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It’s actually quite hard to find a stable job in France due to these laws: companies only give short term contracts and then rotate you out once they get in dan
by baby 3y ago
It’s actually quite hard to find a stable job in France due to these laws: companies only give short term contracts and then rotate you out once they get in danger zone (you need to hire them full time now).
Also my friends back in France are always in holidays. They’re forced to take a full month in some positions like banking as they need to ensure continuity of business even when people are not there for extended periods of time. A friend of mine has 45 days off.
Personally I think it’s great but if you’re in a competitive industry AND competing with the American Workaholics you don’t have a single chance.
- JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B 3y agoEverything you wrote is either lies, or very specific to an industry that I have never seen in the past 50 years. But I would say lies or FUD because it’s ridiculous.
- baby 3y agoTruth is hard to accept, what can I say.
- genman 3y agoAw, poor Americans and their tiny 2 week long vacation. :) People in Europe will never understand this mindless slaving. ;)
- LelouBil 3y agoWell, in france, rotating short term contacts for a long term position is illegal.
- Saline9515 3y agoIt's harder to prove, as the employees move out of the company.
- Saline9515 3y agoUnless I'm wrong, there are more than 45 days of work in a year. How come the are "always in holidays" then? Joke aside, American friends seem to me that they're always fighting a perpetual burn-out, as they can't take holidays and get some real rest. When I was working in France, I used to take a 1 month break in summer. I always felt that after the third week, something changed in my body, as my nervous system was fully rested and I was ready to go back work my ass off. So maybe there's a reason, and if taking a month off allows you to be 1/12 more productive for the whole year, it's worth it?
- baby 3y agoThe holidays are worth it from the pov of the employee I don’t disagree with that. Not from the point of view of a company trying to extract as much out of employees. I don’t think you’re more productive because you get more holidays on the contrary (I mean the domination of the US in tech should show that)
- Saline9515 3y agoIf that was true, Japan, China and South Korea would crush the US tech as they do often do the 996. In reality, domination of US tech is a mix of factors: - Easy access to the wealthiest market of the world, and a very large population. - Brain drain allowing to acquire the best talent from other countries. - Access to the american VC network that is the mosy liquid of the world. - You could also add a piggy backing on the US soft power which helps market products accross the world. Don't believe that all French work 35h - this rule is only in very large and, wealthy companies. Now most French graduates work 40 to 50h/week. And yeah, given the high rates of cancer and similar diseases that I see consultancies where my friends work, I'm not sure it's good for companies on the long run. It's more akin to "employee mining" that human ressource management.
- baby 3y agoI agree with your points, and I don’t think it voids my point. The Asian way is completely inefficient because it’s way past the trade off that the US made. It’s nothing like the US. The US is “bring your work home” and Asia is “bring home at work”