德國工作時間短,爲何卻很成功

Let me mention a couple of factors:

讓我提幾點因素：

About people:

關於人：

There’s the official possibility to work in flexible schedule.

他們很可能工作時間靈活。

Germans work at their workplace. Nothing else. No (much) time to coffee-corner chat, or corridor-rumours.

德國人在工作地點工作，別無其他。沒有時間到咖啡角閒聊或者到走廊聊八卦。

Germans love their privacy. Once out of the workplace, their life is theirs.

德國人注重隱私，一踏出辦公區，他們的生活就只屬於他們。

No night or weekend calls.

不會在晚上或者週末聊電話。

About organizations:

關於組織：

A schedule, once arranged, is a holy thing.

一份時刻表一旦被安排就是一件神聖的事。

Because of the previous point, arranged schedules always make sense.

由於上一點，安排的時刻表常能起作用。

Working extra hours is not a proof of commitment, but a proof of inefficiency.

加班並不能證明你負責反而證明你效率低。

About quality:

關於質量：

Outstanding quality in their products (of any kind) is the main proud of any German.

卓越的產品品質（任何一項產品）是每個德國人最大的驕傲。

“Genau” (exact, exactly, precise, precisely) is one of the preferred words

“精確”是他們最喜歡的詞彙。

It’s in their culture to focus on quality and being effective

他們的文化注重質量和高效。

They have good schools and vocational training - for everyone.

他們擁有優質的學校以及假期培訓，針對所有人。

They involve their workers.

他們專著培訓他們的工人。

They have a lot of machinery.

他們擁有大量的機器設施。

They get their rest and their holidays - yes, breaks and working hours will matter some.

他們擁有休閒時間以及假期。是的，休息和工作時間一樣重要。