personal experience and what I have heard from friends who also work in Japan • Not all Japanese companies are the same so please take it with a grain of salt • The examples are all somewhat exaggerated for presentation purposes and the comparison are really just relatively speaking • I love Japan!
• World’s Most Informal Emails (?) • Casual (“Hey”) • More Polite (? not necessarily) • Longer • Wordy • Rude (? not necessarily) • Shorter • Straight to the point
leave “on time” unless you do not “read the air” • Based more on time • Flexible on working time except for mandatory meetings • Manage your own time and responsibilities • Based more on performance • Easier to manage • Less motivated (not necessarily) • Harder to manage (Pokemon GO?) • More motivated (not necessarily)
is too polite and scared to offend other people or their work • I like XXX but I wish … • Honest feedback (?) • Less conflicts • Harder to identify area for improvement • More conflicts • Easier to identify area for improvement
to be happy about the decision • A lot of meetings • Not a lot of negative feedback • More free and to the point • Individuals are relatively more empowered to make decisions • Less meetings • Better decisions (?) • Takes longer • Relies on individuals’ ability more • Faster
decision” • “Let’s decide it next week when XXX is here” • “Can you confirm with XXX just to make sure?” • Involve a few key persons in the meeting • Decide and do it EXAMPLE
not get fired • You’re safe as long as you do your hours • Over time, company’s quality can deteriorate due to poor hiring decisions • More contract-based employments and pays less • Based on Performance • You get fired if you cannot do your job • By firing poor hiring decisions, company can stay lean and fit • Pays more
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