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How do you describe a "socialistic" workforce?

by lkozma 16y ago

rb2k_ 16y ago
"working hard" vs "hardly working" The eastern part of Germany has big unemployment problems (http://ryouready.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/germany_by_unemployment.png http://ryouready.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/germany_by_unem...) Baden Württemberg (South West) and Bavaria (South East) and basically the powerhouse inside the powerhouse
- lkozma 16y ago
  What about Saarland? :)
  - rb2k_ 16y ago
    Only a million people and an unemployment rate of 7.5% (vs BW: 4.5%, Bavaria: 4.6%). But compared to the east, they're doing all right. (also: nice wine and good weather)
JanezStupar 16y ago
Its the workforce that was raised in philosophy that manual work is the epitome of human existence. The workforce that was raised in an era when management (at least where I live) could (officially) earn only 5 times as much as factory floor worker and when workforces primary motto was : You cant pay us as little, as little as we can work. In their age not studying and not developing critical thought was a rational decision. So these countries are full of people who have "slacked" throughout their lives and are now expected to become competitive. This stands for public and private sector - with the difference that private sector had to improve a bit. Everything is highly unionized - but unions are not the same as in western world. In socialist countries union was a paradox - so their existence in industry was limited to being a political propaganda apparatus - and they haven't changed a bit from then. So instead of working in the workforces interest - they are only working on their political position and promoting populist policies that will spell ruin in the future. Thats what I mean with "socialist" - basically these countries are in transition to capitalism, declaratively theyre already there, but in truth it will take them at least a whole generation (or two) to catch up.

How do you describe a "socialistic" workforce?

by lkozma 16y ago

How do you describe a "socialistic" workforce?

rb2k_ 16y ago

"working hard" vs "hardly working" The eastern part of Germany has big unemployment problems (http://ryouready.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/germany_by_unemployment.png http://ryouready.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/germany_by_unem...) Baden Württemberg (South West) and Bavaria (South East) and basically the powerhouse inside the powerhouse

lkozma 16y ago
What about Saarland? :)
- rb2k_ 16y ago
  Only a million people and an unemployment rate of 7.5% (vs BW: 4.5%, Bavaria: 4.6%). But compared to the east, they're doing all right. (also: nice wine and good weather)

JanezStupar 16y ago

Its the workforce that was raised in philosophy that manual work is the epitome of human existence. The workforce that was raised in an era when management (at least where I live) could (officially) earn only 5 times as much as factory floor worker and when workforces primary motto was : You cant pay us as little, as little as we can work. In their age not studying and not developing critical thought was a rational decision. So these countries are full of people who have "slacked" throughout their lives and are now expected to become competitive. This stands for public and private sector - with the difference that private sector had to improve a bit. Everything is highly unionized - but unions are not the same as in western world. In socialist countries union was a paradox - so their existence in industry was limited to being a political propaganda apparatus - and they haven't changed a bit from then. So instead of working in the workforces interest - they are only working on their political position and promoting populist policies that will spell ruin in the future. Thats what I mean with "socialist" - basically these countries are in transition to capitalism, declaratively theyre already there, but in truth it will take them at least a whole generation (or two) to catch up.