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Europemaxxing (feddit.dk)
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[-] itstoowet@lemmy.world 68 points 2 days ago

American in the Netherlands: Woke up at 9 without my alarm, had coffee and a joint. No work today because I got put on burnout leave.

12: Had lunch, scheduled some appointments.
2pm: rode to supermarket and then the beach to have some champagne, joints, and make some music on my portable groovebox. I'll be here till sunset.

Might stop at my local pub for a beer and dinner afterwards.

No friends because NL is lonely as hell((

But yes, life is much better in Europe, even in the Netherlands ( I just personally don't really care for it)

[-] Latuga17@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I'm also American living in the Netherlands although I study here instead. How have you found the experience so far? Have you learned any Dutch?

[-] monokel_franze@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Jo, is there a Chance to join(t)? Just a guy from your neighbourhood asking.

[-] coolfission@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

American here wtf is burnout leave? How long can you take the leave?

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Look up "Kur" in Gemany. A stressed out worker may utilize it every 4 years. The US labor laws and fucking medieval.

[-] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 days ago

You go to the doctor, they say you are suffering burnout and prescribe you working less, potentially also therapy, and you get sick leave for the time you can't work. How long depends on what the doctor says, but potentially quite long. You can't be fired during that time except after a very long time (i.e. that you should be on permanent disability benefit instead) and the company making all possible efforts at other suitable arrangements.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 18 points 2 days ago

LOL fellow American also bamboozled by this concept. "Burnout leave" to us is when you finally snap and quit, cutting off your healthcare and income all in one go.

Hope you have multiple "streams of income" and "side hustles" if nothing else is "lined up"!

For the majority of us burnout isn't a pathology, it's the most American state of being. 😂

[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

It exist here too. Just its when you get pipped and didn't line up a new job.

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[-] itstoowet@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Up to 2 years, apparently. It was a huge shock to me too; I'm still coming to grips with it? Honestly, I didn't want to take it but my boss strongly urged me to talk to the company doc and here we are.

I'm still working, just reduced hours.

[-] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Take care of yourself bro. I've been there. A few months off helped tremendously. And it seems we share similar interests. No reason to be lonely. Hit me up with a message if you'd be keen to hang out over some joints.

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[-] not_IO 3 points 2 days ago

what groove box?

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[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 86 points 2 days ago

My day so far in Germany: wake up without alarm at 3:30, have coffee and smoke a joint with my husband (it’s his day off), eat cold vegetable Maultaschen (my beloved) for breakfast, walk to my job at the bakery for my 5:00 shift, run around sweating all day until my shift ends at 13:00, walk home, decompress, and eat the rest of the Maultaschen.

In an hour or two, my husband and I will go sit on the riverbank a couple blocks away, smoke a few joints, and he'll play the banjo (very uncommon here) while I read until we want to have dinner. Then we’ll make open faced sandwiches for dinner (very common here), and try to get to bed by 20-21.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago

Does maultaschen mean mouth pockets?

[-] parson0@startrek.website 7 points 2 days ago

Yes, literally translated it does. Maul is a bit on the vulgar side these days, you'd say Mund instead. For animals often Maul is still used. And if you tell someone to shut up you tell them Halt's Maul (hold your mouth)

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[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Yup! But ruder, more like maw pockets

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[-] Maultasche@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I think the more common translation is feed bags (the things you can tie in front of a horse's mouth)

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[-] buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 7 points 2 days ago

What is an open faced sandwich? Like a slice of bread with toppings?

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Exactly, just a sandwich with only one piece of bread. It’s probably the most common dinner here, because people traditionally had big meals at lunch, but that’s slowly changing

[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

I like how basically every culture has dumplings & they're all delicious. if there are grain and egg to make pasta cooking stuff in a little pasta pocket is obviously the next step.

[-] Venat0r@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

this comment made me hungry 😅

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 40 points 2 days ago

Am an immigrant in Spain

  1. Woke up with alarm
  2. Went to office
  3. No beer at lunch T_T
  4. At least went to get a massage in the evening
  5. Will play Baldur's Gate 3 with friends online now
[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

That’s being a tourist.

Otherwise, who is making and serving the drinks and lunch?

[-] maltasoron@sopuli.xyz 23 points 2 days ago

Foreign students working parttime

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

Hello Canada my old friend.

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The comment above yours probably

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

We call this "sitcomming" here in the states

[-] Entertainmeonly 3 points 1 day ago
[-] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago
[-] Entertainmeonly 2 points 1 day ago

Haha, i probably will now too 🤣🤣

[-] monokel_franze@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

Here in Germany we call it “Frühschoppen“. Instead of coffee we have beer!

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 days ago

Today I reached 5/5 already at 13h

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

That's my exact plan for Saturday.

[-] originaltnavn@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

Same, except that I think I'll make a cake for said friends to eat after drinks. Saturdays are the best.

[-] blinfabian@feddit.nl 10 points 2 days ago

this is Southern Europe maxxing

[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 8 points 2 days ago

ITT: peaceful cottages in the woods with bread walls, cake roofs, and sugar windows

[-] Entertainmeonly 6 points 2 days ago

Mads is so fucking hot.

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

I would like this

[-] nbsp@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago

more siesta

[-] sanbdra@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Meanwhile the rest of us are speedrunning stress before noon 😭

[-] djdarren@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

The reason we Brits voted to leave the EU was because we couldn't tolerate having to see friends any more.

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

Never set my alarm these days, but I do work all day, every day. Pros and cons of being your own boss. I may get paid like shit too, but at least the CEO isn't making 5000x as much. Silver linings eh?

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 days ago

Sometimes it do be like that.

[-] 666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Woke up without an alarm, drank two cups of coffee, rode my bike to the train, took the train, rode my bike to work, am now drinking coffee while waiting for my shift to start. Thats my finnish day so far

[-] Saapas@piefed.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Some unemployed people I know actually do this. And I don't just mean students

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