alt Hacker NewsIn germany you have the opposite and it is also nonsense.
You have to work with people that do literally nothing (usefull to the goal of the company) and they can't be fired.
Companies are afraid to hire. Young people only get short therm contracts. If a company needs to cut jobs it has to keep employees with children over the others.
What society will be more productive?
What makes you think that productivity is the most important goal? I’ll take Germany way over Silicon Valley bullshit any time of the day.