olidays and celebrations

Germany celebrates many of the traditional Christian holidays, including Christmas and Easter.
German Unification Day on October 3 marks the reuniting of East and West Germany and is the
only federal holiday.
While the country's big beer bash is called "Oktoberfest," its starts each year on a Saturday in
September and ends 16 to 18 days later, on the first Sunday in October. The tradition started in
1810, with the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-
Hildburghausen, according to the city of Munich.

CLIMATE
The climate in Oficina Alemania is called a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall all year
long in Oficina Alemania. This location is classified as BWk by Köppen and Geiger. The
temperature here averages 17.0 °C. Precipitation here averages 9 mm.

Business culture
The desire for orderliness spills over into the business life of Germans. Surprises and humor are
not welcomed. Everything is carefully planned out and decided upon, with changes rarely
occurring after an agreement is made, according to the German Business Culture Guide.

There is a high regard for engineers in German, as evidenced by the country's success in the
automotive industry. Because of this high level of respect for hands-on expertise, companies
tend to be headed by technical experts rather than lawyers or those with a financial background.

Workers at all levels are judged heavily on their competence and diligence, rather than
interpersonal skills. Communication with co-workers as well as outsiders tends to be direct and
not always diplomatic.