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> Workers in Germany average a little over 35 hours a week, compared to the 42 hours worked in the UK. Flat out wrong as per the source cited. The difference i
by brazzy 13y ago
> Workers in Germany average a little over 35 hours a week, compared to the 42 hours worked in the UK.
Flat out wrong as per the source cited. The difference is only 0.7 hours, both for full time employees and for all employees (the numbers above mix the two).
> German law guarantees 30 working days of vacation per year (and I am told medical leave for attending a spa resort on top of that).
Nope, it's 29 days on average, but only 20 mandated by law (for a 5 day working week). And medical leave is, of course, only available if you actually have medical problems (and paid for by your health insurance or retirement provider).
- mcormier 13y agoThank you for clarifying. Too often North Americans state "it's like this in Europe", without researching what the actual facts are like. I have Uncles who are still quoting facts that are 30 years old and may never have been accurate to begin with ;)
- semanticist 13y agoFor the record, Stross is not North American: he lives in Scotland.
- mcormier 13y agoYeah, I haven't read this article yet. I got whisked away on an article referenced at the beginning of this one and my world view imploded. http://libcom.org/library/phenomenon-bullshit-jobs-david-graeber http://libcom.org/library/phenomenon-bullshit-jobs-david-gra...
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- odonnellryan 13y ago20 is awesome. The US requires none, most employers give 5-10 days (salary positions or professionals).