I've heard things like 仕事と生活のバランス. But it's true that the concept sounds rather alien. Most of my co-workers at the lab eat, socialize, sleep (I see people slee

I've heard things like 仕事と生活のバランス. But it's true that the concept sounds rather alien. Most of my co-workers at the lab eat, socialize, sleep (I see people sleeping at their desk regularly), etc. at the workplace, and they go out as a group often. It's their "life". It's tough, but I'd say it's quite different from the western image of someone actually working very long hours. Your experience at a company may be different, of course. I haven't had the chance to experience it, and I'm not sure I really want to ;)