Integrating Japanese Practices at Work in Germany

At the beginning of her career, Asako Klimkiewicz spent three months in a hospital because of work-related burnout. She combined lessons from that experience with various Japanese cultural elements to excel at her current job in Germany. 

We discussed: 

• The sometimes troublesome, sometimes funny situations that happen in Germany as a result of Asako’s name
• Growing up unaware of her parents’ divorce
• Working at a high-end hotel in Japan 
• Being asked to take responsibility for a theft at Asako’s first job out of school
• Landing in a hospital with burnout and learning from that experience 
• Moving from hospitality to investment banking
• Making an effort to study Polish and connect with the Polish family 

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