Re: [tlug] [OT] Japan and 海外 credit cards

[Alexei Anisimov <alexei.anisimov@example.com>]

> Having previously worked in a (non-Japanese) bank, I must beg to 
> disagree.  End of day accounting/closing procedures take that long to 
> finish--my bank closed at 3 and it was a race to get everything done 
> and reconciled before 5pm.  I don't think Japanese banks can actually 
> _force_ people to stay and do zangyou, even if there's unspoken 
> pressure--if the clerks (and notice how most of them are women) want 
> to go home and cook/care for their children, the banks can't stay open 
> for transactions.

2 hours of work just to close the regular day? I think it definitely 
sounds like something to be fixed in their system - it's either bad 
design or extreme bureaucracy (or both :)

Best regards,
--
Alexei Anisimov