Silhouette of a person looking out of an office window over a city, (Tokyo) symbolising career change after 50 and the “window seat” idea.

Career change after 50? The east parks you by the window. The west shows you the door.

Madogiwazoku. Being paid to stare out of the window. (This isn’t a lesson in Japanese. It’s a warning sign, and an alternative path for a career change after 50.) In Japan, they don’t necessarily fire you or make you redundant; they do, however, politely pay you to stare out the window. Perhaps that is a […]

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