A few more parallels, this time with Japan. An employee of the water supply office in Kobe was punished for going on break three minutes before the scheduled time. His superiors even called a press conference to describe the worker’s behavior as regrettable and apologized for the entire situation.
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It was revealed that the 64-year-old had done the same thing 26 times in seven months, writes Japan Inside. He was fined several thousand yen and received a reprimand. And how is it with us?
I know for sure that Croatian state and public officials do not go to lunch three minutes before the designated time. They first go for a smoke break, then to the market, and then make another stop at the store… The revolving doors on the ground floor of the Zagreb office building spin continuously at least since 15:45 to let all state officials go home.
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However, they will not be punished by their employer if they leave a little earlier for a break or from work. They will be ostracized by colleagues if they are only three minutes longer than expected at lunch and if they stay at work for a full eight hours.
