Nipponica

"They deleted all necessary data upon leaving" or "sent a farewell email filled with sarcasm" are some of the troubling situations experienced by about 10% of workers in Japan when their bosses or colleagues have left their jobs, according to a survey conducted by the Tokyo-based management consulting firm Scholar Consult Co.

This retaliatory behavior when leaving a job is known as "revenge quitting." With job switching becoming less of a hurdle than before, what is happening in workplaces today?

Sarcasm: the nuclear option in Japanese communication.