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 @210de87f @43d7c4ea what? But German companies are already 20 years behind. 
 @595771c6 @43d7c4ea Oh they have their issues. They tend to be quite hierarchical and see the solution to change to be structural changes, for example. But honestly – light years ahead of UK, where the “solution” is always simply to reduce headcount. 
 @210de87f @43d7c4ea okay and what does the U.K. management do to improve the productivity to get the work done with the reduced workforce? 
 @595771c6 @43d7c4ea You’re assuming they improve productivity :) 
 @210de87f @43d7c4ea if they are not how are they not going bankrupt or end up with terrible profit rates. You can only lower wages so far to compete. At some point you need to be more productive or create something special. Ask the Germans, they made that mistake and now nothing works. 
 @595771c6 @43d7c4ea You would be surprised how far you can screw workers. Wages in real terms are declining. And as someone else pointed out, UK businesses are *really* poor at horizon planning – it’s quarter by quarter stuff and sod what happens next year, let alone in five years time. 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/17/real-terms-uk-pay-fell-fastest-20-years