Why Japanese Hate Working with Foreigners

Comments · 4.6K

• PA

  @PaolofromTOKYO · 2 years ago · pinned

  <a href="https://paolofromtokyohotsauce.com/">https://paolofromtokyohotsauce.com</a> - Get my Paolo fromTOKYO Premium Kaminari Hot Sauce <br><a href="https://tokyozebra.com/merch">https://tokyozebra.com/merch</a> &nbsp;Help support the channel and get my Tokyo Merch<br>Get 10% off with my link on Squarespace - &nbsp;<a href="https://squarespace.com/paolofromtokyo">https://squarespace.com/paolofromtokyo</a>

  94

• AS

  @AshkanKiani · 2 years ago

  If your deadlines cause you to work past your work hours regularly, it’s because someone else like a manager is failing to give out appropriate deadlines to clients. You can talk about not wanting to cause trouble, but it’s ignoring the systemic issues that system creates causing managers to consistently feel pressured to crunch people.

  688

• GA

  @gazhel · 2 years ago

  My wife is Japanese who worked in offices and retail for many years. After working in Australia for a year or two, she one day turned to me and said &quot;There&apos;s no F&apos;King way I could ever work for a Japanese company ever again&quot;. <br><br>Yup, what she said

  2.6K

• FX

  @fxlei1856 · 2 years ago

  In Germany, the company is held liable if you do not take your paid vacation, so the company may actually force you to take it within a given time-frame.

  3.2K

• PR

  @procastination_is_my_passi4182 · 2 years ago

  I worked in Japan and Korea for a bit and both countries are somewhat similar about their work culture. While I understand where it&apos;s coming from, I believe that it creates an unproductive environment in a greater scale. There were so many days in both Japan and Korea in which I already finished my work hours ago and is just forced to sit there and appear busy so that I don&apos;t offend my co-workers or my boss by leaving &quot;early&quot;, which was my actual time to clock out btw lmaoo. It&apos;s a waste of time. And when looking at the current issues plaguing both countries (high suicide rates, aging population, low birth rates...) you have to take in consideration that perhaps, this unnecessarily strict and heavy work load is taking a toll on your people and should be changed.

  510

• WI

  @Will2getfit · 2 years ago

  Thanks for the information. My only issue with this is<br>1- Japanese people themselves complain about these work conditions (some to the level of suicide)<br>2- for a country complaining or fearful of the decreasing population, it’s counterproductive to think the birth rate will pickup when people hardly have time to build families or relationships due to their extreme work demands (hours)

  3.1K

• MI

  @misspapillon24 · 2 years ago

  So basically the most important thing about your job it&apos;s to keep your coworkers happy, even if it means not giving quality time to your family or yourself. There are many things I admire about Japan, but work culture it&apos;s not one of them

  2.7K

• CO

  @completelycrazy1 · 2 years ago

  This seems like a total nightmare to me. If I had to do so much overtime in my country, people would either think I&apos;m really inefficient or that we are severely understaffed. It&apos;s also insane that you are supposed to care more about your colleagues than your own family!!

  516

• 26

  @26101976bdm · 2 years ago

  I&apos;ve been to Japan 17 times, my first being about 15yrs ago. I realised VERY quickly that I LOVE Japan - BUT - I would NEVER live there nor work there. It&apos;s an amazing place to visit.

  186

• BL

  @BlackBlur888 · 2 years ago

  No one on their death bed is going to wish they worked for more.

  386

• UN

  @unklarnamenpflicht · 2 years ago

  All the reasons lead back to “it’s not respectful towards your team” but the question is if the workers have self respect. The fight for workers right in Europe was not a matter of personal advantage, but it made the life of everyone better.

  572

• CR

  @crystalstickney7123 · 2 years ago

  Work life balance is definitely an area Japan could improve on. Depression and stress are real.

  154