return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 15 days agoTokyo government to introduce four-day workweek for its employeeswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down13cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkTokyo government to introduce four-day workweek for its employeeswww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 15 days agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squarerandon31415@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·15 days agoJapaneses workaholics: “Looking for 3-day a week jobs, Fri-Sat-Sun preferred.”
minus-squarePiemanding@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-214 days agoYeah. The problem is in big part because of the workaholic culture. If employees can still elect to still take the 5 day workweek they will. They will be scorned by all of their coworkers if they don’t.
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days ago“But that guy’s taking a 7 day work week! You don’t want to be seen lagging behind, do you? NoooOooo…”
Japaneses workaholics: “Looking for 3-day a week jobs, Fri-Sat-Sun preferred.”
Yeah. The problem is in big part because of the workaholic culture. If employees can still elect to still take the 5 day workweek they will. They will be scorned by all of their coworkers if they don’t.
“But that guy’s taking a 7 day work week! You don’t want to be seen lagging behind, do you? NoooOooo…”