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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsnice article - "Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy work culture" -
http://www.vox.com/2015/7/21/8974435/switzerland-work-life-balancelife and work for the benefit of the workers and people, so un-American
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nice article - "Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy work culture" - (Original Post)
msongs
Oct 2015
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annabanana
(52,791 posts)1. good article..k&r
Worth a read..
LiberalArkie
(15,715 posts)2. Very good article.. Thank you.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)3. K&R
Hydra
(14,459 posts)4. Very good article
And it shows that there ARE other ways of doing things...and they even work better! Maybe we can do this some day.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)5. "no one missed them at the office"
there's the big difference right there
apparently, enough people work to cover for them?
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)6. Even here in Canada
You can absolutely tell the difference between an American owned company and a Canadian owned one. My mom and I have worked for both and there is a marked difference.