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In Episode 10, which itself is called "Full-time Employment is a Loophole in
the Law to Make Wages Lower…" or 「正社員ってお給料を安くするための法の抜け穴...」 「Seishain tte
Okyūryō o Yasukusuru Tame no Hō no Nukeana 」 (essentially taken from the
dialogue)…

When referring to why Nene can't work as a playtester on weekends, they
discuss:

> **Aoba:** Why can't part-timers work on the weekends?  
>  **Kou:** Oh, it depends on the company, but they're paid by the hour, so if
> they worked overtime and weekends, they'd get paid more than you, Aoba.  
>  **Aoba:** W-Wait a minute! Is being a full-time employee just a loophole to
> make wages lower?  
>  **Kou:** We can talk about that some other time.

[![Is being a full-time employee a loophole to make wages
lower?](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8TU7c.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8TU7c.jpg)

What is this referring to? Is this something that also applies to the western
world or some kind of business law in Japan?


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"Full-time Employment is a Loophole in the Law to Make Wages Lower"?


If one is salaried, one doesn't usually get paid overtime. Aoba, presumably,
is salaried, so like many full-time workers, she won't get overtime.

However as a part-time/temp worker, Nene would likely get overtime which is
why she could end up earning more than Aoba.

As a general example, videogame programmers [work longer hours for less
pay](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/257143/Working_time_among_video_game_developers_Trends_over_200414.php)
compared to programmers in more "soulless" industries.

They usually have relatively more passion for their work than those from most
other industries. Unfortunately, there are companies who are happy to exploit
that to drive wages down.


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