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> It used to be in Japan that you would not leave the office before your manager left whatever time that was. "used to be"? has this changed? I thought this wa

• james_s_tayler 7y ago
  My sister-in-law works in a tiny company doing graphic design. It's the same thing. Can't leave until the boss does. She recently came to visit us in my home country for Christmas whereupon I learned that she has a 2 hour commute each way on purpose because of this. I asked her isn't commuting 4 hours a day just awful, why don't you live closer to work? And she replied that if she lived closer to work she would simply be at work longer and having a long commute means 4 hours a day she can spend not doing work stuff but doing things like listening to music and playing games on her phone.
• Aeolun 7y ago
  I think my manager feels bad about leaving the office if I’m still inside, but that’s more like the opposite.