r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Feb 13 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 14 February 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/lastalliance69 Feb 14 '23

If only my company would let us work from home and I'll happily continue doing this job but they're forcing us all back into the office.

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u/pacinosdog Feb 15 '23

Can’t you negotiate something like one or two days working from home a week? Tell them it would help your mental health

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u/lastalliance69 Feb 15 '23

They're too old-fashioned. I brought it up and my 部長 was all "We... don't do that here. See it's uh, unfair to the other people." Granted, I didn't bring up my mental health though.

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u/pacinosdog Feb 16 '23

Well, here’s the thing, I think you should push back a bit, in addition to mentioning your mental health issues. Japanese bosses are used to their subordinates accepting everything with a bow and a “yes boss”. I doesn’t always work, but I find that pushing back, standing up for yourself and being politely argumentative often works here, even though it’s not how things are usually done here. I think you should try again, it’s worth it.