Hi this is not the usual request in this subreddit, but does anyone know of local stationery stores? Other than daiso lol. I’m looking for places that sells ink, pens, stickers etc. It could be an artist collective shop or just a non-chain store that specializes in stationery. I’ve seen many in OC but wanted to know if any local ones existed. Thank you :)
Hellooooo I’ll be in Japan from June 23 to July 6 (Tokyo, Hakone, Osaka, Kyoto area).
I originally packed assuming it would be extremely hot and humid, so I brought mostly tanks and shorts. I was even warned that some people struggle with the heat during this time so I thought I was being smart by packing mainly summer clothes.
Now that I’m checking the forecast again, Tokyo looks more like ~70 F with rain as well. I’m wondering if I should pack warmer clothing.
Would tanks/shorts still be appropriate for this time of year, or should I bring more covered options like jeans and some long sleeves? I don’t want to be underdressed or uncomfortable indoors.
Any practical packing advice would be much appreciated!!!! Thank you
I’ve been at my company for about 11 months, and we’ve already lost 5–6 people in that time. Keep in mind we are a relatively small company and we definitely cannot afford the loss of one person let alone 5.
Our senior manager, who had been here 5 years quit suddenly on Wednesday and things are just falling apart. He was a huge part of our company and was extremely reliable and made ALOT of sacrifices to keep things running. Once he was on vacation for a week and came into work to help out bc things were going to shit. The company culture is really strange….. we have this expectation of constant overtime, with managers coming in at 6 a.m and staying until 7 p.m. During my first week of work, I did at least an hour of overtime everyday and since then have worked many 12 hr work days. Upper management knows this is happening but they don’t seem to be concerned.
There was an incident where 3 shipping associates quit with in 1 week and multiple mangers included the COO had to step into the role to keep things afloat. Since then management has started bi-weekly meetings with the COO about operational issues, but still no meaningful changes have been made.
Lucky my department manager is extremely perceptive and open minded. We have weekly meeting within my department about the issues we see. She’s very transparent and open with us about what’s discussed in meetings which I really appreciate. Today my manager said she was going to raise concerns saying this is unsustainable but honestly I’m not sure if anything will happen.
Our new hires are already expressing concern and some are even openly interviewing. Im really considering doing the same despite my department having little to no issues internally. I’m just worried that the operation issues will trickle down and I will expected to pick up the slack. Should I just jump ship now? How do you even survive in this kind of environment? I don’t see myself here long term but the thought of jumping back into the job market scared me. But also the thought of 60 hr work weeks scare me as well. Any advice would be much appreciated….
I’ve been at my company for about 11 months, and we’ve already lost 5–6 people in that time. Keep in mind we are a relatively small company and we definitely cannot afford the loss of one person let alone 5.
Our senior manager, who had been here 5 years quit suddenly on Wednesday and things are just falling apart. The company culture is really strange….. we have this expectation of constant overtime, with managers coming in at 6 a.m and staying until 7 p.m. During my first week of work, I did at least an hour of overtime everyday and since then have worked many 12 hr work days. Upper management knows this is happening but they don’t seem to be concerned.
There was an incident where 3 shipping associates quit with in 1 week and multiple mangers included the COO had to step into the role to keep things afloat. Since then management has started bi-weekly meetings with the COO about operational issues, but still no meaningful changes have been made.
Lucky my department manager is extremely perceptive and open minded. We have weekly meeting within my department about the issues we see. She’s very transparent and open with us about what’s discussed in meetings which I really appreciate. Today my manager said she was going to raise concerns saying this is unsustainable but honestly I’m not sure if anything will happen.
Our new hires are already expressing concern and some are even openly interviewing. Im really considering doing the same despite my department having little to no issues internally. I’m just worried that the operation issues will trickle down and I will expected to pick up the slack. Should I just jump ship now? How do you even survive in this kind of environment? I don’t see myself here long term but the thought of jumping back into the job market scared me. But also the thought of 60 hr work weeks scare me as well. Any advice would be much appreciated….