I Was Completely Destroyed on Twitter for Writing This

I knew it was a contrarian take on Japanese companies, but I didn’t expect such a strong negative backlash.

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My article, Why More Foreigners in Japan Should Work for Japanese Companies” managed to go viral on Twitter.

Some of the comments were sympathetic and some people agreed with some of the points I made. Most comments, however, were shockingly negative.

“No. Lasted 1 year in a J-company then switched to gaishikei. Higher salary, no “overtime façade” BS, and they actually gave me time off when I was sick.” — Bex (ベッキー)🈚️🈲 on Twitter

“No thank you. I did once, never again. Extremely toxic work environment in every way I can think of. And the salary is way below market.” — CyberLola 🕎✡️ on Twitter

“As long as you don’t mind passive aggressive behavior for actually taking holidays and leaving when the clock strikes 5:00.” — Turner Wright on Twitter