The situation in Germany is not that easy. There are generally speaking two classes of civil servants in Germany. Employees, governed by normal labor law and wi

The situation in Germany is not that easy. There are generally speaking two classes of civil servants in Germany. Employees, governed by normal labor law and with the right to strike and so called Beamte with their own set of laws. Being in the 2nd category has significant advantages as you have a job for life (barring misconduct) and pensions are much higher than for regular employees. It does also have downsides including the lack of a right to strike. Wikipedia has some more details: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamter