This touches a nerve for me having been laid off a couple of years ago and being unemployed for a while in Cameron’s UK; I can imagine the pressure in Japan to have a steady job to be immense. To me this is a man temporarily given up; all his dreams replaced by the boring job, forced to do endless overtime yet desperately clinging to this job he hates as it is the only thing he has to pay the mortgage.
Sorry to hear you had to go through that. And apologies for reminding you of it.
I haven’t lived back home in the UK for a long time, and suspect I never will again, but I desperately hope Cameron and his self-serving pals are ousted next week. Can’t say I’m overly optimistic though…
And as for here, yes, for many salaried workers life can’t be a lot of fun. The overtime, expectations, obligations, bullying etc. must take a heavy toll on one’s well being. And with full-time jobs increasingly making way for part-time or non-permanent posts, those factors are presumably only going to get worse…
It is the impact photography can have and I am sure your photos hit home for quite a few of your blog readers and it is a great thing to be able to achieve.
Hans ter Horst says
This touches a nerve for me having been laid off a couple of years ago and being unemployed for a while in Cameron’s UK; I can imagine the pressure in Japan to have a steady job to be immense. To me this is a man temporarily given up; all his dreams replaced by the boring job, forced to do endless overtime yet desperately clinging to this job he hates as it is the only thing he has to pay the mortgage.
Lee says
Sorry to hear you had to go through that. And apologies for reminding you of it.
I haven’t lived back home in the UK for a long time, and suspect I never will again, but I desperately hope Cameron and his self-serving pals are ousted next week. Can’t say I’m overly optimistic though…
And as for here, yes, for many salaried workers life can’t be a lot of fun. The overtime, expectations, obligations, bullying etc. must take a heavy toll on one’s well being. And with full-time jobs increasingly making way for part-time or non-permanent posts, those factors are presumably only going to get worse…
Hans ter Horst says
It is the impact photography can have and I am sure your photos hit home for quite a few of your blog readers and it is a great thing to be able to achieve.
Lee says
Thanks a lot. That’s very kind of you.
John says
and on a cheery note….he’s risking sitting on something unsavoury to top it all off, or would be in the land of austerity savings..
Lee says
Oh, god yeah. A bit of chewing gum if he was lucky, far more unpleasant things if he wasn’t…
Matt Talbot says
As me Ma would always warn – “He’ll get piles!”
Lee says
Haven’t heard that for a long, long time!
Piles and a hangover. A very unpleasant mix…