S4E39: Unemployement: Comparing the American and German Systems

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Generally American (A Journey in American English)

Christopher M. Chandler, Kris Schauer

105 episodes

1 week ago

Hello, Hola, Guten Tag, Bonjour, こんにちは ! Welcome everyone, this is a podcast for those wanting to learn about U.S. culture through Standard American English, also known as General American. We talk about various different topics related to the U.S. and the U.S.'s relations with other countries. My co-host and I would like to think of this as more of a journey because you never know where it’ll take us. Plus, since the journey’s more important than the end or the start, we hope that you’ll be willing to join us! Let’s see where it takes us!

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S4E39: Unemployement: Comparing the American and German Systems

Generally American (A Journey in American English)

42 minutes

2 years ago

S4E39: Unemployement: Comparing the American and German Systems

Kris discusses his recent unemployment due to his company's bankruptcy and the Montana unemployment application process. We compare the U.S. and German unemployment systems, talk about resume gaps from long-term unemployment, and highlight the importance of work-life separation while working from home. The conversation also touches on bankruptcy and unemployement processes in the U.S. and Germany.

Chapters:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:30) - Small Talk
(05:30) - Main Topic - Unemployement
(10:00) - Unemployee Process
(15:00) - Not Getting Hired on Purpose
(22:00) - Bankrupcy
(30:00) - Legal Trouble at Kris' Old Company
(31:00) - Listener Feedback
(35:00) - At-Will Employment / Contracts / Saying Goodbye at Kris' Company
(39:00) - Unemployment Reform in Germany
(41:00) - Outro

Transcript:
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