At the center of the essentials are the recent strikes from 2014/15 that occurred in various sectors of the service industry, such as at the railway, Lufthansa, the postal service, and daycare centers. The author highlights the significant difference between these strikes and those in the industrial sector. In the former, not only is the struck company affected, but society as a whole, especially the citizens: they must reorganize their disrupted daily lives, which poses a tremendous challenge, particularly for working individuals.