Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things
by astrange on Saturday May 23, 2026 @11:25AM
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Depends what you mean by "control". If you don't own a nice house, car, driver etc. but your company just happens to provide it as a perk, then you still have it.
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Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things
by evilos on Saturday May 23, 2026 @04:52PM
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That's a fair point. Is it actually common for CEOs to live on a company property? I can see how transport would be company controlled.
Re:Why Japanese companies do so many different things
by socalgal2 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @08:17PM
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Yu Suzuki ("creator of Virtual Fighter") had 3 company ferraris. He played while his employees worked 14+ hours days. It's extremely common in Japan for bosses to get tons of perks and have their employees overworked and underpaid. Programming job in Japan start at $20k a year and except for a few western companies, peak at ~$50k a year. Be careful what you wish for