Comments on: Strange things in Japanese companies http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/04/strange-things-in-japanese-companies/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:42:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: glasstabletop http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/04/strange-things-in-japanese-companies/#comment-85228 glasstabletop Tue, 13 May 2008 02:58:03 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/04/strange-things-in-japanese-companies/#comment-85228 When I first worked in Japan, I was really stunned by the insurance-selling ladies who would hesitantly enter the office, tip-toe around, whispering polite greetings and distributing candy and ads but the weirdest of all is that everyone completely ignored them---not even give a return greeting, just a nod. I also had to wear a Pepto-Bismol pink uniform the first few months to show everyone "I am new and stupid here!!" My computer was also a fossil and groaned all the time. God that was a rough time in my life. I had no idea what was what. The other thing that suprised me was all the petty office politics and how mean & manipulative supervisors can be... When I first worked in Japan, I was really stunned by the insurance-selling ladies who would hesitantly enter the office, tip-toe around, whispering polite greetings and distributing candy and ads but the weirdest of all is that everyone completely ignored them—not even give a return greeting, just a nod.

I also had to wear a Pepto-Bismol pink uniform the first few months to show everyone “I am new and stupid here!!”

My computer was also a fossil and groaned all the time. God that was a rough time in my life. I had no idea what was what.

The other thing that suprised me was all the petty office politics and how mean & manipulative supervisors can be…

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