根据一部近期的纪录片记载，在过去5年里，日本有368人死于过度工作。你们对这个问题有什么看法吗？
According to a recent documentary, 368 people have died over the past 5 years in Japan due to working too much. What are your thoughts on this issue ?
Alex（英国）
这是真事儿，真让人难过。实际上，如果没有8小时的睡眠，99%的人是无法正常运转的。人们疲劳的时候，工作效率就会降低。所以都是胡说八道！员工们毁掉了自身健康，而公司并没有从他们身上获得任何富有成效的东西。
It is true and very sad. The fact is that 99% of humans can't function properly without 8 hours sleep. Productivity diminishes when people are tired. So the whole situation is bullshit! The workers are destroying their health and the company isn't getting anything productive from them.
我还从来没听说过哪个英国人工作致死呢！我们有个短语叫"burn out"，是指人们因为无法继续工作而不得不停止。从法律上讲，在英国，（雇主/公司）必须为人们的（工作）时间买单。所以，如果在麦当劳工作50个小时，他们没办法不支付加班费。如果有固定工资的话，那要取决于签的合同了。不过，不管怎么样，在麦当劳工作是不会有固定工资的。
I have never heard of anyone in the UK literally working to death! We have a phrase "burn out" where people have to stop working because they can't continue. Legally, you have to pay people for the time they work in the UK. So if you work at McDonald's and you do 50 hours, there is no way they can't pay you the overtime. If you have a fixed salary, then it depends on your contract, but you won't have a fixed salary with McDonald's anyway.
Alexander（英国）
我在英国每天工作8个小时，不过我因为工作效率受到重视。如果我能在一定的时间里解决多个IT问题，通常情况下，我就可以自由休息或离开办公室去买杯咖啡或点心作为奖赏。被重视的感觉很不错！（不管怎么样，如果有人需要我的技能，我会很乐意投入更多时间，因为我感觉被别人尊重。）
I work 8 hours a day in the UK, but I am valued on productivity. If I can resolve multiple IT issues within a good time, I often have the freedom to take a break or leave the office to buy a coffee or snack as a reward. It is quite nice to feel valued! (However, if my skills are needed, I feel happy to give more time, because I feel respected. ）
Shafiq（新加坡）
新加坡有非常严格的劳动法，但根本阻止不了雇主和公司违反法律。过去的5年里，我们已经看到了更多的精神病人、死亡事件、谋杀以及犯罪。公司违反劳动法也好、新加坡人工作过度也好、其他原因也好……好吧，我们没有新闻里报道的那么幸福，我们永远也不会那么幸福……
Singapore has very strict labour laws, but that does not stop employers and companies from bending the rules. Over the past 5 years, we have seen more mentally ill people, deaths, murders and crimes committed. Whether this is due to the fact that there are companies that bend the labour laws, or the fact that Singaporeans are overworked, or other reasons…… Well, we are not as happy as the news report us to be and we will never be that happy, either……
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