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The long hours are largely for saving face in front of the team. Nobody leaves before the boss leaves, with full trickle down effect. So if the director is wo
by anonAndOn 5y ago
The long hours are largely for saving face in front of the team. Nobody leaves before the boss leaves, with full trickle down effect. So if the director is working until 9pm that means his managers are there until 9pm and then the staff is sitting at their desks looking busy-ish until 9pm, regardless of utility. Anybody who leaves early is not "giving their best" to the success of the team.
- sharken 5y agoHmm, my goal is to do something memorable during a workday and not just showing up. Let alone the fact that in IT, you can rarely produce something worthwhile after 4-6 hours. It would also be hard to respect arbitrarily chosen rules, that have no proven effect on productivity. It's hard to see Japan being competitive with archaic rules like the above.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoIt's interesting that these things don't seem to matter that much. Japan isn't some basket case, it is a developed and wealthy country. This is all the more remarkable when you consider the demographic circumstances it faces.