5 major differences between Japanese and American workplaces

OBJECTIVES:

 MAPAKITA YUNG DIFFERENCES NILA

 PROBLEM-SOLUTION

 Japanese workplaces are more formal

Background:

1. Japanese workers would be surprised that everyone calls each other by their first
names at work. "This would be considered rude in Japan,".

SCENARIO:

PWEDE MAYROON BAGONG HIRED EMPLOYEE NA US GIRL, TAPOS

PINAKILALA SA KANYA NG BOSS NIYA YUNG MAGING WORKMATES NIYA TAS
TINANONG NIYA YUNG MGA PANGALAN.

*So yun kapag binati niya ng NICE TO MEET YOU MS. (IN FIRST NAME) yung 2 sa
mga workmates niya tas may isang old employee na mag bubulong sa kanya ng “ you
should be greeting them by their SURNAME” tatango si US GIRL.

MAG-EEXPLAIN YUNG NARRATOR (PAKI-PARAPHASE NLANG PO YUNG NO. 1

KUNG PANO MO SASABIHIN)

NOTE: DRESS CODE IN JAPAN VS USA (MAGDADAMIT TAYO GANTO HATI TAYO)
FORMAL ANG JAPANESE SMART CASUAL AT USA

 In Japanese companies, employees must get their superiors' approval whenever they
make a decision

Background:

2. This means that an employee in Japan must always keep their superiors informed
about what they are doing. Every decision, no matter how small it may seem, should
go through the chain of command and get the stamp of approval from the boss.
Employees should immediately report any problems to their bosses before trying to
take care of anything on their own.

SCENARIO:

MERON INASSIGN SAYO NA TASK YUNG BOSS MO SABI NIYA MS. (KUNG SINOMAN
TO) GAWIN MO IN 3 HOURS, NAG-AGREE KA PERO PARANG MAY MAS NAISIP
KANG MAGANDA SO YUNG MEDYO INIBA MO DOON SA PINAGAWA SAYO. AND
THEN PINAGSABIHAN KA NG BOSS MO INEXPLAIN NIYA SAYO NA DAPAT
CINONSULT SIYA BAGO NIREVISE… KAHIT PA ANG HANGARIN MO LANG IS
MAPAGANDA YUN

*NARRATOR WILL EXPLAIN THE BACKGROUND AND THE BULLETED

 Making Business transactions

Background:

They respect meeting each

Contacting clients by email or
Remote vs. Face-to- other face to face. It is
on the phone seems to be more
Face important to them for
natural in conducting business
communications conducting business
relationships.
relationships.

SCENARIO:

YOUR CO-WORKER WAS ABOUT TO GO , AND YOU ASK HER WHERE SHE IS GOING
THEN SHE SAID THAT SHE WILL BE MEETING A CLIENT. (THEN YOU REACTED)
YOU SAID TO YOUR CO-WORKER WHY DON’T JUST TALK WITH YOUR CLIENT VIA
VIDEO CALL OR THROUGH A CALL. TAS IILING-ILING SI CO WORKER MO

NARRATOR will explain the BG & Bulleted sasabihin yung dahilan.

EXTRA SCENE: ROAD TO RESOLUTION

JAPANSE AND US CO-WORKERS MAG-UUSAP

Nakita ni JPN girl na parang nalulungkot si US girl , tas kinausap niya kung bakit malungkot
so yung nga nalaman niya na feeling ni US GIRL nadedeprived yung right employee
kumbaga lahat nalang ng gawin niya palpak.. so yung nga sasabihin ni JPN girl na hindi
naman talaga dinedeprived yung right niya (us girl) IT IS JUST PART OF THEIR WORKING
CULTURE*

DI NILA ALAM NA NAKAMASID PALA SA KANILA YUNG BOSS NILA

SO NAISIP NI BOSS NA MAGPATAWAG SIYA NG MEETING PRA MARESOLVE YUNG

ISSUES ABOUT CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

SCENARIO:

HABANG NAGWOWORK YUNG MGA EMPLOYEES PINATAWAG SILA NG KANYANG

BOSS FOR A MEETING SO YUN NGA DINISCUSS NI BOSS YUNG CONCERNS ABOUT
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES TAS INEXPLAIN NIYA YUNG HALAGA NG RESPECT SA
WORK CUTURE NG ISA’T ISA

TAS NAGKAMAYAN NA SILA…

NARRATOR WILL LEAVE A QUOTATION:

EXPLAIN LANG YAN IN RELATION OF

RESPECT.