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Re:Carmakers Are Learning Japan’s Tech Talent Doesn’t Come C... by joeframbach on Thursday December 29, 2016 @02:57PM (#13279619)
About half the IT professionals in Japan have never changed jobs, compared with 14 percent in the U.S. and 21 percent in China, according to the METI survey.

“We cannot afford to have people that only come here for a year or two,” said Redzic

Translation:

About half the IT professionals in Japan have never learned anything new outside of their office, compared with 14 percent in the U.S. and 21 percent in China, according to the METI survey.

“We cannot afford to have people that have wide ranges of experience,” said Redzic

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Re:Carmakers Are Learning Japan’s Tech Talent Doesn’t Come C... by geon on Thursday December 29, 2016 @03:52PM (#13280034)
No wonder they (allegedly) have difficulties adopting best practices such as version control.
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Re:Carmakers Are Learning Japan’s Tech Talent Doesn’t Come C... by joelby37 on Thursday December 29, 2016 @05:41PM (#13280843)
From personal experience (other workplaces may have different policies), I can see why people in Japan would not change jobs very often. A large proportion of your salary can be in the form of performance bonuses, which you technically aren't eligible for when you first start. This means that you can take a huge pay cut for the first 12 months because you might only receive a token bonus.
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