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There is no such thing as siesta hour, that's in Mexico... We might export less than what we import but that doesn't mean that Greeks aren't hard working. We are just a non-industrial country and most of the jobs have to do with services and not production. The percentage of people working in government jobs isn't a third or a quarter but around 15-20%.I think they count 4 hour siesta as working hours, lol. Something doesn't ad up there. One quoter or third of Greeks work in government jobs. Do you think the rest of country compensate for this? And if it happens that they spend so many hours at work, it means that they don't produce much during that time. Maybe they talking too much at work or something?
There is no such thing as siesta hour, that's in Mexico... We might export less than what we import but that doesn't mean that Greeks aren't hard working. We are just a non-industrial country and most of the jobs have to do with services and not production. The percentage of people working in government jobs isn't a third or a quarter but around 15-20%.
My father works in a government job and most of the times there is so much work to be done that he doesn't even have time to go to the bathroom... He has to deal with the public at his job and although the visiting hours end at 13:30, there are so many people already in line that they finish at 15:00, when it's time to go home (working hours for him are 7:00-15:00). That means he gets extra work at home (the one he should be doing from 13:30 till 15:00).
I don't know where your newspapers get their facts from, but apparently they are not representing the reality and probably try to impress. I'm not saying that there aren't people who aren't doing their job properly but judging a whole nation based on a few lazy people is ridiculous and of course there are such cases in every country.
The truth is that Greeks are one of the most hard working people in the world, among the developed countries, and definitely not one of the best payed ones. Greeks have been aware of this for years and we were really surprised and felt wronged by the German press when they started calling us lazy a few months back when the crisis begun.
Actually Germany has highest GDP of the EU, becasue it is the most populated country in the EU with over 80 million people.
Last time I checked China was not in the European UnionAccording to this logic China should have highest GDP in the world. Don't you forget about other important factors regarding GDP?
Also keep in mind that Germany had to pay for development and unification of East Germany. That pushed them back at least a decade.
Being underpaid means that you should be getting payed for more for the amount of work you do. It has nothing to do with the capability of your boss to pay you.I don’t agree with you that Greeks are underpaid for their work. Looking at financial mess in your country, they were paid too much. You cannot pay yourself more than you produce, the GDP of the country, even if you feel that you are entitled to more. You cannot constantly borrow money and not pay it back, or pay consequences and shout “It’s not fair to Greek people”.
It is simple math, economics 1001, and it can happen to every country and already did to many. What surprises me is that Greeks generally don’t agree with it.
I agreeFor the time being, Greek public economy doesn’t make sense.
Apropos siesta, Mexico ha?. Swim to the other side of the pond to Italy and here you go, siesta in the middle of the day. I didn’t mean that it makes people lazy. I was just joking that siesta was included in working hours to rump up the total. Siesta is a typical time off during hottest hours in most southern countries, and there is nothing wrong with it. And I’m pretty sure that in Greece siesta, or whatever is called in Greece, is implemented for workers working outside during summer, at least. There is also a reason why your mothers working hours (guessing that it is a typical thing for most offices) ends at 13.30, before the hottest part of the day. Nota bene, that’s 6 and a half hour working day, set by government, times 20 working days a month and times 12 months, that’s 1560 official hours a year. Even with 8 hours a day it’s 1920 hours for 40% of working force. Looks like your business sector needs to work over this 2120 hours to get the average, and probably makes less money than public workers. How fair is this to them?
Well as far as Europe is concerned Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Italy are the next target of the markets and USA is not really in a better state... The crisis is a global one and Greece was only the first victim of the markets...And this goes to most developed countries not only to Greece. If we are not careful, we all might end up one day in Greece's predicament.
Greeks are underpaid for the work they do if you compare their working hours and salary to the working hours and salary of countries for example in northern Europe (for similar jobs). The fact that the country cannot support these salaries doesn't mean that they are not underpaid. Kids in Taiwan working for 1 USD/12 hours are underpaid and that doesn't change if their boss can't or shouldn't give them more or not. (I don't compare Greeks with kids in Taiwan, I'm just making a point)
I just learned that Canada is chipping in 30billion dollar to the Greece saving found. I don't remember through what channels, IMF or others. It's not only European problem I guess.
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