苦しんでいないと仕事に見えない ── なぜ会社はストレスを成果と勘違いするのか
In this episode, I explore a peculiar aspect of Japanese corporate culture: the belief that work should involve visible suffering. Producing results efficiently is not always enough. Employees may also be expected to look busy, tired, stressed, and deeply involved in workplace relationships. Suffering can become a kind of unofficial currency that proves someone is working hard. This mindset also creates an “inheritance of hardship,” where people expect younger colleagues to endure the same difficulties they experienced. Hardship can sometimes lead to growth, but hardship itself has no…
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