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S4E39: Unemployement: Comparing the American and German Systems

S4E39: Unemployement: Comparing the American and German Systems

Update: 2023-10-28
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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

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S4E39: Unemployement: Comparing the American and German Systems

S4E39: Unemployement: Comparing the American and German Systems

Christopher M. Chandler, Kris Schauer