Concerned about Yoshi-P

[Fated]

He's a grown man, if he has problems, he needs to work them out. He'd be a fool if he didn't know what he was getting into when he took the job. If FFXIV gets turned around the way SE is praying, Yoshida's fame is going to skyrocket and that's a reward that is worth the struggle for him right now.

I don't feel any remorse for Yoshida at all, I honestly feel sorry for his average joe employees right now.

[Synfrag]

Though your thoughts are nice I think you're overreacting, a lot. I've had jobs where I have worked days without a wink of sleep. Doctors and Nurses do it all the time and I think life and death is more stressful than corporate position. My body literally runs on caffeine and cigarettes plus the occasional sandwich or soup. It is true that Japanese work ethics are vastly different from most Americans and Europeans but it also comes down to the professional nature of the person in question.

I have seen Starbucks employees work a month straight open to close every day without a day off. I have also seen them work every other day for 5 hours and smoking pot on their lunch breaks. Now, I don't work for Starbucks I just go there a lot and the point is that regardless of position or stature people work differently on an individual basis.

I'm sure he is just fine, a little stressed and tired probably but you can maintain that for years.

[Edgecrusher]

Though your thoughts are nice I think you're overreacting, a lot. I've had jobs where I have worked days without a wink of sleep. Doctors and Nurses do it all the time and I think life and death is more stressful than corporate position. My body literally runs on caffeine and cigarettes plus the occasional sandwich or soup. It is true that Japanese work ethics are vastly different from most Americans and Europeans but it also comes down to the professional nature of the person in question.

I have seen Starbucks employees work a month straight open to close every day without a day off. I have also seen them work every other day for 5 hours and smoking pot on their lunch breaks. Now, I don't work for Starbucks I just go there a lot and the point is that regardless of position or stature people work differently on an individual basis.

I'm sure he is just fine, a little stressed and tired probably but you can maintain that for years.

I think the point was more, that you CAN, but it's not 100% healthy.

[Gramul]

He'll be fine. Just keep encouraging him to make the game great and appreciate him for undertaking this huge project.

[nasomi]

I don't understand this. He's doing what he wants to do. If I ran the place, I'd take a nice sized office and make it my home during the week, only going home on weekends, so I could get more done. I enjoy my job and work 60-80hr a week to accomplish great things, and I know a lot that do the same, and I'd kill to be able to just take an office and put a bed in it and personalize it a bit, so I didn't have to deal with the commute. If you can't work from home, make your office your home, which I'm sure he's done.

[Reliquia]

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Amazing! Funnies post I have read in all day!!

Back on topic.
I see and understand the concern, but Yoshi seems to be a very dedicated person. This might be his break through and therefore he's working hard to make his vision come through, if this is what he wants then this is his choice. I sure am glad that he has put so much effort into this game and I will be glad to see more of it.

It's not like there aren't more unhealthy life styles around the globe.