Japanese man kills himself after working 207 overtime hours in a month, no day off for 3 months

A bereaved family in Japan is considering suing the operator of a hospital that allegedly worked their son to death. What happened: Takashim...

Viral #quietquitting advocate has quit his job and the idea of ‘quiet quitting’

“I was all for the idea of withholding labor from companies who don’t care about us” ...

TikToker explains why recruiters don’t usually hire the best candidate in viral video

A TikTok user who shares career and business tips explains in a now-viral TikTok video why some hiring managers for big companies are motiv...

‘I was stressed at work, so I set the store on fire’: Burned-out Japanese part-time worker arrested for arson

Tatsuya Matsuzawa, a 32-year-old part-time worker, was arrested for arson in Japan. Matsuzawa reportedly set Ken Depot Soka Sezaki Store i...

Asian employees feel least included in workplace, behind Black and LGBTQ-plus workers, says survey

A survey conducted by Bain & Company revealed that Asian employees were the demographic with the highest percentage of respondents to r...

Indian startup to implement daily 30-minute nap breaks for employees

An Indian startup company is launching a policy to give its employees a daily half-hour nap as a way of upkeeping their health and well-bei...

Chinese company fined for firing pregnant worker who napped during forced overnight shifts

A company has been fined $7,650 for the unlawful dismissal of a pregnant woman who fell asleep during her overnight shifts. The woman, Xia...

Japan Pushes for Four-Day Workweek to Give Employees Time to Study, Socialize, Work More

Japan’s notoriously rigid work culture may soon come to an end as the government recently unveiled plans to have businesses adopt four-day w...

Young People in China Are ‘Lying Flat’ to Beat Societal Pressure

Young adults in China have recently embarked on a new trend called “tang ping,” the supposed antidote to the societal pressures of finding a...

Andrew Yang Proposes the US Adopt 4-Day Workweeks, 3-Day Weekends

Andrew Yang wants Americans to have longer weekends. In a tweet posted on Memorial Day, the former Democratic presidential candidate advocat...

Microsoft Japan Gave Workers 3-Day Weekends and Increased Productivity By 40%

Microsoft Japan saw an increase in productivity after conducting a successful three-day weekend experiment. Known as the Work-Life Choice Ch...

80% of Singaporeans Enjoy Being Workaholics, Survey Says

A recent survey revealed that an overwhelming majority of Singaporean workers enjoy being workaholics and are satisfied with their work-life...

Man Has Hilarious First Day at Work When He Thinks Flowers Were For Him. They Were Not.

The first day of work is typically a very difficult, stressful time period; you never know how things will work out. Jon Caña, a Filipino-Am...

Overworked South Koreans Send Themselves to ‘Fake Prison’ for $90 a Night

South Koreans who are fed up with the daily grind are turning themselves in as “prisoners” at a mock jail as a means of escape. Thousands of...

We Asked Asians to Reveal the Most Racist Situations They’ve Faced at Work

Workplace racism is a tricky subject — at times, it’s too subtle to prove or report and even when it’s blatant, there̵...

Japan May Give Workers Monday Morning Off To Reduce Overwork

“Monday morning” has earned the reputation of being many employees’ worst part of the week as it marks the end of the two days of comp...

Japanese High School Prodigy Forced to Become Truck Driver Just to Survive

A television program in Japan reportedly sheds light on the current living status of 10 people who were once considered as child prodigy. Am...

Asian Americans Are the Least Likely to Be Promoted to Executive Positions, According to Study

The presence of Asian American CEOs in top companies — especially in tech — is a favorite media highlight, but the assumption that such is t...

Filipina Woman’s Coworker Brings ‘Mac n Cheese’ Abomination to Potluck And We’re Calling The Police

Meet Janis. Recently, her work threw a potluck party, and she brought delicious-looking homemade lumpia to share with everyone at the gather...

Japanese Company Bans Employees From Sitting So They Can Be ‘Creative’

A company in Japan announced that its employees can no longer sit while using their computers at work. Iris Ohyama, which sells nearly every...

Why Young Japanese People Work Themselves to Death

Working long hours in Japan is nothing unusual but the fact that it is rapidly becoming the new norm in the country’s modern society sparks ...

Woman Has a Savage Response to a Male Coworker Who’s Bitter With Her Promotion

A woman recently promoted at work has epitomized how we should respond to those who think we can never succeed. Azita Rahman, a sociology st...

Frustrated Manager Poisons Employee for Slacking Off in Japan

Instead of calling attention to or, at most, firing his underperforming part-time employee, a 30-year-old bar manager in Japan chose to util...

Japanese Firm Forced to Offer Bonuses So Employees Will Leave Early on Fridays

In an effort to address the notoriously poor work-life balance in Japan, the Japanese government began encouraging employees to leave earlie...

Dancing Noodle Vendor Quits Job Because Internet Fame Got in His Head, Boss Says

The noodle vendor from Chengdu that became internet famous for his dancing has quit his job to bask in his newfound popularity, according to...

The U.S. Just Made it Harder for Foreigners to Get Work Visas

Expedited processing for all H-1B visa petitions will be temporarily suspended beginning April 3, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servi...

SF Janitor Who Makes Over $270,000 Caught Hiding in a Closet for Hours at Work

A San Francisco transit janitor with an arguably excessive salary was caught hiding in a closet for several hours at work. What exactly he d...

56% of Singaporean Millennials Agree School is Useless for the Real World

A recent survey among young Singaporeans was conducted to gather their opinion on whether they think schools are doing a good job at prepari...

Badass Taiwanese Model Treats Her Workers to an Epic Vacation Right Before CNY

You’ve probably heard of bosses who showered their employees with gifts, treats, and vacations, but here’s another boss who spends lavishly ...

Japanese Company will Have 3-Day Weekends for Workers by 2020

Internet company Yahoo Japan Corp. is considering introducing a three-day weekend for all of its employees by 2020 in a push to abandon over...

Man With Boring 9-5 Job in L.A. Figures Out How to Work While Traveling the World

After leaving his 9-5 job as a hard working product manager in Los Angeles, Charles Du began traveling the world, enjoying the scenery and e...

Why Sleeping at Work in Japan is Actually a Good Thing

Welcome to Japan, where dozing off at work is perfectly fine. In fact, it might even get you a promotion in the near future, as it shows the...

Japan’s Prime Minister Has a Bold Plan to Get More Women Working

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his intent to control the country’s obsession with long work hours so that more women...

Japanese Firm Bans Employees From Working After 10 P.M. After Overworked Employee Commits Suicide

After the high profile suicide of one of their employees reportedly due to overwork last December, Japanese advertising and PR agency Dentsu...

People Take Stinky Lunches to Work For National ‘Take Your Ethnic Food To Work Day’

A variety of weird-looking odorous meals were brought to some offices in the United States on Monday for some gastronomical surprises as emp...

Most South Koreans Don’t Believe They’ll Retire By 60

Seven out of 10 South Korean workers believe that retiring at 60 is an elusive dream, a recent survey said. Polling 1,477 workers, Job Korea...