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Lifetime Employment in Japanese Companies In most large Japanese companies, there is a policy of lifetime employment. What this means is that when people leave school or university to join an enterprise, they can expect to remain with that organization until they retire. In effect, the employee gets job security for life, and can only be fired for serious mistakes in work. Even in times of business recession, he or she is free from the fear of being laid off. The job security guaranteed by this system influences the way employees approach their work. They tend to think in terms of what they can achieve throughout their career. This is because they are not judged on how they are performing during a short period of time. They can afford to, take a longer perspective than their Western counterparts. 36 Lifetime employment in the Japanese company means that the employee__________. B gets a job soon after he leaves school or university. D can have his serious mistakes in work corrected. A Family and company interests are equally important C Ones future is guaranteed through hard work. 38 Lifetime employment influences ones__________. B performance at work. D attitude toward work. A his marriage with the daughter of the president. C his willingness to work overtime. 40 The passage mainly discusses__________. B what benefits lifetime employment has brought to Japanese workers. D how lifetime employment is viewed. | 
