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Pursuit of parallel careers catching on among young Japanese

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Most employed Japanese have more than one job but it would be a stretch to call what they do 'parallel careers'

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First, the lifetime job thing died at least a decade ago.

Second, The government has been encouraging workers to take side jobs as part of its "work system reform" 

So instead of improving the work culture by enforcing his government's own laws about overtime, over work, and unpaid work, Shinzo-kun wants young people to work TWO jobs. As if 100 hours unpaid overtime wasn't enough.

Also, if you want to start your own company, be prepared to work Many more hours than at a company job.

Dead US President Ronald Reagan once praised a woman for having Three jobs as she was showing a "strong work ethic." Ignoring the fact she needed three jobs to make ends meet.

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While I applaud these people for being able to do two things they enjoy, the cynic in me sees this as another attempt to make everybody part-time, with less benefits, but working longer and harder. I guess this could also be a stop gap measure to the labor shortage, as we see the government will not even think about increasing immigration.

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Most employed Japanese have more than one job but it would be a stretch to call what they do 'parallel careers'

Where did you pull this from? "Most"?

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As Japan's lifetime employment culture crumbles, younger Japanese are becoming increasingly familiar with pursuing parallel careers.

Making blanket statements like this is poor writing. Seems like journalists today are more interested in painting people and or a country with one brush stoke and fail to leave out details.

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@Yubaru

Sorry, what I meant to write was 'most Japanese only have part time work'......

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Way to go, cause there's a clause that you have to sign in blood handing over your eternal soul to the company if you want to be a proper full time slave, errr employeeij Japan. Three days a week would probably actually make you more productive . People who feel that THEY are in control of their own time and energy tend to do everything better. Streamlined, efficient, smart.

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Means birthdate is declining even faster ?

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Same as always, trying to take care of the symptoms but NOT the PROBLEMS!!!

People like those in the article will not likely make up a significant proportion of people with 2 or more part time jobs!!

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Yes to more flexibility!

I think the concept of "seishain" needs to be dropped by law and replaced with contracts of a minimum length, say three years. This would then be balanced by laws defining benefits and better pay for part time workers.

I actually feel sorry for any company having to give people a job "for life". It's a huge gamble, and increasingly one that is hedged by abusing part timers doing the same work.

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'Parallel careers'? I always worked two jobs when I was younger, only way o make ends meet. Nothing new here, work at one job you enjoy and the other to help pay the bills.

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Sorry, what I meant to write was 'most Japanese only have part time work'......

Ok...but I'll ask the same question again though, where did you get this information from? Saying "most" implies that well over 50% of working Japanese only have PT work, and I am really curious why you think that.

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Struggle with his life, struggle against robotics, these ain't so different with hardship.

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Always have a dream, but don't burden people. I have two occupations, one is day by day, one is my hope.

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