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2016-09-29 23:04:51
19 votes, rating 2.6
Working with Europeans
premise:
- Plant A has a problem. It's Friday, and you're at the weekly conference call...

Germany
Plant B, C and D set a 4-working days deadline to anayze the problem. On thenext Friday morning they have an extra conference cal between them, where Plant C has found a solution. Plants A, B & D thanks Plant C and copy. At the afternoon conference call, they have a shared solution and even the first feedabcks. On Monday, the problem is usually solved.

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic
Like Germany but with funny accent and lots of mustaches. You can see their moustaches popping out of YOUR receiver. They make jokes from time to time, too. A pleasure to talk with.

Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia
Like Germany but no jokes and apologies for everything. They make you feel sorry and you'd like to pat them on the shoulder, like "hey, that's fine. great job buddy, don't be sad".

UK
Plant C suggest a possible path, though should hear plant B about it while Plant D provides feedback on the existence of the issue in Plant A, then A & C double-check everything that B & D did in the past 3 months against statistical data over a decade, supervised by a phantomatic Plant E that everybody thought closed but was merely converted into a Data Center with direct connection to the main database in Poland using specific, high-performance, specially engineered software developed 52% in Sweden and 49,1% in the US. New Issue: what's happening in the software development? why the grand total of IT is 101,1%? Should we che...OK IT'S 16:29 TIME TO START DRINKING HEY ALL POP IN AT THE GRUMPY LAWYER'S ARMS IN A QUARTER FOR A NICE PINT I MADE 100 QUIDS AT THE HORSE RACING TIME TO CELEBRATE BYEBYE

Sweden
Plant B asks his newly hired PhD who travels from Plant s to give a look at the problem. He ends up writing a paper that gets published by the MIT press and the company skyrocket. He can skip the conference call because everything it's perfectly explained, and goes skinny dipping to his favourite remote lake with his partner (where he catches salmons bare handed). You can Feel his happiness from nearly 600 miles away. Plant C & D doesn't exist.

France
France has a special conference call on Thursday and they categorically refuse to participate on the Friday call. Probably because le vendredi c'est l'aioli, oh la la au revoir nous viendron faire un coucou une fois oui ça va? bisous bisous.

Italy
Italy doesn't participate in conference call because the local Regional Manager can't understand english instructions on how to connect with the conference call center. They send him an e-mail, that he doesn't understand, so he tasks his right hand to find a 23-years old with minimum two degrees in economy and 15 years of working experience that could translate the letter for him, offering a salary of 3 sandwiches and 2 bottles of water per week. After two months of desperate research, the dynamic duo stels the company's money and they flee to Argentina, where they open a terrible restaurant. What was the problem...?

Spain
...they're waiting the telephones to participate in conference calls from 6 months, even if they are "the first on the list". Meanwhile, ACA TORO TOMA CERVEZA EEEEEH ESPERA ESPERA AQUI NO HAY PROBLEMAS VENCAAAAAAAA

I want to raise coconuts on Tureia. More or less what Gauguin did...
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Posted by grunth on 2016-09-29 23:13:34
Pourquoi il parle de plantes, lui ??? oO
Posted by LemonheadWallenstein on 2016-09-29 23:15:16
offering a salary of 3 sandwiches and 2 bottles of water per week.

:D
Posted by Uedder on 2016-09-29 23:46:26
Wow that's a pretty good pay!!

Do you know if they're still hiring?!?
Posted by bghandras on 2016-09-30 00:06:03
LOVED this. I have some experience with most of those countries. Not necessarily the same conclusion, but funny nevertheless. I must have had NUFFLEs "blessing" when i had a chance to be a part of a takeover in a german facility, which was NOT the way you expect. (But probably that was the very reason for a takeover, as well managed stuff tend to be self-sufficient.)

Remember: Exceptions exist!
Posted by pythrr on 2016-09-30 01:40:47
100 quids
Posted by Verminardo on 2016-09-30 09:13:26
Hehe this made me smile, although my experience with (North) Italians is more positive. ;-)
Posted by Cavetroll on 2016-09-30 17:40:48
I have no idea how accurate this was, but it was humorous and gave me a (probably artificial) idea of how various European countries operate. Especially loved the Swedish entry.
Posted by Wreckage on 2016-10-01 01:19:25
There is no scenario where this sort of stereotyping couldn't be utter nonsense. It can be still funny.
Posted by pythrr on 2016-10-01 03:13:03
it's funny cos it's true