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Germans... lazy?? They are now 40% more sick per year than a few years ago (www.euractiv.com)
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Germans call in sick more than 20 days per year on average, much more than workers in other EU countries.

Without the increase in sick days, the German economy could have grown by around 0.5% in 2023, instead of retracting by 0.3%, a study by pharma industry association vfa estimated last year.

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[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 hours ago

According to most employers and politicians, (who, surely by sheer coincidence, have never done any honest work in their life) it is.