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Re:Japanese textile factory still uses tape cassette and pun... by stevezsa8 on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:21PM (#36668579)
This was interesting to read. Is it based on experience of living in Japan, or research?

I found the part about companies looking after the employee really interesting.

Having worked entirely in Europe, I've found most managers screwing over subordinates. I've encountered plenty of bully managers, never one who seemed to genuinely care.

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Re:Japanese textile factory still uses tape cassette and pun... by evilos on Monday July 10, 2023 @04:39PM (#36672624)
Patrick (patio11) has some great blogs about working in Japan and the culture, if you're interested. I found this one insightful and very entertaining:

https://www.kalzumeus.com/2014/11/07/doing-business-in-japan...

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Re:Japanese textile factory still uses tape cassette and pun... by turmacar on Monday July 10, 2023 @04:44PM (#36672686)
That last little "(though not without trad-offs)" is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

Not that there isn't some general truth to what they're saying, but it's definitely the rose-tinted glasses 'how it should work' view of Japanese corporate culture.

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