40 hour work week is too much!!!

holeydonut · 07-13-2004, 11:20 PM

At least, that's the mindset in Germany...

http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,336...88_1_A,00.html

DaimlerChrysler threatened to relocate jobs if workers didn't agree to work 40 hours a week..... no wonder German cars are expensive

Quote:

Mercedes workers across Germany plan to take part in strikes on Thursday.

... I think we should pick up our SLK's now.

mica3speedy · 07-14-2004, 12:07 AM

No thanks, I'll keep my 3. I think I read somewhere that the US has one of the hightest avg. hrs worked per week; it would be interesting to see how some of the major countries compare.

Carlomagneto · 07-14-2004, 01:27 AM

That just means we have the biggest cheapskate employers in the world. Bah! I don't get paid enough.

adaughen · 07-14-2004, 08:56 AM

Yeah... I can't see how some of you guys commute to work over an hour just to work 8-9 hour days to drive home another hour and waste over 1/2 your day at work.

I live 20 mins from work but I have to ready myself for a possible 40 min drive each day.

After work, I come home, undwind from the stress and it's almost time for bed so I can wake up and do it again tomorrow. :cry I DID do the 10 hour-4 day a week deal for a while. It somehow sucked worse... I really need a 13.3 hr for 3 days that way I have 4 days to do all the projects around my apartment AND work on my cars.

3s · 07-14-2004, 10:14 AM

I am getting tired of doing about 50 hour weeks, I think I should move to Germany so I can work 30 hours weeks too

budgy · 07-14-2004, 04:13 PM

That is funny, like 3s I work about 200+ hours a month.

ucdchan · 07-14-2004, 04:47 PM

I've been working 60 to 80 hours per week (excluding 2 hrs travel time/day) for the past 11 months :shock: Anyone able to hook me up with a programmer posistion? I'll wash your 3! haha

mz6zoomzoom · 07-14-2004, 05:22 PM

Yeah I saw that, I've been talking about it with people all day.

Of course, you should note that they say they are willing to work additional hours for additional pay - which, as foreign as it is to myself as an office workers, is common for factory workers.

That being said, saying 30+ is additional is ridiculous

MN_MazdaGuy · 07-14-2004, 06:48 PM

Some of the departments in my company work twelve hour shifts tending CD replicators and printers. They are paid for their time and sometimes get four days off---but twleve hours days all year hurt.

JT · 07-14-2004, 08:55 PM

Hey donut, is the restuarant in your avatar one of Randy's Donuts??

http://www.randysdonuts.com/

JT

07-14-2004, 12:07 AM	#2
mica3speedy F1 Driver Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 4,781	40 hour work week is too much!!! No thanks, I'll keep my 3. I think I read somewhere that the US has one of the hightest avg. hrs worked per week; it would be interesting to see how some of the major countries compare. __________________ 2004 black mica 3s w/5-spd AEM CAI \| Vibrant exhaust\| advanced timing

07-14-2004, 01:27 AM	#3
Carlomagneto Grand Am Series Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 412	40 hour work week is too much!!! That just means we have the biggest cheapskate employers in the world. Bah! I don't get paid enough. __________________ "I am so roundhouse!"

07-14-2004, 08:56 AM	#4
adaughen F1 Driver Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 4,732	40 hour work week is too much!!! Yeah... I can't see how some of you guys commute to work over an hour just to work 8-9 hour days to drive home another hour and waste over 1/2 your day at work. I live 20 mins from work but I have to ready myself for a possible 40 min drive each day. After work, I come home, undwind from the stress and it's almost time for bed so I can wake up and do it again tomorrow. :cry I DID do the 10 hour-4 day a week deal for a while. It somehow sucked worse... I really need a 13.3 hr for 3 days that way I have 4 days to do all the projects around my apartment AND work on my cars. __________________ Black Mica '04 Mazda3s Sport \| Graphite Mica '10 Mazda3i Touring http://www.cardomain.com/id/ADaughen RedLine Goods 5% discount HERE

07-14-2004, 10:14 AM	#5
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07-14-2004, 04:47 PM	#7
ucdchan Go-Kart Driver Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA. Posts: 76	40 hour work week is too much!!! I've been working 60 to 80 hours per week (excluding 2 hrs travel time/day) for the past 11 months :shock: Anyone able to hook me up with a programmer posistion? I'll wash your 3! haha

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