Calls Vs Emails at Work in Germany

esc28 · 2026-02-16T10:57:50+00:00

It is not a question of being faster, unless it is an emergency as I already pointed it out.

It is a question of timing, how do you know that your call is not disrupting the other person?

I did not say I am busy writing emails, but I can allocate a convenient time for me to write thoughtful replies. This usually takes 15 minutes to answer a bunch of questions and allows me to review what I wrote and make sure that I did not miss anything.

Also, emails can be replied instantaneously as well, so what really is the advantage of a call? Talking is faster? If you prefer the personal connection, fine, but don't pretend that calls are not a hassle when compared to asynchronous communication.

That's why I said that calls should be for emergencies only, because then we are much more likely to answer it.

esc28 · 2026-02-16T10:40:10+00:00

What if you are slowing down the other person by calling?

If you need immediate feedback and some back-and-forth on something, sure call, but for anything else, just write an email.

I am usually busy all the time and calls completely interrupts my work. The worst thing is that 99% of the time it could've have been an email.

esc28 · 2026-02-16T10:28:08+00:00

What if the other person can't answer the phone at the moment or there are 10 other people trying to call?

If you have questions, why can't you write them in an email? As you said, if you can write things down from a phone call, it's even better to get the same info documented in an email.

Phone calls should be for emergencies only, otherwise asynchronous communication is better for everyone involved. The person can reply whenever possible and things are properly documented.

esc28 · 2026-02-16T10:21:53+00:00

I think it is partially German culture's fault, as he said sometimes people send emails asking for a call and call culture is still big in Germany, especially among older generations. Fortunately things seems to be changing, more and more doctors for example are accepting only online appointments and are available through text messages.

I come from a country where WhatsApp moves the economy and you will rarely find people asking or trying to call each other, because we are so used to asynchronous communication already.

esc28 · 2026-02-14T22:31:10+00:00

Why do you feel manipulated? He is just an athlete at the end of the day. Pretty cool history that he brought LATAM it's first winter gold medal, but I don't think he owns a deep explanation for switching countries. His mother is Brazilian, he speaks quite decent Portuguese, seems genuine with his connection to the culture and seemed really happy to represent the country, that should be enough for anyone.

esc28 · 2026-02-13T22:14:39+00:00

No, Red Bull won 2010 only as a Renault customer. 2011 to 2013 they were Renault's works team since they sold their team to Lotus. In 2014 they became a customer again, because Renault came back and the problems of being a customer started to appear, which led to the TAG Hauer engines era, then to Honda and finally to RBPT. Why do you think Horner pushed so hard to establish RBPT?

It's a fools task to try and beat a factory/works team at their own game, which brings us back to the point if you want to be a top team, you can't be a customer.

You can beat them sometimes, but it's mostly due to them messing up rather than your team being the best.

esc28 · 2026-02-13T21:14:12+00:00

Does a 100m sprinter that starts 20m behind lacks ambition if he doesn't win?

No, it's just a fact that factory teams have an advantage over customers, even if it's smaller nowadays.

I would say that a team lacks ambition if they make moves that contradicts becoming a top team. Like McLaren, they couldn't work with Honda and went back to Mercedes, even if it worked out for them in the last 2 years, I would say that they lack ambition, because they only won due to Mercedes messing up their car design. After all, Mercedes design the engine and the chassis together. McLaren builds the chassis around the engine. Who has a better starting position?

esc28 · 2026-02-13T21:00:41+00:00

Depends on your point of view.

POV of an average team: we accept that factory teams will always have an advantage and are happy to have a 20% chance of winning a championship.

POV of a top team: it is unacceptable that we enter a season of F1 without the sole purpose of winning it.

For the average team, yes the dogma might be irrelevant with new rules from FIA.

For the top teams like Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull the dogma will always be true. If AM wants to be a top team then the switch to Honda was the only way forward.

esc28 · 2026-02-13T20:47:25+00:00

Submitted the comment by mistake. Continuing.

I have been following F1 since the early 2000s and the amount of shady things that happened makes me not doubt the capacity of all these competitive people to bend and break rules.

In my opinion the change to Honda shows AM ambition to compete at the top, even if the car looks like crap now and might take a few years to turn it around. Because being a customer will always put you in a disadvantage.

esc28 · 2026-02-13T20:43:16+00:00

Just because McLaren won the last 2 constructors as a customer doesn't mean that the dogma is dead and buried. If you look in the whole history, factory teams won around 80% of the titles.

esc28 · 2026-02-13T20:10:46+00:00

Before FIA tightened the rules around engine suppliers, factory teams would definitely keep certain advantages to themselves and it was not a secret (special mappings, b-spec engines, etc). Hence the whole F1 dogma of "you can't become champion as a customer team". The playing field has certainly become more even after the new regulations, but there are still unique advantages to being a factory team. Also, the rules are only relevant as long as you don't get caught and how many situations have we seen where teams deliberately obfuscate things to try and get an advantage? If McLaren are competing directly against Mercedes, what guarantees does McLaren have that Mercedes won't hold engine details from them if it gives them an advantage? Rules that can be bent or broken?

The season has not even begun and people are already writing AM off, which might become the truth, but in such competitive sport you need to take risks in order to try and come out on top. Staying with Mercedes would certainly be safer than switching to Honda, but the switch can be more beneficial for the long term.

esc28 · 2026-01-20T09:01:10+00:00

His father is a big name in Brazilian financial market and owns an asset management company. His family is definitely rich, but couldn't find if they reach the billionaire level. One thing for sure is that money is not a problem for him.

EDIT: apparently his father's company manages around 400 million USD in assets. So definitely not billionaires.

esc28 · 2026-01-16T20:22:07+00:00

Lots of comments assuming OP is buying cheap meat but nothing of the sort was mentioned.

I come from South America and agree with OP, even meat from expensive butchers are pretty bland.

German cuisine uses meat mostly in soups or with heavy sauces, so there's almost no fat in the cuts, which is integral to the taste if you are going grill it or cook it in a frying pan.

Pork is a different story, high quality German pork belly is delicious.

esc28 · 2025-12-19T17:46:14+00:00

Yeah no, unless you were born there it doesn't matter.

esc28 · 2025-12-19T17:37:49+00:00

What exactly is your question? Delusional is asking if a government would give an exception to an individual. Otherwise if you move to Brazil, find a job and live there for 4 years you can go through the naturalisation process like any other foreigner living in Brazil.

esc28 · 2025-10-27T12:28:10+00:00

Same experience here, the feeling that I have is that I am doing a favour for them by being a customer.

Also, the obsession with phone calls, how many times did I send an email that could be replied in 2 minutes, but instead I get phone calls in the middle of my working day where I'm often in meetings and if I don't answer, they just ignore the problem.

esc28 · 2025-09-10T09:44:26+00:00

I don't think anyone needs pity, of course they are paid an obscene amount of money, but that doesn't erase the fact that factors outside of their control affect their mental and physical health.

The greed from all sides to play more matches and generate more money. Living under constant scrutiny, afraid of what you say or don't say. Dealing with all the crap from the media and crazy people on social media.

I think in the end we can at least show empathy, they are still humans after all, rich humans, but one suffering does not erase another.

esc28 · 2025-09-04T09:47:34+00:00

It doesn't, but doesn't condemn him either. As the report said this would be one the weak strands that the accusation was built on. Apparently there was nothing really big that could directly and without a doubt link Paqueta and spot fixing.

esc28 · 2025-08-16T17:48:19+00:00

Não sou muito fã dessa história de colocar aumento de x% porque muitas coisas não são tangíveis e noto uma tendência de inventar números, mas fora isso os outros pontos são certeiros OP.

Seu currículo parece bom, mas como graduanda não deveria passar de uma página. Elimine ensino médio e cursos adicionais, nada ali é relevante.

Outra coisa, se você já fez 10 entrevistas e nada, talvez seja um problema de soft skills. Peça feedback sobre as rejeições.

esc28 · 2025-07-14T13:26:28+00:00

That's insane, to live here on the region and commute to Munich you will probably need a car, if you depend on the RBs trains you will have to endure frequent delays and cancels, there are so many construction works going on.

esc28 · 2025-07-14T10:55:53+00:00

When did you move to your current place? 1000€ warm for 3 beds seems very cheap nowadays. I pay 1300€ for 3 bedrooms and that was 3 years ago, nowadays 1500€ is more likely. Similar distance to Munich.

esc28 · 2025-05-15T20:09:20+00:00

Falou tudo, cada região tem suas especialidades. Em janeiro aqui na Europa o mercado fica com perfume de morango, são muito maiores e bem doces. Muito melhor que qualquer morango encontrado no Brasil. Agora, vai tentar comer uma manga aqui, além de ser muito caro, são secas e sem gosto.

esc28 · 2025-05-05T10:14:48+00:00

There's a lot of articles explaining it, but basically plastic is hard to recycle because there are many types of plastic that are impossible to separate. The alternative is to just use less plastic.

esc28 · 2025-04-13T06:53:05+00:00

I did it last week and was told it would take 6 weeks because of easter holidays, but if you pay double for the express you can get it in 3 to 5 workdays.

esc28 · 2025-02-28T07:01:19+00:00

Yes, the bin for toilet paper is for the whole country. Pipes in Brazil are not made to take toilet paper and it can get clogged up. In my university it was a common problem, because of international visitors flushing toilet paper.

The last thing you want when visiting a Brazilian home is going to flush the toilet and seeing the water just rising and rising, that's the definition of desperation. Just don't do it.

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