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One in four surveyed Japanese workers admits to wanting to kill boss, Osaka quake helps show why
投稿日 2018年6月21日 12:00:15 (ニュース)
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The results of a recent survey come with Twitter horror stories about power-hungry superiors pushing their staff around, even mid-crisis.
While there are many, many perks to life in Japan, the culture around work is ever controversial. With employees considering deeply if they’re even allowed to take sick leave or duck out of work for a few minutes to buy a boxed lunch, it’s no wonder there’s a whole world of unvoiced resentment bubbling away beneath some workers’ civil facades.
This was thrown into sharp relief at 7:58 a.m. on Monday, June 18, when Osaka suffered one of the most intense earthquakes it’s experienced in decades. Trains and buses were thrown off schedule, stranding millions of harried commuters en-route, and for some it was simply impossible to get to work or school. There was also the sad fact that they would need to wait hours to return home and reassure their families in person.
It’s the kind of traumatic event you would expect bosses across the country to sympathize with. And yet:
地震おきて彼氏が仕事行けんと判断して家に帰ってきて上司に連絡したのにも関わらず「これが社畜というもの。歩いてきて下さい」と言われ1時間かけて10:00頃職場に到着。なのにお昼頃になると自宅避難と言われ、また1時間かけて帰ってきた。日本はおかしい😭
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るな (@mgr_toki) June 18, 2018
“Once it was clear my boyfriend couldn’t get to work he came home to email his supervisor about it and they promptly replied with “Please walk to the office to receive your wages for the day”. It took him an hour of walking to reach his workplace, where at noon all the staff were told to evacuate the building and return home, which took another hour’s walk. There’s something seriously wrong with Japan!“
こんな時のブラック会社一覧
従「もしもし」
上司「お疲れ様。あの今日の報告上がってないけど………大丈夫か?」
従「今日は地震でt」
上司「期限明日やぞ?大丈夫か?」
大企業でもこんなもん
これが、やっちゃったニッ◯ンという企業でございます。
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のば (@charlotte_delta) June 18, 2018
“Typical scene at a “black company” post-quake:
Worker: Hello, who’s calling?
Boss: Thanks for your work today. I noticed you didn’t submit your report. Is everything okay?
Worker: T-There was an earthquake t-
Boss: The deadline is tomorrow, alright?This is just how it is with big corporations.
In particular it’s how it was with the big corporation I worked at, Ni**hin.“
地震が起きたって
上司からメールきて
『 皆さん無事ですか?職場の皆さんの無事を確認報告お願いします。』
まではいいやん?
二言目には
『現状で出勤出来ますか?営業出来ますか?報告下さい』
だってよ。社畜の国日本って感じ。
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妖莉@平日コス勢 (@AyAri_cat) June 18, 2018
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“When the earthquake hit I got an email from my boss.
It said: “Is everyone safe? All staff, please respond to this email to ascertain your safety.”
So far so good, right?
The next line: “Are you able to attend work today? Can you do business? If so, please let us know.”
Japan is a country of wage slaves.”
This selection is just a sampling of a multitude of similar tweets to the same tune: while Japan does have a kind of leave designated for this kind of emergency (特別年休 tokubetsu nenkyuu, or special leave) some companies fail to make it clear that it can be taken, or obscure it with complicated bureaucratic procedures. The policy of caring about your employees only so far as they support the bottom line of the company is a long-standing problem, to the extent that the neologism “black company” is in frequent modern use. Yearly awards are even given for the worst offenders!
With all of this bad sentiment brewing amongst the work force, the results from a recent survey conducted by news survey aggregate Shirabee are a little less shocking. 1,006 men and women ranging in age from 20 to 69 were asked:
“Have you ever wanted to kill your boss?”
A whopping 27 percent of those surveyed answered “yes“, meaning over one in four respondents have felt the stirrings of homicidal urges – most likely brought on by unfair business practices. Even factoring in the likelihood that participants were joking, that’s a scary amount.
The response to the survey’s results, and even the anecdotes shared above has been mixed. While many share the frustration that comes from feeling your boss doesn’t care if you live or die unless it affects their pay check, some pointed out that if the workers really wanted to stay home they should just do it, just like one impassioned husband did when he needed to look after his wife. Others added that just quitting is healthier on the psyche than harboring murderous intent year after year and complaining about your bosses online.
地震で死んでもあなたの会社は責任とってくれません。
地震で死んでもあなたの上司は責任とってくれません。
自分と家族の安全を第一に。
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雷人 (@LIGTsan) June 18, 2018
“If you die in an earthquake your company will not take responsibility for your death.
If you die in an earthquake your boss will not take responsibility for your death.
The safety of yourself and your loved ones always comes first.”
It’s not all doom and gloom in the corporate world, however. Amidst all of the outrageous stories of bosses pleading employees to walk hours just to sign an attendance sheet, there was this little spot of hope:
わい「地震で帰れんくなりました」
上司「了解。明日には帰れそう?」
わい「大丈夫です迷惑かけてすいません」
上司「これは仕方ないから気にすな」
ホワイトです
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か ず きリベパスコCL (@kzk13069) June 18, 2018
“Me: I made it home safely after the earthquake.
Boss: Great to hear. Do you need tomorrow off too?
Me: No, it’s okay. Sorry to cause trouble.
Boss: Oh, don’t worry about it. This is just how it is with earthquakes.”
This is a “white company”.”
Thankfully, most of my friends and family managed to make their way home from the earthquake unscathed and with special leave secured, but fingers crossed that next time either company superiors grow more sympathetic or their employees gain the strength to stand up to them – without any bloodshed along the way.
Source: Shirabee via Nico Nico News, Otakomu
Featured image: Pakutaso
Source: SORA NEWS24
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