@@vickysingson3802 did you even watch the video? They're not in good shape as they were decades ago. Just this morning i heard in CNN that 20% of their population are 70+yrs old. Rapid population decline = people overworking more to make up for the lack of workers. Overworking could lead to karoshi or prevents them to start a family because of the lack of free time which also contributes to the population decline. They're also not that open for immigration compared to other countries. Ofcourse overworking doesn't mean better productivity either.
Behind of japan successful story, we didn't see their failures, stress, anxiety, depression, frustration, dissatisfied, disappointment, etc. that end them to die or commit suicide.
I heard only 7% of the Japanese workers are satisfied and enjoy their jobs. 23% of them feel normal, and the rest, 70% of them are dislike their jobs, and are not satisfied...
Their doctrine is good, and wrong at the same time 😐 Just imagine: if only they value the "contribution to the company's growth" over "time spent there" they would have been the greatest nation in the world, no contest! Because to mold an entire working class of a country to be that workaholic is an amazingly well done job
It's isn't work ethic that drives them to over work, it is fear. Fear, shame and guilt are all the fundamental aspects of Japanese society. They feel guilty for taking a paid vacation because they know that their colleagues would be working and they are fearful that the whole company would be resentful of that one individual that chooses to take the day off or leave work early. They are not actually working to finish work, they work to create more work so they don't ever have to finish working. This mentality starts young at school age and continues till they die from exhaustion and depression. It is only natural that their birth rate is declining.
I think because of the social norm as a whole stresses that achievement comes in the amount of work and how well one performs. Outside of that norm, is a lonely departure and failure to produce a flourishing future.
They do complain, in a very unhealthy way... Often higher position member judges the lower and uses ''I'm older than you so you should listen to me no matter what''
Yes, from young age the society nurtures fear in them that if you idle for a bit, you are a bad member of society. That's why many workers would pretend doing something in front of PC
Cost of living there is very expensive, they probably won't notice but if they took a vacation to other countries they will be suprised how cheap it is.
I am Japanese who worked for Japanese company from1989-1993. Left Japan to NYC, working for myself happy. When I was in Japan, Co workers and I, we all worked hard 9am to 11pm every day including every other Saturday and half of the vacation days were not taken. I think they are so detail oriented, spending so much time on every details causing longer time to finish working.. Also we have group mentality (which is not always bad). So if everybody else are still working, you can not leave office.. Many of my girl friends built great carrier in well known company (they are fashion designers so women can be top level but not all industries are same for women), making good money. But they have nothing else. None of them are married (they wanted to be married if they could), not even one of them has boyfriend and they are in their 50th. Still working long hours after 25 years plus. It is my own beautiful country that I love and admire. But I can not live like them.
@Trump supporter Don't be stupid, I have friends who work on a Japanese companies, all they say about it are true. Despite Japanese companies enforcing for long hours of work they are unproductive, you also can't leave even if you are already done. Overtime is common up to 11pm at night. I know this because I once call my friend on the phone and he was still in working at hours 10pm. Constant overtime also leads to mental fatigue, and mental fatigue leads to unproductivity. www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-work-ethic/ soranews24.com/2015/02/10/despite-their-hardworking-image-are-the-japanese-really-just-as-lazy-as-the-rest-of-us/
@@javier.alvarez764 funny i also have a friend and she told me otherwise. The chinese could never compete with us Japanese, they are jeoulous of Japan highly ordered and functional success
@Trump supporter lol you need to wake up. Japan is maybe the number one in technology in the 1980s, but that was years ago. Btw I'm not white, I also don't like China, but even I know China is economically rising and would soon replace USA as an economic power. Even South Korea is now technologically far more advance than Japan that still use fax machines and flip flop phones. Your country is so honorable that they still don't acknowledge the comfort women aka the sex slaves in WW2, even the inhuman experiments of Unit 731 was coverup by your government, ignored, and pretend that it never happened. Germany is far more honorable, they acknowledge the mistakes of the Nazis, and don't pretend, coverup, or ignore that it never happened. Japan is the only one sabotaging and holding himself that's why China and South Korea got ahead than you. Your country is still stuck from it's old fashioned way, and unproductive work mentality that it got behind, and it will continue to do so unless you people change, and improve your system. ruclips.net/video/Tx7loRv70y8/видео.html
I worked for a bank in Tokyo, and yes they work long hours but it was rarely working hard. A lot is due to the culture of hierarchy & saving 'face'. For example, we were told never to leave the office before your boss. A bit of an issue when you finished your work by 4pm and your boss is still there till 10pm! You have to find ways to occupy yourselves for those 6 hours. So on paper I worked a 14 hour day but in reality there was maybe only a few hours of actual productive stuff done. Another thing was endless meetings, worse than anything I've seen in the US or UK. And meetings are rarely productive due to the face saving aspect - it's generally bad etiquette to disagree strongly with someone in a meeting in front of others even if their ideas are terrible. The average Japanese salaryman also drinks extremely heavily. We would typically go out for dinner with our team 4 nights per week & we'd all get drunk - so most days a significant amount of staff are nursing hangovers. Again due to the hierarchy culture you can't really say no if your boss invites you out for dinner, which ends up being almost every night. It's really not a surprise to see Japan's productivity levels plummet over the past decades.
@@vishnupillai300 Yes but the world starts with every single person. Imagine the unhappiness of one person multiplied by millions. That's some serious depression stats.
@@BIZKIT551 I think you (and many other people from individualistic cultures) don't understand the concept of a highly collectivistic society where your personal life doesn't really matter as much as what you are adding to the society. For most Japanese work is their main pathway to add value to their society and hence a very high priority in their definition of success.
Thats the problem, that type of understanding. Its working smarter while working hard. Just donating your calories into a bottomless labor pit does not increase your wealth. Take more risks, find something your passionate in first and your hard work will automatically follow as you will become obsessed with getting better at it. Then comes money. But money should never be your first goal or it will usually never work or end bad. Good luck.
@@npineapple3077 in reality share holders do none real work for the society, they just sit and wait for their investments to bring them money, And they get the most of the wealth created by all others. They re literally useless parasites..
I dont think people in Japan are necessarily working hard, they just have a crappy work culture that makes Japan great in some areas but crappy for work. if you look at their productivity, they are a lot lower than people expect. That indicates that the hours spent at work are time consuming and non-productive. it is a demoralizing when you have to spend extra hours to play up to management when youre not really doing anything anything productive just so you can fit in.
@@hotdog05 Ah, but Japan has a high suicide rate relatively speaking. They also have literal death from overwork as a public health issue. Not forming familial bonds or relationships must definitely also lead to mental health issues.
It's the same everywhere around the world. High pressure and stress for the high earning jobs. Even when you do become top of the top, it's a lot of responsibilities and it becomes even more stress with risks. Even if it is a small business and then you put your efforts into making it better and you will eventually see using more time to gain benefits in growth for the business. Humans are just greedy, but in a good way. We are just explorative creatures. Greed is a way of capturing more than necessary and ignoring if it was right or wrong. All these align with existing psyches we all have potential to tap into from our minds within.
@@missionpupa thats not true.... mindless working depends on the position is useless for the long run... its the crazy people who changed this world if you think about it and its those with balance can maintain that innovation.
@@Samuelrodrigues_ iya gan setuju banget, gw jadi buka start up sendiri, gw coba MNC sana sini sama aja, banyak yang OT gk dibayar. Parah, harus ada yang gerak nih revolusioner
The reason is that the culture sees long working hours as proof of commitment and energy. It's not like these insane hours are always productive. They tire people though
The long hours are cultural, as he said. It is seen as rude to be the first to leave. In some countries, you don’t leave work until the boss leaves and there are still companies where it is expected that you will go out with your work team after hours to drink at izakaya and karaoke bars. Again, you aren’t supposed to be the first to leave. All of this is due to the cultural idea that the individual is less important than the group: these after work activities are seen as team building activities and are expected. So, you may be “allowed” to leave work at 10 pm, but you are also expected to go drinking until 3 am; go home, get up at 7 am and go back to work for 8 am to do more unpaid overtime getting yourself “prepared to work” by 9 am. It all comes down to cultural norms.
I don't understand the point of staying long in the office just to pretend like you're working hard. Like the video says, the Japanese just waste more of their life at the office while not even being more productive. This is really a problem with Asian cultures where appearances seem to be more important than actual competence or productivity. In Europe people tend to just want to get their work done as quickly as possible so they can leave in time to do something for themselves. It's not healthy for your life to be nothing but work. Even medieval peasants had better working conditions than these.
Japan working hard are just appearances to impress other countries. Constant overtime only causes mental fatigue, and eventually leading to unproductivity. It's all bullshit, Japanese companies don't allow you to leave even if you are already done. That's why despite their hard working image they are economically high in debt. www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-work-ethic/ soranews24.com/2015/02/10/despite-their-hardworking-image-are-the-japanese-really-just-as-lazy-as-the-rest-of-us/
I’m an Asian American but it is true, Asia is big on having a facade. It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor, it’s all about creating an illusion to other people.
Same thing in Chinese company. I usually finished my work at around 3.30pm, but are forced to stay until 6.30pm. Most other workers even stayed until 8.30pm, but I left the office at 6.30pm sharp. Not that it's a problem, but I can't even surf the Internet on my own spare time, because the boss office is behind my cubicle, and he said he don't like seeing me surfing the Internet for random stuff even though there's no work to be done.
Manish Bharti Manish Bharti Thailand & Myanmar also they don’t want to stay in the office after 5 PM and some time they go back early 15 Mins before 5 PM.
I am Japanese and worked there for 15 years. I was the last to clock in and the first to clock out. I didn't work overtime. I organised my work and finish it as soon as possible. I believe in efficiency not lengthy waste. No bosses and co-workers criticised me. I took holidays and enjoyed both work and my personal life.
@@mateotinoco2393 No tatemae. Was raised up by the traditional Samurai and Imperial parents. It's universal work attitude, dude. My family creed was live life.
Agreed, i have a coworker who have experience as a consultant at a japanese marketing firm way back ago. The culture of doing nothing in the office until 9pm is very prevalent, the ineffieciency in manhours is like the series "The Office" but way worse.
@@hailsatyr then why complaint you have pay well even thought you doing useless thing that use small energy, doesn't mean that just you're the one that lazy and being ungratefull
My cousin is half-Japanese and was born and raised in Japan. The first time she spent Christmas with us in the Philippines she cried because it was the first time she ever experienced a genuine festive atmosphere. That was more than 15 years ago, she moved to the Philippines permanently and is now married with 2 kids.
@@FIR2031 Wow! I am appalled by your ignorance. Philippines is a developing country. We might not have those advancement that most rich countries enjoy but we aren't as backwards as you think.
@@salmabano3685 Pretty sure they're having sex. The real issue is that young people can't afford to have kids in HCOL areas like Tokyo. This issue is also very real here in the US.
I remember asking a friend why he was working every Sunday even though that was his "day off". His answer was: "The company is busy so. . . .can't be helped". Unfortunately that mindset is everywhere here in Japan. It will be very difficult to change.
That's dumb. The company really doesn't care about their employees.. Why bother over working, specially if its unpaid.. Hére we call that kissing companys ass.. Next thing you know the companys las you off,.. All that hard work for nothing..
The company should hire more employees if they have shortage of workforce Why on the earth should employees work even on Sunday just because of busyness of company?
Japan is still a feudal country. Making employees stay at the office is fundamentally not about productivity but demonstrating loyalty to the company. Allowing employees to have time and energy outside the office would risk them forming social attachments outside of work. This system is fundamentally a system of feudalism where the key resource being monopolized is no longer land but time. After many years working like this, the employee will no longer have an identity outside the company. The company will own him for life. When it comes time to break laws or keep secrets, these employees can be counted on. This is simply a modern version of serfdom.
Interesting. People tend to forget, although Japan is a modern, industrialized nation with an advanced economy, the modernization didnt happen until 1868 during the Meiji era. Whereas Europeans at this time were already over 400-500 years out of the medieval, feudal era. That being said, it wasnt too long ago when Japan used to be a feudal, rural country.
@@drbs2850 You're correct, between feudalism and modernity, Europe had the renaissance and the enlightenment in between. Japan jumped from feudalism directly to modernism, while technology in the country have advanced dramatically over a short time, the culture haven't changed as quickly. Japan still maintains the old hierarchical, collective mentality that survived from feudalism.
Azarello No, this is not the reason why Japan has such advantages. A "modern serfdom" would never directly contribute to this situation. You have to figure out the logic here.
Few of my co-workers are transferred from Japan and South Korea, (I work for a Japanese IT company) they were really surprised by their limited working hours and paid OT here. Even so that most decided to work here for an extended period, even bringing their spouse and children here. That being said they are still the most hardworking people I have ever seen.
@@sureshshingare8376 bro how can a person be brainless and work continuously for 8-9 hours at the same time? I myself is an Ex-bpo employee, I was pursuing MBA that time..some of my colleagues were students of CA & CS...specifically talking about my team we had 70-80% engineers from the finest institutions..and yet people still think that we are nothing but losers...and btw not all process requires a personnel to just press enter key and consider the job done...and also don't force me to drag in the economic importance of this sector..so just think about it my brother!!!
Indian Corporate lawyer here, I work in my law firm for around 80 hours per week, Sunday holidays only. I earn good amount of money tho so its all good.
@@vipinchauhan1509 Bhai aap apni jagah bilkul sahi ho even I m a CA student aur mujhe malum hai ki kitna sangarsh hai isme. Par aap khud socho ki hum me aur Dusre developed countries me itna difference kyu hai. Japan to humse bhi piche tha kyu aaj vo itna saksham hai aur kyu hum itne piche hai. Isiliye mai keh rha tha ki humari aur unki soch mai farak hai. Hum apne liye sochte hai aur vo desh k liye sochte hai.
I have a friend who worked in a Japanese company for 10 plus years. He said the Japanese only appear to work hard . Long hours but often the workers just stay late without doing anything . Just checking details that has been gone over before. Minor changes in documents that make no difference .
It's normal in white collar, but they at least have this privilege of doing nothing. In blue collar jobs you can't hide that you're doing nothing and still have to keep working and some jobs can be gruesome.
i'm a japanese living in Europe. i guess i never come back to my country. i'm so happy to be able to work here . i'm getting used to the european lifestyle and to sum it up, it's amazing. i can't explain, i'm just happier to be here than in Japan. that's all. in terms of living, Japan is not your best option but for just tourism, Japan is a great choice
Dude respect your country man........... it's in crisis......it is the people who need to change that kind of lifestyle......if you're running away what is the use.......???
@@rexracer2852 it's his life, so what's wrong in settling in a better country that serves better, a single individual can't change the corrupt system, pollution, poverty etc in his her own country. If someone wants to change they are killed and murdered in his own country.
@@rexracer2852 would u want to live in a country where u feel sad and depressed? or a country that grants you happiness and contentment? you decide for yourself. and he is right europe is so many times better than japan when it comes to work life balance
Schrödinger's Cat Well, if the animators weren't paid literal pennies, maybe things would change a little. Also, I think most studios need more time to release their shows. It really shows.
I graduated engineering school with 2 guys who did a 16 month internships at Honda Canada while I did mine at GM Canada. When Honda offered both an engineering position when they graduated, both said "hell no" because of their nightmarish workload.
I worked in Japan for only a year. One day i was brought to the hospital due to chest pain and stress which i have never experienced before prior to working there. Japan is a really nice place but working there will consume your life faster than you think.
People there eat healthy and have healthy routines which helpd them to work and survive for long.. Japanese people are fit and healthy in compared to others Edit :- people are happy because they are used to it
Holy Guacamole If it's not individualistic then why is everyone in the subway looking at phones ignoring people around them? Why is no one having babies for the greater good? Maybe there's a different reason?
Holy Guacamole one could decompress better by talking to other people and sharing experiences. Phones only add more strain to the eyes after a long day at work. So that is not the reason. If they are working so hard why is the productivity so low? Maybe they are a society that values conformity. I dont know I'm just guessing. But definetely doesn't seem like just "company/country above individual"
Bt still very much more than ours lol their less youth working population is working smartly and r smartly educated using their potential in a right direction while our lazy, uneducated or less educated, unemployed, creating mess on the name of religion just wasting so much time of country type huge youth population is nothing bt just a burden on our country lol. We r very much far away and nowhere related to the word *Workaholic* which our youth population need to be for the sake of country's goodness and nt for personal greed.
The video uses a common measure of productivity as "GDP per hour worked", so it's possible that the Japanese produce just as much as other workers (on a daily basis) but because their culture requires them to stay in the office (to be seen to be working hard) this ironically decreases their productivity!
It's intriguing how different nations approach work-life balance. As a young adult, I wonder about the effects on mental well-being and family life. Balancing productivity with personal time should be a global priority.
d sar. Everybody in Australia gets one full months annual leave no matter what your job is. The Employer must pay for it by law. It doesn't matter how rich or poor you are as it's the law. Only the Police, Ambulance and Fire Brigade workers get 3 months annual leave because of the high stress.
Japanese here! I got depressed from harassment and unpaid overtime and wasted a decade of my life. I'm finally getting back my life but I'm left behind in everything as I've lost all private connections. It's weird and unbelievable how someone can kill oneself overwork but Japans conformist culture surely drives you insane! I've gave up on mine but I hope everyone watching has a great life.
Erm, no, working hard and smart does, with luck. I have never seen any smart working people that is not a workaholic (don't count someone who was born on the finish line). They love their jobs though, some kind of obsession. But without luck, many of them failed. Man, especially in this pandemic
Outdated? Numbers are very clear! Suicide rate in Japan is really clear! American and Japanese societies produce overworking depressed people, serial killers, lack of human relations, are clearly sick societies. Europe it's paradise, now I understand it. We had strong labour movement and this saved our inner humanity that in these two countries is lost!
@Risa Fontaine Really? Why do you say that? What is fantastic in Japan? High suicide rate? Few human contacts is a value? Please, learn how to live. Europe is the best place in the world right now. Also Canada not bad.
I've worked with renowned companies before and they don't really pay overtime. With that said, I do understand if other workers feel ashamed that they be the first one to leave the office. Me, I don't care. I leave the office as soon as I finish my shift. That has helped me a lot to organize my work so I can finish it on time and my boss doesn't complain that my work isn't done yet.
Japan, nice to visit but will not want to live there. That is not how a human being is suppose to live. But each nation has its own cultural upbringing. That is probably just what's normal in their cultural. Or what is necessary for survival there.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic My apologies for being swayed by the stereotypes. I certainly didn't mean to categorise japanese people, rather point to the polls and governments stances being fairly conservant and opposing immigration. I'm aware of the fact that they are slowly changing their opinions.
Good place to live if you have a lot of money. No different than wanting to live in coastal southern california. Great if you have the cash, but absolute misery if you don't.
Try to live there, and you will always want to come back. I prove it my self. Lived there for 2 years, and i will take any chance to live there again someday.
Funny, but actually true - that's what the under the arm advertising agency Dentsu said after a young, overworked female employee threw herself off the roof, at midnight last Christmas Eve, after missing the last train . "OK, no more 70 hours overtime a month - now only 65 hours. Yay us!!!" www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/10/19/business/suicide-overworked-woman-24-prompts-ad-giant-dentsu-trim-overtime-hours/#.WxUjMpUh3mQ
In Japan, traditionally we have to be super respectful toward any people who is older than you. It makes younger workers feel guilty to go home earlier than the those who are older. And also I personally think that generally Japanese business men tend to consider that working longer is considered a virtue. That’s why I decided to work in a private-private venture anyhow. Peace from Japan :)
Actually I totally agree with u many Japanese will consider working longer is as a virtue. But what I think is this kind of virtue is to show off to others, or the work really need cost so long time, meanwhile, what I worried about it is that working so long time is terribly to the healthy, and can’t keeping going.
I'm Japanese. Thank you. In Japan, there are lot of younger thinking "We LOSE if we work", in Japanese,｢働いたら負け｣. What can we do for Japanese economy? Please give us some advices.
You work to earn money and spend it all on day offs or holidays. There's no point in working long hours without even enjoying your money just because your boss or your coworkers told you so. If you work from 8am to 5pm then leave at 5pm and enjoy life. Stop thinking about what society tells you to do. Instead, do what you makes you happy. That's all that matters! Japanese work ethics is my inspiration and it pains me to see Japan this way. Watashi wa hontoni nihon ga daisukidesu! So please take care of yourselves fellow human beings!
It would be a waste to have all of the money being waste way if you dont do anything (and u have enought money after rent, retirement money, etc.). Especally if u dont develop a hobby or enjoy something that you are eyeing for awhile or have an interest in. (which i mean in i agree with the person who said to enjoy the money u earned.) Also, I feel like its a waste of money on rent on a place that u spend every little time in (especally if you like to be there longer) and on places/whatever the topic it is u wish u dont want to be/spend on (and others are insisting that you should be there with them, even though it not a must in your mind).
That's weird work ethic. Why? It's a waste of life time. Everybody has LIMITED time. If employees respect the work hours, the boss should respect his/her employees' life too.
I have been to Japan several times and I can say without a doubt that Japanese people are the most depressed people I have ever seen. They are all so polite, but they are all so depressed. I assumed it was because of factors such as Economy, loosing jobs to China, South Korea, the issue with North Korea, Tsunami, etc...
I am Japanese. Japan has the culture of "Teamwork", it can promote the performance of the team positively, but it sometimes makes individual responsibility unclear as a negative aspect. Employees sometimes cannot take paid days off without a guilty feeling because they cannot contribute to the team during the days off. I think this is what the Japanese feel generally.
A very stereotypical, surface level, echo-chamber analysis. I live in Tokyo. After WWII, the Japanese worked hard for the worthy cause of rebuilding the country, and it worked, as was displayed to the world at the 1964 Olympics. But corporations jumped onto to this, expecting the same fervor to continue - except now it was now for corporate profit. It was little to do with re-building a nation because that had been achieved. It was for profit - money. Absolute dedication wasn't something corporations were going to let slip. They weren't going to say, "good job, enjoy". It had become hardwired into the culture, but now it wasn't for Japan, it was for Japan Inc. , yet Japanese workers were and are still told, "it's for Japan". Other terrible arguments here are that people have to work harder because (A) there's an ageing population (B) Japan is falling down the charts in economic ratings. For (A) guess why the population is ageing? Yup, no kids. Why no kids? Seriously, think about it... pretty difficult for baby-time while at the office that only turns the lights out at 10pm (but, btw, provides desk lamps) and (B) most people I know working unpaid overtime are not doing it because of world economic rankings - they want to go home, just like any human would. Try telling a French worker to work unpaid hours because of "world economic rankings"...
The problem is that these are brain washed people! Westerns and americans also bealive in that bulshit that if u work much is good. In my country manh positions even low paid are 6 days ,even 10/12, hours ,this is crazy. That why im my own boss. I get dowble money with less work ,wtf i cant work even 8 hours what about more
@@Noname-ni8qm Westerns and Americans don't believe in that bullshit at all. They were the ones who started working smarter first. I don't know in what country you are but you should know better. Man look at the work standards of northen Europe for example. They are paid a good wage and sometimes work 6 hours per day.
In my country it's 15days, or 17 days annual leave if u are a manager (including sick leave)...i know that's crazy. And stupid. But that's the reality...if u complain to much it's easy for a company to replace u with millions workers waiting for opportunities out there in asia.
Here's some more logic: just because you like doing it doesn't mean it's gonna make money. The rates are crazy in Japan so unless your willing to move out into the boonies be practical and do what works. Period
I'm working in a japanese company. Even in 2020 this problem has not been fixed. The work environment is by far the most toxic in my 10 years of work experience. They do their best to not pay you overtime ( by giving you paid leave time which you get heckled if you use it). And if you leave on time, everybody will hate you like you did them dirty and every end of month you get yelled at by your uppers ( i once got yelled by the CEO of the company lol ). After 3 years of shit I kinda tuned out everything related to work. If you want to survive in japan, don't give a damn about your work ( in the end, everything you did at the company isnt worth shit to you ). Focus on yourself, Focus on improving your skills.
@@annabasri3197 Yeah, Because the pay at the place is higher than the market standards for my profession. So, yeah. I'm in it for the money at this point. When just coming to Japan, I was very motivated and hard-working but nowadays I'm happy as long as I'm paid.
If they actually worked hard they would be done by 5 PM. However they know that they have to work until eight or 9 PM so they pace themselves and actually become slow.
But in Japan (and to a certain extent in India too) it is more important to be seen at your desk for longer hours even if you don't get more work done.
The video uses a common measure of productivity as "GDP per hour worked", so it's possible that the Japanese produce just as much as other workers (on a daily basis) but because their culture requires them to stay in the office (to be seen to be working hard) this ironically decreases their productivity!
@@GonzoTehGreat productivity is output÷hours worked. If they are working more hours without producing more it means working those extra hours is unnecessary.
@@thechosenone1533 Productivity = output/hours. In Japan they work extra hours for cultural reasons which is what they're trying to change. This is mentioned in the video.
I am Japanese and a salaryman. The problem of overwork is more serious than reported. Premium Friday is no longer heard of. Twenty years ago, 100-hour overtime was the norm. The fact that deaths from overwork have not decreased, even though the number of hours worked is far less now than it was then, cannot simply be measured by working hours alone.
@@byanthanos7114You said that like indonesian company praise and gave employee what they deserve... But the truth is it isnt... Majority of every company mindset in the world was and until now is pay minimum for best performance... Sad kid like you dont even know what japan gov gave for their workers, better life, more amenities, better food, etc... So as long as they upping their life standarts to match with the works of their people, i say its worth it... Unlike in your country where workers eat borax and formaline...
not just japan tho. . I work in a company with a korean CEO and bunch of korean clients. . and boy, they really love to put a hell amount of stress on employees. . overworking indeed. .
Its an Asian thin in general. At least with a lot of Asian cultures. I've seen this pressure on Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Cambodians here in the US. I'm sure not all Asian cultures are like that, but the ones we see often from the west.
@@alwaysdisputin9930 that's a le statememt, overworking does not equals high performance, it just means a bunch of lazy asses who dint know how to use their time and are working extra hours. I'd rather be underacheiving nobody and live another day rather end up dead for some lame ass corporation
@@FunNFury that's not what overworked means "overwork VERB [WITH OBJECT] often as adjective overworked 1 Exhaust with too much work. 1.1 Work too hard. 1.2 Make excessive use of. 1.3 Use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect." en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/overwork what's a le statement?
Yeah I have to agree because the long time and team corporation valued than the their results... Some senior workers deny the evolution of IT tech, stick on analog ways. In large Japanese companies, the young workers have to obey the senior with the loyality. oh I'm Japanese who struggle to the job hunting now due to covid 19😭 I dream to work outside Japan, but it also became more difficult than the past😴
Actually most Japanese workers are not working HARD, they’re working just LONG, and this is exactly why they call themselves slave to company. I left Japan 4yrs ago, but, well... They never change thier mind :(
The way Hidden Time Wealth dives into the concept of productivity is mind-blowing. Hidden Time Wealth tips are pure gold, and I wish more people knew about them.
Jøséph Āntöñ I go camping in at 3 a. M. We're trying to chomp on me to see if I'm edible and can take me back to the nest. I had to put that in in its place 😁
In IT industry, i can say that they work hard but not smart, not efficient, low productivity. Comparing 2 same projects, japanese put twice or third time effort and people than other nations to do it. And all their works are just only review and review and review over and over. Japanese in Senior position is less skillful than other's countries mid position. They are too strict to the procedure. Only top management level has a right to think out of box. I can say because i've worked in japanese company for 8 years. My previous company is german. They work less but more productivity.
I worked for a Japan co for yrs They work sloooooowly and impress by being present till late They are also fans of making simple things massively complex to expand the work
Ennoea well I know many japanese, and they have life much moreee enjoyable and rich than my fellow from india and indonesia. Yes they work so so hard, but the company guarantee their life that they will have money to buy almost anything they want
It's fixed for the most part of companies in Japan I would say some specific industries still expect employees to work longer but usually they are willing to do it as well simply because they want to get promotion or get better at the job
I work in an office in the Philippines. Once the clock hit 5.00 everyone is very eager to go out. We even have a race on who goes out of the building first. But that's alright because the quality of our work is good and we dont waste our productive time on unnecessary breaks.
In America, if you don't leave the office on time, you are blamed about your time management. Work is about quality, not quantity how many hours you work.
Pfffft, meanwhile even further west, the top 1% get everything and the rest decide between trying to survive a heart attack or go to the hospital and survive bankruptcy.
Pfffft, meanwhile even further west, the top 1% get everything and the rest decide between trying to survive a heart attack or go to the hospital and survive bankruptcy.
Sorry in Rich western europe.. Switzerland Austria Germany Sweden and we pay higher Tax so we deserve all this. We go much vacation when u have Good Job... its depends some cannot.. its happening around the World.we Work hard also.. here..
I have the experience. Now I am in Australia. During the leisure time, I can do some small business, also, read books and learn new skills to improve myself. I found I am producing more wealth for the society than just working day and night. So, long-time working won't make a country more developed, otherwise, will make it less and less active and destroy people's potential
Im japanese and I just graduated college and started working in 2018. I generally leave the office at 5 pm (about 90% of the time), but sometimes I work until around 6 if Im busy. Overall, I think Im having a pretty good life. But it is true that some of my friends work as long as the examples introduced in the video. I will gladly answer any questions if anyone has any. 2019.11.19 Edit: Thank you for all your comments! I'm sos sorry I couldn't reply! I didn't get any notifications from RUclips (which seem to happen often...can somebody tell my how I can fix it??) I answered all the questions I got the best I can and I'll be happy to answer more! And yes, I still leave the office at 5pm most of the time. My overtime is 1 hour per month on average lol. Outside of my work at my company, I'm thinking of starting a company of my own so I've been more busy with that these past few months. Thank you for all the thoughtful comments!!! I really appreciate it!!!
Hi,I’m Japanese. Simply put,even if you do your best,there is little reward because the higher income you earn, the higher income tax you must pay except for the civil servants 🙃That’s remarkable in Japan 🇯🇵. That’s why some elites move to foreign countriesʅ（◞‿◟）ʃ
I have been living in Japan for 3 years and I work in a restaurant. All full-time workers work over 90 hours a week and only take one day a week off (this day off usually they do work errands)
I didn't even say anything about refugees or socialists. And anyway, it's not much about money, but rather society pressuring them to work long and stressful hours. The "have fun" thing was rhetorical, would you want to work 80+ over time or something shorter like 40? And don't tell me it's about laziness, it's literally productivity theatre down there for a lot of the time that could've been used for themselves and relaxing.
Pentagon1337 u know nothing of the religion, yet u say it’s not the religion of peace. This just makes it clear for the others how ignorant u really r. There isn’t a bad religion, it’s how the ppl twist and use it as an excuse to do evil deeds.
Pentagon1337 In Islam when you smile to other people it would be a charity. When you see any person you should say peace be upon you,and there is a lot of teachings that represent Islam. I think you should read the Quran and if you want to understand it read it as a whole not as a single peaces. If you are searching for the truth you'll find it. Good luck .
Pentagon1337 Really????? First of all I only read some lines because I believe all of this is wrong and I don't think you know about my religion more than me I read the Quran in Arabic and I have studied for 6 years about the verses of Quran its paraphrasing the occasion and how some versees inaction somes. Sorry I don't have time for talking with someone intolerant like you.
The wisest thing that should be on everyone wise individual list is to invest in different streams of income that doesn't depend on the government to bring money especially now the pandemic is hitting economy hard
The best thing I've heard today..... "Making your money invisible " is such a simple powerful concept that I think it is a damn shame that it isn't taught in schools
I mean, most of the political measures is meaningless. The government understand the problems, however, they DO NOT take effective means but ineffective means and postpone. Their incompetence may be caused by indifference in politics. According to some reports, only 56% voted for the house of representatives, the rest of the people abandoned its right. from japanese univ student
It is ironic that Japan has created games, mangas and anime but they don't have time to enjoy them.
They work long hours, but less productive. So go figure...
MIGSDR less productive so their country is very rich and advanced right?
Watching manga and playing games is considered work by salarymen!
Dangg so true..
@@vickysingson3802 did you even watch the video? They're not in good shape as they were decades ago. Just this morning i heard in CNN that 20% of their population are 70+yrs old. Rapid population decline = people overworking more to make up for the lack of workers. Overworking could lead to karoshi or prevents them to start a family because of the lack of free time which also contributes to the population decline. They're also not that open for immigration compared to other countries. Ofcourse overworking doesn't mean better productivity either.
Behind of japan successful story, we didn't see their failures, stress, anxiety, depression, frustration, dissatisfied, disappointment, etc. that end them to die or commit suicide.
Yes first we should care for our selfs then think about culture or nation
I heard only 7% of the Japanese workers are satisfied and enjoy their jobs.
23% of them feel normal,
and the rest, 70% of them are dislike their jobs, and are not satisfied...
Meh.
Westerners obsess over Japan too much. Ignoring their own problems.
Model minority myth
Their doctrine is good, and wrong at the same time 😐 Just imagine: if only they value the "contribution to the company's growth" over "time spent there" they would have been the greatest nation in the world, no contest! Because to mold an entire working class of a country to be that workaholic is an amazingly well done job
It's isn't work ethic that drives them to over work, it is fear. Fear, shame and guilt are all the fundamental aspects of Japanese society. They feel guilty for taking a paid vacation because they know that their colleagues would be working and they are fearful that the whole company would be resentful of that one individual that chooses to take the day off or leave work early. They are not actually working to finish work, they work to create more work so they don't ever have to finish working. This mentality starts young at school age and continues till they die from exhaustion and depression. It is only natural that their birth rate is declining.
MUA Toru Does it actually represent this?
Timeline of Japanese salaryman:-
Birth
*WORK*
Death
You Japanese? 🤔 I'm not sure if I can agree with all of what you are saying.
Kenneth Louis She actually does appear to be Japanese, Kenneth.
I think because of the social norm as a whole stresses that achievement comes in the amount of work and how well one performs. Outside of that norm, is a lonely departure and failure to produce a flourishing future.
MUA Toru The birth rate is mostly negatively affected by female empowerment, but ultra long working time also hurts.
Someone: My life is miserable
Japanese workers: hold my work hours
😂😂
That someone is me. 40 Hours work per week should be standard across the world.
I agree with that point of view
Lies again? AMWF Car USD SGD
BMAF is the future
I mean Japanese people are too polite. They don’t complain when they were young at school, so they think that stop working or resting are bad thing.
Exactly! I agree with your opinion
They do complain, in a very unhealthy way... Often higher position member judges the lower and uses ''I'm older than you so you should listen to me no matter what''
Yes, from young age the society nurtures fear in them that if you idle for a bit, you are a bad member of society. That's why many workers would pretend doing something in front of PC
@@puurfectlysplendid that is over generalised can you tell me how are young generation with it
I'll check it
Cost of living there is very expensive, they probably won't notice but if they took a vacation to other countries they will be suprised how cheap it is.
"This is why anime and manga are mostly during highschool, because after it, it gets worse."
-some guy on a youtube video
i feel like i heard this in trash taste or gigguk video
@@khalilelhoussine5186 it was also covered by The Anime Man and Gaijin Goombah when they collaborated, I think
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True. You've got a native's support.
@Guppy's Gaming Channel yeah, theres a dark side to every country, including Japan
I am Japanese who worked for Japanese company from1989-1993. Left Japan to NYC, working for myself happy. When I was in Japan, Co workers and I, we all worked hard 9am to 11pm every day including every other Saturday and half of the vacation days were not taken. I think they are so detail oriented, spending so much time on every details causing longer time to finish working.. Also we have group mentality (which is not always bad). So if everybody else are still working, you can not leave office.. Many of my girl friends built great carrier in well known company (they are fashion designers so women can be top level but not all industries are same for women), making good money. But they have nothing else. None of them are married (they wanted to be married if they could), not even one of them has boyfriend and they are in their 50th. Still working long hours after 25 years plus. It is my own beautiful country that I love and admire. But I can not live like them.
I dont believe you. Stop trashing the honorable people of Japan.
@Trump supporter Don't be stupid, I have friends who work on a Japanese companies, all they say about it are true. Despite Japanese companies enforcing for long hours of work they are unproductive, you also can't leave even if you are already done. Overtime is common up to 11pm at night. I know this because I once call my friend on the phone and he was still in working at hours 10pm. Constant overtime also leads to mental fatigue, and mental fatigue leads to unproductivity.
www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-work-ethic/
soranews24.com/2015/02/10/despite-their-hardworking-image-are-the-japanese-really-just-as-lazy-as-the-rest-of-us/
@@javier.alvarez764 funny i also have a friend and she told me otherwise. The chinese could never compete with us Japanese, they are jeoulous of Japan highly ordered and functional success
@Trump supporter lol you need to wake up. Japan is maybe the number one in technology in the 1980s, but that was years ago. Btw I'm not white, I also don't like China, but even I know China is economically rising and would soon replace USA as an economic power. Even South Korea is now technologically far more advance than Japan that still use fax machines and flip flop phones. Your country is so honorable that they still don't acknowledge the comfort women aka the sex slaves in WW2, even the inhuman experiments of Unit 731 was coverup by your government, ignored, and pretend that it never happened. Germany is far more honorable, they acknowledge the mistakes of the Nazis, and don't pretend, coverup, or ignore that it never happened.
Japan is the only one sabotaging and holding himself that's why China and South Korea got ahead than you. Your country is still stuck from it's old fashioned way, and unproductive work mentality that it got behind, and it will continue to do so unless you people change, and improve your system.
ruclips.net/video/Tx7loRv70y8/видео.html
Companies are only putting up a facade of productivity. In other words, we're actually not doing much during overtime TBH.
I worked for a bank in Tokyo, and yes they work long hours but it was rarely working hard. A lot is due to the culture of hierarchy & saving 'face'. For example, we were told never to leave the office before your boss. A bit of an issue when you finished your work by 4pm and your boss is still there till 10pm! You have to find ways to occupy yourselves for those 6 hours. So on paper I worked a 14 hour day but in reality there was maybe only a few hours of actual productive stuff done.
Another thing was endless meetings, worse than anything I've seen in the US or UK. And meetings are rarely productive due to the face saving aspect - it's generally bad etiquette to disagree strongly with someone in a meeting in front of others even if their ideas are terrible.
The average Japanese salaryman also drinks extremely heavily. We would typically go out for dinner with our team 4 nights per week & we'd all get drunk - so most days a significant amount of staff are nursing hangovers. Again due to the hierarchy culture you can't really say no if your boss invites you out for dinner, which ends up being almost every night.
It's really not a surprise to see Japan's productivity levels plummet over the past decades.
Thank you for your comment. He didn't imagine the Japanese had this mentality.
You are completely correct.
Thank you for context
Wow! That was such an interesting comment. Can't believe I just learned a lot about Japan in just one comment. Thank you. 😊
For those after-work dinners, does the boss pay for everything?
Dude, you work for living, and not live for working..
Most Japanese can't seem to understand this simple concept..
They work for the betterment of the world and not just for themselves...
Onichannnn
@@vishnupillai300 Yes but the world starts with every single person. Imagine the unhappiness of one person multiplied by millions. That's some serious depression stats.
@@BIZKIT551 I think you (and many other people from individualistic cultures) don't understand the concept of a highly collectivistic society where your personal life doesn't really matter as much as what you are adding to the society. For most Japanese work is their main pathway to add value to their society and hence a very high priority in their definition of success.
“If working hard made you rich laborers would be millionaires”
True that
Thats the problem, that type of understanding. Its working smarter while working hard. Just donating your calories into a bottomless labor pit does not increase your wealth. Take more risks, find something your passionate in first and your hard work will automatically follow as you will become obsessed with getting better at it. Then comes money. But money should never be your first goal or it will usually never work or end bad. Good luck.
Ahmad Ali Baig same with nurses
Stealing and exploitating makes you rich. All the other are BS..
@@npineapple3077 in reality share holders do none real work for the society, they just sit and wait for their investments to bring them money, And they get the most of the wealth created by all others. They re literally useless parasites..
They worked so hard for the future generations that they actually forgot to make future generations 😂😂
People are just starting to realize if working 80+ hours of unpaid overtime is the future, then why put a kid through that hell.
Lol
@@YouLose ikr
Hmm thats true
absolutely correct . There future comes from some other countries
I dont think people in Japan are necessarily working hard, they just have a crappy work culture that makes Japan great in some areas but crappy for work. if you look at their productivity, they are a lot lower than people expect. That indicates that the hours spent at work are time consuming and non-productive. it is a demoralizing when you have to spend extra hours to play up to management when youre not really doing anything anything productive just so you can fit in.
It's better than not doing anything at all. Not doing anything leads to mental health issues.
@@hotdog05 Ah, but Japan has a high suicide rate relatively speaking. They also have literal death from overwork as a public health issue.
Not forming familial bonds or relationships must definitely also lead to mental health issues.
@@Ioannikios174 Forming familial bonds and relationships is always a choice.
Anything anything
Fact: Japan has The worst productivity of all first world countries.
What a sad way to live. I have never met a people so rich yet so poor.
Go Review
Agreed, what’s the point of a lucrative career if you can’t enjoy life w/ your spouse and pick your kids up from ball practice?
@@naveygill1793 That's why nowadays they don't even married. Too busy working no time for family!
You never met guys in high finance...? This is literally every front office job on Wall Street.
It's the same everywhere around the world. High pressure and stress for the high earning jobs. Even when you do become top of the top, it's a lot of responsibilities and it becomes even more stress with risks. Even if it is a small business and then you put your efforts into making it better and you will eventually see using more time to gain benefits in growth for the business. Humans are just greedy, but in a good way. We are just explorative creatures. Greed is a way of capturing more than necessary and ignoring if it was right or wrong. All these align with existing psyches we all have potential to tap into from our minds within.
@@Aaron-bh5cp wall street worker are not rich, in fact most of their client are richer than them
BALANCE is key to life. Avoid extremes.
Yes learn from Germany
Extremes is what created every innovation. Everyone crying for balance but they dont really understand its consequences.
Right
Agree
@@missionpupa thats not true.... mindless working depends on the position is useless for the long run... its the crazy people who changed this world if you think about it and its those with balance can maintain that innovation.
"work more than 80 hrs a week on overtime..."
Man I'd do that, the pay's probably real go-
"...and most of these hours are unpaid."
WHAT!? *WHAT!?*
Same here in Indonesia, I heard china same also
@@bachtiari8960 sama. Karena itulah mama gua mau buka warung dari pada kantoran. Karena kerja Kantoran itu Perbudakan Era Modern
@@Samuelrodrigues_ iya gan setuju banget, gw jadi buka start up sendiri, gw coba MNC sana sini sama aja, banyak yang OT gk dibayar. Parah, harus ada yang gerak nih revolusioner
gua aja bayar OT buruh gua per jam.... kata sapa indo gak bayar Ot ?
@@bachtiari8960 not really china is a socialist country and workers can't work more than 8 hours a day
He never actually discussed why they work so hard, he just expressed the fact that they do work hard.
He did, GDP 1950s
He said it though
The reason is that the culture sees long working hours as proof of commitment and energy.
It's not like these insane hours are always productive. They tire people though
The long hours are cultural, as he said. It is seen as rude to be the first to leave. In some countries, you don’t leave work until the boss leaves and there are still companies where it is expected that you will go out with your work team after hours to drink at izakaya and karaoke bars. Again, you aren’t supposed to be the first to leave. All of this is due to the cultural idea that the individual is less important than the group: these after work activities are seen as team building activities and are expected. So, you may be “allowed” to leave work at 10 pm, but you are also expected to go drinking until 3 am; go home, get up at 7 am and go back to work for 8 am to do more unpaid overtime getting yourself “prepared to work” by 9 am. It all comes down to cultural norms.
I agree with this point of view. Are you still in Japan now?
I don't understand the point of staying long in the office just to pretend like you're working hard. Like the video says, the Japanese just waste more of their life at the office while not even being more productive. This is really a problem with Asian cultures where appearances seem to be more important than actual competence or productivity. In Europe people tend to just want to get their work done as quickly as possible so they can leave in time to do something for themselves. It's not healthy for your life to be nothing but work. Even medieval peasants had better working conditions than these.
Japan working hard are just appearances to impress other countries. Constant overtime only causes mental fatigue, and eventually leading to unproductivity. It's all bullshit, Japanese companies don't allow you to leave even if you are already done. That's why despite their hard working image they are economically high in debt.
www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-work-ethic/
soranews24.com/2015/02/10/despite-their-hardworking-image-are-the-japanese-really-just-as-lazy-as-the-rest-of-us/
I’m an Asian American but it is true, Asia is big on having a facade. It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor, it’s all about creating an illusion to other people.
yeah but this is the reality of Japan
Same thing in Chinese company. I usually finished my work at around 3.30pm, but are forced to stay until 6.30pm. Most other workers even stayed until 8.30pm, but I left the office at 6.30pm sharp.
Not that it's a problem, but I can't even surf the Internet on my own spare time, because the boss office is behind my cubicle, and he said he don't like seeing me surfing the Internet for random stuff even though there's no work to be done.
Just look at toyota, sony and other japanese companies
To work is important yet working without no life means useless..
Seriously bro! You work to make a life, not to give it up to work.
If you work to make a living then what the point of working yourself to dead?
Working with no life or working without life..!!
Hahaha why not compare it to people doesn't want to work not just have useless life but a burden to other
Thats about productivity dude, if people smart like White americans they can work less, but productivity is high
In India, People don't want to stay in office after 5 pm.
Which is kinda correct.
Manish Bharti Manish Bharti Thailand & Myanmar also they don’t want to stay in the office after 5 PM and some time they go back early 15 Mins before 5 PM.
In Morocco people don't come to office at all 😂😂😂
Because it doesn't pay
@@EAZYDOGZ you're so smart🤔
I am Japanese and worked there for 15 years. I was the last to clock in and the first to clock out. I didn't work overtime. I organised my work and finish it as soon as possible. I believe in efficiency not lengthy waste. No bosses and co-workers criticised me. I took holidays and enjoyed both work and my personal life.
Why doesn't everyone else think like you?
You are full of it...tatemae
You don’t even know what Tatemae means.
🐟😤
@@mateotinoco2393 No tatemae. Was raised up by the traditional Samurai and Imperial parents. It's universal work attitude, dude. My family creed was live life.
There is a big difference between working hard and being in the office for a longtime.
Agreed, i have a coworker who have experience as a consultant at a japanese marketing firm way back ago. The culture of doing nothing in the office until 9pm is very prevalent, the ineffieciency in manhours is like the series "The Office" but way worse.
Yeah
I think efficiency is everything
I can tell you they spend 50% of the time in pointless meetings and writing useless reports
@@hailsatyr then why complaint you have pay well even thought you doing useless thing that use small energy, doesn't mean that just you're the one that lazy and being ungratefull
@@hailsatyr Yep, I lived and worked in Japan for over 15 years and saw this all the time.
My cousin is half-Japanese and was born and raised in Japan. The first time she spent Christmas with us in the Philippines she cried because it was the first time she ever experienced a genuine festive atmosphere. That was more than 15 years ago, she moved to the Philippines permanently and is now married with 2 kids.
Damn !
and living in poverty and crime?
Some people hate japan and some people love it.
@@FIR2031 Wow! I am appalled by your ignorance. Philippines is a developing country. We might not have those advancement that most rich countries enjoy but we aren't as backwards as you think.
@@FIR2031 so ignorant
Yeah I see Naruto as the hokage coming home very late to see his family :(
That's it then. No enemy can kill him but die of overwork instead 😂
Don’t forget they have Chakra.
😂😂😂
Shadow clone jutsu lol 😂
Bro Naruto just asking to get cuckold by the neighbor smh
That's why Japan is literally a victim of her own success.
And they wonder why their population is declining.
Because they have no time for sex
@Ãñky .çhåléō They ain't got oil supply so they can be lazy.
Hentai 😂
@@salmabano3685 Pretty sure they're having sex. The real issue is that young people can't afford to have kids in HCOL areas like Tokyo. This issue is also very real here in the US.
@@salmabano3685 shut up because they has problem about old population
I remember asking a friend why he was working every Sunday even though that was his "day off".
His answer was: "The company is busy so. . . .can't be helped".
Unfortunately that mindset is everywhere here in Japan. It will be very difficult to change.
The company is always going to be busy lol
Those brave warrior who break free from this mindset is a rebel that called delinquent or yakuza
青鬼TV .
That's dumb. The company really doesn't care about their employees.. Why bother over working, specially if its unpaid.. Hére we call that kissing companys ass.. Next thing you know the companys las you off,.. All that hard work for nothing..
The company should hire more employees if they have shortage of workforce
Why on the earth should employees work even on Sunday just because of busyness of company?
Japan is still a feudal country. Making employees stay at the office is fundamentally not about productivity but demonstrating loyalty to the company. Allowing employees to have time and energy outside the office would risk them forming social attachments outside of work. This system is fundamentally a system of feudalism where the key resource being monopolized is no longer land but time.
After many years working like this, the employee will no longer have an identity outside the company. The company will own him for life. When it comes time to break laws or keep secrets, these employees can be counted on.
This is simply a modern version of serfdom.
Jeffery Zhang thanks for the insight, interesting!
Man, you are a fucking genius. Great analyze
Interesting. People tend to forget, although Japan is a modern, industrialized nation with an advanced economy, the modernization didnt happen until 1868 during the Meiji era. Whereas Europeans at this time were already over 400-500 years out of the medieval, feudal era. That being said, it wasnt too long ago when Japan used to be a feudal, rural country.
@@drbs2850 You're correct, between feudalism and modernity, Europe had the renaissance and the enlightenment in between. Japan jumped from feudalism directly to modernism, while technology in the country have advanced dramatically over a short time, the culture haven't changed as quickly. Japan still maintains the old hierarchical, collective mentality that survived from feudalism.
Azarello No, this is not the reason why Japan has such advantages. A "modern serfdom" would never directly contribute to this situation. You have to figure out the logic here.
Few of my co-workers are transferred from Japan and South Korea, (I work for a Japanese IT company) they were really surprised by their limited working hours and paid OT here. Even so that most decided to work here for an extended period, even bringing their spouse and children here. That being said they are still the most hardworking people I have ever seen.
South Korea it’s not any better...
@@ChrisHeart-kr1uq You have no conscience and no humanity.
@@mateotinoco2393It's hell.
Please value your time.. including family time and your rest time..
Bima Santoso very true!
True
Thank you.
Then they should be ready to get fired, buddy.
They don't care about their family, family values are dead in Japan
"turns the light off at 10pm, to force the employees to leave"
Lol
But like 10pm is so late to begin with..
They continue to work anyway using flash light
@@stefamarz 🤣🤣
@@stefamarz as long as they don't turn the lights back on and they've been using fleshlights... Can't have that in orderly Japanese office culture.
Disclaimer: This video is not for Indians😂😂
Hardik bhai ek bar apne yaha k bpo's me jake dekh...
@@sureshshingare8376 bro how can a person be brainless and work continuously for 8-9 hours at the same time? I myself is an Ex-bpo employee, I was pursuing MBA that time..some of my colleagues were students of CA & CS...specifically talking about my team we had 70-80% engineers from the finest institutions..and yet people still think that we are nothing but losers...and btw not all process requires a personnel to just press enter key and consider the job done...and also don't force me to drag in the economic importance of this sector..so just think about it my brother!!!
Indian Corporate lawyer here, I work in my law firm for around 80 hours per week, Sunday holidays only.
I earn good amount of money tho so its all good.
@@vipinchauhan1509 Bhai aap apni jagah bilkul sahi ho even I m a CA student aur mujhe malum hai ki kitna sangarsh hai isme.
Par aap khud socho ki hum me aur
Dusre developed countries me itna difference kyu hai.
Japan to humse bhi piche tha kyu aaj vo itna saksham hai aur kyu hum itne piche hai.
Isiliye mai keh rha tha ki humari aur unki soch mai farak hai.
Hum apne liye sochte hai aur vo desh k liye sochte hai.
@@hardikjain8986 hamare Rajneta/Mantri, Rajniti aur Government System, Education System British kaal ke hai isliye
I have a friend who worked in a Japanese company for 10 plus years. He said the Japanese only appear to work hard . Long hours but often the workers just stay late without doing anything . Just checking details that has been gone over before. Minor changes in documents that make no difference .
It's normal in white collar, but they at least have this privilege of doing nothing. In blue collar jobs you can't hide that you're doing nothing and still have to keep working and some jobs can be gruesome.
Lies again? Get educated work smart
@@NazriBNo lie?
True
My brother literally came back to our native country because he was only able to get sleep for 4-5 hours. He was working in sony
From Japan?
@@SaiKiran-en2zm yes
@@SYBMSBSHARMAYASH Do they have holiday on Sunday
@@SaiKiran-en2zm yes only islamic nations don't have cause it is considered first day of the week in their religion
@@SYBMSBSHARMAYASH well shall I guess
Uvr brother engineering rght bro
"Company as a whole rather than individuals "
See kids..capitalism and communism can co exist peacefully
Corporate communism lmao
Sorry You should mean socialism not communism
Actually.. that's the essence of collective society, which is very common in Asia
@@zeousontuan8101 Why?
Except that lazy people will take advantage of that and leave the burden of work to only a few individuals.
i'm a japanese living in Europe.
i guess i never come back to my country. i'm so happy to be able to work here . i'm getting used to the european lifestyle and to sum it up, it's amazing. i can't explain, i'm just happier to be here than in Japan. that's all. in terms of living, Japan is not your best option but for just tourism, Japan is a great choice
Dude respect your country man........... it's in crisis......it is the people who need to change that kind of lifestyle......if you're running away what is the use.......???
@@rexracer2852 it's his life, so what's wrong in settling in a better country that serves better, a single individual can't change the corrupt system, pollution, poverty etc in his her own country. If someone wants to change they are killed and murdered in his own country.
@@mubaraking786 Only if someone is Lelouch vi Britanania then hey there's a chance XD
@@rexracer2852 would u want to live in a country where u feel sad and depressed? or a country that grants you happiness and contentment? you decide for yourself. and he is right europe is so many times better than japan when it comes to work life balance
教えて欲しいんですけど、何がそこまで違いました？仕事第一ではない人生観、それに付随する時間の使い方って感じでしょうか。
This is why Nanamin left his job and returned to the jujutsu world
they work long hours but it doesn’t mean they work efficiently - Says me, a japan native
True i seen many people pretending only to work
A random person: gosh my life is so difficult
Japanese worker: hold my salary
Hold my sushi
*A random person* : but there's nothing
*Japanese worker* : exactly
Their overwork is unpaid tho
Japanese worker: I am busy...
They're not working hard enough, cuz muh anime seasons keep getting delayed.
Schrödinger's Cat Well, if the animators weren't paid literal pennies, maybe things would change a little. Also, I think most studios need more time to release their shows. It really shows.
Because of too much piracy and illegal downloads and streaming sites and fake merchandise. But thats none of my business!
budjet problem
Schrödinger's Cat lol! Thanks for the Monday morning laugh before work! 😂
Yeah !! Oh dragon ball !! Where r u ? 😢
I graduated engineering school with 2 guys who did a 16 month internships at Honda Canada while I did mine at GM Canada. When Honda offered both an engineering position when they graduated, both said "hell no" because of their nightmarish workload.
I worked in Japan for only a year. One day i was brought to the hospital due to chest pain and stress which i have never experienced before prior to working there. Japan is a really nice place but working there will consume your life faster than you think.
You can live longer, but can you live happier?
it's surprising they still manage to live for such a long time. I wonder how much more would they last if they didn't lived so stressfully then
Катерина Лилов
Look at the people from Okinawa. Much much slower pace of life and there the longest living people on earth.
But they live longer than wherever you from.
People there eat healthy and have healthy routines which helpd them to work and survive for long.. Japanese people are fit and healthy in compared to others
Edit :- people are happy because they are used to it
Didnt really explain why Japan works so hard. All this video said was that they do.
KingRat355 they did. It's not a very individualistic work culture.
Holy Guacamole If it's not individualistic then why is everyone in the subway looking at phones ignoring people around them? Why is no one having babies for the greater good? Maybe there's a different reason?
Krishna Mohan phones to respect the individuals time to decompress? Babies because they work too hard and don't have the work life balance
Holy Guacamole one could decompress better by talking to other people and sharing experiences. Phones only add more strain to the eyes after a long day at work. So that is not the reason. If they are working so hard why is the productivity so low? Maybe they are a society that values conformity. I dont know I'm just guessing. But definetely doesn't seem like just "company/country above individual"
unwarranted peer pressure and culture...are you not listening!!
Long hours and low rate of productivity... That explains.
Wtf is the point of working long hours if productivity is low lol
Yup its true
@@Lúin216 u can see on all over research
Bt still very much more than ours lol their less youth working population is working smartly and r smartly educated using their potential in a right direction while our lazy, uneducated or less educated, unemployed, creating mess on the name of religion just wasting so much time of country type huge youth population is nothing bt just a burden on our country lol. We r very much far away and nowhere related to the word *Workaholic* which our youth population need to be for the sake of country's goodness and nt for personal greed.
The video uses a common measure of productivity as "GDP per hour worked", so it's possible that the Japanese produce just as much as other workers (on a daily basis) but because their culture requires them to stay in the office (to be seen to be working hard) this ironically decreases their productivity!
It's intriguing how different nations approach work-life balance. As a young adult, I wonder about the effects on mental well-being and family life. Balancing productivity with personal time should be a global priority.
It's called modern day slavery.
Japan ranks 22nd in the world in hours worked per annum. 22nd!
Gordon Graham
Naah mate 😂 not accurate.
light worker,www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/nationalities-that-work-the-longest-hours/
Christopher Wall So true from Japan.
Susumu Kojima there are 127,000,000 separate truths from Japan
"Why does Japan work so hard?"
Answer: Because they work so hard.
That,s maybe kanye west answer
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小泉構文。
Thanks Cpt. Obvious
@@Mepuvio Haha Captain Obvious saves the day.
gosh, in Australia everyone gets one full months vacation and it's unheard of that an Aussie would not use the full 100% of the month.
Only rich bogans get that, not everyone in Australia is rich.
d sar. Everybody in Australia gets one full months annual leave no matter what your job is. The Employer must pay for it by law. It doesn't matter how rich or poor you are as it's the law. Only the Police, Ambulance and Fire Brigade workers get 3 months annual leave because of the high stress.
John O'Kane I get 35 holidays an year in India . And I can barely use them .
Wow, that is so different than the U.S.
Add on top of that Australia just increased the minimum wage which was already really high
Japanese here! I got depressed from harassment and unpaid overtime and wasted a decade of my life. I'm finally getting back my life but I'm left behind in everything as I've lost all private connections. It's weird and unbelievable how someone can kill oneself overwork but Japans conformist culture surely drives you insane! I've gave up on mine but I hope everyone watching has a great life.
Working hard doesn't make u rich, working smart does
Own a money making entity and have someone else do the work for you
Incarus Ton That’s true
You have to achieve both.
Work hard is a kind of work smart
Erm, no, working hard and smart does, with luck. I have never seen any smart working people that is not a workaholic (don't count someone who was born on the finish line). They love their jobs though, some kind of obsession. But without luck, many of them failed. Man, especially in this pandemic
I want to hear it from a Japanese perspective. Not some same old Western news trying to sell outdated stereotypes.
Outdated? Numbers are very clear! Suicide rate in Japan is really clear! American and Japanese societies produce overworking depressed people, serial killers, lack of human relations, are clearly sick societies. Europe it's paradise, now I understand it. We had strong labour movement and this saved our inner humanity that in these two countries is lost!
@Risa Fontaine Really? Why do you say that? What is fantastic in Japan? High suicide rate? Few human contacts is a value? Please, learn how to live. Europe is the best place in the world right now. Also Canada not bad.
Also Russia is shit.
@@MrOssyMoro u r right
@@MrOssyMoro are you from Eu.
“Life is meant to be enjoyed. Work Hard, and enjoy even harder.”
just like enojoy our pain .....don't become victum of pain......
I've worked with renowned companies before and they don't really pay overtime. With that said, I do understand if other workers feel ashamed that they be the first one to leave the office. Me, I don't care. I leave the office as soon as I finish my shift. That has helped me a lot to organize my work so I can finish it on time and my boss doesn't complain that my work isn't done yet.
Japan, nice to visit but will not want to live there. That is not how a human being is suppose to live. But each nation has its own cultural upbringing. That is probably just what's normal in their cultural. Or what is necessary for survival there.
eojgnoix But if you're retired with cash to spare, I think Japan is good. Low crime rate, good food, excellent health care.
Possibly one of the reasons for low immigration rate (among the traditional unfriendliness towards outsiders and complex language)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic My apologies for being swayed by the stereotypes. I certainly didn't mean to categorise japanese people, rather point to the polls and governments stances being fairly conservant and opposing immigration. I'm aware of the fact that they are slowly changing their opinions.
Good place to live if you have a lot of money. No different than wanting to live in coastal southern california. Great if you have the cash, but absolute misery if you don't.
Try to live there, and you will always want to come back. I prove it my self. Lived there for 2 years, and i will take any chance to live there again someday.
Japan needs to decrease their work hours from 23 hours a day to 22 hours a day.
sandofarms 😂😂😂
u can go to the supermarket at 3am in the morning here bruh, everytime i walk in, the workers are so drowsy/sleepy/tired
Funny, but actually true - that's what the under the arm advertising agency Dentsu said after a young, overworked female employee threw herself off the roof, at midnight last Christmas Eve, after missing the last train . "OK, no more 70 hours overtime a month - now only 65 hours. Yay us!!!" www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/10/19/business/suicide-overworked-woman-24-prompts-ad-giant-dentsu-trim-overtime-hours/#.WxUjMpUh3mQ
Lmao
Lmao
In Japan, traditionally we have to be super respectful toward any people who is older than you. It makes younger workers feel guilty to go home earlier than the those who are older. And also I personally think that generally Japanese business men tend to consider that working longer is considered a virtue. That’s why I decided to work in a private-private venture anyhow. Peace from Japan :)
*public-private venture
Actually I totally agree with u many Japanese will consider working longer is as a virtue. But what I think is this kind of virtue is to show off to others, or the work really need cost so long time, meanwhile, what I worried about it is that working so long time is terribly to the healthy, and can’t keeping going.
I don't think it is true to think that working long hours are the virtues. Working long hours shows your dedication or loyalty to the company.
上智大学国際教養学部 Thanks for your information, Are you a Japanese?
they have to stop this *respektful* culture and BE NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS.
I'm Japanese. Thank you.
In Japan, there are lot of younger thinking "We LOSE if we work", in Japanese,｢働いたら負け｣.
What can we do for Japanese economy?
Please give us some advices.
You work to earn money and spend it all on day offs or holidays. There's no point in working long hours without even enjoying your money just because your boss or your coworkers told you so. If you work from 8am to 5pm then leave at 5pm and enjoy life. Stop thinking about what society tells you to do. Instead, do what you makes you happy. That's all that matters! Japanese work ethics is my inspiration and it pains me to see Japan this way. Watashi wa hontoni nihon ga daisukidesu! So please take care of yourselves fellow human beings!
It would be a waste to have all of the money being waste way if you dont do anything (and u have enought money after rent, retirement money, etc.). Especally if u dont develop a hobby or enjoy something that you are eyeing for awhile or have an interest in. (which i mean in i agree with the person who said to enjoy the money u earned.) Also, I feel like its a waste of money on rent on a place that u spend every little time in (especally if you like to be there longer) and on places/whatever the topic it is u wish u dont want to be/spend on (and others are insisting that you should be there with them, even though it not a must in your mind).
Rework your work hours system and society view about work, like must go home after your senior go home. This alone will raise up happiness and hope.
They are not actually working all those hours. They just cannot, or will not, leave until the boss goes homes.
summerrr1 yes that is right
summerrr1 thats why I visit the comment section to know more.
Even we dont leave until the boss leaves.
Most of them string 3 hours of work into 12
That's weird work ethic.
Why?
It's a waste of life time.
Everybody has LIMITED time.
If employees respect the work hours, the boss should respect his/her employees' life too.
They read Harry Potter with a fake book cover disguised as "Business English Textbook" for 3 hours until the boss goes home.
I have been to Japan several times and I can say without a doubt that Japanese people are the most depressed people I have ever seen. They are all so polite, but they are all so depressed. I assumed it was because of factors such as Economy, loosing jobs to China, South Korea, the issue with North Korea, Tsunami, etc...
I am Japanese. Japan has the culture of "Teamwork", it can promote the performance of the team positively, but it sometimes makes individual responsibility unclear as a negative aspect. Employees sometimes cannot take paid days off without a guilty feeling because they cannot contribute to the team during the days off. I think this is what the Japanese feel generally.
The employees contribute druing days off. By resting druing days off, they become more productive and better later
Who made them feel guilty? Their boss?
I wouldn't call it teamwork. Your people love bunching up and doing what you're told to do.
don't call your nasty Kamikaze mentality a teamwork.
@@echo7984 Isn't guilt a feeling generated through just yourself? If their boss did it, I think it would be elevated to shaming.
I listen these videos for improving my English, 😂 thanks! ❤
Me too
Me too, 😅.
A very stereotypical, surface level, echo-chamber analysis.
I live in Tokyo.
After WWII, the Japanese worked hard for the worthy cause of rebuilding the country, and it worked, as was displayed to the world at the 1964 Olympics. But corporations jumped onto to this, expecting the same fervor to continue - except now it was now for corporate profit. It was little to do with re-building a nation because that had been achieved. It was for profit - money. Absolute dedication wasn't something corporations were going to let slip. They weren't going to say, "good job, enjoy". It had become hardwired into the culture, but now it wasn't for Japan, it was for Japan Inc. , yet Japanese workers were and are still told, "it's for Japan".
Other terrible arguments here are that people have to work harder because (A) there's an ageing population (B) Japan is falling down the charts in economic ratings. For (A) guess why the population is ageing? Yup, no kids. Why no kids? Seriously, think about it... pretty difficult for baby-time while at the office that only turns the lights out at 10pm (but, btw, provides desk lamps) and (B) most people I know working unpaid overtime are not doing it because of world economic rankings - they want to go home, just like any human would.
Try telling a French worker to work unpaid hours because of "world economic rankings"...
Still much better than India,China,Bangladeshi of which counties have abundant children.
its not about it is better than india or china or whatever
its like saying i worked 20 hours yesterday so you should do the same
just stupid
Very interesting comment, thank you.
ursurus really is!
Abbass Hussain Japan’s shit birth rate, just like every other country, is caused by empowered women.
Who has time and energy to raise kids when you’re working an extra 80 hours per month? No wonder the population is declining
Don't encourage this stupid work culture... People in Japan too need to rest and live a life
The problem is that these are brain washed people! Westerns and americans also bealive in that bulshit that if u work much is good. In my country manh positions even low paid are 6 days ,even 10/12, hours ,this is crazy. That why im my own boss. I get dowble money with less work ,wtf i cant work even 8 hours what about more
ama machan
@@Noname-ni8qm Westerns and Americans don't believe in that bullshit at all. They were the ones who started working smarter first. I don't know in what country you are but you should know better. Man look at the work standards of northen Europe for example. They are paid a good wage and sometimes work 6 hours per day.
Its better to be tired than poor
@ixia nightangle they want to enjoy their culture,not work :)
Thank you very much for the feedback. The Monarc Class understood it.
Japanese Government and companies:
“don’t work!”
Japanese People: “No”
bruh
Debt!
They don't pay enough and say it😂💀
Damn it Japan don't die!
Yeah we need the Hentai! :(
Luis Alberto Pérez Nájera Damn man what did Japan do to you?😂😂
Luis Alberto Pérez Nájera o god dont start an ethnic cleansing on me again hitler. Im not ready yet.
We have chikara, Chakra
Trump will fix the rigged car deals. HAHAHAHAHAHA
'At least 5 days' vacation a year'?????.....here i thought my 4-week vacay is too short 🤣🤣
4-week is a real blessing. Please enjoy it
In my country it's 15days, or 17 days annual leave if u are a manager (including sick leave)...i know that's crazy. And stupid. But that's the reality...if u complain to much it's easy for a company to replace u with millions workers waiting for opportunities out there in asia.
@@herchannel1355 which country u from?.
Thank you for helping us, ordinary people, understand this complex area.
If you want to work long hours, do something you like to do and start your own business, instead of getting exploited. That's Logic!
Excellent
This is good idea. Thanks.
Here's some more logic: just because you like doing it doesn't mean it's gonna make money. The rates are crazy in Japan so unless your willing to move out into the boonies be practical and do what works. Period
I'm working in a japanese company. Even in 2020 this problem has not been fixed. The work environment is by far the most toxic in my 10 years of work experience. They do their best to not pay you overtime ( by giving you paid leave time which you get heckled if you use it). And if you leave on time, everybody will hate you like you did them dirty and every end of month you get yelled at by your uppers ( i once got yelled by the CEO of the company lol ). After 3 years of shit I kinda tuned out everything related to work. If you want to survive in japan, don't give a damn about your work ( in the end, everything you did at the company isnt worth shit to you ). Focus on yourself, Focus on improving your skills.
Are you still working there?
@@annabasri3197 Yeah, Because the pay at the place is higher than the market standards for my profession. So, yeah. I'm in it for the money at this point. When just coming to Japan, I was very motivated and hard-working but nowadays I'm happy as long as I'm paid.
@@balu2281 wow, you are so great. Hope you always healthy and happy for this new year. God bless you. 👍
@@annabasri3197 Thank you. Happy new year to you too.
@@balu2281 hey..of you have free time hope you can visit my homeland Indonesia 🇲🇨. Just little bit enjoying life here. ;)
If they actually worked hard they would be done by 5 PM. However they know that they have to work until eight or 9 PM so they pace themselves and actually become slow.
But in Japan (and to a certain extent in India too) it is more important to be seen at your desk for longer hours even if you don't get more work done.
Go build a pyramid by yourself.
The video uses a common measure of productivity as "GDP per hour worked", so it's possible that the Japanese produce just as much as other workers (on a daily basis) but because their culture requires them to stay in the office (to be seen to be working hard) this ironically decreases their productivity!
@@GonzoTehGreat productivity is output÷hours worked.
If they are working more hours without producing more it means working those extra hours is unnecessary.
@@thechosenone1533 Productivity = output/hours. In Japan they work extra hours for cultural reasons which is what they're trying to change. This is mentioned in the video.
I am Japanese and a salaryman. The problem of overwork is more serious than reported. Premium Friday is no longer heard of.
Twenty years ago, 100-hour overtime was the norm. The fact that deaths from overwork have not decreased, even though the number of hours worked is far less now than it was then, cannot simply be measured by working hours alone.
Thanks God..i live in Indonesian...
@@byanthanos7114You said that like indonesian company praise and gave employee what they deserve...
But the truth is it isnt...
Majority of every company mindset in the world was and until now is pay minimum for best performance...
Sad kid like you dont even know what japan gov gave for their workers, better life, more amenities, better food, etc...
So as long as they upping their life standarts to match with the works of their people, i say its worth it...
Unlike in your country where workers eat borax and formaline...
@@BJID yes but happy in work is not depend on salary maybe that's the one but living cozy and friendly that's important
not just japan tho. .
I work in a company with a korean CEO and bunch of korean clients. . and boy, they really love to put a hell amount of stress on employees. .
overworking indeed. .
Its an Asian thin in general. At least with a lot of Asian cultures. I've seen this pressure on Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Cambodians here in the US. I'm sure not all Asian cultures are like that, but the ones we see often from the west.
Asiann business are oppressive and govts are greedy and some corrupt.
@@FunNFury It's better to be overworked than not push yourself hard enough & end up a sad underachieving nobody
@@alwaysdisputin9930 that's a le statememt, overworking does not equals high performance, it just means a bunch of lazy asses who dint know how to use their time and are working extra hours. I'd rather be underacheiving nobody and live another day rather end up dead for some lame ass corporation
@@FunNFury that's not what overworked means
"overwork
VERB
[WITH OBJECT]
often as adjective overworked
1 Exhaust with too much work.
1.1 Work too hard.
1.2 Make excessive use of.
1.3 Use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect."
en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/overwork
what's a le statement?
Lol they don’t work too hard. There is just this “pretend to be busy work ethic” I know, I worked there.
Yeah I have to agree because the long time and team corporation valued than the their results...
Some senior workers deny the evolution of IT tech, stick on analog ways.
In large Japanese companies, the young workers have to obey the senior with the loyality.
oh I'm Japanese who struggle to the job hunting now due to covid 19😭
I dream to work outside Japan, but it also became more difficult than the past😴
Probably because you're foreigner, pretty much any statistics agree with what the video says
@Nguyen Hoang if you see the unbiased statistics, Japan is not no 1
U know western media. They only present what they favor. It's the same thing when I present my PhD paper to my mentor. U know, demand and supply.
@@ChinesemomlovemassagingJapan are you Japanese
Actually most Japanese workers are not working HARD, they’re working just LONG, and this is exactly why they call themselves slave to company.
I left Japan 4yrs ago, but, well...
They never change thier mind :(
where are u staying now?
Hairudin Abd Karim Manila. Tropical island :)
ハッカーナイトライフ are u japanese?
I Am Happy And I Deserve It yes i am.
ハッカーナイトライフ tropical island in japan? Wt do u do for a living now?
The way Hidden Time Wealth dives into the concept of productivity is mind-blowing. Hidden Time Wealth tips are pure gold, and I wish more people knew about them.
*The most hardworking creatures after Bees😁😁😁*
Do bees work harder than ants? I thought ants were the most famous/common model for hard work :d
Rishabh Sharma ohh yeah 😂😂
Ants are the hardest working organisms.
Jøséph Āntöñ
I go camping in at 3 a. M. We're trying to chomp on me to see if I'm edible and can take me back to the nest. I had to put that in in its place 😁
1. Ants
2. Bees
3. Japanese
In IT industry, i can say that they work hard but not smart, not efficient, low productivity.
Comparing 2 same projects, japanese put twice or third time effort and people than other nations to do it.
And all their works are just only review and review and review over and over. Japanese in Senior position is less skillful than other's countries mid position. They are too strict to the procedure. Only top management level has a right to think out of box.
I can say because i've worked in japanese company for 8 years.
My previous company is german. They work less but more productivity.
Actually disagree.. I think the people at the very top of companies in Japan are the problem, they are the ones who don't think outside the box
agree
Shahrukh Tikotikar
Same. It's any wonder they haven't had any breakout Technologies since the early seventies and eighties.
mid atlantic
I am not japanese but are working in japanese company and have to travel to japan freequently.
Best comment on RUclips
I worked for a Japan co for yrs
They work sloooooowly and impress by being present till late
They are also fans of making simple things massively complex to expand the work
why they just waste their precious time like that................?
Amen, brother.
In fact, they don't work to live, they live to work
What the point of working if i don’t have the time to enjoy the profit of it 🤷🏻♀️
Bills.
No they enjoy vacations a lot like they can go whenever they want..they got paid so well you know
@@excitingmarmot2820 video literally just said they take 5 paid vacation days a year lol
Ennoea well I know many japanese, and they have life much moreee enjoyable and rich than my fellow from india and indonesia. Yes they work so so hard, but the company guarantee their life that they will have money to buy almost anything they want
@@excitingmarmot2820 stop denying!!! Idiot!!
2:22 RIP beautiful woman. Poor woman
simp
@@sleeexs In this case nope
@@sleeexs this thing isn't even funny now
@@adiiiiiiiiii69 simp
@@divyanshchalgotra2681 I wouldn't say that. It is sad she died and we should be empathetic about it not become she is a women and beautiful.
From what I hear, the younger generation doesn't want to work as many hours as their elders.
That's a good thing. Its probably because they have been more exposed to western cultures. So they see there is a different way to do thing.
I had somebody tell me they don’t want to go back there because of this.
Good. Eventually it will happen. They will move abroad.
Jim Hanbury who does
Problem is that with japan recesition and inflation, is going to be a problem
It's fixed for the most part of companies in Japan
I would say some specific industries still expect employees to work longer but usually they are willing to do it as well simply because they want to get promotion or get better at the job
I work in an office in the Philippines. Once the clock hit 5.00 everyone is very eager to go out. We even have a race on who goes out of the building first. But that's alright because the quality of our work is good and we dont waste our productive time on unnecessary breaks.
In America, if you don't leave the office on time, you are blamed about your time management. Work is about quality, not quantity how many hours you work.
Meanwhile in Western Europe: work-life-balance, more money , more space, far more vacation , paid holidays...overall greater life!
Pfffft, meanwhile even further west, the top 1% get everything and the rest decide between trying to survive a heart attack or go to the hospital and survive bankruptcy.
Pfffft, meanwhile even further west, the top 1% get everything and the rest decide between trying to survive a heart attack or go to the hospital and survive bankruptcy.
Sorry in Rich western europe.. Switzerland Austria Germany Sweden and
we pay higher Tax so we deserve all this. We go much vacation when u have Good Job... its depends some cannot.. its happening around the World.we Work hard also.. here..
Also the USA and NATO can be evil by bombing innocent civilians in Middle Eastern Countries and they want to grab oil. Cuba is the way to go.
Serbia has left the chat 🥺👋
It is called low self-esteem. Solution: strike a balance.
Gaetana Nelson okay Gaetana
Solution: Strike!
Low self-esteem? More like working 80 hours of unpaid overtime per week.
so touching for an excellent video
I have the experience. Now I am in Australia. During the leisure time, I can do some small business, also, read books and learn new skills to improve myself. I found I am producing more wealth for the society than just working day and night. So, long-time working won't make a country more developed, otherwise, will make it less and less active and destroy people's potential
Im japanese and I just graduated college and started working in 2018. I generally leave the office at 5 pm (about 90% of the time), but sometimes I work until around 6 if Im busy. Overall, I think Im having a pretty good life. But it is true that some of my friends work as long as the examples introduced in the video. I will gladly answer any questions if anyone has any.
2019.11.19 Edit: Thank you for all your comments! I'm sos sorry I couldn't reply! I didn't get any notifications from RUclips (which seem to happen often...can somebody tell my how I can fix it??) I answered all the questions I got the best I can and I'll be happy to answer more! And yes, I still leave the office at 5pm most of the time. My overtime is 1 hour per month on average lol.
Outside of my work at my company, I'm thinking of starting a company of my own so I've been more busy with that these past few months. Thank you for all the thoughtful comments!!! I really appreciate it!!!
What's the minimum wage in Japan or average salary? What field do you work?
How did you develop this mentality?
Hi Yuta! I do have a question. When looking for a job in Japan, can you know in advance if the company has long working hours culture?
lol he doesnt answer you guys
@@ryandr4714 he's too busy working long hours lol! His company must have seen his post ahhaha!
Hi,I’m Japanese.
Simply put,even if you do your best,there is little reward because the higher income you earn, the higher income tax you must pay except for the civil servants 🙃That’s remarkable in Japan 🇯🇵. That’s why some elites move to foreign countriesʅ（◞‿◟）ʃ
I want to move to Japan though 😂 I love everything about Japan but the work culture is scary.
I love everything about Japan culture very much.......♥
What is the percentage of the income tax?
56% for the top band, which is huge.
@@xx-----------xx873 55%? WTF?
I have been living in Japan for 3 years and I work in a restaurant. All full-time workers work over 90 hours a week and only take one day a week off (this day off usually they do work errands)
work smarter, not harder
shiny sonal he didn't abused you or anything . R u insane or what ?
That's the German way. It's about effeciency
Haroon Khan they do both
people who control the money control the world control the country more smarter .
Japan doesn't need advice from foreign people. They're perfectly stable on their own.
80+ over time? Shiit
Every. Single. Month.
Cujo19760210 Have fun working 80+ over time then
I didn't even say anything about refugees or socialists. And anyway, it's not much about money, but rather society pressuring them to work long and stressful hours. The "have fun" thing was rhetorical, would you want to work 80+ over time or something shorter like 40? And don't tell me it's about laziness, it's literally productivity theatre down there for a lot of the time that could've been used for themselves and relaxing.
I've had enough with Internet arguments, bye 👋👋
Unpaid OT
No offense, but is it really necessary to walk in crowds (0:00) and go down the escalator from that distance (4:03) to report news? 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Probably he was showing the 'decline of birth rate', that way.
@@user-uz4gh7sm9l lmaooo 200 iq
Luaxon i didn’t even see him going down the escalator
@@user-uz4gh7sm9l 🤣👍
Working long hours but unproductively is one of the worst possible way of living.
they don't know the term "group bunk"
Immigration would have increased productivity and they would have learned our culture of BUNKING..
I'm glad they dont know it . Japan is Japan . Let them be Japan . Let's hope they never became India .
Pentagon1337 u know nothing of the religion, yet u say it’s not the religion of peace. This just makes it clear for the others how ignorant u really r. There isn’t a bad religion, it’s how the ppl twist and use it as an excuse to do evil deeds.
Pentagon1337
In Islam when you smile to other people it would be a charity. When you see any person you should say peace be upon you,and there is a lot of teachings that represent Islam.
I think you should read the Quran and if you want to understand it read it as a whole not as a single peaces.
If you are searching for the truth you'll find it.
Good luck .
Pentagon1337
Really?????
First of all I only read some lines because I believe all of this is wrong and I don't think you know about my religion more than me
I read the Quran in Arabic and I have studied for 6 years about the verses of Quran its paraphrasing the occasion and how some versees inaction somes.
Sorry I don't have time for talking with someone intolerant like you.
It's crazy how people think 3-5 years in trading is a long time to get rich, but don't think 40 years at a job is a long time to stay broke .
Good investment= passive earnings= no dependency on the system or government
The wisest thing that should be on everyone wise individual list is to invest in different streams of income that doesn't depend on the government to bring money especially now the pandemic is hitting economy hard
The best thing I've heard today..... "Making your money invisible " is such a simple powerful concept that I think it is a damn shame that it isn't taught in schools
Bitcoin is the only true democracy ever exists in the world
People will be kicking themselves in few weeks if they miss the opportunity to buy and invest in bitcoin
If you wanna know why they are like this, you should see what they learn in their schools. You will understand everything.
What they learn in schools? Kindly tell us
Toto Chan is just a myth?
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Premium Friday had become so famous in Japan a few years, but now most people has forgotten
I mean, most of the political measures is meaningless.
The government understand the problems, however, they DO NOT take effective means but ineffective means and postpone.
Their incompetence may be caused by indifference in politics.
According to some reports, only 56% voted for the house of representatives, the rest of the people abandoned its right.
from japanese univ student