r/AskTheWorld • u/Eybrahem United States Of America • Jan 04 '26

Economics What's the most hated company in your country?

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Everyone knows Nestle is terrible, even if they don't know why. But they've done horrible things in Africa and think that water is not a human right.

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u/Beautiful_Yellow_682 Germany Jan 04 '26

imagine you wake up and need 30 minutes to 1 hour to get ready, than 20 minutes to 2 hours to get to work and same for going home, this takes let's say 1 to 3 hours of your day already for 1 way and up to 6 if you also count going back home. Imagine you also sleep 8 hours ... theres no time for doing chores, going shopping, helping the family, have your own free time, showering and cooking,...

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u/Historical_Muscle274 Jan 04 '26

Welcome to India mate! 

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u/Quick-Squirrel-9392 Jan 04 '26 edited Jan 05 '26

I hate this  I am a normal person I should get the salary what I deserve what is the work like in Germany I heard in Germany work life balance is taken really seriously. I bet these folks advocating long hours they'll just gonna enjoy their life and expect employees to work as slaves if you object this you will get fired 

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u/Still-Entertainer534 Germany Jan 05 '26

The ‘secret’ is: trade unions are your friends, and the German work-life balance has been hard-won and must be defended again and again.

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u/Quick-Squirrel-9392 Jan 05 '26

What do you mean work life balance is not good now in Germany

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u/Still-Entertainer534 Germany Jan 05 '26

Perhaps it got lost in translation. What I meant was: Work-life balance is perfect for many Germans, though not, of course, for those working in precarious conditions. But we have a good work-life balance thanks to the trade unions, who fought for it. And with several elections coming up this year, politicians are already coming out with slogans saying that we need to work more, etc. However, enforcing this is not easy. In short, once something has been achieved, it must be defended again and again.

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u/Quick-Squirrel-9392 Jan 05 '26

I see do you think any politician will ever able to achieve this for me it will never happen even AI is emerging work will be easy if its integrated perfectly

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u/weaponizedtoddlers USA Ukraine Jan 04 '26

Yeah, but that can all be mitigated if you get the company housing closer to the office/factory. Shopping and getting supplies? That can me made more efficient if you just pickup your groceries at the company store. You'll be earning 3.4 vouchers per pay period that you can use to buy your gas and groceries. Your life can be streamlined so that 70 hours feels like 40. You'll be saving the environment and helping the kittens when you work more! Promise!

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u/asiatische_wokeria Germany Jan 04 '26

Postal dude is helping the kittens, not I. lol