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サービス残業 (サービスざんぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

サービス残ざん業ぎょう

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Meanings

1

noun

unpaid overtime

Overtime work that is expected or pressured but not officially recorded or compensated. Common in Japanese workplace culture.

彼かれは毎まい日にちサービス残ざん業ぎょうをさせられている。
He is forced to do unpaid overtime every day.
サービス残ざん業ぎょうが常じょう態たい化かしている職しょく場ばは多おお

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Many workplaces have normalized unpaid overtime.

Kanji

残remainder, leftover, balance
業business, vocation, arts

Similar words

残ざん業ぎょう
残業 is general overtime, which may be paid or unpaid. サービス残業 specifically refers to overtime that is not compensated.
過か労ろう死し
過労死 is death from overwork, a severe consequence sometimes linked to excessive unpaid overtime.

Etymology

Compound of サービス (service, here implying 'free of charge') and 残業 (overtime). The term reflects the idea of working extra hours as a 'free service' to the company.