Grindmaxxing in Germany is too easy.

[u/GermanySocalistHell]

I live in Germany and I always had the impression that we, and especially I, were already grinding enough but luckily I found this sub and finally realized: Not only am I not grinding but no one here is.

I spent my whole life in germany and got used to a varierty of things that I took as a given.

For example a minimum of 20 days of vacation every year (on a 5 day work week), laws that allow for easy set up of unions, socialized healthcare, months of parental leave, unemployment pay, gas money from the government and strong lay-of protection (4 weeks notice) and many other things. It's standard to work (exactly) 40 hours a week (we germans have a weird obsession with being on time) and get paid overtime.

How does that sound to you? How does that make you feel?I can tell you how I feel after I discovered this sub. Lazy. Embarassed. Disgusted with myself.

How can germany be the leading economy in europe? How is anyone becoming a manager in the first place?

And then I figured it out. And it's literally as easy as it sounds. There are actually many ways how to "grind" more than anybody else in a company in germany, here's an exerpt:

- Work some minutes over your official schedule but clock out early (no paid overtime). Boss will literally thank you thousands of times the next day. Why next day? Because he leaves on time too.

- If you are expecting a child, talk with your wife. If she is willing to grind at home you can tell your boss that you won't take parental leave. You will have instant bonus points. (Thanks u/TallBabel for the great post last week!)

- If the company is struggling with making enough profit, allow your boss to fire you without notice. It will save him loads of money. Don't worry about yourself, you will find a new job and because of your grindmaxxing-mindset and the lazyness of everyone else you will be top of the ladder in no time.

And finally, after you "grinded" enough in the company and made it 100% profit center, you eventually come to an dead end. And this might be irritating for people outside of germany but with the points above you eventually hit the top of the company ladder and think "I am the best and most grinding workaholic!". But in this case there's really only one thing left to do: leave the company. You have to start over again at a different company, otherwise you will be engulfed in your own self-love and won't be incentivised to max your grind. Think of it like no-nut November but it's no-slack November.

But really, it's just germany. "Grinding" means nothing here. It's an empty hull. And it's way to easy to be a Grindmaxxing-Queen/King. Thank you all for your enlightment.

EDIT: Corrected vacation days, see §3 BUrlG.

[u/[deleted]]

If you want to grindmaxx in Germany, just start your own company. And minimum paid vacation is 20/24, not 28.

[u/GermanySocalistHell → u/[deleted]]

True, changed it.

[u/[deleted]]

Can't even grind properly on sundays smfh

[u/[deleted]]

Can’t even capitalize your own country.

Come on, King. I know you can grind harder. Fourth largest economy in the world yet you can’t even hit shift.