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Re:All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technica... by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @11:37AM (#20626106)
Usually comments about Germany are more positive. What is going on with progressive HN?

Won't a German boss think you are incompetent for working six nines?

For reference ukigumo says, "In countries like Germany or Holland, if you consistently stay over-time in the office you might be surprised to find that you will be called upon justifying your behavior since the local belief is that you are either incompetent..." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9456190

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Re:All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technica... by Confusion on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @03:45PM (#20628781)
People generalize personal experience and anecdotes they have heard. People may also generalize to cultures they think are similar without evidence.
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Re:All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technica... by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:08AM (#20635379)
Three anecdotes and I wouldn't be treated this way.
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