I have a Japanese internet friend
- still lives with her parents
- still works for the same company she started with after graduating university
- takes baths at night
- doesn't have a lot of time for breakfast before work
- commutes to work 1 hour one-way everyday by train
- arrives to work early before company hours
- sits in an open seating environment with co-workers and mangers all sitting together
- attends the traditional company morning meeting, called Chorei (very Japanese)
- receives Omiyage from co-workers who came back from trips
- performs regular desk and PC work throughout the day (as you would expect)
- attends planing meetings as required for her job throughout the day
- takes a 1-hour lunch break with co-workers
- respects company seniority and uses the appropriate language to address her superiors
- leaves the office when she finishes her work. On this day, she finished her work on time when on other days she may have to stay behind...as you can see other people in the office still remained since they didn't finish their work yet.
- meets up with the girls after work to have a dinner / drinks
Is Japanese culture the way of the future?
