Comments on: Improving the work-life balance in Japan http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/01/13/improving-the-work-life-balance-in-japan/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: Daniel Fath http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/01/13/improving-the-work-life-balance-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-144892 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:20:37 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/01/13/improving-the-work-life-balance-in-japan/#comment-144892 Training in time management would require simultaneous and complete obliteration of two very costly business philosophies: 1) that the client company can unreasonably demand product that falls outside your agreed scope of work; and 2) that pinhead managers are within their rights to demand that all staff arrive at/leave the office when they do.

]]> By: GuyinJapan http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/01/13/improving-the-work-life-balance-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-144613 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:26:24 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/01/13/improving-the-work-life-balance-in-japan/#comment-144613 ‘Half-Day Working????’

‘Flextime???’

I’d get screamed at if these acursed words every left my mouth.

‘Get back to your desk you lazy foreigner.’

]]> By: Joe Jones http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/01/13/improving-the-work-life-balance-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-144500 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:23:01 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/01/13/improving-the-work-life-balance-in-japan/#comment-144500 Ken, you need to read the post again before you conclude that I don’t think Japan needs more work-life balance. Actually, I said exactly the opposite.

I’ll forgive you, though, because you write a good blog.

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