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🗓️ 21 October 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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0:00.0 | Blaze Radio Network. |
0:03.0 | And now, chewing the fat with Jeff Fisher. |
0:06.0 | The difference between America and other countries is really self-evident in this story. |
0:14.0 | So according to at Facts, in Japan, |
0:18.0 | those who arrive early to work |
0:20.0 | park in a parking lot further away from their workplace in order to give way to those |
0:26.6 | who arrive late to make it on time. They call it mutual understanding. We in America call it mutual understanding. |
0:33.0 | We in America call it stupid. |
0:36.0 | Ha! Just dumb. |
0:38.0 | The whole point of arriving early to work is to get the good parking spot. |
0:44.0 | I don't, I don't understand. |
0:47.0 | I guess the practice according to this post is rooted in a cultural emphasis on consideration for others and teamwork. |
0:57.0 | And by parking farther away, early arrivals allow late comers to have easier access to the workplace helping them arrive on time. |
1:05.7 | Oh, isn't that special? |
1:08.0 | It's reflecting broader societal values in Japan, where cooperation and harmony are prioritized. |
1:15.4 | And you know, while this practice may not be universally adopted across all workplaces, |
1:20.6 | yeah, because it's dumb, It has been rooted in various discussions and |
1:25.3 | antidotes related to Japanese work culture. Isn't that special? Yeah. So Japan, I |
1:31.1 | get it. You know, you want to be nice and you think I'll just park farther away. |
1:36.3 | So the people arriving late will be able to get on time so they don't have to walk very far. |
1:41.6 | Isn't that special? It's called mutual understanding. |
1:45.0 | Holy cow. I mean why even show up early if you're not going to get the good parking |
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