![]() ![]() He scanned the notification from his company's direct messaging app. As he approached his company phone began to buzz. Yamamoto from a day of indulgent soaking in a steamy spring. He descended down the concrete stairs to the nearby station. As he walked to the station, he marvelled at the surrounding skyscrapers, brightly lit and buzzing with activity of people still hard at work. ![]() It was to be a solo trip as his wife and kid were visiting her mother in Hokkaido. He had his overnight bag already packed, having planned to spend the night in a hotel before going to the onsen. So he quickly finished and fired off his email, slammed his laptop shut and headed out the door for the day before his colleagues even had the chance to say “otsukaresama”. And, having missed his last 4 wedding anniversaries, his kids 6th birthday party, and god knows how many hair restoration therapy sessions, all because of his commitment to work, he felt like he’d earned at least one personal day. He had booked a trip to an onsen just outside Tokyo for this very day after all. Surely I don’t need to keep working now, he dared to dream. Most of his team were still there, clacking away on their keyboards, apparently oblivious to his sleep apnea.Įh, chotto matte! It’s Saturday, he realized. He must have dozed off….but when? He looked around his office. Yamamoto had signed himself up for an all nighter of wild policy making at his desk. A 7PM meeting with a colleague, 4 hours of circuitous discussion and a bottle of vending machine coffee later, and Mr. Already 06:30 AM!? Memories of the night before came flooding back. ![]()
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