‘Keep your so-called workers,’ US boss tells France

The chief executive of a US tyre company has delivered a crushing summary of how some outsiders view France’s work ethic in a letter saying he would have to be stupid to take over a factory whose staff only put in three hours work a day.

Titan International’s Maurice “Morry” Taylor, who goes by “The Grizz” for his bear-like no-nonsense style, told France’s left-wing industry minister in a letter published by Paris media that he had no interest in buying a doomed plant.

via Business feed http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1155343/keep-your-so-called-workers-us-boss-tells-france