eitze Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Dear Gentlemen,I am a "Beamter" with the Police Administration in the State of Nordrhein-Westfalen.For me that means a lifetime job without the risk of becoming unemployed On the other hand for Beamte it`s forbidden to participate on a strike, even if the Government decide`s that you have to work longer for less money, as happened last year Unfortunately nowadays there is no Beamten-Uniform or -Dagger (if you?re not a member of the uniformed services) Greetingseitze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Best to differentiate with "Beamter" in the form interesting for collectors... and EVERYTHING that falls under the term as understood by the rest of Germany.Nowdays when you say "Beamter" you include Teachers, the taxman, Policemen, People who work for local govt as officials etc. etc.I dont know if those who qualify has changed over the decades.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Best to differentiate with "Beamter" in the form interesting for collectors... and EVERYTHING that falls under the term as understood by the rest of Germany.Nowdays when you say "Beamter" you include Teachers, the taxman, Policemen, People who work for local govt as officials etc. etc.I dont know if those who qualify has changed over the decades....I have learned a lot since my last entry onto this thread. Basically, a Beamter is a broad description of a non military government servant... right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Paul,you have some time ?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeamterUwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I could only stand it for a few minutes! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H1 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) Best to differentiate with "Beamter" in the form interesting for collectors... and EVERYTHING that falls under the term as understood by the rest of Germany.Nowdays when you say "Beamter" you include Teachers, the taxman, Policemen, People who work for local govt as officials etc. etc.I dont know if those who qualify has changed over the decades.... Chris is absoultely right. It's an interesting term, and one that can cause confusion even today. A Beamter is as Chris described, but can have the somewhat negative connotation of someone who sits on his arse and get's paid to make your life difficult. I asked this in Austria as well, and was told the same thing. When I told a good German friend I was a "Beamter" (I'm a government employee) he laughed and said, "Jetzt muss' ich zweimal "Sie" sagen!" That gave me a good laugh. edit: Wanted to add, that I think the perfect example of a Beamter is the old position of "Bezirkshauptmann" in Austria. Paul Edited February 16, 2009 by Paul H1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Of course... in Germany there are hundreds of Beamter jokes...., mostly revolve around them sitting on their butts...Why do Beamte wear glasses... so when they fall asleep at their desks they dont poke themselves in the eye with a pencil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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