• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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    In Japan companies even do their best to not fire people and just bully them into quitting. So they don’t have to pay severance and also maintain their image. They will basically isolate employees from their colleagues and give them jobs that they weren’t even hired to do, like cleaning even though they have a cleaning crew. Like at Konami employees they wanted to let go of were forced to clean the Konami gyms.

    Being isolated from your colleagues doesn’t sound that bad to us, but in Japan many people don’t have many friends outside of their coworkers. Not to mention everyone knows what is about to happen if they isolate you. It’s a way to shame you.

    Basically they do shit that is straight up illegal in most western countries.

    • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one
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      11 hours ago

      Basically they do shit that is straight up illegal in most western countries.

      May I introduce you to the Reassignment center.

      A reassignment center (also known as a rubber room) is a type of holding facility administered by the New York City Department of Education for teachers accused of misconduct while awaiting resolution of their misconduct cases.[1][2] As of 2007, the city had thirteen reassignment centers.[3] The teachers are not required to do anything, and they may be assigned to the center for months or years.[citation needed]

      Three Department of Education employees speaking to the UFT’s “New York Teacher” confirmed teachers’ allegations that Fordham High School for the Arts Principal Iris Blige filed allegations against the school’s UFT chapter leader, to place her in a reassignment center, in order to intimidate her and to set an example to the school’s staff.

      Since the teacher has been accused of misconduct. The Deptartment can hide behind that fact to argue against dismissal.

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      15 hours ago

      What prevents them for doing the same? Not doing their job until they are fired so they don’t have to quit. I would guess that would be even more shameful

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        Japanese principles of honorable work, fear of retribution in future jobs. They’re brought up to expect a very different relationship with their company, and end up with a self-abusive mentality that they must deserve the mistreatment.