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In my experience EU (particularly NL/FR/DE) engineers have a very different understanding of the level of effort work should entail, and general work/life balan
by amsnl 4y ago
In my experience EU (particularly NL/FR/DE) engineers have a very different understanding of the level of effort work should entail, and general work/life balance. Perhaps it has something to do with the different level of social “safety net” or just chalk it up to culture.
- 2143 4y ago> In my experience EU (particularly NL/FR/DE) engineers have a very different understanding of the level of effort work should entail Could you elaborate on this?
- amsnl 4y agoUS startup folks seem to think they should work quite a bit harder in terms of time and more importantly in terms of intensity. EU folks seem to think the intensity should be lower. My limited experience suggests intensity loosely correlates with success, but is dominated by chance.
- nsotelo 4y agoAs a European I work hard but do expect labour laws to be respected, if that's what you mean. Minimum of 22 days annual vacation (that I use 100% of), paid sick leave, 14 national holidays per year, etc.