tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500811393489242104.post1309680447390157057..comments2024-03-28T07:09:41.873+01:00Comments on Ernst's Economy for you: Crisis leads to more and more low wage workers in Germany: every one in five workers earns less than €10.36 ($13.15) per hour. Ernst's Economy for youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03541922287114104936noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500811393489242104.post-78036637481476245742012-09-16T21:49:54.540+02:002012-09-16T21:49:54.540+02:00Hi Andrew, Thank you for your kind reaction.
It ...Hi Andrew, Thank you for your kind reaction. <br /><br />It is true that the vacations in Europe are longer and "more liberal", but you should wonder how Germany manages to build some of the best products in the world, if everybody is only having long holidays. People there are working 'hard 'n smart' and their feeling of quality is second to none. <br /><br />Especially theErnst's Economy for youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541922287114104936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4500811393489242104.post-39719949449728130012012-09-15T14:43:34.425+02:002012-09-15T14:43:34.425+02:00There is a tree-tops perception in the US media th...There is a tree-tops perception in the US media that German workers have highly skilled jobs, only requiring 35 hours a week and liberal yearly vacations. A veritable workers' paradise.<br />True enough for some but not all, as you point out. Down-trending demographics being what they are in Germany and other countries in Europe the scut work still has to be done, and tellingly enough it&#Andrewhttp://www.101centavos.comnoreply@blogger.com