00:09Rise and grind. The meeting starts in two minutes. Don't be late. Yeah, I'm coming. I'm coming.
00:31Oh, I think I'm dying. There's no way I can go to work today. Yes, hello.
00:43Hello, boss. Yeah, I can't come to work today. I've got a massive cough going on, you know.
00:53I don't want to make people sick in the office. Oh, no, Hans. You were already sick the last
00:59five Mondays. I hope it's nothing serious. No, I'm sure I will be better tomorrow.
01:05Don't you worry. You take your time to recover. I will. I will. This lazy Hans could smell the
01:14alcohol through the phone. Good morning, everybody. I've got excellent news. Our company was acquired
01:23yesterday. Not again. The new board wants to change a few things. First, weekly working
01:29hours will increase from 65 to 80. Seriously? This must be a joke. Second, instead of five
01:36unpaid vacation days per year, you get two. Third, you must be reachable 24-7. If you're sick,
01:44in the shower, on the toilet, it's your grandma's funeral. It doesn't matter.
01:51Mmm. Nice. The government wants to increase paid sick leave from six weeks a year to eight.
01:58You know what that means? Two more weeks of paid holidays.
02:06Boss, I already have almost no social life. When am I supposed to see my friends, my family?
02:13Friends? Friends are a luxury for the poor. You want to have a career, be successful, don't
02:19you? Well, yeah. You have colleagues. They will be your friends. Isn't that enough?
02:25I guess it'll have to do? All right. Meeting is over. Back to work. Boss, one second. I just
02:38wanted to ask you something. Yes, hello? Hey, boss. Yeah. Since I'm sick, I was thinking I can
02:50use this time to plan my holiday for the next year. Okay. Is it okay if I take off the
02:57whole
02:59September? I was thinking of doing some backpacking around Asia, you know? A whole month. Again.
03:08I guess it worked out last year, so sure. Ah, one more thing. I know we only have 25 paid
03:16vacation days per year. And I already used some of them. But since I have so much overtime
03:23clocked in, I was wondering if I can use this time to make it an extra week for the holiday.
03:30So you want to begin five weeks? I know, I know. It's a stretch. But flights are quite
03:36expensive and it's almost not worth going for only one month, you know? Hans, that's a bit
03:41too long to be honest. We really need you here. Boss, are you sure you want to deny me my
03:47worker
03:48rights? I don't think the trade union will be very happy about that when I tell them. Especially
03:57when you are calling me on a sick leave day. Not again. Sure, whatever. I love German employee
04:11protection. This is paradise. Yes, I was wondering if I could take off two weeks next month.
04:20Unpaid, of course. Didn't you just listen? I know, I know. But I've been working here for two years
04:26straight. I didn't even take a single weekend off. And next month I'm getting married and my soon-to-be
04:32wife and I want to go to Europe for a honeymoon trip, you know? Two weeks. Two weeks in a
04:40row.
04:41Our clients will have forgotten how you look. You might as well quit. Boss, please. It's my honeymoon.
04:48It's just a one-time thing. You know, actually I'm glad you brought this up. I think it's important
04:55to know where everybody's priorities are. We should all be more open. Does that mean I can take
05:01the two weeks off? Yes, you can. You can make it even four weeks. Because you're fired!
05:10I hate America.
