What is Dach mentality? I've googled the definition but can't seem anything that fits in this context.
Most EU tech and non-tech companies, with some notable exceptions like Spotify, have this mentality.
And then all of a sudden due to lack of workers and other factors even DACH began to change and basically accepted English as the defacto working language in tech.
Unfortunately it's a small change, too little too late as they say. Without proper transeuropean companies and unified market we will never be able to challenge competitors from Asia let alone the USA.
Though companies like the Schwarz Gruppe or OEDIV tend to understand their value so I don't think parent's comment is valid.
In a nutshell: German speakers mentality
If you happen to want your supplier to be slow, extremely reliable, and you don't mind paying for the high profit margin they expect to be able to extract, you'll be a perfect customer of a DACH-mentality company. There are hundreds of niche categories where they dominate the market, including machine tools, forging, factory automation, etc.
But don't write off DACH: there are plenty of companies in DACH that run circles around their competitors by blending typically DACH traits with agility.
At least DACH made the progress of opening up. It would be ideal to combine DACH liberalism for language and french attitude towards tech and innovation.
But.. ..why would you want to speak anything else? Who settles for the mediocre?
For future career possibilities worth investigating, would you care to name a few good examples/companies you are aware of?
In a stable manufacturing business, it’s a superpower. In tech, not so much.