Polish business haven't got a clue: Discuss.

But he's Polish, so he must, simply must, know so much more about today's business climate in Poland than those of us who actually do live here and do business successfully! Our experience and expertise must surely be worthless - a PolAm who's granny left Malopolska in 1899 would be the real expert on today's Warsaw. Obviously.

How stupid of me, I apologise for my ignorants.

I would like examples to back that up. With legal grounds and everything. Pretty please?

Companies in the US seem to just be afraid of litigation. Things like "discrimination" can be widely interpreted in the US, and the payouts are enough to bankrupt a company. That's not the case over here. Laws are pretty clear on what they protect, and you're not going to get a $17.8m settlement because you were fired.

"Here"? You didn't even know that there was an election this year, so "Here" is most certainly not Poland.

Hey mods - where does his IP address check out to? :)

Anyway, you were talking about the problems of doing business. As I said - all of them are trusting, but are quick to deal with any potential problems. Then again, what would you know about Polish business, not actually living here?


If they are, then they'll tell you all about the need to trust, but be wary.


Really? Why don't you tell us about which laws are flawed, outdated and make no sense? I'm curious as to what you know about Polish labour law. Incidentally, one person I teach is an expert on employment law - and her opinion is that it is very heavily loaded towards the employee. In fact, listen to convex - he'll tell you that the law is ridiculously protective towards the employee.

But hey, I suppose a Polish-American knows plenty about doing business in Poland - especially when they don't even know about elections here!


As Magdalena says, let's hear it.

I don't call a pathetic federal minimum wage of $5.25 and 1 week's holiday "protection" for workers. Let's not forget that in the USA, tips make up the vast majority of people's wages in service proession. Yeah, real "protection" there.


First hand. And you?

Well, you live there but don't seem to know jack either. I already told you my family lives there too.

Also, I'm not sure I understand the first part of your post.

Why would you want to know my IP address? My IP address is provided by the automatic DHCP configuration.
Getting a new dynamically generated IP address from the Comcast is a matter of rebooting my cable modem.

.. Or I can just pick up a phone and tell them to do it, besides knowing what my IP is not going to tell you where exactly i live.

I suspect they know my name though, because i paid with a credit card when i donated the money.

You're a good sport, you make me laugh.


wait what? WTF are you talking about? Can you please elaborate, you've lost me on this one.


It's not that i didn't even know, i didn't really give a flying ****... There is a difference.

about regz..

One thing that kind of makes me laugh is that you can tell a person that they're too old and just fire them in Poland, or you can post a job advertisement and specify the age of the person you want to hire.

I know you don't get it why this is seriously wrong, but it's ok bro.


wrong again. I'm not sure what you're talking about with regards to 1 week holiday. The federal minimum wage is $7.25. What's the minimum wage in Poland? Like a third of that?

The US law gives the employee much more protection than just minimum wage. For instance, you can't be discriminated against based on your race, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability (which is another example how Poland is behind everyone), whether you're pregnant, or in the military, or old, or request time off for medical conditions, or to care for your family, or even whether you blow a whistle on your employer.

This means you can be retarded, like you, and still keep your job.


LMAO are you high? Who told you that?


yes

i had the exact same problem. i ordered books from Amazon Uk, They sent them with DHL Germany, they left the UK on the 3rd of the month last heard of leaving Leizig 9th of the month arrived in Poland once I had called head office in Warsaw and complained on the 23rd.

Typical Polish **** up. Useless ******* country period.

I did the same about a month ago after finding out that UK amazon enabled free shipment to Poland for orders above 25 GBP (CD's for 4 GBP, here I come!). The package left the store on monday, I had it on my desk on thursday.

For every unhappy noisy customer there are dozens satisfied ones who remain silent.


Whatever, you ********. :P

Was that sent via DHL though?

The customer services ones perhaps. It is a rarity to find effectiveness/efficiency there.

Yes.

Quite recently I bought a book on Amazon US - the delivery was very soon (almost the soonest date Amazon predicted) - in Poland it was managed by Polish Post - what I guess these lesser companies haven't developed good procedures yet and they definitely try to run things as cheap as possible including saving on the personnel e.g. not enough people to handle things - I think it is the fault of Polish management even if companies are international - having said that Polish Post can be also quite unreliable when the Christmas nears