Two weeks in the new job and I'm working long hours, translating almost 9 hours a day (as a "probationary" member I'm expected to hang out at the office until 6pm), with one peak day reaching 4700 words ... I've taken a considerably more leisurely pace the past few days, pushing out somewhere between 2500-3000, and enjoying it more.
Anyhow .... in our office, as in many offices across Japan, as of June 1st the thermostat on the A/C got raised a couple notches .... to 29C, which I would guess is somewhere around 84F. Imagine working in those conditions! On the first day of the changeover, apparently some people came close to passing out, and productivity dropped severely.
In long sleeves, you quickly work up a sweat just sitting there, and I imagine that that I'll be soon be looking for short sleeve dress shirts to get me through the summer months.
The initiative is called Cool Biz, and in exchange for turning up the heat (pardon the pun), workers get to sluff off their suit jackets and neckties for the rest of the summer. Which is nice, for those of you who have been through a (humid) Japanese summer.
I'm just glad because that means one less thing to worry about (the suit and necktie) in the morning as I rush out the door.
But some people have talked about getting desk fans, and I can see their point. Already the paper uchiwa fans are getting a lot of use (the guy next to me fans himself when his brain starts overheating from intense translation ... I go out in the hallway to take a breather, where there's less people and less heat).
For those of you who would like to get your hands on some next "Cool Biz" banners and logos, they're here (I know, you guys just can't wait ...)
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