How can I get good pay rise in Japanese company?
It's important for workers to get good salary increase every year, isn't it? I often hear that Japanese companies cannot get enough salary increases. What about the truth? Looking at the final results of the 2020 spring labor-management negotiations announced by Keidanren on August 3, 2020, the average salary increase rate including regular salary increases […]
Japanese working hours - do you still think Japanese is workaholic?
Do you think Japanese people are still workaholics? It is a long time ago that Japanese people work long hours. Supervisor :"Please go home early on time after work."('_') Employee: "I want to work a little more, can't I continue?"( ;∀;) Supervisor: "No, it's no good. As a general rule, please finish work and return […]
Why do Japanese keep their side jobs secret? A wonder seen from foreigners
A foreigner asked such a simple question. "Why do Japanese people work hard to keep their side jobs secret?" The wonder of keeping side job secret I answered, "In general, many companies in Japan prohibit side businesses." ('Ω') (There is no such law, but …) So he said, "It's against the freedom to choose a […]