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Having An After Work Drink With The Boss

While it's not completely unheard of in the West, most people do tend to try and separate their work life from their personal life. This usually means keeping after-work drinks with the boss to a minimum. However, in Japan, visiting multiple bars with the boss and coworkers after work is customary. This may be tied to the entrenched work culture in Japan, but either way, employees are expected to partake.

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If they don't, then it could hurt their office relationships. Of course, this varies by office, and not every boss is going to require their employees to go out bar hopping with them.