[Greeks work more hours than anyone in EU meanwhile Germans work the least hours. It was a well built PR compaign by the Germans to portray Greeks as lazy thus they should be punished with austerity. Germans also do some of the most money laundering in the world too. Their government is riddled with some of the world’s biggest financial scandals. But PR says Germany is a perfectly run machine. It’s actually laughable. I rather be a hard working Greek than a lazy German.](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/greeks-work-longest-hours-in-europe/)
I think in the UK or Western Europe consider Mediterranean countries as lazy because we do a siesta in the middle of the day. And generally I think we’re a bit more laid back as we don’t really follow hustle culture.
Greece does not follow the Protestant work ethic, but the myth of the hard working German is a myth.
When I lived overseas, all Greek and Cypriot immigrants were some of the most hard working people. In general, never heard a bad word about them or the community. Nobody ever said “oh shit, more Greeks/Cypriots, there goes the neighborhood”
I think Greece got gaslighted hard over the collapse and money owed and the general public just took it and ran with it, despite them getting fucked over by banks and Germany.
Eh okay, do we like to sit at cafes all day and drink coffee? Take a little nappy nap? Nai. Sorry for not being a miserable cunt 24/7.
From all the Cypriot employees I had, the country can be lucky to not be listed in my opinion. Sorry if that feels harsh to someone but there is an immense difference in work ethics and professional diligence even between those that grew up here vs the ones that spent 2-3 years working abroad. This is not a skill issue but an attitude problem: No sense of responsibility and very quick to blame anyone and any circumstance, very creative use of work time, and especially salary expectations that matches 2-3 people in Poland or Czechia – and that was before the spike of CoL last & this year.
Tired of seeing this poll
There is a difference between actually working, ie producing sth and just being in the office which is what is happening in Greece.
Finally, deep analysys, LOL
Just FYI..
Polish people surely dont think that German people are hardworking or trustworthy.. 🙂
I think most Europeans equate hard work with earnings. I’d like to see them work for long hours, be extremely underpaid and work overtime for free – and at the end of the day, be thankful that you have a job.
In my work environment, the greeks I’ve met are freaking warhorses – I’d never have that work ethic myself, especially with the shitty wage they are getting.
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Greece is that bad ????
[Greeks work more hours than anyone in EU meanwhile Germans work the least hours. It was a well built PR compaign by the Germans to portray Greeks as lazy thus they should be punished with austerity. Germans also do some of the most money laundering in the world too. Their government is riddled with some of the world’s biggest financial scandals. But PR says Germany is a perfectly run machine. It’s actually laughable. I rather be a hard working Greek than a lazy German.](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/02/greeks-work-longest-hours-in-europe/)
I think in the UK or Western Europe consider Mediterranean countries as lazy because we do a siesta in the middle of the day. And generally I think we’re a bit more laid back as we don’t really follow hustle culture.
Greece does not follow the Protestant work ethic, but the myth of the hard working German is a myth.
When I lived overseas, all Greek and Cypriot immigrants were some of the most hard working people. In general, never heard a bad word about them or the community. Nobody ever said “oh shit, more Greeks/Cypriots, there goes the neighborhood”
I think Greece got gaslighted hard over the collapse and money owed and the general public just took it and ran with it, despite them getting fucked over by banks and Germany.
Eh okay, do we like to sit at cafes all day and drink coffee? Take a little nappy nap? Nai. Sorry for not being a miserable cunt 24/7.
From all the Cypriot employees I had, the country can be lucky to not be listed in my opinion. Sorry if that feels harsh to someone but there is an immense difference in work ethics and professional diligence even between those that grew up here vs the ones that spent 2-3 years working abroad. This is not a skill issue but an attitude problem: No sense of responsibility and very quick to blame anyone and any circumstance, very creative use of work time, and especially salary expectations that matches 2-3 people in Poland or Czechia – and that was before the spike of CoL last & this year.
Tired of seeing this poll
There is a difference between actually working, ie producing sth and just being in the office which is what is happening in Greece.
Finally, deep analysys, LOL
Just FYI..
Polish people surely dont think that German people are hardworking or trustworthy.. 🙂
I think most Europeans equate hard work with earnings. I’d like to see them work for long hours, be extremely underpaid and work overtime for free – and at the end of the day, be thankful that you have a job.
In my work environment, the greeks I’ve met are freaking warhorses – I’d never have that work ethic myself, especially with the shitty wage they are getting.
https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/productivity?continent=europe
Greece is indeed less productive than the EU average.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Hours_of_work_-_annual_statistics#:~:text=Those%20with%20the%20longest%20working,and%20Germany%20(34.6%20hours).
It is however the hardest working country in the EU.
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