Mental health is still an issue in the workplace

Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by komali2 on Thursday July 06, 2017 @05:53PM (#14714261)

Culture can matter a great deal as well. In my experience working in Japan and Taiwan, everyone is considered an immature child that must be babysat minute by minute.

My go-to story: Friend in Japan's train route was significantly delayed by a suicide. Rather than sit in the train station for ~2 hours waiting for cleanup, he leaves, gets on his motorcycle, and rides to work. Shows up 30 minutes late, but his pay is docked those 30 minutes, because unlike everyone else that showed up 2 hours later, he didn't have the little ticket they give you in Japan when your train is delayed. Regardless of him telling HR the situation, showing his house on the train route, etc, nope, he didn't have the slip from mommy, so his pay got docked.

I love working there, but the work culture is infuriating.

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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by asdfologist on Thursday July 06, 2017 @11:42PM (#14715860)

If the work culture is infuriating, why do you love working there?

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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by komali2 on Friday July 07, 2017 @01:25PM (#14720201)

Because Japan is fun and the food is good.

Also Japan is just about the most photographical country I've ever been to.

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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by cerberusss on Friday July 07, 2017 @01:38AM (#14716328)

Not OP, but besides the work culture, there is also the actual work. Which you can love doing :)

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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by gtirloni on Friday July 07, 2017 @07:47AM (#14717671)

I have friends and family working in Japan and requiring a stamped slip for metro delay (not sure if it's still stamped or just printed) is just a cultural thing everywhere, or so I'm told.

That kind of tradition means a lot more to Japan society than it does for some Western countries, I suppose. You can search for articles on "Japanese corporate bureaucracy" for different perspectives.

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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by LambdaComplex on Friday July 07, 2017 @12:55PM (#14719928)

And appeal to tradition is a logical fallacy

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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by hueving on Friday July 07, 2017 @01:32AM (#14716308)

There is more to a job than the culture?

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Re:Mental health is still an issue in the workplace by Aeolun on Friday July 07, 2017 @02:28AM (#14716498)

Depends on if you are working in a big corporation or no.

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