Yes, It Happens at the End of the Year Party

“Drink, Drink! C’mon in” ,said my co-worker, pushing me into the party room.
These are the words that signal the kick off of the-end of the year party. Everyone knows that someone, including themselves, will take off their shirt and start belly-dancing. Drinking to the point of unconsciousness is a ritual at this party. No one has a curfew on this fanatical and foolish night. This event seems to erase the boundary between the juniors and the seniors.
However, nothing can bridge the gap between these two factions. The young employees or juniors must not forget to be respectful to their elders or seniors.
In the Japanese culture, age deserves respect whether a senior administrator is highly competent or incompetent or he or she deserves respect. Why? Because senior members of a business behave age rules. That is the way it always has been and continues to be.
Alcohol will never erase the truth. The juniors always have to remember their place in the business hierarchy.
Young versus old, and never the twain do meet. The next morning, it’s business as usual. Last night’s old belly dancer might make you today’s outcast and shamed you in front of everyone for your behavior at the drinking party.
Whether we work in the States, or in Japan, a proper Japanese junior never forgets his culture.