Working hours and time off
Working hours, overtime, paid leave, days off, office or remote
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- Survived All-Nighters in the Lab? That Doesn't Make 7 p.m. Easy for EveryoneImagine surviving a university lab where late nights, missed weekends and experiments that refuse to end are practically routine.
- Why Does Paid Leave in Japan Expire After 2 Years?On paper, paid leave is a worker's right under Japanese law.
- Why an Eight-Hour Workday? Its History and the Question of Leaving EarlyImagine an office where the agreed working day runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a genuine one-hour break.
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- AI Tests Trading Bots While I Nap: Dream Work Meets Real MaintenanceCan AI-powered trading research free up your day? Yes, but cloud servers, daily passkey sign-ins, trade logs and incident response still need an owner.
- My New Job Became a Hobby on Day One. I Used to Dread Working After HoursWhy can a new job suddenly feel as absorbing as a video game?
- 参考情報メモIn some workplaces, you still hear phrases like these:
- Survived All-Nighters in the Lab? That Doesn't Make 7 p.m. Easy for EveryoneImagine surviving a university lab where late nights, missed weekends and experiments that refuse to end are practically routine.
- Why Does Paid Leave in Japan Expire After 2 Years?On paper, paid leave is a worker's right under Japanese law.
- Why an Eight-Hour Workday? Its History and the Question of Leaving EarlyImagine an office where the agreed working day runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a genuine one-hour break.
- Why Doesn't Work Shrink When We Get More Efficient?Why do working hours stay the same even after we become more efficient?
- Use Japan's Stability, but Skip the "Grin and Bear It" Default PathJapan is remarkably stable.
- Can You Commit to a Saturday One Month From Now?“How much overtime do you do?”
- Overtime Is an Expensive Way to Run Sports OperationsA familiar operational failure looks like this: a temporary team is assembled, completed work comes back for revision, people are pulled back into tasks they…
- Why can people at large companies seem to marry earlier? Connecting salary, overtime, company prestige, and workplace “baby waves”At a wedding, someone looked at the camera being used by the photographers and casually said:
- Leaving the Game Where Someone Had to Say “I’m the Manager!” — Overtime, Pay Tables, Status Flexing, and Changing Jobs“What would happen to my annual income if I worked overtime until morning?”
- AI cut the job by 40%, so why do we add 67% more work?A sensible way to judge an AI subscription is to ask how many hours it gives back.
- We couldn't book the day out, so I said "take PTO": and they didWe were trying to plan a day out.
- Less Overtime, Same Work? That’s a Management ProblemReducing overtime is desirable.
- Busy but Not RichSome people at work always look busy.
- How to use a weekday paid day off: hotel lunch and hot springsWhen work drains you, taking paid leave does not always mean planning a big trip.
- “Just Change Jobs” Can Be Dangerous Too: How to Work Without Being Swept Along by Companies or Career Services“Devote yourself to the company” alone is dangerous.
- “Temp Work Is Easier” May Be an Illusion: Choose Work by Stress Type, Fit, and Future RiskFull-time employment can be exhausting.
