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Legendary Japanese work hours? (Score:1)

by itub (5708)

It is often said that people in Japan work long hours. If this is the true, maybe 50 hours is considered average...
- Re:Legendary Japanese work hours? (Score:1)
  
  by Adrian (66)
  
  It is often said that people in Japan work long hours. If this is the true, maybe 50 hours is considered average...
  
  Often said - but not necessarily true :-)
  There's been a sustained government campaign to lower the average working hours in Japan, which seems to have been pretty effective. See some boring statistics [web-japan.org].
  Even if 50+ hour weeks were average in Japan it wouldn't make it any less dysfunctional.
Too long (Score:2)

by bart (450)

I wouldn't even consider taking a job where 50 hours a week, or even anything > 40 hours, is considered normal.