Dubious Revelations: Japan Business & Culture

[legion]

“Unlike elsewhere, you can’t just come in and expect to be accepted based on your past successes,” Whittle says. “It’s all about building trust, and it’s all about building relationships.”

I'm surprised people are paid money for this kind of superficial crap, where do I sign up?

Are you trying to say that in the rest of the world you can't just walk into a company off the strength of your resume and start running shit without getting to know your new colleagues first?

Well, seeing as resumes are 50% bullshit and 50% percent inflation I really don't know.

[yanpa]

The ‘handsome weeping boys’ paid to wipe away your tears


* Japanese companies hire people to make staff cry
* Employees watch sad films while a "handsome weeping boy" wipes away their tears
* It is supposed to help people bond

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His job title is somewhat unusual: ikemeso danshi, or "handsome weeping boy". He runs sessions with the sole purpose of making people cry.

"Japanese are not used to crying in front of people. But once you cry in front of others, the environment will change, particularly in a business."
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http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37178014

[legion]

By bond do they mean puke?

[TennoChinko]

Men paid to weep?

Sounds North Korean-ish... except instead of getting paid for money, you simply don't get executed...

[legion]

I'm pretty sure in that last video a few of those guys are hiding extreme joy by pretending to cry.