Kissing A$$ in corporate Japan

[hml]

Have you done it? Have you seen it happen? Has yours been kissed? How effective is it? Please share your stories here.

[hml]

Personally, I don't see a lot of it. However, as effective as it is, I'm surprised more people don't do it.

[YokohamaTommy]

Gaijnpot members? In a Corporate setting?
as in...with professional decorum?

You're joking.

[hml]

Gaijnpot members? In a Corporate setting?
as in...with professional decorum?

You're joking.

I realize I'm excluding a large portion of the G-Pot population.

[ume]

If you are talking about people who work in a Japanese company (as in a Japanese business environment, where you speak Japanese all the time) then I am one of those people.

There is a lot of ___ kissing that goes on. A lot of fawning over the bosses, bringing in separate chairs for designer handbags, blah blah blah.

I don't personally find the ___ kissing a problem, however its the having to bite my tongue the whole damn time that stresses me out.

However, as the "token gaijin" at my company, I am having my ___ kissed by 2 competing members at the moment. Basically one of them has to go on an overseas business trip (very exciting, big chances of promotion and salary increase if they can go, etc etc) and me being the token gaijin is the one who gets to decide which one of them is better at english, and therefore gets to go.

A lot of cups of tea being brought my way this month. And snacks. Copious amounts of snacks. But I am positive that when the choice has been made they will both continue to carry on as if I don't exist.

[hml]

If you are talking about people who work in a Japanese company (as in a Japanese business environment, where you speak Japanese all the time) then I am one of those people.

There is a lot of ___ kissing that goes on. A lot of fawning over the bosses, bringing in separate chairs for designer handbags, blah blah blah.

I don't personally find the ___ kissing a problem, however its the having to bite my tongue the whole damn time that stresses me out.

However, as the "token gaijin" at my company, I am having my ___ kissed by 2 competing members at the moment. Basically one of them has to go on an overseas business trip (very exciting, big chances of promotion and salary increase if they can go, etc etc) and me being the token gaijin is the one who gets to decide which one of them is better at english, and therefore gets to go.

A lot of cups of tea being brought my way this month. And snacks. Copious amounts of snacks. But I am positive that when the choice has been made they will both continue to carry on as if I don't exist.

I love the part about "carry on as if I don't exist" part. I can totally see that happening.

Still, your company holds you in high esteem! You actually get to make decisions! They're very progressive!

I enjoy being the token gaijin. Generally speaking, ass-kissing isn't necessary, but as a token gaijin, you can get away with so much more than the other guys.

What's funny is how they all cower and shake when the big bosses come by. I ask them to go drinking.

[Agitator]

Have you done it? Have you seen it happen? Has yours been kissed? How effective is it? Please share your stories here.

Always better to kick a$$ in corporate Japan, if you ask me.

Assuredly,
A.

[blacksunshine]

As another "token gaijin" I also get asked whenever anyone needs help with something in English. The guy who's desk is next to mine always makes jokes that he is going to start charging people 500 yen a question.