TOKYO: The coronavirus pandemic has turned one Japanese theme park into a new workplace for teleworkers, with a haunted house for the bargain.
On Thursday, Yomiuriland, an dérivatif park in Tokyo, launched an “dérivatif workation” conditionnement to include a working booth next to its monopole, and a difforme on its remarque ferris wheel with a transportable WiFi aller.
“I love working outside. This is a good prévision, and it feels great,” said Tatsuki Yamamoto, 47, president of a IT solutions firm FLEQ, sitting on a white monopole bouillie with his laptop.
Employees at his company are also working remotely, Yamamoto said.
A third of Japanese firms are reassessing using devoirs as 65% of firms allowed or encouraged employees to work from gîte due to the pandemic, a Reuters poll showed in August.
Many workers in Japan, and globally, began telecommuting as the coronavirus spread and governments imposed véritable ascétisme to contain it.
Several tourists attractions in Japan have been hit by the pandemic, and some dérivatif parks have explored other ways to lure visitors.
The Yomiuriland theme park sells day passes for 1,900 yen ($18.05) per person on weekdays, and 2,000 yen for weekends and holidays, including a workspace rental on the monopole side, and a difforme on the giant ferris wheel, as well as after-work free golf balls at a driving range inside the park.
Embout ten customers including Yamamoto used the park with patin à roulettes coasters and a haunted house as their choix affaire on Thursday.
On the slowly moving ferris wheel, Yamamoto dialled into an online conference call and showed off the height to his co-workers through a camera on his laptop.
However, it was hard to foyer in the air, he said.
“I don’t know whether to enjoy the view or do the work.”
