Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

Strangely enough, quite a few people here are sitting in the home office or even at the workplace and entertaining the forum during their working hours.

At the same time, they demand that the civil engineer, which is by the way a tough job, works uninterrupted for 8 hours at 30 degrees in the shade.

It must be the same people who sit in some office and demand retirement at 70.

If it were up to me, all the civil servants would be sent to the agriculture sector for 8 weeks every year to harvest potatoes. Or to pick asparagus. This is actually meant seriously. And without a cell phone.

chat in the forum during their working hours.

I can only speak for myself, but when I write in the forum, that is simply not working time. However, I do sometimes work after 9:00 PM or even midnight or on Sunday.

But at the same time, demand that the civil engineer, which by the way is a tough job, works tirelessly for 8 hours at 30 degrees in the shade

Who, where? Show me! From what I have heard, some people here demand that the work be done properly. I think that is a reasonable demand.

My husband works in IT and most employees there prefer to be in the office. [HO] is used occasionally for special circumstances. Especially by those without children. My husband and others with children prefer to come to the office because there are no distractions there. The equipment is better, there is lunch and snacks and a fridge with drinks and many other amenities. It certainly depends on how much peace you have at home (here the children are running around from noon) and how the office is set up - pleasant or not.

Half of the people are always leaning somewhere and scrolling on their phones. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence and thought "they probably just have a break," but by now, I'm surprised how often they seem to be on break.

I snuck into the tax office the other day. It's embarrassing that it's even possible. It was morning and not a consultation day. Everyone looked at me completely stunned. And it didn't look like they had been working hard either. There is a calm atmosphere there.

Didn't some smarty just recently suggest that we should all work more overtime and work more? So the state gets more revenue. Well, the civil servants can start with that right away. A 45-hour workweek and working Saturdays.

Let's go.

If it were up to me, all the civil servants would be sent to agriculture every year for 8 weeks to harvest potatoes. Or to pick asparagus. I seriously mean it. And without a cellphone.

Just a round of civil servant bashing out of the blue. Wonderful, it clears your head. And the teachers: dropping the red pen at 1 pm and earning as much as 5 bricklayers combined. Off to the quarry with them! For the entire summer holidays!

Today an article was published in Saxony.
I’m copying it here to get back to the topic.

According to a statement from the Statistical State Office in Kamenz, which was published on Thursday, the price surge has somewhat eased but still remains at a very high level. Compared to the same month last year, the costs for the construction of a residential building increased by 11.6 percent in May. For office buildings, the increase was 10.7 percent, and for commercial buildings, it was 10.4 percent. (with dpa)

After a sharp price increase in building insurance today, I first googled the construction price index. It made a really nasty jump in 2023. It still doesn’t explain the height of my premium, but it was quite a shock.