6 Jul
2015
6 Jul
'15
8:01 a.m.
On Mon, July 6, 2015 7:03 am, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
On Mon, Jul 06, 2015 at 03:19:30AM +1000, Patrick
Shirkey wrote:
As always your entitled to your opinion but in this case which is often
the case with your opinions your are also wrong.
However, the reason that I am asking here is because I was under the
impression that there were a lot of Germans on this list who like the
following:
1: Linux Audio
2: Multimedia hardware and related technology
3: Doing interesting things at interesting locations
The driving thing just happens to be my (apparently false) view of one of
the (probably many) things that makes a German go giddy. However it might
also be that this list is not representative of the average German as you
have rightly stated that there seems to be a lot of people driving in
Germany.
Considering that you are not German but have instead moved to Germany to
find work because you had nothing happening in your own country I would
have thought you would be more supportive of a potential job opportunity
coming via this list from another long term Linux Audio person (18 years
and counting).
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd
Ok, Maybe it should just say driving round the
country and getting paid
for it. However I was under the (false) impression that all y'all
Germans
love blasting your way around the country at top speed so that would be
a
positive not a negative. I mean you guys invented the concept right?
If the 'Stau' (traffic jam) reports I hear on the radio during breakfast
(and most of the day actually) are anything to go by then driving around
Germany professionally doesn't sound like fun at all. Anyway, when I have
to get anywhere I take the train. Works pretty well most of the time.
If this job offer is from a bona fide German or international company
then I wonder why they are trying to recruit this way (via some obscure
Australian one-man joint) rather than going through the normal channels
(like a professional recruitment agency). This, plus the absolute lack
of any real information leads me to believe that what is offered is some
sort of junk job (junk as in junk food).
Junk jobs do exist here, but mainly for unskilled manual labour, and at
places like Amazon. There is even an official form of them for part-time
work (the 450 Euro tax exempt deal). But in general, one of the reasons
why Germany is doing relatively well is because it has a highly skilled
and hence productive labour force. Which in turn is possible only because
the labour market is not the sort of jungle it has become in some other
places. Even chimney sweepers are trained professionals here.