Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu, subtitled No Working After Hours!, is a 2018 novel by Japanese writer Kaeruko Akeno.
The book and its sequel were adapted by Satoko Okudera into a 2019 TBS television drama starring Yuriko Yoshitaka that drew international attention for its criticisms of Japanese corporate life.
[1] During a period of high unemployment, Kaeruko Akeno worked at a "black company" that placed excessive demands on its employees.
[7] In 2019, the novel and its sequel were adapted by screenwriter Satoko Okudera into a TBS drama starring Yuriko Yoshitaka as Yui Higashiyama.
[2] Writing for The Japan Times, reviewer Philip Brasor criticized the show for letting other workplace issues such as gender discrimination and problematic hierarchies distract from the focus on the titular overwork culture.