📩 Why did Biden repeal Trump❜s Executive Order 📩

Within 10 days of taking office, President Trump signed "Executive Order 13771." [OST Main Logo mobile](   [LOGO OST]( Editor's Note: At Open Source Trades, we are serious about being your “eyes and ears” for special opportunities for you to take advantage of. The message below from one of our partners is one we think you should take a close look at. [divider] A once-shunned German concept is helping people find their place in the world of work – and may even be the key to revitalising the country’s workforce. T Tobias Schlegl was only 17 when he became a television host in Cologne, Germany. He’d been chosen in a street casting and worked full-time in front of the camera for 20 years. But, in 2014, he yearned for a change. “It wasn’t enough anymore to interview people doing interesting things,” says Schlegl, now 43. “I had to ask myself, ‘What are you doing yourself?’ I knew that I wanted to help people.” So, despite the apprehension of his family, friends and colleagues, he left the TV show and became a paramedic. He’s been happily doing his new job ever since. In German, there’s a word for people like Schlegl who change their careers: ‘Quereinsteiger’ (or for women, ‘Quereinsteigerin’). Difficult to translate, it loosely means ‘lateral entrant’ – but lacks a true English equivelant. According to Alexander Zeitelhack, associate dean at the Berlin School of Business and Innovation, Quereinsteiger is a catch-all description for those who change into a job or industry they have no prior experience in. The first part of the word, ‘quer’, can refer to going against the grain (such as the ‘Querdenker’ or ‘lateral thinker’ movement of protests against Germany’s coronavirus restrictions). Formerly a television host, Tobias Schlegl became a Quereinsteiger, pivoting to a job as a paramedic (Credit: Tobias Schlegl) Formerly a television host, Tobias Schlegl became a Quereinsteiger, pivoting to a job as a paramedic (Credit: Tobias Schlegl) And, as a result, it’s a term that comes with stigma. “In Germany, a country which is conservative and stubborn … the word has a prejudiced connotation,” explains Zeitelhack. “A Quereinsteiger is unconventional and not the person you’d expect for the job. There could be a sense of having failed before, and that’s why they are changing careers.” But although going against work tradition in Germany has not been historically looked upon favourably – and changing careers can be a risk – there’s more interest than ever in becoming a Quereinsteiger. And some employers may even be changing their tune about embracing them – which could not only help make workers happier, but also revitalise a German economy on the brink of a crisis. Bucking tradition Germany’s dual education system of combined school and training means students apprentice in their chosen careers from about age 15 and up – and also that workers keep the same profession for a long time. Most Germans work the same job for about 11 years on average. There are benefits: the system sets up a young, highly skilled workforce (President Barack Obama praised the system in his 2013 State of the Union address: “Those German kids, they're ready for a job when they graduate high school”). But there are also downsides. More than 80% of companies hire their trainees for full-time jobs, siloing young workers into a single establishment or position for many years, and not letting in those seeking a new future. And changing careers only becomes more difficult with time. “There’s no support for people who want to go back and study,” says Schlegl, who was required to train full-time for three years at a monthly salary of €800 ($975, £722) to become a paramedic. “I had good savings from my TV job, but someone who doesn’t simply would not be able to start over.” Despite these obstacles, more Germans than ever are considering changing careers amid Covid-19. According to a September survey by Xing, a German work-centric social platform, a third of 1,500 workers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland say that finding meaning and pleasure at work has become more important since the pandemic. A Quereinsteiger is unconventional and not the person you’d expect for the job – Alexander Zeitelhack But jumping to become a Quereinsteiger takes gall. However, Düsseldorf-based career coach Chris Pyak says if he can do it, anyone can – that’s why his job is now helping others overcome such obstacles. At 17, he started out as a nurse (“My parents said it would be a stable profession”) but always dreamt of working in radio. “I wanted to do radio since I was five,” he says. “At night, I would listen to the announcers and their deep, rich voices.” Going back to school at 22 and becoming a Quereinsteiger was “super hard”, he says. "I worked and studied seven days per week and 15 hours per day. There were times when I didn't eat because I had to choose between food and gasoline." But it took him down an unexpected, exciting career path: working at a radio station led to financial journalism and consulting for international companies like Microsoft. Such diverse experiences inspired him to write the book How to Win Jobs and Influence Germans. But Pyak wasn’t done transforming. He’s become a Quereinsteiger again, now coaching other Quereinsteiger on getting the right skills and fashioning their CVs for Germany’s competitive job market. In 2013 Tawfeeq Meeri fled his native Syria, abandoning a blossoming career as a teacher and linguist to become a software engineer (Credit: Tawfeeq Meeri) In 2013 Tawfeeq Meeri fled his native Syria, abandoning a blossoming career as a teacher and linguist to become a software engineer (Credit: Tawfeeq Meeri) A new group of Quereinsteiger Native Germans changing positions are not the only ones considered to become Quereinsteiger. Immigrants who have been educated and trained outside Germany’s system are also counted among these ranks, says Zeitelhack, and experience similar roadblocks to employment. However, it’s beneficial for companies to start embracing more Quereinsteiger. As Germany’s immigration surges, Quereinsteiger from other countries may be poised to revolutionise Germany’s workforce – and at just the right time. The German economy, the world’s fourth largest, is in crisis: in 10 years, when the post-war baby boomer generation retires, Germany will be short eight million workers, which may mean a 20% decrease in GDP, says Zeitelhack. “We have a huge movement right now of importing labour … We have a Quereinsteiger economy coming towards us.” We have a huge movement right now of importing labour … We have a Quereinsteiger economy coming towards us – Zeitelhack Programmer Tawfeeq Meeri is among this wave of Quereinsteiger entering the German workforce. He fled his native Syria in 2013, abandoning a blossoming career as a teacher and linguist to become a software engineer, a profession in demand in Germany. He learned coding at ReDi, a non-profit digital school in Berlin. Initially, he wasn’t was getting interviews with large companies without a computer science degree on his CV – but his teachers urged him to keep job hunting despite his Quereinsteiger classification. Meeri eventually landed a position coding at a start-up. Young tech companies in Berlin like the one Meeri now works at are becoming sanctuaries for Quereinsteiger with multifaceted, unconventional career paths like his. “[Start-ups] require people who can combine communication and engineering, explain engineering to non-engineers and so on,” says Zeitelhack, who also works as an advisor for these young firms. A Quereinsteiger workforce Unwinding in the open air is so ingrained in the culture, some companies build it into the working week. But is it under threat in an increasingly global and digital society? I It’s minus two degrees celsius. Frost-tipped grass lines the hiking trails snaking through the forest in Ursvik, a Stockholm suburb on the edge of the Swedish capital’s technology and science hub, Kista. Yet, despite the frigid temperature, there’s a steady footfall of walkers and joggers out and about during their lunch break. “We do it all year round. You get so much energy from it,” says Tina Holm, a scientist at the Nordic headquarters of pharmaceutical and cosmetics firm Perrigo, who is here with her company’s running club. “We have a saying in Sweden ‘there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes’.” A passion for nature cuts to the heart of what Scandinavians call friluftsliv (pronounced free-loofts-liv). The expression literally translates as ‘open-air living’ “It’s a very big part of our lives, to be able to see the greenery and the water and the forests,” adds Bo Wahlund, a packaging developer who organises the group. “It strengthens our mental and physical abilities.” Their passion for nature cuts to the heart of what Scandinavians call friluftsliv (pronounced free-loofts-liv). The expression literally translates as “open-air living” and was popularised in the 1850s by the Norwegian playwright and poet, Henrik Ibsen, who used the term to describe the value of spending time in remote locations for spiritual and physical wellbeing. Outdoor activities in Sweden have long been a culturally important institution as a means of work-life balance (Credit: Alamy Images) Outdoor activities in Sweden have long been a culturally important institution as a means of work-life balance (Credit: Alamy Images) Today, the phrase is used more broadly by Swedes, Norwegians and Danes to explain anything from lunchtime runs in the forest, to commuting by bike (or on cross-country skis when the snow falls) to joining friends at a lakeside sauna (often followed by a chilly dip in the water) or simply relaxing in a mountain hut. The concept is also linked closely to allmansrätten, the right to roam. Scandinavian countries all have similar laws which allow people to walk or camp practically anywhere, as long as they show respect for the surrounding nature, wildlife and locals. The great outdoors “The history of outdoor life in the Nordics is long and really incorporated with the culture, since we have a lot of land and a small population,” explains Angeliqa Mejstedt, who runs one of the region’s largest outdoor blogs, Vandringsbloggen, from the Swedish city of VästerÃ¥s. “Even after we became more urbanised we had this longing to get back to nature and for the last 100 years a lot of voluntary organisations like the Scouts and the tourist boards have organised and educated people about how and why to spend time outdoors,” says the writer, who also works as a consultant advising businesses and new immigrants on the history and benefits of friluftsliv. Their club is able to meet every week, thanks to a company policy that blocks 90 minutes out of employees’ calendars every Wednesday In Sweden alone, a country of 10 million people, there are 25 non-profit associations anchored to friluftsliv, with 1.7 million memberships spread across 9,000 local and regional clubs. Research for Statistics Sweden, the government’s number-crunching agency, suggests that around a third of Swedes engage in outdoor activities at least once a week. More than half of the population have access to a summer house in the countryside or on the coast. Many Scandinavian employers also incentivise staff to spend time outside during their working hours. The shiny activewear sported by pharmaceutical workers like Wahlund and Holme hint these are people who schedule exercise without any help from their bosses. But their club is able to meet every week thanks to a company policy that blocks 90 minutes out of employees’ calendars every Wednesday. No-one is forced to exercise, but a majority of staff choose to, with many making a beeline for the surrounding woodland. Wahlund finds it funny when “cool companies like Apple or Google” make headlines for testing out similar initiatives, noting that “in Sweden it’s regular, there’s a lot of companies doing it”. In Sweden, there are 1.7 million memberships across 900 regional and local friluftsliv-related clubs across the country (Credit: Alamy Images) In Sweden, there are 1.7 million memberships across 900 regional and local friluftsliv-related clubs across the country (Credit: Alamy Images) Deciding when to work With flexible hours already commonplace in Scandinavia, thanks to policies encouraging both parents to participate in family life, many businesses are also giving employees the chance to work around their passions – including the great outdoors – more regularly. “We have a very free work environment and believe that our employees work best when they decide when to work,” says Jakob Palmers, the co-founder of Graphiq, a design agency based in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. “That means people can go and experience friluftsliv when the sun is up and work when it's dark”. The company has also piloted holding meetings outdoors at a nearby pond and plans to do so more regularly when warmer weather returns. “You get a different perspective as soon as you get out of the building," Palmers says. There are even tax breaks for firms that incentivise friluftsliv: firms in Sweden and Finland can subsidise employees’ sports activities or equipment, while some Finnish businesses are starting to pay compensation to employees if they cycle or walk to work. Recently, politicians are even becoming aware of the benefits that can be harnessed from Quereinsteiger. The German government, helmed by perhaps the most famous Quereinsteigerin, Chancellor Angela Merkel (a research scientist before entering politics), is destigmatising career changes with an official webpage for Quereinsteiger featuring interviews and tips on changing careers. Querensteigerin Uli Marschner, a former advertising agent, quit to start a small neighbourhood restaurant in Berlin called Häppies (Credit: Andreas Bohlender) Querensteigerin Uli Marschner, a former advertising agent, quit to start a small neighbourhood restaurant in Berlin called Häppies (Credit: Andreas Bohlender) Still, Quereinsteiger have a way to go before Germany fully embraces them. A brighter future for the German economy can help – as well as the prospect for a happier, more passionate workforce. For Meeri, he has not only entered the German workforce, but also created a deep connection to his work. And Quereinsteiger paramedic Schlegl now works ambulance shifts every other week in Hamburg, where he lives, and has found the fulfilment he was craving. Earlier this year, he hosted a podcast called Fighting Corona, in which he interviewed medics and shared his frontline experiences during the pandemic; he also wrote a novel based on his own paramedic work. Uli Marschner, a former advertising agent who quit to start a small neighbourhood restaurant in Berlin, never looked back, either. “I do have some friends who envy me because they see that I love my job and they are working only for their weekends and holidays,” she says. “If you’re not happy, you’re not healthy. And I’m so happy now. I pinch myself every morning.” “In five years, we will say, ‘[these people are] super Quereinsteiger – we need more of them!’” says Zeitelhack. “It will no longer be a word for black swans.” Dear Fellow Investor, Within 10 days of taking office, President Trump signed "Executive Order 13771." He wanted us to win the war for the future of medicine! To win the battle for what 60 minutes said could be "the most consequential discovery in biomedicine this century." To win the battle for what The Nobel Laureate Committee called the "Holy Grail" of medicine. [This breakthrough technology]( has the ability to eliminate all 6,000 genetic diseases from mankind. 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