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duc.leNewcomerNov 3, 2026

Look up the term: まどぎはぞこ

garca.sofiaNewcomerNov 3, 2026

They will come up with a reason. You will not be allowed the ps5. You'll have to stay in an empty room without plugs or entertainment. Or they'll make you do something stupid and time consuming, like rewriting reports, and they'll make it obvious to you that your work is pointles

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budi_71xNewcomerNov 3, 2026

Mind you.... Some of those Japanese workers are put in a closed office in the basement... Solitude + lack of contact with others: Their torture is my holiday 🦆

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seoyeon60NewcomerNov 3, 2026

Time to write a book

the_omarNewcomerNov 3, 2026

During a week between 2 contracts we at the lab had nothing to do. After 3 days of roaming around doing absolutely nothing like the others colleague, I went back the next day with a video projector connected to an handheld ambernic loaded with thousand of games and 4 gamepads. I

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jonasweber34NewcomerNov 3, 2026

Not giving work is better than giving pointless work ("make all the reports again, I don't like the <shuffles cards> style of charts")

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somchai_srisaiNewcomerNov 3, 2026

why is (the) in brackets?

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the_nikosNewcomerNov 3, 2026

I have been in a similar position, come to work to do nothing. Same game by employer, he wanted to ditch 1600 of us by making us quit. Saves him a ton of money in severance pay. I was on to him 3 months before it started so I was prepared. Lucky for me I saw "office space" and de

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chinedu_39xNewcomerNov 3, 2026

Japanese work culture is weird. Companies don’t want to fire you but will try to make you quit instead. Most of their work can be done with regular technology programs in the corporate sector. Some have a 2-3 hour commute. Most don’t have life outside of work. OT is considered co

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haruto_55xNewcomerNov 3, 2026

He is gonna thank you for providing evidence and fire your ass lol. The point of not giving you work is that you gotta spend 8 or 10 hours a day staring at the wall DOING NOTHING on company time.