Why Japan's Gen Z is 'quiet quitting' work

DW ^ | 23 May 2025 | Julian Ryall

[sergeantdave]

I’m suspicious of this article.

It appears the writer took the Chinese Tang ping (lying flat) movement and overlaid the concept onto young Japanese workers.

It smells of journalistic plagiarism.

[Myrddin]

That sounds like a hazardous place to work. I recall the ice cream freezer at Farrell's was maintained at -10F. We had to bring the 5 gallon containers to the bar and allow them to warm to a reasonable scooping temperature. My boss insisted on having me scoop the entire contents of a 5 gallon container out as 2.5 oz scoops to ensure I could do it consistently. It was necessary to wear a short sleeve shirt at the fountain. A long sleeve would end up putting ice cream in your arm pits by the end of shift.