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I had worked in software company in Germany 4 years ago. There, many people go home 7 pm at least. It surprised me and then I changed working style like them. Of course, nobody mind it. I heard some company have a rule to work 40 hours/week regardless of the days. So my friend worked 10h from Monday to Thursday and have 3 days holiday from Friday every week. It is impossible in Japan ;( In Germany, on Sunday many store except restaurants close obeying by the law and we can't enjoy shopping and buy food in the supermarket. Instead we enjoyed having picnic, the home party, going museum and trip. It looks something strange but it is natural for them. Of course it is not a little convenient but finally many people must not work in holiday. If you are interested in it, you can read it below :) http://mikikasai.exblog.jp/14327151/ (sorry in Japanese)
I've worked mainly as a software developer in the United States. Here, I'd say most tech workers consider it unhealthy if they're expected to work extreme hours on a regular basis. One term for this is "crunch", and it's seen as a sign of poor project management. Even so, there are industries where it's common (video game development is one, tech start-ups are another). Companies with frequent crunch often rely on hiring new graduates or other inexperienced workers to replace those who have left due to physical / emotional exhaustion (called "burn out"). On the other hand, if team members choose to work late voluntarily, it isn't generally seen as a problem. I've done this plenty myself. It just depends on the interpersonal dynamics of the group and the work culture of the company. The important thing is that people are choosing to pursue work they're genuinely passionate about, not sacrificing their own well being because they believe they have to.
@ユーザー名非公開1 Thank you for your comment. It is different from what I expected about German work style. I thought Germany had a little bit different style, compared with other countries in Europe and they worked really hard like Japan. Thank you!
@kitaguni: I've worked in Mexico to support Japanese company which wants to enter into Mexican Market. Mexican people work late, but also spend a long time talking with their colleagues during work time to build trust with them. According to this info, Mexican people seem to work much longer than Japan. https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ANHRS It would depend on work culture in a company, but people working in Japanese companies might have a cultural tendency to leave their offices earlier than others.