Salaryman
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| '''Salaryman''' refers to someone whose income is [[salary]] based; particularly those working for corporations. Its frequent use by Japanese corporations, and its prevalence in Japanese [[manga]] and [[anime]] has gradually led to its acceptance in English-speaking countries as a noun for a Japanese [[white-collar]] businessman. The word can be found in many books and articles pertaining to Japanese culture. Immediately following World War II, becoming a salaryman was viewed as a gateway to a stable, middle-class lifestyle. In modern use, the term carries associations of long working hours, low prestige in the corporate hierarchy, absence of significant sources of income other than salary, [[wage slavery]], and [[karōshi]]. The term salaryman refers almost exclusively to males. | '''Salaryman''' refers to someone whose income is [[salary]] based; particularly those working for corporations. Its frequent use by Japanese corporations, and its prevalence in Japanese [[manga]] and [[anime]] has gradually led to its acceptance in English-speaking countries as a noun for a Japanese [[white-collar]] businessman. The word can be found in many books and articles pertaining to Japanese culture. Immediately following World War II, becoming a salaryman was viewed as a gateway to a stable, middle-class lifestyle. In modern use, the term carries associations of long working hours, low prestige in the corporate hierarchy, absence of significant sources of income other than salary, [[wage slavery]], and [[karōshi]]. The term salaryman refers almost exclusively to males. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Japanese work environment]] | ||
| + | * [[Japanese management culture]] | ||
| + | * [[White-collar worker]] | ||
| + | * [[Office lady|OL (Office lady)]] | ||
| + | * [[Salaryman Kintarō]] | ||
| + | * [[Karōshi]] | ||
| + | * [[Suicide in Japan]] | ||
| + | * [[Work-life balance]] | ||
| + | * [[Japanese blue collar workers]] | ||
| + | * [[Hansei]] | ||
| + | * [[Inemuri]] | ||
| + | * [[Freeter]] | ||
| + | * [[Career woman]] | ||
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- A Japanese white-collar worker, especially one who works long hours and has an insignificant position within the corporate hierarchy.
- 2000, Harry Harootunian, Overcome by Modernity, p205
- In this way, the salaryman was both a progressive social stratum and an intellectual class.
- 2000, Harry Harootunian, Overcome by Modernity, p205
Salaryman refers to someone whose income is salary based; particularly those working for corporations. Its frequent use by Japanese corporations, and its prevalence in Japanese manga and anime has gradually led to its acceptance in English-speaking countries as a noun for a Japanese white-collar businessman. The word can be found in many books and articles pertaining to Japanese culture. Immediately following World War II, becoming a salaryman was viewed as a gateway to a stable, middle-class lifestyle. In modern use, the term carries associations of long working hours, low prestige in the corporate hierarchy, absence of significant sources of income other than salary, wage slavery, and karōshi. The term salaryman refers almost exclusively to males.
See also
- Japanese work environment
- Japanese management culture
- White-collar worker
- OL (Office lady)
- Salaryman Kintarō
- Karōshi
- Suicide in Japan
- Work-life balance
- Japanese blue collar workers
- Hansei
- Inemuri
- Freeter
- Career woman
