This kinda helps understand the Japanese Work culture some:
http://internationalbusiness.wikia.com/wiki/Japanese_Work_Ethic
There’s some other things that are left out. Some about the companies used to treat you like family which has changed, other parts about saving face, and various other cultural differences.
I think I’m am some where in between American and Japanese… Some parts too Japanese for some Americans and some too American for Japanese…
In any case, I think for any worker to feel engaged and feel good about their job, they have to have a sense of feeling appreciated. You can be proactive in this! http://www.coachdanfoster.com/2011/10/what-to-do-when-you-feel-unappreciated-at-work/
Personally I believe that being proactive helps cut down on the feeling of firefighting. Start weeding out stuff in the beginning has a better chance of working than trying to firefight at the end. That’s why I like looking at designs; code and ui both. You can start pinpointing spots of concerns from there.
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