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Japanese business culture has an almost absurdly heightened sensitivity to positioning, diction, and body language.
by nihonde 7y ago
Japanese business culture has an almost absurdly heightened sensitivity to positioning, diction, and body language.
- arethuza 7y agoI've heard of people getting upset about the ordering of email addresses in messages (this was a successful law firm where ordering was supposed to be based on "rank").
- nihonde 7y agoThis is a real thing. I’ve experienced it myself. I tried to explain that the email client may reorder them, etc.
- less_penguiny 7y agoZero knowledge about this, but I'd absolutely love to know more if you can suggest any sources. Or is it one of those unsaid things that one comes to know?
- nihonde 7y agoMy main resource is Japanese TV, which is unfortunately hard to see outside Japan. They have quiz shows that are meant to train jobseekers on how to behave and maximize their chances. It’s right down to details like which seat to take in the waiting area before your meeting, where and when to sit in a conference room, whether or not to accept a drink offer, how to knock on a door, how to close a door behind you, etc.