Do you not find you get told if you work european style though? (i.e., work your ass off during the day, no reading manga or taking naps, then leave work at sixish?)
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Japanese working hours are stereotyped a little. It really does depend on your boss. More often than not, you can't leave the office before your boss.
I've worked in about 3 different Japanese companies, one of them we couldn't leave before midnight every day. Another we would leave at 6. however these are design jobs, and it's pretty much the same in any country. If you are working in a normal job, some days might be longer than others but you're pretty much doing the 9-5 shift.
Well that's why I was asking No way would I stick out a job where I could only leave at midnight heh. Pointless living in Tokyo/Japan if you can't enjoy it.
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Japanese working hours are stereotyped a little. It really does depend on your boss. More often than not, you can't leave the office before your boss.
I've worked in about 3 different Japanese companies, one of them we couldn't leave before midnight every day. Another we would leave at 6. however these are design jobs, and it's pretty much the same in any country. If you are working in a normal job, some days might be longer than others but you're pretty much doing the 9-5 shift.