A young German fellow living in our town is a programmer so the boss has asked him to create a SQL program to make our work easier - (we're using a 1992 unix SQL database) He got the program up to Alpha stage then ask the boss would he be willing to give his friend in Germany a job, he wants to come here on a holiday/work visa but can't cause he quit university and is having trouble. He will carry on with the programming under his instructions. While he carries on with his bussiness here.
WE signed him up for 3 months then spend the rest touring round NZ & hopefully he can get into university here cause its much easier for Germans to go to uni here than in Germany ive found out. Into his 3rd week in the job and i've notice he doesn't stop for any breaks. Apart from a quick smoke and coffee he'll work right through starts later than us 9am but finishes at 8pm no lunch break will only accept a coffee if we ask him yet hes allowed to make a coffee anytime he wishes.
Boss told him to take an hour of for lunch each day and 10min break in the morning another 10min break in the afternoon otherwise if you don't you do realize you wont get paid for working through your breaks? He don't mind he would rather work than take an hour off he said all i need is a coffee and i can work and drink my coffee
. Ok your choice. Here we are knocking off for an hr come back and hes hard at work, so i told him yell out if you need a hand and i'll make the coffees when ever you need one.
He will stop maybe twice in the day for 5min to go have a cigarette.
In Germany they get paid once a month?, Here we get paid weekly once a month is just too long! How do you Germans do it, or maybe its just us kiwis that are too laid back.
Well at least he loves his coffees
Anyways not poking fun just had to mention it. This guy is a good worker we need more Germans!
