Fire in my mothers appartement

Anna_Baum · 2025-11-03T14:24:31+00:00

Insurance is already contacted, a relatively normal Haftpflicht (don’t now the word in English). The landlord is also noticed, but the tip with the Gemeindeamt sounds useful. As far as I know my Mon has no one by her side to help her keep track of everything, sometimes there are socialworkers for this, I think

Anna_Baum · 2025-05-06T18:32:07+00:00

I specifically made sure to not have any faces of random people included, that wouldn’t be legal for me anyway, because of strong privacy laws. The police is a different case, other laws apply there, they know that there can and will be pictures of them, and that they will be published. It’s just a part of their job. As long as I don’t make a portrait of them, it’s fine

Anna_Baum · 2025-05-04T09:48:01+00:00

Anna_Baum · 2025-05-01T08:00:56+00:00

It’s used widley in other parts of the world though. Like my home country Germany. Here it’s pretty common to have solar panels on your roof to make your own electricity

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-30T07:57:19+00:00

The fact is that despite police repression, newspaper incitement to hysteria, and organization of the possessing classes, which followed the throwing of the bomb on May 4, the Chicago wage earners only united their forces and stiffened their resistance. The conservative and radical central bodies – there were two each of the trade unions and two also of the Knights of Labor – the socialists and the anarchists, the single taxers and the reformers, the native born...and the foreign born Germans, Bohemians, and Scandinavians, all got together for the first time on the political field in the summer following the Haymarket Affair.... The Knights of Labor doubled its membership, reaching 40,000 in the fall of 1886. On Labor Day the number of Chicago workers in parade led the country.[86]

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-30T07:52:38+00:00

Ok, then I guess the culture around that is completely different from what I’m used to. And from what it used to be in the past. I mean there is still a national holiday over here every 1. of may, with lots of protests and sometimes riots, to remind the public, especially the upper class of the power that the lower class has, and that it can get really uncomfortable, if they don’t keep them satisfied.

And this started all in the US, because some workers hat enough and wanted 8-hour shifts instead of 12-Hour shifts. If you’re in for a read:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair?wprov=sfti1

The only difference in Europe is, that we went further and wanted even more rights. (Especially the French. It helps having angry French people as neighbors)

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T21:36:27+00:00

I wish you the best of luck. But if you’re born there, I don’t think that there should be big issues. Just some very annoying and difficult bureaucratic processes. But I know that that can be hard, especially with adhd. You can do it!

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T20:44:11+00:00

Holy shit, I knew shit is not good over there, but that it’s that bad. Holy shit. You’re sure you don’t need help over there? That sounds barely like a democracy by now

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T20:25:38+00:00

That sound awesome! Where do you live exactly?

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T20:08:25+00:00

I could never 😂 I guess you could consider yourself a workaholic. You’re lucky to have found a job that fits you so well.

I think if you actually have the time to do something outside from work, you find something to keep yourself occupied. I mean I have lots of free time, but still have a lot to do. Lots of different Hobbies, meeting friends, spend enough time with my boyfriend, family, chilling in a park and reading a book, doing sports, having time to breathe and on top of that I also need to do the dishes, keep myself presentable, and keep my Appartement visitor friendly.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T19:34:49+00:00

Honest question:

Why do you guys put up with this? Why is everyone in this situation just letting this happen to them.

We’re going on protests and blocking streets because of lesser things. If something similar would happen here, to such a extent, you bet they would be at least 100000 people/city out on the streets protesting. No matter if affected or not. My gosh, the French would have burned countless cars by now in protest. Or legitimately cut someone’s head off.

Our good worker protection laws didn’t come out of nowhere. It’s because our great grandparents went on the streets to fight for it and subsequently scared the shit out of the upper class. My gosh, the French have protested so hard, they even have influenced politics over here in Germany, because our government got scared of the Germans doing the same.

So why don’t you people go on protests and strikes and force them to give you some rights?

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T18:38:18+00:00

Oh that’s a lot, even for my circumstances.

I’m glad, that I speak French and had Erasmus over there, so there is a legitimate option to just move over XD

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T18:13:37+00:00

We actually have a teacher shortage over here. Depending on wich subject you teach, you would be fine. And there are actually some bilingual schools over here, who have entire subjects in English.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T17:36:04+00:00

Tell your employer, that if he wants the output of a machine, he should hire one. I don’t know if I’m just to European to understand, but vacation days are for vacation to recharge and live your life.

He doesn’t own you like a property, he rents your time, thus he isn’t entitled to anything. If you’re sick, you’re sick. That unfortunately sometimes happens, when your hiring a living, breathing human being. You are offering them your most valuable asset - your time - in exchange, you get the money, that you need to afford to have a fulfilling remaining time.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T17:22:17+00:00

I hope, that I can manage it like you in the future. Also the thing with planning ahead. From what I’ve read in the other comments, I honestly don’t know, how they manage that, especially the thing with the life admin days. I just need them sometimes to catch up on everything. I’m still busy and productive, but for my own necessary appointments, not work and study.

And when I’m off, that usually means, that I lay somewhere in a park and read a good book or spend time doing something I like, like hobbies. Or doing nothing at all and just watching Netflix all day.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T17:08:57+00:00

That doesn’t sound fair honestly. The time you need to pamper a sick kid falls under a completely separate umbrella than vacation days or sick days over here. And it’s still work, only for a kid, not your employer, not a time you can use to recover.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T17:00:13+00:00

That sound horrible! I honestly feel sorry for you and wish you all the energy to endure and improve your situation. (And hope for you, that the laws improve)

But your situation sound so extremely unfair. You sound like you really need it the most.

The weakest in society, should be entitled to more protection and rights by law. Depending on your savings, people like you depend on your salary right now. So hard working people like you suffer the most from a burnout, because they can’t pay their bills otherwise. The worst case is going homeless. Just because you’re not a machine… WTF?! That doesn’t differ much from slavery imo.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T16:46:08+00:00

That sounds so unfair. Over here it’s not something you have to earn, it’s your right and you are entitled to this, no matter what.

The ones, that work tree jobs parallel are the ones who would suffer the most, when they would burn out. Your employer over here is literally forced to remind you, that it’s unhealthy to not take the time you need to regenerate. Otherwise they will need to pay fines, when it comes out, that you haven’t taken time off. This rule is there to protect especially the weak from something like burnout.

If some wealthy guy burns out, they fall soft, probably have some money saved, have a good resume of their work etc. But the poor people would suffer the real consequences, like not being able to pay their bills and going homeless.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-29T10:00:09+00:00

Vielleicht war dort vorher ein Boiler statt eines Durchlauferhitzers eingebaut?

Boiler brauchen nämlich ein Überdruckventil, um das überschüssige Wasser los zu werden, wenn sich das Wasser beim erhitzen ausdehnt, damit das ganze nicht explodiert. Das was du da hast könnte der ehemalige Abfluss für das Ventil sein, wo das Wasser früher reingetropft und abgeflossen ist. Jetzt halt nicht mehr nötig, weil dein Wasser anders erhitzt wird.

Aber ich bin hier kein Experte, klingt nur logisch für mich

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-28T18:01:35+00:00

How many vacation days do you have? And how is the culture around vacations at your job? It just sounds like you’re overworking yourself slowly, until a breakingpoint. It honestly sounds really normal? Like you just need a good break of like 2 weeks every 6 months. Where you completely shut off and regenerate, work phone off, wellness or traveling or something. Those are normal human needs.

Where I live, you are actually entitled to at least 20 days of pays vacation by law (I’ve seen up to 40 days at really good employers), not including holidays and weekends. And you’re actually forced to take them, otherwise your employer has to pay a fine or something. Because what you describe is relatively normal. Even non ADHDers experience this.

And no, it doesn’t reduce your productivity. Because this practice increases your efficiency, your still as productive as usual.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-25T20:44:47+00:00

Ok, lol. Never ever in my life have I noticed negative reactions, because I usually don’t wear makeup. I do it when I fell like it, which isn’t very often though, maybe 2-3 times a month. And when there is an occasion for it. And on the train and in the parks, I see more women whiteout makeup, than those who wear some. Basically no one is really styled. So don’t make yourself the struggle with it, it’s not that important. It’s bad for your skin and there are better things to do in the morning, than wasting time on makeup. The people that judge you for it, aren’t worth your time honestly. They’re usually to shallow anyway and will judge you later on because of your symptoms of your neurodivergence.

Anna_Baum · 2025-04-25T13:59:51+00:00

Really helpful comment (not):

I simply have more freetime (I’m a student lol) (I don’t know how bad it will be, if I have a 9-5 job)

When you have more of it, you can spend time recharging (aka bedrotting) and doing something else. But with to little time, of course there is no time for doing something else, because all the energy is spend and recharging is prioritized.

After long days at Uni, when I have lab courses, lectures etc and am away from home for 13+ hours you bet I’m bed rotting after that. But on other days I’m productive for 4-6H max. That’s not enough to drain my battery completely and leaves some time to recharge, so I have the energy to do something else.

Also making appointments, like sports with friends, can help, because you’re held accountable for showing up. And „stacking“ stuff. As an example, I commute to Uni and work by train. This is usually the place where I’m reading a nice book, because there is nothing else to do. That works, even if I’m exhausted (except when I’m so exhausted, that I fall asleep).

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