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As a salaryman you are supposed to not leave office before your boss AND pretend to be working, pillow defeats the objective.
by rasz 3y ago
As a salaryman you are supposed to not leave office before your boss AND pretend to be working, pillow defeats the objective.
- PlunderBunny 3y agoBut do the Japanese (and I'm rather grossly referring to a homogeneous proxy here) see it that way? Isn't it considered good to be tired at work, to the point where it's considered virtuous to be tired in the afternoon (because you've been working so hard)? I'm not saying this is a good thing, but just questioning whether - in a Japanese company - having a nap at your desk is considered 'bad'.
- RIMR 3y agoSleeping is not seen as lazy in Japan. You are correct that sleeping is viewed as the consequence of working hard. Public sleeping is common in Japan.
- pezezin 3y agoI live in Japan. The part about not leaving the office before your boss depends on the company and it is not so true anymore, most of my Japanese colleagues punch out the second the bell rings. The part about pretending to work is very much true though.