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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I still think of work in Japan as endless hours spent at your desk, waiting for your boss to leave so you can leave a bit after, with little recognition and complete loyalty (or at least feigned loyalty) to your bosses and the company as a whole. Is it still the case today?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Some companies are still like that. Moreover, some people are just like that... and that's the crux of the issue. Social pressure is huge in Japan, so it's hard for people who want no part in that to stop when others keep doing it (even if no one orders or even expects them to).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

You actually have to go drinking with your boss after work, you dont get to go home until he does.