It’s a problem that has recently been brought to light by the Japan Business Federation in which the average worker in Japan simply isn’t engaged in their work.
The motivation of company employees were rated as “engaged,” “not engaged,” and “actively disengaged.”The USA and Canada came out on top with about 29 percent of workers “engaged” in their jobs.
The Japan Business Federation cited the Parento principle which states that 80 percent of effects come from 20 percent of causes.
Conversely, Japan’s “actively disengaged” population fits the Parento principle better, making it a driving force of inefficiency across the country.
Even if you work hard and raise your salary, you’ll just get laid off when you’re too old to get another meaningful job.”“If I don’t work, I don’t eat…”“Being motivated isn’t all that great.