The Value Of Time
Japan has often been criticized for its idealistic focus on efficiency rather than work-life balance. Their strict adherence to the phrase, “time is money” was recently criticized when a civil servant was punished for leaving his desk to buy lunch. He was gone for only three minutes. Japanese officials are very particular about the professional conduct in the workplace. The reprimand The 64-year-old man was an employee at a waterworks bureau in Kobe. He made worldwide headlines when he was fined and verbally reprimanded by officials for frequently leaving his desk, three minutes before the scheduled lunch break. It was […]
