Japanese employees are not lazy!!!!

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_overwork_death

scary that it happens enough that they actually have a name for it
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  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    before i click the link, i just have to say... HA!
    have you SEEN the amount of stuff i have left to do today...and i'm still bummin around the pit? :D

    edit: ok... so now that i've read that, thats really really sad :o

    coming from the daughter of a Japanese man, i can tell you its crazy how much my father works. Lately, especially since working on Vancouver Island (more laid back than the mainland i think) he's sort of learned its okay to have time to yourself to relax, take days off, have a pint with friends, etc. My mom (who worked in Japan for 8 years) always tells me about how its completely different... however its different on both sides - the employee and the employer i mean. Not sure if its still the same but I think a lot of companies treat their employees well... she said at one of my dads parties at his old job they gave away laptops and vacations as prizes! Well, at least they have good staff parties....
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    That's sad.
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    probably only a matter of time before it starts happening here.

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