its a feature of modern day corpo-capitalism. turns out processing data from billions of users and serving them subconsciousness influencing adds back in a modern day post capitalist techno widget factory requires skills that are in short supply... that is until LLMs make this shareholder's wet dream come true at a fraction of the price. huzzah!
I didn't work directly under Japanese management, only indirectly or as a b2b partner. I was never told directly to work longer hours as a result, there was some pressure from non japanese intermediaries.
There are also some unspoken expectations and etiquette rules that should be observed, which might create an environment heavier on work side.
Most of my understanding of the work culture comes from people I talked to who worked directly under Japanese management, and it can get tough, I never heard of someone directly being confronted, but heard about more subtle ways to ensure performance and obedience.
Its only my guess living and working in Japan this would be on completely another level.
Yes, even for contractors it's considered high, with remote work in the mix one can create very comfortable life outside of the crowded cities plagued with all kinds of problems...
C++ embedded developer, CV algorithms optimization and very rarely JavaScript for personal use. I use the debugger exclusivelly.
Logs are useful when reproducing the issue is complicated or having no access to source code. Usually related to timing sensitive issues with systems that communicate with each other.
