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japanese culture: Then, one day on his way out of the office for the day, the general manager of my department passed behind my desk, according to The Japan Times. Without stopping, he blurted out I'd like to tell you that you're doing a good job, but I'm afraid it would just go to your head and you'd stop trying so hard. I knew I was doing a good job, and my work was going smoothly, but something was missing. As he waltzed out, I sat there in shock, because I now knew what hadn't felt right to me I hadn't been getting any verbal feedback, and now I understood why. ; Pointing out the positive In my home country of the United States, if you perform well at work, then you are likely to receive some positive verbal feedback, but it's not as common in Japanese culture. You might be invited out for dinner, or given o-miyage souvenirs when someone comes back from a business trip. In Japan, you may get nonverbal indications that your work is valued You may be given more work, more responsible or complex work, or invited to important meetings or to meet visiting VIPs. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.