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Re:Ask HN: How to handle a workaholic colleague? by tex0 on Sunday October 16, 2016 @12:14PM (#12719282)
That is a very american attitude, I'd say =)

I consider it a management duty to stop people from working too much (which is a rather european attitude :D).

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle a workaholic colleague? by isidoreSeville on Sunday October 16, 2016 @12:17PM (#12719307)
I only think that it's an issue when someone is working harder than their tolerance. I agree that management should take a role in the general welfare of their team, but in this case it seems like the poster is mostly concerned about someone making them look bad.
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Re:Ask HN: How to handle a workaholic colleague? by orangecat on Sunday October 16, 2016 @02:35PM (#12720159)
Not trying to be snarky, but I really believe this is part of why Apple, Google, and Facebook originated in the US.
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Re:Ask HN: How to handle a workaholic colleague? by phkahler on Sunday October 16, 2016 @12:52PM (#12719535)
>> That is a very american attitude, I'd say =)

It always amazes me that most people here don't know what Mayday is, or why other countries have it.

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle a workaholic colleague? by Yaziyumaru on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @07:14AM (#12742765)
I mean I'm a Canadian working in Germany and to me it seems like Mayday is very similar conceptually to the American/Canadian Labour Day idea, but I will agree work-life balance is better here.
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Re:Ask HN: How to handle a workaholic colleague? by lmm on Sunday October 16, 2016 @01:53PM (#12719890)
Management and the union. That's what's really missing here.
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