Any B4 or MBB 🐟 currently working in, or have worked in Japan before? What are/were your biggest challenges?

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The Japanese.

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No, I’m referring to the culture of the Japanese.

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loved living there, hated the work culture. I'm a woman with a small child. It was a shock to the client.

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PwC1 - are they only used to large children there?

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What about them BCG1?

Or are you referring to the language?

You probably want to read about the complicated social constructs that exist especially with regards to foreigners

The work culture will kill you. If not the 16 hrs of work, it will be the partying, smoking and social life after.

PwC2: how much of the 16 hours were you actually productive, rather than waiting for them to make decisions, etc

For every 1 hour you work they spend 10 hours to discuss and decide

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