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It's the law in the Netherlands. If you want to work 4 or 8 hours less, an employer can't stop you (unless your presence is critical). I work 36h, a lot of my c

It's the law in the Netherlands. If you want to work 4 or 8 hours less, an employer can't stop you (unless your presence is critical). I work 36h, a lot of my colleagues work 32. Some female colleagues work 3 days. I work for a creative agency with clients like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and more. I enjoy my afternoon with my kid. (Side-projects and studying during the evening).

xivzgrev 13y ago
Overall just seems like the Netherlands are progressive on so many topics - see them all the time in the news. Now if you can just get rid of the cold, maybe I'd move there..;)
- digitalengineer 13y ago
  Can't help you with the cold (although it's not exactly Norway), but... "For self-employed Americans, there is the Dutch American Friendship Treaty, which is a piece of war-era diplomacy that makes it relatively simple for Americans to set up manufacturing companies in the Netherlands. Since apps are, by definition, products, we certainly qualify for that." http://mur.mu.rs/2011/05/26/appsterdam-immigration/ http://mur.mu.rs/2011/05/26/appsterdam-immigration/
- nraynaud 13y ago
  I found a random quote on the wikipedia Pilgrim Fathers page that I can't stop but thinking about on many things US: "They found the Dutch morals much too libertine. Their children were becoming more and more Dutch as the years passed by. The congregation came to believe that they faced eventual extinction if they remained there." You're going full circle intellectually :)
  - chris_mahan 13y ago
    Now I understand what it means to "Go Dutch".
- Kliment 13y ago
  They've been the opposite on a number of other things - see http://jacquesmattheij.com/life-as-a-service http://jacquesmattheij.com/life-as-a-service for reference
  - digitalengineer 13y ago
    Great read, thanks. Crazy indeed but funny as well: 'The only way it seems for me to get out of this is by dying or emigrating to a place where there are none of these problems. Off planet is not an option. I spent some time researching the emigration options. A lot of time actually. And I’ve found out that the place where I live is in spite of all of the above probably one of the best places on earth to be living at the moment. It’s shocking! Half the world or more of it would be more than happy just to trade with me, and they’d be absolutely right.'

xivzgrev 13y ago

Overall just seems like the Netherlands are progressive on so many topics - see them all the time in the news. Now if you can just get rid of the cold, maybe I'd move there..;)

digitalengineer 13y ago
Can't help you with the cold (although it's not exactly Norway), but... "For self-employed Americans, there is the Dutch American Friendship Treaty, which is a piece of war-era diplomacy that makes it relatively simple for Americans to set up manufacturing companies in the Netherlands. Since apps are, by definition, products, we certainly qualify for that." http://mur.mu.rs/2011/05/26/appsterdam-immigration/ http://mur.mu.rs/2011/05/26/appsterdam-immigration/
nraynaud 13y ago
I found a random quote on the wikipedia Pilgrim Fathers page that I can't stop but thinking about on many things US: "They found the Dutch morals much too libertine. Their children were becoming more and more Dutch as the years passed by. The congregation came to believe that they faced eventual extinction if they remained there." You're going full circle intellectually :)
- chris_mahan 13y ago
  Now I understand what it means to "Go Dutch".
Kliment 13y ago
They've been the opposite on a number of other things - see http://jacquesmattheij.com/life-as-a-service http://jacquesmattheij.com/life-as-a-service for reference
- digitalengineer 13y ago
  Great read, thanks. Crazy indeed but funny as well: 'The only way it seems for me to get out of this is by dying or emigrating to a place where there are none of these problems. Off planet is not an option. I spent some time researching the emigration options. A lot of time actually. And I’ve found out that the place where I live is in spite of all of the above probably one of the best places on earth to be living at the moment. It’s shocking! Half the world or more of it would be more than happy just to trade with me, and they’d be absolutely right.'