[bruinbirdman]

Seems the socialists are whining from Paris to Berlin. And where was the American Socialist/Labor/Liberal/Democrat Party held this year? Denver?

[proud_yank]

The company my father works for was previously French-owned. He said that in order to fire someone in France, they need govt approval first and have to pay them their salary for a significant period of time after termination.

[B-Chan]

I’m on their side on this issue.

[oyez]

I wish my Dad was around to go over the Europe and teach them a thing or two about work ethic.

[Straight Vermonter]

Try getting Americans under 30 to work OT.

[decimon]

...only a quarter are prepared to work more to raise their standard of living.

If this is true in France then it is likely true anywhere people are not starving.

Some workers likely fear the overtime will become required or "understood required."

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Runaway French best seller: "Hello Laziness, the art and necessity of doing the least possible at work."

No kidding.

[cyborg]

Been there and done that! Working overtime and working hard is overrated. My mother came to this country and worked her a$$ off for years and she got cancer for her troubles. I rather travel and see the world than work in a cubicle for the sake of being seen as a hardworking American.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

It bugs me that the name of a fish has become a verb, and come to have the same definition as similar-sounding word! The French? Who cares?!

[zeugma]

Who is surprised by this? The French, like most of Europe, can’t even be bothered to make children. They are destined to live as servants to their muslim masters. It takes 18 years to make a person, and it is not a process that can be sped up, or worked around. Europe (and Japan for that matter) are doomed. Thankfully, we get to see it happen to them first. Perhaps we’ll resist.

[starlifter]

I don’t know how to post the image, but here’s the link: http://despair.com/effort.html