‘No weekend calls, only bonuses’: Indian’s take on Japan’s work culture goes viral
In the clip, he sarcastically lists benefits such as hybrid work, paid overtime, weekends off, and hefty bonuses as the reasons he is “tired” of working there. The man, Ajay Pandey, posted the video on Instagram, reflecting on his 11 years of working in Japan.“It has been so many years since I moved here, and honestly, working in Japan is extremely difficult. I find the work culture here absolutely terrible. I have to go to the office only three days a week and work from home for the remaining two. There is no overtime on weekends either, so I am forced to spend my time going camping or on bike rides,” Pandey said. He continued the joke by saying his biggest complaint was that his manager never disturbed him on his days off. “I am genuinely annoyed with my manager because he never calls me or thinks of me on weekends. For the past 11 years, he has been friend-zoning me every weekend. At least call me to work once in a while. Every weekend is wasted like this,” he added. Pandey also poked fun at the way overtime works in Japan, saying that getting approval for extra hours is not easy—but once it is approved, employees are compensated for every 15 minutes they work. “Even when I request overtime, it is approved only with great difficulty, and when they finally approve it, they pay me for every 15 minutes I work,” he said. Watch the video:
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