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DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« on: October 06, 2009, 11:56:46 AM »
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eppur_se_muova  (1000+ posts)        Tue Oct-06-09 12:06 PM
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A spate of suicides at France Telecom has put the spotlight on
workplace stress and the devastating impact it can have on employees.

There have been 24 suicides and 13 attempted suicides among France Telecom employees since
the beginning of 2008.

Labor unions blame restructuring and poor working conditions for creating a climate of stress.

Last week a 51-year old father of two jumped to his death from a bridge. He was reported to
have left a letter blaming his death on the "atmosphere" at work, according to media reports.

The deputy chief executive of France Telecom Monday resigned in the wake of the staff suicides.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/work.death/index.h...

You have to go to weird furrin countries like France and Japan to find people who are dying from
overwork! Oh, no, wait ... that's just to find legal recognition that they're dying from overwork!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6708218
This is alarming to the crazies at the DUmp, since the French are the only people in the world
who rival DUmmies in laziness.


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onehandle  (1000+ posts)      Tue Oct-06-09 12:11 PM
1. I've been following this story in French media. It's a huge thing over there.
Shocking to most everyone in France.


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stray cat  (1000+ posts)     Tue Oct-06-09 12:13 PM
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2. it was suicides - work didn't kill them - it just added to their depression

They are depressed by the thought of a 37-hour week.
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2009, 12:18:44 PM »
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Last week a 51-year old father of two jumped to his death from a bridge. He was reported to
have left a letter blaming his death on the "atmosphere" at work, according to media reports.

What the?? ::)
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2009, 12:38:29 PM »


 This is funny(and sad) on a number of levels. Frenchmen are pussies for the most part. Their stress levels peak at their shoelaces. The fact that they desire to kill themselves should be no surprise to anyone. The French fold and cop out at the drop of a beret
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2009, 12:48:12 PM »
Don't they have shorter work weeks, more vacation/holidays/sick days and what not?  My guess is that they are upset because their government has been acting like they are finally growing a set of balls.  They fear this new conservatism may reach to the working class, and they'll lose their cushy working standards.
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2009, 01:01:30 PM »
37-hour workweeks?  And it's KILLING them?

Shit, I should have been dead years ago at this rate.  The Japanese, however--now there's a workforce I feel sorry for.
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 03:16:13 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on October 06, 2009, 01:01:30 PM
37-hour workweeks?  And it's KILLING them?

Shit, I should have been dead years ago at this rate.  The Japanese, however--now there's a workforce I feel sorry for.


Ya but they get to go out and pound down Sake every night........ :cheersmate:
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2009, 03:39:08 PM »
They are so lazy that they value their 6 week vacations higher than their elderly relatives, whom they leave home to die in the summer heat.  'Member that? 

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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2009, 05:13:56 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on October 06, 2009, 01:01:30 PM
37-hour workweeks?  And it's KILLING them?

Shit, I should have been dead years ago at this rate.  The Japanese, however--now there's a workforce I feel sorry for.

Shit I already have 24 hours for the week starting yesterday.............. :thatsright:

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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2009, 05:16:38 PM »
My heart breaks over a few less cheese-eating surrender-monkey proles.  ::)
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2009, 05:59:10 PM »
I have lost work hours, yet I still have 43 a week. Amazing enough, I seem to still be alive..  :whatever:
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2009, 06:51:29 PM »
Quote from: miskie on October 06, 2009, 05:59:10 PM
I have lost work hours, yet I still have 43 a week. Amazing enough, I seem to still be alive..  :whatever:

Yes, but if you had to live in a shithole country like France, you probably wouldn't be very chipper.
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2009, 07:19:57 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on October 06, 2009, 06:51:29 PM
Yes, but if you had to live in a shithole country like France, you probably wouldn't be very chipper.

So what's the problem? Too many burkas? The guy couldn't see enough T&A? Telecom? Boy! That must be a stressful job, huh? Answering the phone? Installing internet? What the hell can be stressful in Telecom? Trying to get deadbeats to pay their bills? Just cut off the damn phone! Stress eliminated!

Hell, he should've had to deal with a brain dead Kanadian trying to rip off his government by coming down here for cheaper prices, then get pissed at you when you won't help them do it! I don't think I'm close to suicide, but MURDER or ASSAULT has certainly crossed my mind
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2009, 08:19:12 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on October 06, 2009, 03:16:13 PM

Ya but they get to go out and pound down Sake every night........ :cheersmate:

Damn right they pound it down.  You would too, if all you had to drink was that crap, and you knew that there was an ambrosia known as single malt scotch elsewhere in the world. :cheersmate:
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2009, 08:31:08 PM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on October 06, 2009, 08:19:12 PM
Damn right they pound it down.  You would too, if all you had to drink was that crap, and you knew that there was an ambrosia known as single malt scotch elsewhere in the world. :cheersmate:
Believe me, they really pound down the single malt Scotch as well. It is really foreign to us,
but their society attaches no stigma whatever to a businessman who gets falling down drunk with
co-workers on a regular basis. In fact, if anything it's viewed in a positive light. It may be because
no one drives.
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #14 on: October 07, 2009, 12:55:45 AM »
Overworked French?

This is an oxymoron, right?

How can you be overworked in a country with a 37 hour week, 6 weeks vacation, and 20% unemployment?   :mental:
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2009, 04:12:45 AM »
Quote from: diesel driver on October 07, 2009, 12:55:45 AM
Overworked French?

This is an oxymoron, right?

How can you be overworked in a country with a 37 hour week, 6 weeks vacation, and 20% unemployment?   :mental:

Maybe if you're the one supporting all those on unemployment, and not seeing any of your money from all of the taxe$ that are levied . . .
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2009, 08:12:40 AM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on October 06, 2009, 08:19:12 PM
Damn right they pound it down.  You would too, if all you had to drink was that crap, and you knew that there was an ambrosia known as single malt scotch elsewhere in the world. :cheersmate:

Hear, hear...habu sake, anyone?  For the unitiated, it's sake (or awamori) infused with a pit viper, and the venom gets into the sake.  Drink that, and you're flying, so they say.  Also pretty expensive.

And when I was in Yokosuka, I learned the best way to get in with a Japanese family (especially if you wanted to see the guy's daughter for more than 10 minutes) was to bring over a bottle of Jack or other American whiskey.  What cost us less than $10 at the exchange went for nearly $100 out in town.
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Re: DUmmies Discuss Overworked French
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2009, 10:01:34 AM »
If after eating cheese and drinking wine for 7 hours a day the sorry French can't get it up, then maybe they should give up F***ing.
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