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number6 hints at it, but fyi once you’re through your probation period (standard is 6 months) in Germany you can request a reduction in hours for a pro-rata reduction in pay and it’s quite difficult for the company to turn down the request because of it being enshrined in labour laws.

A few in my (tech) company have done this over the last while and it’s been great for me so far. Definitely wouldn’t say no to 100% salary for 80% time as in the trial but for those with developer salaries and the cost of living (where I live at least) I think most could live and save quite comfortably with the reduction, definitely recommend it.

I wasn’t aware that Africa was a country, seems like I need to do some flashcard learning myself

Of course depends on where you live but if you have a South Asian grocery store (or a broader Asian one that stocks south Asian ingredients) in any way accessible to you, they normally stock jars of garlic paste/minced garlic (and ginger+garlic paste).