I once took the train from Berlin to Netherlands.

Just after Hannover but before Dusseldorf and such the train stopped: fire next to the tracks. Honestly, not DB fault this time.

Luckily DB trains have a restaurant/cafe in them. I went to get some food but the man behind the counter told me it was closed.

I asked him how since he was the seller, he stood there, there was power and internet. What's the problem?

Well, he said. And I shit you not: my shift is up. I have worked 8 hours. I am done.

And he was serious. Never mind that he was stuck on the train, just like us. Never mind that the replacement obviously wasn't there yet since they were stuck waiting on the next platform.

Nope. He works 8 hours. 8 hours done. He done. A thousand thirsty and hungry (and annoyed) on his train. He has food, drinks and time. But he just didn't give a shit.

He just stood there, for 2 hours, waiting to get off.

To Dutch people German civil servants are like NPCs following a very narrow script. It's baffling.

Sounds extremely reasonable to me. Not all people want to work extra hours for free.