Have you heard of the Japanese practice called “Window Sitter”

A viral social media post claiming that a Japanese boss abruptly stopped assigning work to an employee has reignited discussions about an alleged workplace practice in Japan known as the “window sitter” phenomenon—a situation where employees are left with little or no meaningful work until they resign voluntarily.

The post reads:

“My Japanese boss stopped giving me work suddenly. What does this mean? Does it mean he doesn’t like me?”