<story><title>Why Germans Work Fewer Hours but Produce More: A Study in Culture</title><url>http://knote.com/2014/11/10/why-germans-work-fewer-hours-but-produce-more-a-study-in-culture/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jotm</author><text>This article is bullshit fluff. In Germany, I&amp;#x27;ve witnessed excellent efficiency of course, but most of the workers are dicking around just as much as their counterparts from any other country. They&amp;#x27;re not machines, after all.&lt;p&gt;I won&amp;#x27;t get into details, but here&amp;#x27;s some first hand observations: the health care is great, the pay is average, the taxes are high, the Internet is average, working hours are average and there is no minimum salary (also there are people who work 9-6 incl. Saturdays, mostly foreigners), people are great, crime is low, language is hard, opportunities through the roof, business is hard (esp. compared to the US and nearby UK), basic living prices are OK, but any &amp;quot;luxuries&amp;quot; are expensive.</text></comment>
<story><title>Why Germans Work Fewer Hours but Produce More: A Study in Culture</title><url>http://knote.com/2014/11/10/why-germans-work-fewer-hours-but-produce-more-a-study-in-culture/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>trvz</author><text>Writing from Germany, this article is shallow and stereotypical due to not being well researched.&lt;p&gt;Please don&amp;#x27;t read it, or forget what you read in it; not all work is good work, and you shouldn&amp;#x27;t value bad work; this article is a bad article.</text></comment>