They're very polite.

Jan 31, 2022 2:37 PM

ftrh

Views

7239

Likes

72

Dislikes

7

But I want a company that is kind enough to provide cots so I can sleep at the office and not wait all that time going home!!

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I like working for Germans. They expect you to bust your ass until 5pm. Then they don't expect to even hear from you until 9am tomorrow.

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Reminds me of Amélie Nothomb's "Fear and Trembling" book.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I havent read this one. *Added to cart.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

What, not story to elaborate?

4 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 3

Japanese working culture is world-renown for being high-stress and one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

4 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

Is it the work, the love life, or the online video game competition that pushes people over the edge?

4 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That does sound bad :-/

4 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

Work life balance is a concept foreign to them, I think.

4 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 1

Same in the US - still frowned upon in some circles to take your full paid vacation entitlement - fuck that.

4 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

As far as I know, it's getting better. But it's a very slow process

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Culture could be a factor why it's slow It's a step in the right direction though.

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Too rigid sometimes. Most of the times.

4 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Ya that movie Ramen Girl really spells that out

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Did you learn the trick where you leave for the night, but leave stuff on your desk so they think you're too busy to go out drinking nightly

4 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Nah. It's quite the opposite, our GM is a very tidy person. Clean desk before going back home, every day.

4 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Right but when they see you tidying up, they start trying to get you to go out drinking. Every. Damn. Night. Leave a little mess and scram!

4 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I did that sometimes, my boss told me it's not niceeee. And they expect women to be tidy like Marie Kondo you know.

4 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Ah, didn't know you were female. Yeah, that changes things sometimes. All sorts of crazy social rules anyway, most are just ... dumb.

4 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

1 thing for sure, we must think ahead 8 to 10 times before deciding something. Theyre very good at it, thats what I missed the most.

4 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0