Comments on: Another Dead Blogger http://sesantos.com.ph/2007/04/29/another-dead-blogger/ Digital Human Resource and Cyber Wellness Consultant; WAVE Strategist and Speaker Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric http://sesantos.com.ph/2007/04/29/another-dead-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-32607 Eric Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:40:03 +0000 http://sesantos.com.ph/2007/04/29/another-dead-blogger/#comment-32607 There are some cultures who value work more than they value their personal lives. Take for Japan for instance. My first employer after I graduated was one such company. To my previous employers, the only valid reasons for leaves are emergency leaves and sick leaves. Personal leaves for activities such as spending time with one's family rarely, if ever get approved. It is also in that company where I learned of the word, KAROUSHI, or death from overwork. (Yeah, it's a real word which you can look up in a Japanese dictionary.) Oh well... good thing I'm out of that place. There are some cultures who value work more than they value their personal lives. Take for Japan for instance.

My first employer after I graduated was one such company. To my previous employers, the only valid reasons for leaves are emergency leaves and sick leaves. Personal leaves for activities such as spending time with one’s family rarely, if ever get approved.

It is also in that company where I learned of the word, KAROUSHI, or death from overwork. (Yeah, it’s a real word which you can look up in a Japanese dictionary.)

Oh well… good thing I’m out of that place.

]]> By: JJ http://sesantos.com.ph/2007/04/29/another-dead-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-32529 JJ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:20:00 +0000 http://sesantos.com.ph/2007/04/29/another-dead-blogger/#comment-32529 I can't imagine myself working to death. Who would want to anyway? One more thing that I would like to add though is that the supervisors of these people shouldn't put too much pressure on their employees and force them to do overtime :) Well, that's just my point of view. I can’t imagine myself working to death. Who would want to anyway? One more thing that I would like to add though is that the supervisors of these people shouldn’t put too much pressure on their employees and force them to do overtime :) Well, that’s just my point of view.

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