Tuesday, June 5, 2007
One of the stereotypes about Japan is that it's completely a work-based country. The hard-working Asians. In a typical Japanese company, the work week is a little different than what you would see in America. It's not uncommon for employees to work Mon-Sat from 8am-7pm, but if you think about it, professions such as Real Estate, investment banking, and medicine often have the same hours. The typical work day here is from 10:00-7:00 Mon-Fri. It's interesting that it starts later in the day, but also quite nice. Everyone still takes their lunch break from 12:00-1:00 and it's a rush of people outside once lunch hits.
Like I've mentioned before, I work at JapanesePod101. It's a small company whose primary objective is to bring Japanese lessons in interesting, relevant ways. I'm working in the marketing department, and I'm amazed at how fast this company moves. I work almost non-stop throughout the day on various marketing projects. It's only my second day, but my first was exhausting. You could probably tell from my lack of pictures, because I just simply didn't have time. On my way home I got some convenience store food and just crashed. Part of it could be because I'm still a bit jet lagged.
Anyway, check out JapanesePod101 when you get a chance!
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