5 Jul
2015
5 Jul
'15
11:03 p.m.
On Mon, Jul 06, 2015 at 03:19:30AM +1000, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
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.
Ciao,
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