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I had an interview last week with NEC America. The position sounded interesting and at this point in my job search (going on 17 months since I was last employed), I'm almost to the point where I will accept ALMOST anything offered to me. However, the interviewer brought up a couple of times the fact that the parent company was based in Japan and "the Japanese work culture" was a fact of life at NEC America. That "work comes first and family is your problem, not the Company's". That some of the Japanese expats working there will look at their watches and give you a look if you leave at 8pm, a "why are you leaving so early" look.
Hmm...on second thought, I don't think I'm THAT interested in this position. Nothing against NEC or the Japanese work culture, but at this stage of my life, I'm looking for something a bit more 9 to 5 (actually 8 to 4, or 7 to 3 if I can find it).

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