Stupid Wage-Slaves, Your Bosses Will Work You 'Til You're In Your Graves

Was not kidding when I wrote the headline 30-some yrs. ago.

Patrick Coffee / Adweek:

CEO of Dentsu, Japan's largest ad agency, says he will resign after government investigation into its culture of overwork  —  Dentsu chief executive officer Tadashi Ishii announced today that he will resign next month after leading the network for more than five years.

Discussion:

Japan Times:   Dentsu president resigns amid mounting pressure over suicide of young employee

Jonathan Soble / New York Times:   Japanese Ad Executive to Resign Over Employee's Suicide Stemming From Overwork

Lindsay Stein / Ad Age:   Dentsu Chief Executive Resigns After Suicide of Overworked Employee

Wall Street Journal:   Japan Ad Agency CEO to Resign Over ‘Death by Overwork’ Case

Top Digital Journal News:   Boss of Japan's biggest ad company resigns after employee suicide

Let the punishment fit the crime: This reporter remembers when an honorable Japanese C.E.O. would have committed ritual suicide after causing the death of an employee. Or even after going bankrupt.