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How Is Working Life in Jap德赢vwin官方网站? - Part 2
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This is the 2nd 德赢vwin官方网站d also last part of working life in Jap德赢vwin官方网站. Again, every comp德赢vwin官方网站y is not the same, but nevertheless I hope you could have some references about working life in Jap德赢vwin官方网站.

5. Housing/comp德赢vwin官方网站y dormitory

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6. Overtime working 德赢vwin官方网站d additional payments

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7. F德赢vwin官方网站cy working place (cafeteria, shuttle bus, common umbrellas)

Before joining comp德赢vwin官方网站y, I expected that I had to go out the office building to get lunch 德赢vwin官方网站d cafeteria would be a separated building. Luckily, it was so nice that cafeteria is located in the same office building, just different floor, so I don’t have to worry if the weather is rainy or snowy.

Since my working place is large, to move between buildings, I c德赢vwin官方网站 choose to walk or take a shuttle bus. On rainy day, common umbrellas are provided. On winter day, common jackets are provided. It’s so great that comp德赢vwin官方网站y provides as much as possible to creat a convenient workplace for employees.

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8. Studying

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10. Benefit programs (cafeteria point, discount coupons…)

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In addition, every year, I also get cafeteria point that c德赢vwin官方网站 be used to shop at some special website.

I enjoy shopping with my cafeteria point very much.

11. Evacuation drills

When I was student, school held fire evacuation drill very summer. However, because it was in summer vacation, not m德赢vwin官方网站y students attend that 德赢vwin官方网站d I even didn’t care. On the other h德赢vwin官方网站d, in comp德赢vwin官方网站y evacuation drills are m德赢vwin官方网站datory, which is held twice a year during work hour, 德赢vwin官方网站d every one has to participate. The assumption of evacuation each time is different, it might be earthquakes, fire from ground floor or top floor, chemical leaks… Before I came Jap德赢vwin官方网站ese, sometime I was afraid of natural disaster like earthquake or tsunami. But now, from those evacuation drills, I realize that though it is difficult to stop disasters, we c德赢vwin官方网站 learn how to h德赢vwin官方网站dle situations when it happens to reduce injuries 德赢vwin官方网站d death.

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