Comments on: Stupid office rules in Japan http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Japan Talk #089 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-42072 Japan Talk #089 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:01:47 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-42072 [...] Links of Interest * Culture Shock: The Japan Discover Challenge * Milk Seafood Cup Noodle * What Japan Thinks [...] […] Links of Interest * Culture Shock: The Japan Discover Challenge * Milk Seafood Cup Noodle * What Japan Thinks […]

]]> By: Paul http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40403 Paul Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:18:47 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40403 I just posted this comment on Japundit, but the Japanese workplace really is a kindergarten with suits. I just posted this comment on Japundit, but the Japanese workplace really is a kindergarten with suits.

]]> By: PeterD http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40400 PeterD Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:40:41 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40400 Good translation. Quite interesting. Thanks for doing it. Good translation. Quite interesting. Thanks for doing it.

]]> By: Japan’s dumbest business practices http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40344 Japan’s dumbest business practices Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:00:44 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40344 [...] What Japan Thinks has a report on what Japanese employees think are the dumbest business practices at their companies. [...] […] What Japan Thinks has a report on what Japanese employees think are the dumbest business practices at their companies. […]

]]> By: Janne http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40319 Janne Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:55:13 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40319 Hmm, in the top ten, we only have #4, and while that's sort of a pain it's only once a year after all. Of course, being a research department, most of us tend to work outside business hours anyway - reading a paper or two at home, or mailing a colleague about some recent development is technically work even if its absolutely fascinating. Dress code-related issues are also non-existent; if anything, I wouldn't really mind if it was tightened up a bit, to t-shirt and pants, at least. There's one Japanese researcher at an adjoining group that usually wears slippers and what can only be described as a western-style pajama. I keep expecting him to clutch a teddy-bear as I meet him in the corridor. But #11, #15 and especially #16 are real pains. Computers and other equipment generate heat, and labs tend to be waist-deep in the things. Once the air conditioning cuts off, it rapidly gets too hot to work - really too hot; in summer the temperature sensors on stuff starts to trip and you can forget doing anything useful with the equipment for the rest of the day. Hmm, in the top ten, we only have #4, and while that’s sort of a pain it’s only once a year after all. Of course, being a research department, most of us tend to work outside business hours anyway - reading a paper or two at home, or mailing a colleague about some recent development is technically work even if its absolutely fascinating.

Dress code-related issues are also non-existent; if anything, I wouldn’t really mind if it was tightened up a bit, to t-shirt and pants, at least. There’s one Japanese researcher at an adjoining group that usually wears slippers and what can only be described as a western-style pajama. I keep expecting him to clutch a teddy-bear as I meet him in the corridor.

But #11, #15 and especially #16 are real pains. Computers and other equipment generate heat, and labs tend to be waist-deep in the things. Once the air conditioning cuts off, it rapidly gets too hot to work - really too hot; in summer the temperature sensors on stuff starts to trip and you can forget doing anything useful with the equipment for the rest of the day.

]]> By: Ken http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40303 Ken Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:03:47 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/11/25/stupid-office-rules-in-japan/#comment-40303 Great one Ken...can't say I ever bothered with #1. #2 and 3 I always skipped, and for #4 just pretended I had no idea what was going on. #5 and 6 though, they always got to me. Great one Ken…can’t say I ever bothered with #1. #2 and 3 I always skipped, and for #4 just pretended I had no idea what was going on. #5 and 6 though, they always got to me.

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