"arbeitete grundsätzlich sorgfältig"
Category: Work Style
Switzerland
3
sufficient
Germany
4
adequate
Meaning
Work approach adequate to poor. Qualifiers like 'generally', 'predominantly', 'essentially' are downgrading signals -- they imply exceptions.
Switzerland vs. Germany
This phrase is rated grade 3 (sufficient) in Switzerland, and grade 4 (adequate) in Germany. In Switzerland, this phrase is rated better than in Germany.
Background: In Switzerland, "good" is the norm qualification (Labour Court Zurich), while in Germany, "satisfactory" (grade 3) is the statistical average (BAG 18.11.2014, 9 AZR 584/13).
Variants
- "arbeitete überwiegend zuverlässig"
- "arbeitete im Wesentlichen genau"
Sources
- Haufe Zeugnissprache
- Nexaria CH Codierungen
High confidence
Note
The relativisation principle is itself a standalone signal -- see ZC-RULE-001.
Related Phrases
"arbeitete stets äußerst sorgfältig, genau und zuverlässig"
CH: 1 DE: 1
"arbeitete stets sorgfältig und zuverlässig"
CH: 2 DE: 2
"arbeitete sorgfältig"
CH: 3 DE: 3
"arbeitete meistens sorgfältig"
CH: 4 DE: 5