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- “AI Is Hard”? Delegating to Humans May Be Harder—and the “I'll Do It Myself” Overtime TrapPeople say telling AI what to do is difficult. But asking another person involves explaining, schedules, emotions, trust, and responsibility.
- Is Looking at Sperm and Eggs All Day Kind of Sexy? What I Learned About EmbryologistsThe Japanese job title, "haibaiyoshi" (literally "embryo culture specialist"), doesn't tell you much on its own. In English, it's an embryologist.
- Weekends off or weekdays off: which is actually better? Overtime, paid leave, and control over your time matter more than the day on the calendar“Would you rather have weekends off or weekdays off?”
- 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?”
- Keep Work Out of Your Sunday NightSometimes, around Sunday evening, your mood suddenly sinks.
- How much do foreign workers in Japan really earn? Trainees, Specified Skilled and specialist visas comparedIn the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's 2025 Basic Survey on Wage Structure, average scheduled monthly pay (base pay, excluding overtime; Japanese…
- People don't want to grind at work. They want to tell the story of how their life movedOver the years I've talked one-on-one with about 150 people, in new-hire orientations and in follow-up interviews.
- Can You Commit to a Saturday One Month From Now?“How much overtime do you do?”
- Why does Hatcho miso need three tons of stones? A Kakukyu tourThe day in Okazaki was supposed to involve hunting for Tokai On Air-related stickers and manhole-card side quests.
- Why outsourcing move prep for a few dollars can beat the laborMoving prep is frightening precisely because it is not difficult.
