As a Dane who has had a long work life, being employed, being an independent contractor, and being an employer, I would like to comment on your great video. Reason 1: Low working hours. This means a lot for productivity. You are not tired when you go to work, so you get a lot more done while at work. As an employee I have had several talks with my employer almost scolding me for working too much, or not taking all of the vacation time I was entitled to. Or taking the extra week of paid vacation-like time off the employer offered besides the mandatory vacation time. I was never directly ordered to do what they wanted. Instead it was like a negotiation where we talked and I eventually agreed to try to work a bit less and take a bit more vacation. Reason 2: Lower power distance. An employee who feels his opinion is heard in the workplace feels a lot more positive towards the place where he works. Here in Denmark managers are explicitly taught to listen to employees and try to avoid giving direct orders. Direct orders lower the productivity of the employee. And when listening to the employee the manager can often get good ideas for improving productivity because the employee doing the work knows more about how it can be most effectively done. The entitlement employees have to elect board members is also interesting. Employees do not try to elect members who work for better employee conditions because conditions are already good. Instead they tend to elect board members who work for the company to prosper. Reason 3: Generous unemployment benefits. A small correction to what you said at 5:54: If you quit yourself for no good reason, you do not immediately receive these unemployment benefits for the next three weeks. It is easy for a company to fire an employee here, which also means that a company is more likely to hire more employees because they can be easily fired. This makes the job market very dynamic. Employees know they can easily find another job if they want to, and employers know that too. Nobody here really hate their job because they can so easily move on to a new job. Reason 4: Constant development and training. It makes sense for an employer to try to develop and train their best employees to become even better. And the employer knows that this free training offered to the employee makes him more positive towards his workplace. During my time as an employee I have politely said "no thanks" to several week-long training sessions I could have attended at no cost while getting paid leave from work. Other training sessions I thought were more relevant for what I wanted I accepted. In other countries employers try to hold onto employees by offering health care packages, but here health care is basically free. So instead employers try to hold on to employees by offering them good working conditions and free education. Reason 5: The joy of work. Enjoying your work makes you a lot more productive, and employers here know it. Here in Denmark we even have a company called "Great Place To Work" which does competitions between employers in different sectors. Employers pay to enter the competition because they know showing a good score is a good way to attract good employees. The company confidentially interviews all employees at an employer to obtain a score of how happy the employees are at working for the employer. At my last employment I stayed for several years though I did not need the salary and doing other things would earn me more. But my employer made sure my job was always interesting, and did a lot to ensure I felt happy working there. So it was really hard for me to leave.
It's actually very simple. Danes work to live. They don't live to work. We are born into this world and can expect to live 70-90 years in average of which you have about 50-60 years of your life where you may be at good health if you take care of yourself. It would therefore be crazy to work very long hours since that will only be a problem for your health. Family and friends are more important than work. I guess it's a cultural thing.
You got it wrong. Nobody lives to work. We live for work. In other words, we found something in which we can excel - be better than everybody else - often put together. 1) Low working hours only appeal to morons too stupid/lazy to find something in which they can excel. 2) Low power distance only appeals to arrogant riff-raff. Though, I must admit most companies choose their leaders very unwisely. 3) Unemployment benefit paid by tax, is theft. Theft is not a sustainable standard. 4) Free training enforced by law is coercion and coercion is not a sustainable standard. 5) Arbeidsglæde can only come from achievement - not the four listed here. The major error with Denmark's work market is an attempt to combat symptoms instead of the sickness. The sickness starts with mandatory schooling and continues with regulations destroying any possibility for a free market to arise. What you see as a great achievement in Denmark is in fact a train wreck to hide the real problem. Not to say it's any better anywhere else. The whole world rests on legalized coercion and theft - and irrational property laws that allow you to control ground without upbringing. And no, nothing is more important than work. Work is the only thing that keeps you away from starvation. Either your work or if you're a parasite: other's work. Without work, you won't be able to express any opinion. Thus, family is obviously less important than work. This video is made by a mindless moron and you have been fooled.
@@UA-cam_Stole_My_Handle_Too 1) I don't think anyone will pay me for go hiking, play computer games or watch football and dirking beer. I like my work and are good at it, but it's not the same as doing my hobbies. 2) If you are a good worker who likes your job, power distance shouldn't be necessary at all 3) If the public get enough in retur for their taxes I have no problem with it. How are you supposed to find work you love when you can't afford being unemployed and use that time to retrain/relocate? 4) The training benefits the company and society as a whole. I don't get your problem with it 5) The four above makes it easier to accomplish achievement For me it depends on how much of the schooling is mandatory. Everybody should learn to read, write and do mathematics. In my opinion a basic understanding of the world (history and geography), a second language(English) and basic understanding of your own countrys political system and parties should be mandatory. There are free markets in Denmark (and Scandinavia as a whole). Some are more regulated and som less than i.e. in the US. The reason Scandinavian countries don't get really good scores in this is usually because the state own certain businesses and resources (natural), and that you can't exploit workers (rights, minimum wage). If Denmark is a train wreck what's your solution? Anarchy and you have to inherit land? How's that more freedom? The last part is just sad.
@@UA-cam_Stole_My_Handle_Too you probably come from a very authoritarian culture and therefore see value only in competition and authoritarianism. Humans in general, throughout most of history, are very co-operative and egalitarian. The Danish model is way more in line with human nature than the unhealthy standards of civilization (authoritarianism and competition).
Denmark is setting such a great example. I hope Australian employers wake up and get with the program. I admire so much about Denmark. I love how it's so bicycle friendly too. It's on my bucket list to visit.
Denmark is getting a lot of things right in this area and the bike culture is awesome. I remember walking around Sydney and feeling like the infrastructure was actively hostile to bikes and pedestrians.
@@WoohooIncSadly it very much leads to loss of opportunity for those who can't afford cars, or who have to use wheelchairs, mobility carts or walk with prams, etc.,
When starting at a new job in a small firm, I at one early time asked what to do? And my Boss asked me: Do you have something? We knew what should be done so we arranged among ourselves what was needed and if my Boss knew about something special coming, he would tell about it! He went on vacations and left the management to us while away. We could of course be able to do several of the needed operations in the firm, as we a large part of the year had one or two on vacations, so we could all do what was needed. We also arranged vacations among ourselves, and if some had special needs, we would find out.
As for happiness at work, Estonian has "töörõõm", and the word is not rare at all. And yet the Scandinavians do not want to consider as Estonians being among the Nordic nations. :) (I'm sure the word must be there in many other languages.)
Laver du ikke en endag om hvordan fagforeninger virker i Danmark? Det ville være fantastisk og et stort samtale emne i bla USA som virkelig slår ned når arbejdere forsøger at organisere sig. God video ellers 😉👍
That turns out not to be a problem. Denmark has some of the highest benefits and also one of the most competitive business environments. It turns out that investing in workers is good for business. Who knew :)
@@WoohooInc the line between investing and wasting is not always clear; an investment gives a return.you need a population with a culture of both demanding a return and wanting to produce a return; in the very long term cultures tend to evolve towards taking advantage of benefits without producing much and believing you have a "right" to benefits
It all sounds good and I agree with it all, which is why I used to want to work in Denmark, but there seemed to be so much racism and discrimination in the hiring process I decided to go elsewhere. Copenhagen also seems to be increasingly unsafe with all the gangs. It's a pity.
I want whan you all about Mexicano ........... and Keen. They are everywhere when it is about Denmark. Why? A Danish girl left them? oooohhhh. Sorry for them.
That is not true,I live here in danmark,to get a job its very hard,if you get it high taxes,50%,38%.back to state when you work here.if Danes are happiest why do they kil them selves, Language to Feigner's must be the first.if you can't you will not get a job.so.....No safe place in the world.
That seems like an overly negative view. There are plenty of jobs in Denmark for non-Danish speakers and the unemployment rate is 2% so... Also, it's a myth that Denmark has a high suicide rate. It's about the same as other western countries.
The Sursiderate you have seen may or may not have included the rate of greenland which is really high. But I don't know, simply just pointing out that we all should be aware of it, because though greenland is a part of the Danish kingdom, they are still a totally diffrient country.
That’s a ridiculous comparison. It would make a lot more sense to compare Denmark to Vermont and compare America to the EU. If you live in Vermont you can still explore America, just as if you live in Denmark you can still explore the EU. Also boring is a really subjective quality, so you’ve basically said nothing!
Not quite.. alot of europeans have visitet the US.. and all most everone have travel to different countries.. and learnt.. there is a different way!.. Americans only travel within their own country.. and get confirmed within their echo chamber.. that they are the best..
@keen statistically americans score the lowest of any first world country on traveling abroad. Denmark holds more worldchanging inventions per capita than america (by about double actually) also more than 58% of all american inventions are not american at all but rather american companies who buy patents or employ foreign people who invent stuff. Denmark score as the best country in many different factors and within top 5 in almost every other statistic. UA-cam btw was not invented by americans :D Inventing something implies you were the first to make it. creating video sharing websites were a thing way before then. and the bones of the website were not even made from scratch. Actually theres a rather cool explaination of how youtube was an almost carbon copy of a german made website. Funny information is that youtube also originally wasnt a video sharing platform but (if i remember right) a dating site.
@keen as i said denmark has more inventions patented in denmark than usa when comparing per population ;) Created! not invented. The method used for creating youtube was made in germany :)
As a Dane who has had a long work life, being employed, being an independent contractor, and being an employer, I would like to comment on your great video.
Reason 1: Low working hours. This means a lot for productivity. You are not tired when you go to work, so you get a lot more done while at work. As an employee I have had several talks with my employer almost scolding me for working too much, or not taking all of the vacation time I was entitled to. Or taking the extra week of paid vacation-like time off the employer offered besides the mandatory vacation time. I was never directly ordered to do what they wanted. Instead it was like a negotiation where we talked and I eventually agreed to try to work a bit less and take a bit more vacation.
Reason 2: Lower power distance. An employee who feels his opinion is heard in the workplace feels a lot more positive towards the place where he works. Here in Denmark managers are explicitly taught to listen to employees and try to avoid giving direct orders. Direct orders lower the productivity of the employee. And when listening to the employee the manager can often get good ideas for improving productivity because the employee doing the work knows more about how it can be most effectively done. The entitlement employees have to elect board members is also interesting. Employees do not try to elect members who work for better employee conditions because conditions are already good. Instead they tend to elect board members who work for the company to prosper.
Reason 3: Generous unemployment benefits. A small correction to what you said at 5:54: If you quit yourself for no good reason, you do not immediately receive these unemployment benefits for the next three weeks. It is easy for a company to fire an employee here, which also means that a company is more likely to hire more employees because they can be easily fired. This makes the job market very dynamic. Employees know they can easily find another job if they want to, and employers know that too. Nobody here really hate their job because they can so easily move on to a new job.
Reason 4: Constant development and training. It makes sense for an employer to try to develop and train their best employees to become even better. And the employer knows that this free training offered to the employee makes him more positive towards his workplace. During my time as an employee I have politely said "no thanks" to several week-long training sessions I could have attended at no cost while getting paid leave from work. Other training sessions I thought were more relevant for what I wanted I accepted. In other countries employers try to hold onto employees by offering health care packages, but here health care is basically free. So instead employers try to hold on to employees by offering them good working conditions and free education.
Reason 5: The joy of work. Enjoying your work makes you a lot more productive, and employers here know it. Here in Denmark we even have a company called "Great Place To Work" which does competitions between employers in different sectors. Employers pay to enter the competition because they know showing a good score is a good way to attract good employees. The company confidentially interviews all employees at an employer to obtain a score of how happy the employees are at working for the employer. At my last employment I stayed for several years though I did not need the salary and doing other things would earn me more. But my employer made sure my job was always interesting, and did a lot to ensure I felt happy working there. So it was really hard for me to leave.
Brilliant - thanks for adding your excellent thoughts on this!
Hello Dane
It's actually very simple.
Danes work to live. They don't live to work.
We are born into this world and can expect to live 70-90 years in average of which you have about 50-60 years of your life where you may be at good health if you take care of yourself. It would therefore be crazy to work very long hours since that will only be a problem for your health.
Family and friends are more important than work. I guess it's a cultural thing.
You got it wrong. Nobody lives to work. We live for work. In other words, we found something in which we can excel - be better than everybody else - often put together.
1) Low working hours only appeal to morons too stupid/lazy to find something in which they can excel.
2) Low power distance only appeals to arrogant riff-raff. Though, I must admit most companies choose their leaders very unwisely.
3) Unemployment benefit paid by tax, is theft. Theft is not a sustainable standard.
4) Free training enforced by law is coercion and coercion is not a sustainable standard.
5) Arbeidsglæde can only come from achievement - not the four listed here.
The major error with Denmark's work market is an attempt to combat symptoms instead of the sickness. The sickness starts with mandatory schooling and continues with regulations destroying any possibility for a free market to arise. What you see as a great achievement in Denmark is in fact a train wreck to hide the real problem. Not to say it's any better anywhere else. The whole world rests on legalized coercion and theft - and irrational property laws that allow you to control ground without upbringing.
And no, nothing is more important than work. Work is the only thing that keeps you away from starvation. Either your work or if you're a parasite: other's work. Without work, you won't be able to express any opinion. Thus, family is obviously less important than work.
This video is made by a mindless moron and you have been fooled.
@@UA-cam_Stole_My_Handle_Too 1) I don't think anyone will pay me for go hiking, play computer games or watch football and dirking beer. I like my work and are good at it, but it's not the same as doing my hobbies.
2) If you are a good worker who likes your job, power distance shouldn't be necessary at all
3) If the public get enough in retur for their taxes I have no problem with it. How are you supposed to find work you love when you can't afford being unemployed and use that time to retrain/relocate?
4) The training benefits the company and society as a whole. I don't get your problem with it
5) The four above makes it easier to accomplish achievement
For me it depends on how much of the schooling is mandatory. Everybody should learn to read, write and do mathematics. In my opinion a basic understanding of the world (history and geography), a second language(English) and basic understanding of your own countrys political system and parties should be mandatory. There are free markets in Denmark (and Scandinavia as a whole). Some are more regulated and som less than i.e. in the US. The reason Scandinavian countries don't get really good scores in this is usually because the state own certain businesses and resources (natural), and that you can't exploit workers (rights, minimum wage). If Denmark is a train wreck what's your solution? Anarchy and you have to inherit land? How's that more freedom?
The last part is just sad.
@@UA-cam_Stole_My_Handle_Too Murica moment
@@UA-cam_Stole_My_Handle_Too you probably come from a very authoritarian culture and therefore see value only in competition and authoritarianism. Humans in general, throughout most of history, are very co-operative and egalitarian. The Danish model is way more in line with human nature than the unhealthy standards of civilization (authoritarianism and competition).
@@ia8018 Get in touch with reality. Authoritarianism is what you've got with legalized coercion and theft.
Denmark is setting such a great example. I hope Australian employers wake up and get with the program. I admire so much about Denmark. I love how it's so bicycle friendly too. It's on my bucket list to visit.
Denmark is getting a lot of things right in this area and the bike culture is awesome. I remember walking around Sydney and feeling like the infrastructure was actively hostile to bikes and pedestrians.
@@WoohooIncSadly it very much leads to loss of opportunity for those who can't afford cars, or who have to use wheelchairs, mobility carts or walk with prams, etc.,
@@sonflowerday Yep!
When starting at a new job in a small firm, I at one early time asked what to do? And my Boss asked me: Do you have something? We knew what should be done so we arranged among ourselves what was needed and if my Boss knew about something special coming, he would tell about it! He went on vacations and left the management to us while away. We could of course be able to do several of the needed operations in the firm, as we a large part of the year had one or two on vacations, so we could all do what was needed. We also arranged vacations among ourselves, and if some had special needs, we would find out.
Sounds like the way it should be!
Im hopefully on my way. Working on the offer so if we agree Ill be there in a few months :) Done with Sweden
How awesome - welcome to Denmark!
I would like to seek asylum in Denmark. I am in Canada. Victim of abuse.
Come on over :)
❤
Thanks!
As for happiness at work, Estonian has "töörõõm", and the word is not rare at all. And yet the Scandinavians do not want to consider as Estonians being among the Nordic nations. :) (I'm sure the word must be there in many other languages.)
Thanks for letting me know. I have never thought of Estonia as a Nordic country but from now on I will!!!
In Germany unemloyment benefit I think its 60% of your income for only one year though and if you quit three months no benefits at all!
Thanks for letting me know. Not great but still more than what you get in many other countries!
過労死 (かろうし) => karoushi
Laver du ikke en endag om hvordan fagforeninger virker i Danmark?
Det ville være fantastisk og et stort samtale emne i bla USA som virkelig slår ned når arbejdere forsøger at organisere sig.
God video ellers 😉👍
Det kunne sagtens være - vi har et meget bedre system i DK!
is all good as long as you don`t extend the benefits so much that your productivity/competitiveness falls relative to other countries
That turns out not to be a problem. Denmark has some of the highest benefits and also one of the most competitive business environments. It turns out that investing in workers is good for business. Who knew :)
@@WoohooInc the line between investing and wasting is not always clear; an investment gives a return.you need a population with a culture of both demanding a return and wanting to produce a return; in the very long term cultures tend to evolve towards taking advantage of benefits without producing much and believing you have a "right" to benefits
It all sounds good and I agree with it all, which is why I used to want to work in Denmark, but there seemed to be so much racism and discrimination in the hiring process I decided to go elsewhere. Copenhagen also seems to be increasingly unsafe with all the gangs. It's a pity.
Who is this guy?
Who me? :)
I want whan you all about Mexicano ........... and Keen. They are everywhere when it is about Denmark.
Why? A Danish girl left them? oooohhhh. Sorry for them.
That is not true,I live here in danmark,to get a job its very hard,if you get it high taxes,50%,38%.back to state when you work here.if Danes are happiest why do they kil them selves,
Language to Feigner's must be the first.if you can't you will not get a job.so.....No safe place in the world.
That seems like an overly negative view. There are plenty of jobs in Denmark for non-Danish speakers and the unemployment rate is 2% so...
Also, it's a myth that Denmark has a high suicide rate. It's about the same as other western countries.
The Sursiderate you have seen may or may not have included the rate of greenland which is really high. But I don't know, simply just pointing out that we all should be aware of it, because though greenland is a part of the Danish kingdom, they are still a totally diffrient country.
That’s a ridiculous comparison. It would make a lot more sense to compare Denmark to Vermont and compare America to the EU. If you live in Vermont you can still explore America, just as if you live in Denmark you can still explore the EU. Also boring is a really subjective quality, so you’ve basically said nothing!
Not quite.. alot of europeans have visitet the US.. and all most everone have travel to different countries.. and learnt.. there is a different way!.. Americans only travel within their own country.. and get confirmed within their echo chamber.. that they are the best..
@keen ahh a Troll.. Good day to you...
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@keen statistically americans score the lowest of any first world country on traveling abroad. Denmark holds more worldchanging inventions per capita than america (by about double actually) also more than 58% of all american inventions are not american at all but rather american companies who buy patents or employ foreign people who invent stuff. Denmark score as the best country in many different factors and within top 5 in almost every other statistic.
UA-cam btw was not invented by americans :D Inventing something implies you were the first to make it. creating video sharing websites were a thing way before then. and the bones of the website were not even made from scratch. Actually theres a rather cool explaination of how youtube was an almost carbon copy of a german made website. Funny information is that youtube also originally wasnt a video sharing platform but (if i remember right) a dating site.
@keen as i said denmark has more inventions patented in denmark than usa when comparing per population ;)
Created! not invented. The method used for creating youtube was made in germany :)