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[–] 92 points 4 months ago (26 children)

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.

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  • [–] 24 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    a life without children...how I miss thee 😭

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (14 children)

    Does maultaschen mean mouth pockets?

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  • [–] 31 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

    Allegedly they were invented by some catholic monks who had some juicy meat on hand which they weren't allowed to eat on that day (friday I think) so they hid the meat from gods eyes by wrapping it in dough. Foolproof plan me thinks

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  • [–] 67 points 4 months ago (16 children)

    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)

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  • [–] 29 points 4 months ago (9 children)

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

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months 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.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months 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. 😂

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    It's a good thing that you take it, as long as you don't make the classic mistake of forgetting why you're on leave (and risk ending up in a "don't do anything productive" depression).

    Wishing you a good recovery!

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months 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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    [–] 41 points 4 months 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
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  • [–] 32 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    That’s being a tourist.

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

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    [–] 24 points 4 months ago

    Today I reached 5/5 already at 13h

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  • [–] 24 points 4 months ago* (7 children)

    This hits hard...

    I woke up early today (without an alarm) because I had to bring my dog to a chiropractor at noon.

    So I had a cup of coffee and a pipe, watching the morning dew dry up

    It's one of 3 days off this week, and that's only because I sacrificed one additional day off to fake an extra shift on Friday. It pays double though, because of union regulations, even though I'd have taken it for regular pay anyway.

    The only difference is, that I don't have friends to meet up with, mostly because I don't want to, and that I'm not in a drinking mode yet, but sounds like I could pick that up at some point

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I had to bring my dog to a chiropractor

    ?

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  • [–] 21 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    That's my exact plan for Saturday.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago

    this is Southern Europe maxxing

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

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

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    I would like this

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  • Mads is so fucking hot.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    We call this "sitcomming" here in the states

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    [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    more siesta

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    maxxing

    Taxing, faxing, relaxing; why do people put the extra X in there? indolence?

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago*

    why do people put the extra X in there? indolence?

    My best guess is it's become a sort of linguistic meme, poking fun at incels who'd ramble on about things like "looks-maxxing".

    Or maybe it's a combo of that and "min-maxing" from gaming communities. The extra X makes it more maximum. LOL

    Taxing, faxing, relaxing...

    "...Shootin' b-ball...

    When a couple a' guys, who were up to no good...

    Started making trouble in the neighborhood..."

    --Prince William Smith of Bel Air

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months 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

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Sometimes it do be like that.

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