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Work in Japan
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Take a look at how quickly Fuji Television’s news reporter aged. Between 2004 and 2007 he added twenty years to his life.
Update: The poor fellow is actually Tosaka Junichi from NHK — still I dunno what happened to him (thanks Michael!)
In case you didn’t know, employees in Japan are classified in numerous rankings, for example, 部長 (buchou) 課長 (kachou), and the top rank 社長 (shachou) meaning Company President. Usually, normal salaryman’s or OL’s stay on the same company for most of their lifetime, starting from the lowest rank and going up until they hit the wall. Say, if you won’t go beyond 部長 (buchou) for example, you may hear others saying that you’re a 部長止まり (buchou-domari), domari meaning stop/halt.
But in order to ascend, you need to work extra hours, not take your well-deserved vacation (since you might actually lose your job too — or at least people fear that), and keep going on until you turn like the old man above. After that, when you’re 60 years old, you’ll get fired from your current position. This does not mean that you’ll be retired: you still got 5 more years until retirement, and in the meantime, you can either live off your savings (not common) or go back to working like the lowest rank peasant — usually, the same company hires you again for a puny salary. After that, it’s 5 more years and you’re 65, retired, and with no energy in your batteries left.
That’s one scary side of Japan that we all would prefer not to know, and that’s why I prefer being my own boss ^^; of course, not all work force in Japan is like that, but most are. Anyone around here with a background as a salaryman in Japan?
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Not entirely sure, but from what I heard, the guy just has some health problems. Before he used to dye his hair black, but later just stopped doing it.
Most likely I guess (was joking about aging so quickly — but still, looks scary enough). Though I have no idea who this poor guy is :(
His name is Tosaka Junichi, works for NHK.
Heres his profile page: http://cgi4.nhk.or.jp/a-room/aroom.cgi?i=337
If this is what working in Japan will do to you I’d better go back to the States or Canada soon! But then again, I’ll never be a salaryman ;)
it’s the stress that is making him like that. he probably also has high blood pressure among a whole lot of other things.
That’s how I’ve felt over the past few years here.
Those pictures are pure terrifying, even if he did have medical problems beforehand.
Holy Shit!!!
Forget the hair…look at the smile from the start to now!!
He’s too f’ing tired to even fake it now!!!
if putting my own health before my job makes me a bad worker I’ll never be a good one
The image was just a “dramatization” of harsh work but it is true that even if he’s sick or not, his work seems to have taken quite the toll, as Chris says he can’t even fake his smile any more!!
I’ve put my own health tons of times before my work/studies and it definitely took the toll. Hope that I don’t have to do it anymore, but you never know…
swt… that kinda scary…
Hao>yea me too especially when my first few years of working, after that i realize that my body is suffering.
thus i trying a get a less stressful job or freelancing path.
I heard a lot of hardworking people in Japan and if that is the case for working there, it really scary…
Hey, thats not the whole picture!
http://www.geekologie.com/2008/05/14/stress-free.jpg