined balance happens to be more in line with your professional and personal needs is a viable option, especially if you happen to live and work in a state where non-competes aren't enforceable.