Re:Let’s hear it for the four-hour working day
by cameldrv on Monday August 21, 2017 @09:16PM
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The difference in work culture in Germany is large. Americans may spend more time at work than Germans, but Germans work more hours. Even friendly watercooler chats are kept to a minimum, and doing something like looking at Facebook on company time would be considered an infraction in a majority of German workplaces.
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Re:Let’s hear it for the four-hour working day
by jrs235 on Monday August 21, 2017 @09:29PM
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This is the experience I had while visiting and working with German colleagues. They don't mess around at work. They get done in 4 hours what Americans do in 8.
Re:Let’s hear it for the four-hour working day
by majewsky on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @03:18AM
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Really? I'm a German working in Germany and if you look at the timestamps on my comments, you'll see that a fairly significant proportion of those are made during work.
I've seen plenty of coworkers trading Facebook or whatever, and people chit-chat all the time. Well, not everybody of course, but for example, my own morning routine involves visiting the coworkers at their desks to check on their work and coordinate, and that includes some friendly banter, of course.