Integrating Japanese Practices at Work in Germany
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At the beginning of her career, Asako Klimkiewicz spent three months in a hospital because of work-related burnout. She combined lessons from that experience with various Japanese cultural elements to excel at her current job in Germany.
We discussed:
- The sometimes troublesome, sometimes funny situations that happen in Germany as a result of Asako’s name
- Growing up unaware of her parents’ divorce
- Working at a high-end hotel in Japan
- Being asked to take responsibility for a theft at Asako’s first job out of school
- Landing in a hospital with burnout and learning from that experience
- Moving from hospitality to investment banking
- Making an effort to study Polish and connect with the Polish family
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