Critical Opinion on Nikkei Newspaper’s Column “Declining a Job Offer Should be Communicated in Person
As a recruiter, it is nothing but a waste of time to spend time on someone who has turned down a job offer, so don’t tell the hiring manager not to call them just for etiquette, even if you want to get them to change their mind. Who’s the one giving shitty advice that lowers Japan’s productivity?
I thought this was a discrepancy between “courtesy 1.0,” which considers it polite to use one’s own time, and “courtesy 2.0,” which considers it polite not to deprive the other party’s time.
- The right way to communicate a job offer decline: “Meet in person and thank them first” :Nikkei
- Japanese people have not updated their manners either. Inefficient manners that “take up the other person’s time” as perceived by the Courtesy 2.0 generation | BUSINESS INSIDER JAPAN
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