A day in the office with the Average German | What he eats, earns and enjoys

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Join Michael Müller for a day at work. How does the Average German get to work? What does he eat for lunch? And HOW many Germans have an office romance? 😏👀❤️
CHAPTERS
00:00 Quick recap of episode 1
00:14 Getting to work
01:31 Elevator etiquette
01:59 Earnings and hours
02:34 Office crush
02:58 Lunch time
03:28 After lunch coffee
03:57 Work satisfaction & Feierabend
04:35 Outro
#Germans #Germany #Work
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CREDITS
Report: Clare Trelawny-Gower
Michael Müller: Mischa Wanker
Camera & Edit: Neven Hillebrands
Supervising Editor: Mirja Viehweger
LIST OF REFERENCES
This document lists the sources for the most important facts in our KZread video:
docs.google.com/document/d/1V...
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  • @edsontransports9400
    @edsontransports94009 ай бұрын

    Really funny, and Michael starts becoming a meme. And Brant's cameo...

  • @NazriB

    @NazriB

    17 күн бұрын

    Lies again? Department Of Justice Drive Jeep

  • @harsh4800
    @harsh48009 ай бұрын

    Haha, I love the way Clare shares the information in the video 😂

  • @suthasineec
    @suthasineec9 ай бұрын

    I do enjoy this series! We need more of daily work life of Germans. So many things we can learn and improve work life in my country in a quite fun way like this. Thank you ❤

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind feedback! Much more to come for you :)

  • @e.kupfer8631
    @e.kupfer86319 ай бұрын

    I can remember when Germans thought it kinda weird for grown-ups to wear backpacks...the idea was that doing that made them look like kids. I'm glad today's culture is more practical.

  • @jojoanggono3229

    @jojoanggono3229

    7 ай бұрын

    Indeed, in where I live, carrying a brief case to work is now seen as uptight...😊 Unless you are a lawyer, univ professor, or medical doctor.

  • @omarhamid3638
    @omarhamid36389 ай бұрын

    I’ve really enjoyed this unique series of day to day life for the average German. Very informative and fun at the same time 👏👍

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! We love to hear it. Is there another part of Michael's day you'd like to see?

  • @sahilshroff9988

    @sahilshroff9988

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@dweuromaxx Yes, how Michael spends his weekends. Also, to mention I very much enjoyed the video.

  • @demahonesto5576
    @demahonesto55769 ай бұрын

    haha. Is actually a very fun way to present information. I had my 7-year-old daughter watching behind me and she didn't move the whole time. I asked her if She like it and she say YES, i want to watch more!!! well done DW Euromaxx.

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    8 ай бұрын

    What a great comment!! Thank you. A new episode is up now ;)

  • @peterwhitehead2453
    @peterwhitehead24539 ай бұрын

    Fun fact. For every average German, there is a Brant out there somewhere waiting to weird-out your day. As an Aussie working in Germany for 3 yrs, I was one of them…Mahlzeit!

  • @elvenblood
    @elvenblood9 ай бұрын

    Mahlzeit! Always a treat to watch these. Dankeschön 💝

  • @parachute5274
    @parachute52749 ай бұрын

    Love this video. Michael's a star!

  • @arinmovsisyan3391
    @arinmovsisyan33919 ай бұрын

    Its polite to say hello in the elevator, but at the same time try to hold a cold face as much as you can :-)

  • @strangetoucan

    @strangetoucan

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah that's true I always do this face that I call my "internal smile". Bit like pressing my lips up together and to the side. It doesn't look like a smile but people seem to know it's a greeting.

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Sounds very German 😅

  • @EA-ck4so

    @EA-ck4so

    26 күн бұрын

    ​@@strangetoucan😂😂😂😂

  • @RaphaelFassy
    @RaphaelFassy4 ай бұрын

    Love the video. Very informative. We don't often pay attention to the small everyday life details of a different country. But the small things make the difference when comparing lifestyles.

  • @RazorflasK
    @RazorflasK9 ай бұрын

    This is great. Keep them comin!

  • @Just4Kixs
    @Just4Kixs9 ай бұрын

    I love these series!

  • @hypernewlapse
    @hypernewlapseАй бұрын

    Brant being the loud one in the elevator is so on brand for him lol

  • @helenannleeshung9028
    @helenannleeshung90289 ай бұрын

    This was very creative and informative ❤

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Helen :)

  • @ashrafmdtanjid
    @ashrafmdtanjid6 күн бұрын

    That's nice 😂 funny too. The acting was fantastic.😂

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    5 күн бұрын

    Thank you! :)

  • @Rjb123
    @Rjb1238 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed watching this.

  • @FhargaZ
    @FhargaZ7 ай бұрын

    Love this series, moar!!! 😆

  • @wandilismus8726
    @wandilismus87269 ай бұрын

    I don't want to know how many takes you needed to cut out the laughing 😂😂😂

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    We have to do an outtake reel :D

  • @ChristinBlueSky
    @ChristinBlueSky9 ай бұрын

    Funny and nice editing! I think it would be fun to make a video about the average German and his dating life/relationships etc.

  • @australianpatriot

    @australianpatriot

    9 ай бұрын

    ofc you'd like that

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    😏 perhaps we've got something coming up for you...

  • @aisha6277
    @aisha62779 ай бұрын

    LOVE this!

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you! :D

  • @marios.8184
    @marios.81849 ай бұрын

    Nice done! Congrats from Brazil! :)

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @letigre21
    @letigre218 ай бұрын

    This is very interesting! Please continue the videos on the average German

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    8 ай бұрын

    Don't worry, we've got more coming up :)

  • @ARebuh
    @ARebuhАй бұрын

    0:02 please "entkalke" your shower tap. If not, I'll have to tell your family 😂

  • @shahlabadel8628
    @shahlabadel86289 ай бұрын

    really amusing! thanks and next??

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    8 ай бұрын

    Working on it!:)

  • @incompetentotter
    @incompetentotter9 ай бұрын

    Imagine this done with a Attenborough-style voice narration.

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    😅 we'll try it!

  • @minilroy8774
    @minilroy87749 ай бұрын

    Creative. 🔥

  • @mln7771
    @mln77719 ай бұрын

    Hilarious. I’m watching more.

  • @clownhipp7066
    @clownhipp70669 ай бұрын

    Thx u🎉

  • @helenebach3440
    @helenebach34409 ай бұрын

    The pronounciation of Mischael ;-) sweet

  • @Sourabhgkulkarni
    @Sourabhgkulkarni9 ай бұрын

    Very interesting and informative. Would love to watch how germans spend their weekend

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    8 ай бұрын

    In our new episode we talk about Michael's Friday night 😏 And Michael's Sunday is on the way!

  • @filiphlupic1582
    @filiphlupic15829 ай бұрын

    Make more of those, please.

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    8 ай бұрын

    More Michael Müller comin' in hot!

  • @filiphlupic1582

    @filiphlupic1582

    8 ай бұрын

    @@dweuromaxx jawoll!

  • @leonhardausdeutschland
    @leonhardausdeutschland9 ай бұрын

    Ja Danke!

  • @markchapman3811
    @markchapman38119 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video as always! Ps: He was wearing black socks at the beginning of the video but at the end of the day, we see white ones😅

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    :0 Michael's a shapeshifter!

  • @amineouelji47
    @amineouelji479 ай бұрын

    The reporter is funny😂

  • @JostSchwider
    @JostSchwider9 ай бұрын

    Großartig! 👍 - auch für den YT-Algo! 😊 👍 - also for the YT algo! 😊

  • @atulpandey2292
    @atulpandey22929 ай бұрын

    Ahhh "Mahlzeit" is so true I have been to Germany once 😂..... And they observe others a lot specially "Ausländer" 😅

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Mahlzeit is an office staple.. As is the German stare - we've heard ;)

  • @giduus
    @giduus9 ай бұрын

    I really like these videos…but I wonder if you have any videos recorded in german? As an German teacher I would really love that 🇩🇪 🥳

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Hi there, at the moment, it's in English. But thank you for your feedback - we'll consider adding other editions!

  • @julianfueller7186
    @julianfueller71869 ай бұрын

    Unfortunatly, I'v never had a REAL office-job. Funny video!

  • @chtubbie

    @chtubbie

    9 ай бұрын

    Lucky you!

  • @julianfueller7186

    @julianfueller7186

    9 ай бұрын

    @@chtubbie Actually, it would be very comfortable to have one. Retail is very stressfull.

  • @shaclo1512

    @shaclo1512

    5 ай бұрын

    office jobs are great, you don't get tired over the day and can do a lot of stuff after work.

  • @farhad.Niyazi
    @farhad.Niyazi9 ай бұрын

    Das war toll 🎉🎉

  • @manuelcardonaez
    @manuelcardonaez2 ай бұрын

    3:25 No creo que sea muy higienico sentarse donde las personas comen.

  • @albertoyarmuch
    @albertoyarmuch9 ай бұрын

    Ach Michael 😂

  • @shadmansadab
    @shadmansadab9 ай бұрын

    Complete “Paolo from Tokyo” vibes

  • @canisiuszharare1797
    @canisiuszharare17979 ай бұрын

    How do i move to Germany i have a logistics degree hoping to move

  • @Pedder246
    @Pedder2465 ай бұрын

    The better Translation for "mahlzeit" would be "meal time" since its out of two words (mahl = meal / food and zeit = time)

  • @willzyxOfficial

    @willzyxOfficial

    3 ай бұрын

    But how is it used? For example in Dutch it's virtually the same, "maaltijd", but people use this word to mean "meal", not "meal time", even if that is the literal translation. Could imagine German does the same.

  • @Pedder246

    @Pedder246

    3 ай бұрын

    ​​@@willzyxOfficial how is it used, thats kinda weird to explain. I'll portray some Situations in a lets say office job: 1. You leave your Desk for lunch: you simply say "mahlzeit" to your coworkers while you exit the room. Everybody Knows youre having your lunch break. 2. You come back from your lunch break: you step into the office and say "mahlzeit". Everybody knows you've Finished your lunch break. 3. You Pass by a coworker at the corridor around lunch break time: you simply say "mahlzeit". Therefore its more Like a greeting or something like "hey dude, its time for lunch" So basically its a multi purpose word for working fellas that is used for greeting, goodbye, and telling somebody that you are going to take a lunch break.

  • @willzyxOfficial

    @willzyxOfficial

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Pedder246 But is it then only a lunch/work thing? Not something you use when having dinner with friends for example? Like after eating "Das war ein leckeres mahlzeit"?

  • @Pedder246

    @Pedder246

    3 ай бұрын

    @@willzyxOfficial some people may use it in their non-working-environment. But its very unusal. If youre having lunch with friends you would more likely say "guten appetit" wich is like good appetite. Or you say "gudn" wich kinda means enjoy your meal. Do you say maaltjijd before taking lunch or any other meal?

  • @willzyxOfficial

    @willzyxOfficial

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Pedder246 It isn't just a greeting/wish to someone else, it's used as a regular word for meal. Like you can use it when saying you had a good meal, or you're going to make a nice meal tonight, etc. Seems like the use is indeed a bit different, despite being the literal translation. Always funny to see how virtually same words in Dutch and German sometimes get used differently. Sometimes very differently, or even reversed (See/Meer).

  • @caveatlector1591
    @caveatlector15919 ай бұрын

    our fave german is back!

  • @Sophia-dq5we
    @Sophia-dq5we5 ай бұрын

    Ich würde gerne das Kapitel von Michaels Zitat sehen. Dankeschön!

  • @lucassilbernagel5330
    @lucassilbernagel53309 ай бұрын

    Mahlzeit everyone!!1!

  • @themanwnoname3454
    @themanwnoname34549 ай бұрын

    2023(G) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

  • @yogasamsu
    @yogasamsu9 ай бұрын

    Fact: Average Germans spend 60 seconds to get 1 minute

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    No way!

  • @mudassarhussain5853
    @mudassarhussain58538 ай бұрын

    My management professor has always something to say about German.

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    8 ай бұрын

    Hopefully good things 😅

  • @Priya3
    @Priya33 ай бұрын

    Not the cliffhanger😢 ......Germans pls answer- Where is Michael going on a date? P.S I want this to be a show on netflix

  • @falka7639
    @falka76399 ай бұрын

    Stalking 😅,wenn es eine mir sympathische Person ist die ich kenne könnte ich es bedingt gut finden 😮.

  • @shy6892
    @shy68929 ай бұрын

    All this work life balance is only possible people in 3rd world countries are grinding 16hrs consulting gigs for peanuts

  • @onestarabove7027

    @onestarabove7027

    9 ай бұрын

    Yes, same as here in the United States. Who only works 40 hours?

  • @shy6892

    @shy6892

    9 ай бұрын

    @@onestarabove7027 i worked 16 hours every day and developed so many health problems

  • @billyponsonby
    @billyponsonby9 ай бұрын

    Where have we seen Clare before DW?

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Either on TikTok or winning a local art prize in 2002

  • @sleepysam2015
    @sleepysam20157 ай бұрын

    In Danish, it is arbejder.

  • @orhandag540
    @orhandag5409 ай бұрын

    Germans have such a well-structured working culture that they even have special words that define lunchtime and the end of the shift.

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Good point 😅

  • @7md_IRQ
    @7md_IRQ3 ай бұрын

    Claire Trelawney so cute

  • @pkorobase
    @pkorobase6 ай бұрын

    Isnt the "homeoffice rate" risen substantially since the pandemic? my employer still tries to get his employes (roughly 2000, an IT-company) "back to office" - but mostly in vain. "kein bock auf office" is more the common saying.😂

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes, it rose substantially since the pandemic. But, like you said, it’s changing a little now. Our reference here is Germans’ preference for how they want to work in the future - and indeed, it seems a lot want that hope office flexibility 😎

  • @harleyd9857
    @harleyd98579 ай бұрын

    What happened to Rachel Stewart?

  • @niamhwatson

    @niamhwatson

    9 ай бұрын

    wondering the same! I loved her videos.

  • @thomaswindham4457
    @thomaswindham44579 ай бұрын

    Do germans really work about 1300 hours annually, i.e. 25 hours per week? Danke.

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Hi there! Full-time employees in Germany work around 40 hours per week, while part-time employees work around 20. The average weekly working hours (comprising both part- and full-time employees) is 34.7 hours per week (2022). 👷‍♀️👩🏿‍💻 SOURCE: www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Labour/Labour-Market/Quality-Employment/Dimension3/3_1_WeeklyHoursWorked.html

  • @Genesis-DE
    @Genesis-DE9 ай бұрын

    okay one thing i can confirm as an german: i dont like smalltalk, and human social interactions at all.

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Heck yeah - we got something right! :D

  • @ponkavinthangavel7974
    @ponkavinthangavel79744 ай бұрын

    ❤verryfunny

  • @Luca_86
    @Luca_869 ай бұрын

    I love the yiddish way of calling him Mishael...

  • @jarjarbinks3193
    @jarjarbinks31939 ай бұрын

    Misha-yale?! Is that how "Michael" is pronounced in Germany?

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Yes, indeed :)

  • @jarjarbinks3193

    @jarjarbinks3193

    9 ай бұрын

    @@dweuromaxx Thanks!

  • @Malte_OJ

    @Malte_OJ

    9 ай бұрын

    The pronounciation in the video is a little bit off, but Misha-ale is as close as you can get with english pronounciation. The "ch" is pronounced like "ch" in "Loch Ness" (not 100%, but close)

  • @vanessat9309

    @vanessat9309

    9 ай бұрын

    No, the way it's pronounced in the video sounds French. DW could have made more of an effort...

  • @k.s.421

    @k.s.421

    6 ай бұрын

    No, she pronounced it a bit weird. Its called Micha-el. With a soft "CH"

  • @Cz-De-Lifestyle
    @Cz-De-Lifestyle9 ай бұрын

    50/50 chance you're gonna do overtime.Means they wont have much time for for social stuff, no wonder they're gonna start checkin their co-worker

  • @strangetoucan

    @strangetoucan

    9 ай бұрын

    If you're out of the office at 5 - 5:30 without overtime there is not much left of the day anyway if you want to do anything else like go to the gym

  • @samakolBanbol
    @samakolBanbol9 ай бұрын

    type of guy who doesn't celebrate Bastille day!!

  • @suzaku1039
    @suzaku1039Ай бұрын

    is it average for germans to speak with their co workers when they are not asked about work topics?

  • @reidakted4416
    @reidakted44169 ай бұрын

    Is an average German the same as a mean German? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Michael is a sweetheart!

  • @ericstrahler5767
    @ericstrahler57679 ай бұрын

    She is absolutely adorable. I would love to know where she got her wig. Is this common with germans?

  • @c0d3_m0nk3y

    @c0d3_m0nk3y

    9 ай бұрын

    I hope you meant wit 😂

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    😅 If you meant wig, it's unfortunately from her own head. But if you meant wit, she says it's from growing up watching Edgar Wright movies

  • @markb978
    @markb9789 ай бұрын

    €22.65/hour is average for an office worker? McDonalds in hiring at a starting wage of $17-$18 in California, with lower taxes.

  • @strangetoucan

    @strangetoucan

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah it's lower in Germany but your employer also pays half of your health insurance and pension. Also you get unlimited paid sick time and at least 24 days paid holiday. But to be fair minimum wage is 12€ and we have a big exploitative sector. Cheap labour is the Germans favourite labour. It's very common to have a master's degree and work for 17 € hourly wage. That's what I did. 3000 a month before taxes. We have a lot of older people that complain that they can't find anyone who wants to work anymore. But pay rises are ridiculously small and you'll never get a well paid job without years of experience and a leading role. (Unless you're a programmer or some sort of business studies person)

  • @sweiland75

    @sweiland75

    9 ай бұрын

    America has a reputation for terrible employee rights.

  • @markb978

    @markb978

    9 ай бұрын

    @@sweiland75 "Reputation"? I watch/listen a fair bit of DW, France 24, BBC, and I have to say they all present a very selective (i.e. biased) view of America. They seem to get their talking points from the Socialist Party USA. I've been to Europe 7 times and look forward to my next visit but, personally, I'd prefer to make more money and keep more of it. I don't need the government deciding how the fruits of my labor should be allocated in my "best interest." I'm capable of doing that myself. More and more people don't mind because it's easier to have government bureaucrats make their decisions for them. Sad. In any event, wages in Europe are shockingly much lower than in the U.S., that was the point of my post.

  • @SiberianSwiftieAlexanderS

    @SiberianSwiftieAlexanderS

    9 ай бұрын

    @@markb978 To make money for life or to live for making money ?

  • @sollte1239

    @sollte1239

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@markb978Germans also pay less money for food, get money from the goverment and have more holiday days off work

  • @sweiland75
    @sweiland759 ай бұрын

    Here in Canada, if you looked at a woman and said, "meal" you may be punched or slapped.

  • @Priya3

    @Priya3

    3 ай бұрын

    Meal or snacc?

  • @fa18superhornet
    @fa18superhornet8 ай бұрын

    Hallo aus Griechenland! Und wann bekommen wir die Kriegsreparationen?

  • @k.s.421

    @k.s.421

    6 ай бұрын

    Germany is broke.

  • @userz1985A
    @userz1985A9 ай бұрын

    And its in Berlin😅

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Shhh 😉

  • @GUTOMOFFICIAL
    @GUTOMOFFICIAL9 ай бұрын

    Lol annoying coworker!

  • @Visionery1
    @Visionery19 ай бұрын

    Na ja, Mahlzeit sage ich nie, und eine Tasse Kaffee täglich ist mir genug.

  • @annypenny8621

    @annypenny8621

    9 ай бұрын

    … du bist ja auch nicht durchschnittlich…😉

  • @shaclo1512

    @shaclo1512

    5 ай бұрын

    da können wir nichts dazu dass du nicht normal bist.

  • @jamesgekas9904
    @jamesgekas99049 ай бұрын

    What happened to other British gir ?

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Rachel is still with us, just working on different projects :)

  • @markluka7356
    @markluka73569 ай бұрын

    Are Germans consider shy people?

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    8 ай бұрын

    Perhaps more reserved than shy. It can be said that they're certainly not shy if you've broken a rule 😅

  • @sunu84
    @sunu849 ай бұрын

    I want to see other Germans , this is a Büro German, What about construction employee Germans?

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    As the series is about the Average German, and unfortunately the most common job here is an office job, we've got to follow the data 💔 but we'll try to introduce you to as many side characters as we can!

  • @Trigun_arcx
    @Trigun_arcx7 ай бұрын

    Hard hitting news!! Very Europeans…

  • @sebastianstangl4726
    @sebastianstangl47269 ай бұрын

    Schade ist nur das er so leidend aussieht. Sind wir Deutschen so?

  • @mmz5844
    @mmz58449 ай бұрын

    Boys don't be like Michael otherwise you will go blind 😎

  • @rahulsaxena3380
    @rahulsaxena33808 ай бұрын

    German NPC

  • @warrior29363
    @warrior29363Ай бұрын

    I saw a guy taking a shower.. is that fake? I heard europeans never takes showers and smell son bad.

  • @ryuhadoken3007
    @ryuhadoken30078 ай бұрын

    Sehr überspitzt dargestellt. Einfach nur lächerlich diese doku

  • @spamaddress8976
    @spamaddress89769 ай бұрын

    Germany is the Dream

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    And Michael is the dream man 😏

  • @NeerajMishra03
    @NeerajMishra039 ай бұрын

    😅 only if my teachers were that devoted to make us learn like this narrator is🤌✨

  • @dweuromaxx

    @dweuromaxx

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Neeraj! :D Perhaps Clare should be available for hire.

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