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Re:The productivity of working from home: Evidence from Japan by manmal on Saturday March 13, 2021 @02:35PM (#26449260)
That’s what I was referring to, yes. I heard of a situation during a merger where the Japanese delegation took turns sleeping, while the other delegation was up all day. As a consequence, the Japanese delegation got their way because they had more stamina.
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Re:The productivity of working from home: Evidence from Japan by brigandish on Saturday March 13, 2021 @05:10PM (#26450531)
Sleeping at work is sometimes allowed because it's accepted there is such a chronic lack of sleep generally. If they were taking turns sleeping it means they probably already were overworked and needed a nap. The story sounds like "history is written by the victors" or just more fetishing of Japan.
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Re:The productivity of working from home: Evidence from Japan by tasogare on Saturday March 13, 2021 @05:42PM (#26450804)
No this is different. Lot of Taiwanese companies have the after-lunch rest (source: Taiwanese friends). I never heard as such for Japanese companies.
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