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Aug 11 2005 10 Comments

Company claustrophobia

For Bridgestone Tire employees, there is plenty of affordable (although admittedly not exactly inspiring) accommodation close to work.

Japanese apartment

So near in fact, that by simply crossing the road they will be outside the factory gates.

Bridgestone tires

Then after a hard day of tire related toil, they can de-stress by popping over to the nearby Bridgestone Sports Club for a spot of tennis. Or perhaps a dip in the pool.

sports club

By which time these dedicated employees will be thoroughly worn out, and really not in the mood for cooking. Which fortunately is not a problem, as right across the road is the Bridgestone Restaurant and Bar. A handy place to relax and talk about the fascinating world of tires and rubber.

Japanese restaurant

All very convenient I’m sure you’ll agree. Yet a lifestyle that must be suffocating beyond belief.

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  1. englishman says

    8/11/2005 at 3:14 pm

    p’raps there’s a Bridgestone graveyard nearby for when they cop it

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  2. ifrit says

    8/11/2005 at 7:40 pm

    All their live around the wheels… o-o

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  3. Steven Den Beste says

    8/12/2005 at 12:04 pm

    It gives a new meaning to the term “Company Town”.

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  4. quaisi says

    8/12/2005 at 2:21 pm

    Being stupid I only recently learned Bridgestone was a Japanese company

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  5. stu says

    8/12/2005 at 8:54 pm

    I’m sure cadbury or rowntree was one of the first to start building communities around their factory. apart from, of course, the original co-ops. rubber though, eh. interesting stuff.

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  6. Fraggles says

    8/13/2005 at 6:31 am

    I wonder if they get tired of their lives. Haha, tired… get it?
    ill get my coat 🙁

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  7. Jeff Z says

    8/13/2005 at 9:36 am

    William Gibson’s “zaibatsu arcology” in its seed stage.

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  8. Will Burnham says

    8/15/2005 at 12:20 am

    I wonder if this is also a “gated community” where you need a pass to get in… and out!

    I have always made it a point in my life (as an American living near Washington DC) to keep my work life as far away from my private and social life as possible. I leave work at work. The Brigestone employees have no such option and I feel for them.

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  9. Sam says

    8/15/2005 at 7:45 pm

    All these to manufacture the next generation of Bridgestone kids and grandkids.

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  10. cow says

    8/16/2005 at 8:35 am

    Suffocating is just the word – believe me – with a tyre factory on your doorstep you don’t want to breath the air around there. I can remember the smell of that place to this day…

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