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1st. In Germany for 10 years, it's always been the case. Unfortunately that's somewhat cultural, especially in big cities. 2nd. Especially in big cities, the c
by camillomiller 2y ago
1st. In Germany for 10 years, it's always been the case. Unfortunately that's somewhat cultural, especially in big cities.
2nd. Especially in big cities, the cost of living has skyrocketed and the quality of life with service salary has become really bad. If you're forced to work such job, there is no way you'll be happy doing it. I don't fully condone how rude service workers are sometimes, but I completely understand their disengagment.
3rd. Gig economy has completely effed up the service industry. It used to be that if you're a student, working in a cafe or a restaurant was the perfect go to side job you could afford while studying. Now that doesn't make any sense anymore, as working as a gig worker makes so much more sense. You still don't earn good money, but at least the sector is much better regulated now, and also you can decide how much you work, without having to deal with customers that much, nor having to bicker with small food establishment bosses with unrealistic expectations about service workers engagement.
- lnsru 2y agoThis! Especially 2nd! Most of the normal jobs do not cover the cost of living in the cities. The salaries are not high enough for positions like clerks, kindergarten staff, teachers, medical staff, firefighters, cops, cashiers. You name it. And for a couple with good jobs and without kids taxes bite really hard, purchasing power is not the one expected from top earners. Add rising mandatory medical and retirement insurance costs. This is just not good.
- mgh95 2y ago> And for a couple with good jobs and without kids taxes bite really hard, purchasing power is not the one expected from top earners. Add rising mandatory medical and retirement insurance costs. This is just not good. About this, as I try to hire employees, I absolutely hate our tax code. DCAP is painfully low (5k). I really wish we could find a way to allow employers to offer pretax benefits and directly provide childcare as a fringe benefit. But you're 100% right, mandatory take a maximum chunk and workers should have lower taxes.
- weinzierl 2y agoRegarding 3: What are examples of gig economy work in Germany? I always thought this was things like Uber that pretty much do not exist in Germany. Sorry for being so out of touch, but I am curious.
- camillomiller 2y agoUber exists but only through taxi companies that employ the drivers. We have our share of delivery apps, both for restaurant food and groceries. Plus a lot of people who study creative stuff end up rather offering services on online platforms rather thank working in service. I admittedly don’t have precise data, and I guess this point is not as strong as point number two, more of an observation coming from empirical experience and chats with business owners.