« Gartner's high-impact technologies | Main | allmusic: tribute to Arthur Lee » We're driving Japan crazyWestern (as in American) values are literally driving the Japanese crazy, and one result is that the population is shrinking because the birth rate is falling and the suicide rate is rising. [Link] A spokesman for the Mental Health Institute said that the emphasis on individual performance was driving Japanese workers — particularly those in their thirties — to mental turmoil. “People tend to be individualised under the new working patterns,” he said. “When people worked in teams they were happier.” jon posted this at 10:06 AM |
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