In Germany they have a saying “sport ist mord” or loosely translated sport will kill you. I didn’t think it was true but recently I heard a story that made me change my opinion.
One of the reasons that companies will outsource their manufacturing is because it is cheaper to do it there. Perhaps it is because of the labor laws or perhaps the environmental laws but there is usually one or more compelling reasons to ship your factory elsewhere.
However, the reverse is also true. One of the great fears in some of the more developed countries in Europe was that other laborers from elsewhere in their club would migrate and take away jobs due to their lower costs. Well, companies can do the same thing in reverse, they can hire people from different parts of the world and ship them to where the work is.
It was this exact situation that caused a very nice Ukrainian woman to begin working on our project. The benefit for companies who hire contractors is that once the work is done they all go away. This particular gal loved to go running in the morning, and as she was planning on leaving the project and the region perhaps never to return, so she decided to take a few photographs.
It is understandable, but when you stop jogging in front of a gate to an American base in a foreign country to take photos people tend to get nervous. She didn’t get shot, but the authorities were called and took her in for questioning. Why? She was going jogging and didn’t have any identification with her and she did admit to not being German.
Perhaps it isn’t jogging that is so hazardous to your health as much as taking pictures.