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so ive been watching alot of videos of japanese salary men recently and its kinda confused me, i always assumed that the benefit to being a salary man was that it paid well, you do boring tedious work for hours on end, but you get a nice chunk of change for it, but from the videos ive been watching that doesnt seem to be the case, its crazy to me seeing these men who are only a few years older then me (im 20) working 12-14 hour shifts doing boring work for long hours, only to barely have enough money to cover rent and bills, what is the advantage to being a salary man as opposed to working in say a cafe or a convenience store
i mean jesus christ these men in their early to mid 20s have no friends, no partners, no social life, no free time to even make friends, for barely any pay, i just dont understand
sorry if im being ignorant, theres obviously alot of stuff i dont know about japan, i would appreciate someone helping me understand just why so many men work as salary men, thanks!
by maxharlow777