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If you don’t work, you don’t eat. This phrase applies well to the Japanese workplace. The Japanese are very hard on people who are lazy. I thought about this while comparing it with the Thai workplace as well.
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Optimal solution is the preferred term of many Japanese businessmen. Personally, I dislike this term, but it seems to be essential for analyzing Japanese companies and Japanese society.
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Seniority is one of the hallmarks of employment practices in Japanese companies. If you move from job to job, you will be regarded as a person without guts in Japanese society. When considering a career, it is better to consider the characteristics of Japanese companies as well.
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Leaving a company is an important event for a businessman. There is an old saying that ‘‘it’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest’’. In this episode I discuss an amicable resignation in a Japanese company.
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The typical Japanese middle-aged salaryman is often eager to show off his knowledge on the job. Is this phenomenon seen anywhere in the world?
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Who do you think is more capable, busy people or people with free time? In this episode, I discuss the benefits of pretending to be busy.
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The Japanese language has a word for 忖度する(to consider someone’s feelings or wishes). If you master the word ‘忖度する’, it will be useful when you work for a Japanese company.
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When choosing a job, you should probably consider what you want to do and your career plan. If you choose a job without thinking about it, you are wasting your life time.
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I once worked part-time as a waiter in a coffee shop when I was a student. That was a great Place to learn honorifics.
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Japanese companies have positions called regular positions (総合職). They have hired most new graduates for regular positions. In this episode, I will talk about the benefits of developing a career as regular positions.
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Japanese companies often provide extensive training, but basically, supervisors rarely teach their subordinates how to do their jobs in hands-on, detailed manner. Verbal communication seems to be neglected. I would like to talk about how to survive in such Japanese companies.
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An expert killer at middle-aged men is called “ジジ殺し” in Japanese. Jijigoroshi is good at being liked by middle-aged men at Japanese companies.
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Some Japanese businessmen preach to their subordinates that the company is not like a school. In this episode, I examine the veracity of this phrase. For me, the company is a school itself.
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Many Japanese salarymen dislike the term status quo. In some industries, the status quo may be correct. Knowing these ideas is important to avoid exhaustion from working in a Japanese company.
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