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>> When has that ever not worked out in our favor? Would you explain a little more? I'm ignorant about the history of German government investment in IT. But
by _match 8y ago
>> When has that ever not worked out in our favor?
Would you explain a little more?
I'm ignorant about the history of German government investment in IT. But here in America, federal investment has helped ignite new industries.
And as a data science engineer, I'd love to see more German code.
- cabraca 8y ago"Investments in IT" by the german government means we somehow funnel money to the big companies to make sure they dont fire people. Deutsche Telekom daughter T-Systems decided in september to cut 6000 jobs in germany (10k worldwide) to save 600mio €/year. Now the Government spents 3B on "AI". Coincidence?
- cat199 8y agoseems a bit of a stretch in correlation ... what does it mean if Angela Merkel wears green underwear on tuesday?
- cabraca 8y agoConsider this: approximately 32% of Deutsche Telekom is owned by the german state[0]. Its in their interest, that the money goes to the "right" company. [0]: https://www.telekom.com/en/investor-relations/company/shareholder-structure https://www.telekom.com/en/investor-relations/company/shareh...
- tluyben2 8y agoT systems. Do not think I have ever worked with people more incompetent than the 'senior consultants' from that place. No surprise it is not going well with them.
- outside1234 8y agoGerman firms (like Deutsche Telekom) have a ton of redundant jobs because of their inability to make needed structural changes because of the work councils and labor laws. This is why firms like Google are hiring in Switzerland and the United Kingdom instead of France and Germany.
- raverbashing 8y agoI don't see why one relates with the other, unless you're saying Google doesn't hire in those countries because of Labour Laws
- outside1234 8y agoYes - it is because of labour laws.
- mrdodge 8y ago> have a ton of redundant jobs because of their inability to make needed structural changes because of the work councils and labor laws. How will they able to adapt to truly focus on electric cars then? Especially when that means many of their suppliers become redundant.
- usrusr 8y agoLabor protection laws limit options with direct employees, they do not interfere at all with a company's relation to suppliers. That's why subcontracting exists, it's employer-side redundancy insurance.
- natorion 8y agoGoogle in Germany is hiring quite alright.