Comments on: Holidays http://www.russellquinn.com/blog/2007/08/13/holidays/ Fri, 21 May 2010 13:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Russell http://www.russellquinn.com/blog/2007/08/13/holidays/#comment-33 Russell Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:55:30 +0000 http://www.russellquinn.com/?p=40#comment-33 And yes, in general Danes work hard for their short (or rather normal) hours compared to the British who generally work long weeks to achieve the same. And yes, in general Danes work hard for their short (or rather normal) hours compared to the British who generally work long weeks to achieve the same.

]]> By: Russell http://www.russellquinn.com/blog/2007/08/13/holidays/#comment-32 Russell Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:51:48 +0000 http://www.russellquinn.com/?p=40#comment-32 Sorry, I didn't mean that everyone has two entire months off, but rather that everyone takes long holidays during this time, giving the overall effect of a two month hiatus. As you state most people take the same week off at Christmas, Easter and then two in this summer window so things are a lot more synchronised than in the UK. Sorry, I didn’t mean that everyone has two entire months off, but rather that everyone takes long holidays during this time, giving the overall effect of a two month hiatus. As you state most people take the same week off at Christmas, Easter and then two in this summer window so things are a lot more synchronised than in the UK.

]]> By: Frederik Cordes http://www.russellquinn.com/blog/2007/08/13/holidays/#comment-31 Frederik Cordes Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:10:25 +0000 http://www.russellquinn.com/?p=40#comment-31 I think some of these points are slightly exaggerated. Normal vacation extent is 5 weeks - for the entire year. Normally you spend one week at christmas, one week skiing (ALL danes go skiing ;-), one week in the easter holiday and two weeks in the summer. When the business is going well, it's because we work our asses off, when we atually DO work. Also, the Danes are up-front when it comes to communication technology. Emails are being checked EVERY day - now they can even be checked on your mobile phone - while fishing in Øresund or climbing Spanish mountains - and in this case Danes are quite bad at "turning off" and doing the FULL vacation, whereas southern Europeans have their 3 hour siesta on a daily basis. I think some of these points are slightly exaggerated. Normal vacation extent is 5 weeks – for the entire year. Normally you spend one week at christmas, one week skiing (ALL danes go skiing ;-), one week in the easter holiday and two weeks in the summer.

When the business is going well, it’s because we work our asses off, when we atually DO work. Also, the Danes are up-front when it comes to communication technology. Emails are being checked EVERY day – now they can even be checked on your mobile phone – while fishing in Øresund or climbing Spanish mountains – and in this case Danes are quite bad at “turning off” and doing the FULL vacation, whereas southern Europeans have their 3 hour siesta on a daily basis.

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