Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Is
Japan’s culture of overwork finally changing?
Go-home-early
Day. Japanese government is going to set a day in each month when employees should
leave early from their work, being triggered by a young worker’s suicide
because of overwork.
Japanese
workers are known to put longer work hours than Americans or Europeans,
sometimes over 100 hours a month. In many offices, an hour or two a day of
extra work is common. Why? One of the reasons is their work volume, especially
for small businesses that are under severe pressure to stay in business.
Another reason is low productivity. Japan’s productivity is lower than any
other industrialized country especially in service industry. And there is distinctive
Japanese culture, too. Teamwork. Many employees feel guilty about leaving their
colleagues in the office, so that they do things that can be done next day or
more efficiently.
The
bottom line seems to be lack of eagerness or motivation to leave early to enjoy
their lives, or different priorities from others in the world.
Enjoy
reading and thinking which sounds more difficult, to have Japanese speak or leave
work early.
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