The Miserable French Workplace and the Fight to Change It

An inhumane concept, to be sure. If you want to let these people go, pay them severance and let them be on their way.

If you do get a job, the same law that allows you to have a long-term contract essentially makes you a slave to the company. It's so hard to get, it makes it that much harder to leave.

Owning your own business is nearly impossible due to the red tape and regulations involved, so the entire economic landscape is either a large company or the government.

The real problem in France is that it doesn't really give any incentive for a company to start there, and it certainly doesn't give it a chance to grow.

This will only become more apparent over time when the global economy gets bad and more companies pull out and move to more favorable countries.