I'm going to Germany!

[exhdo1]

Originally Posted by stmaarten

Wenn Sie schon mal in Deutsch schreiben wollen, dann sollten Sie auch die richtige Deutsche Grammatik anwenden! Good job! And just kidding...

I think you are pointing out my not being articulate in the German language, or perhaps an authentic recipe you want me to try. In my case the english language is enough of a challenge. You would think that after 56 years I would have it down. Hope I didn't offend anyone here in this forum. Sister Mary Mathew definetly would not be proud of me!

[stmaarten]

Originally Posted by exhdo1

I think you are pointing out my not being articulate in the German language, or perhaps an authentic recipe you want me to try. In my case the english language is enough of a challenge. You would think that after 56 years I would have it down. Hope I didn't offend anyone here in this forum. Sister Mary Mathew definetly would not be proud of me!

Actually I was responding to MoMark's quote. But all were well put, I thought. Hence the "just kidding" remark. Somehow I think it's a German "thing" to always attempt to be correct and to correct others. It gets on my nerves too!
As I understood it (from another source) the company quoted to raise the weekly working hours was supposed to read 43 NOT 33, from the original 35 hours per week. (???)

[FutureFormerCalifornian]

Originally Posted by MoMark

In meiner Meinung zeigt das nur was los mit Deutsche Industrie ist.... 33 stunde ist schon zu wenig, aber die Arbeiter verdienen bis 2011 einen Job garantie. Das zeigt, wie Frankreich auch, warum Europa nicht kompetitiv ist.
I think the German companies who make these kind of arrangements are slitting their own throats.

Gee, my college education @ the Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität comes in handy....
In my opinion this only shows what is wrong with German industry.... 33 hours is already to little but workers earn a guaranteed job until 2011. This shows (proves), like France as well, how come Europe is not competitive.

[stmaarten]

Originally Posted by FutureFormerCalifornian

Gee, my college education @ the Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität comes in handy....
In my opinion this only shows what is wrong with German industry.... 33 hours is already to little but workers earn a guaranteed job until 2011. This shows (proves), like France as well, how come Europe is not competitive.

Recent research has given some German automobile manufacturers very high marks in safety...not one American manufacturer to be found on that list, BTW! The fact that people (Europeans and Americans alike) expect such high standards from German products, proves just how competitive the German market is. Let's not put France and Germany in one basket.



By the way, what does your education in Germany have to do with the competitiveness of the French or German markets???
And as quoted before, the work week in that particular industry was changed to 43 hours, not 33! This does not apply to all German or French industries.

[stmaarten]

Originally Posted by exhdo1

My grandfather was the Barber Of Seville. Figaro..figaro..figaro! I just had to, couldn't resist

Now that's funny!!!

[klosk]

SOOOO!!!! I think Germany is just getting close to what the US has always been. I'll take 33 uhr over 40 any day!!!!! Vacations also follow you from job to job, no starting over with your new company over there. They also receive and average of 6 weeks vacation each year and a 6 or 8 week stress reduction vacation every 7 years if the go to a spa or something like that. This is also paid. I'll take germany's work ammenities over the US anyday.

[exhdo1]

What I was getting at was they increased the work week to 33 hours. They were originally working 29 according to the report. 33 would be good for me, 29 would be better!