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NEWS: Megumi Ogata Plans Hiatus of 2-3 Days Due to Overwork




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Rob19ny



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 3:54 pm Reply with quote
The last thing I need to hear is OGOATa being overworked. Glad she made the best decision.
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ab2143



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:28 pm Reply with quote
yikes. Will 2-3 days be enough for her to rest?

Hope she gets better soon Sad
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 5:17 pm Reply with quote
Ohhh! Ogata, please take some rest! Anime cry

I hope it's nothing and she can join again her work without any problems, but haaaa I wish she could rest a little more... 3 days seems very little...
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:23 pm Reply with quote
If 2-3 days is a "hiatus," your industry has major issues.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 10:31 pm Reply with quote
That's not a hiatus that's a weekend.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:07 am Reply with quote
Somer-_- wrote:
That's not a hiatus that's a weekend.

Dammit, that's what I came to say. Down to the exact wording. But I agree, if she needs time to rest, she should take more.
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RaiKageRyu



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:47 am Reply with quote
What... this is a Hiatus?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:04 am Reply with quote
It's a great decision for anyone who is overworked and will take a break. Smile I hope she rests well indeed!

And I believe, this is also where the concept of Japanese work culture come into play, that's why it can be considered as a 'hiatus'. After all, not only that the Japanese need to work during office hours (that's the usual eight hours), but also during after-hours. They consider their socializing with the boss and other coworkers as part of work, and the basic rule here, really, is that no one can leave without having the boss leave first. This is usually the scene in a corporate/business world, but the fact that Ogata-san happens to own a talent agency, on top of her voice acting job and her 'after-working-hours' work and/or socializing with fellow co-workers... I could imagine it is more than eight hours. That's why there is such a thing as karoshi (過労死) in Japan, which literally means death by overwork.

It has been said before that Japan has the longest working hours in the world. Ogata-san definitely deserves that break.

And I hope this information helps, on the glimpse of the Japanese work culture!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:20 pm Reply with quote
I hope she takes the time she needs to properly rest and recover and doesn't immediately go straight back to work.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:16 pm Reply with quote
MakiharaMeiko wrote:
Ohhh! Ogata, please take some rest! Anime cry

I hope it's nothing and she can join again her work without any problems, but haaaa I wish she could rest a little more... 3 days seems very little...


I feel the same way! Someone please get Ogata-san more time off; the last thing she needs is some kind of relapse.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:44 pm Reply with quote
SenpaiDuckie wrote:
They consider their socializing with the boss and other coworkers as part of work, and the basic rule here, really, is that no one can leave without having the boss leave first. This is usually the scene in a corporate/business world, but the fact that Ogata-san happens to own a talent agency, on top of her voice acting job and her 'after-working-hours' work and/or socializing with fellow co-workers... I could imagine it is more than eight hours.


I would also imagine that her status as the boss of the talent agency, and contractual nature of VO work, is part of why she can simply decide to take 2-3 days off. I would imagine most "normal" workers (for lack of a better term) could not do that and simply decide to take a short break when overworked. Which of course relates back to the overworking issue in of itself.
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