I think this article about Japanese companies' aversion to layoffs was fascinating when I read it a little while back: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/17/busine

I think this article about Japanese companies' aversion to layoffs was fascinating when I read it a little while back: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/17/business/global/layoffs-illegal-japan-workers-are-sent-to-the-boredom-room.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/17/business/global/layoffs-il...