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I'm a bit conflicted by this... My American brain tells me this is an insane way to live. No work life balance. It's horrible inefficient, as you can't downsiz
by kilroy123 10y ago
I'm a bit conflicted by this...
My American brain tells me this is an insane way to live. No work life balance. It's horrible inefficient, as you can't downsize, or compete international like this. You're forced to hangout with coworkers.
However, having this long term stability with work is something that is sorely missed in the US. A pension? Job for life?
No one gets these things anymore.
- madeofpalk 10y agoI'm young (24), so I guess I'm coming from a different mindset (entitled millennial here!), but the thought of working at a single place for life gives me nightmares. Sure, companies 'evolve' (for better or worse) and theoretically your job changes as you climb the ladder, but surely you job learning and loving work if you do the same thing for 40+ years? I guess this is the difference between people who see work as an obligation vs an opportunity.
- shas3 10y agoMany large company jobs are de facto jobs-for-life. But things sometimes get boring mid-way into careers.
- ams6110 10y agoUniversity jobs as well. Almost no way to get fired, unless you are just flagrantly negligent. Huge amounts of paid time off, generally flexible hours. Middling salary but generally great benefits. Boring but stable and predictable. Some people like that.
- greggman 10y agoThey don't get them in Japan either as companies go out of business.
- YokoZar 10y agoIf you have a 401k benefit, you have a portable pension that you can take with you from job to job -- roll it into an individual retirement account when you're done. If you don't have a 401k benefit, you can fund an IRA yourself. Many folks are learning the hard way that you really don't want to bet your retirement on a single company remaining both solvent and honest for the next 70 years.