Most companies measure value by what you produce this quarter. Japan measures value by what you protect over decades. In some Japanese companies, older employees are paid to sit quietly by the window. They read. They observe. They mentor. To outsiders, it looks inefficient. To Japan, it’s a signal. A signal that loyalty is remembered. That experience isn’t disposable. That if you give your best years to the company, the company won’t erase you when you slow down. That belief changes everything. Lower turnover. Fewer mistakes. Stronger institutional memory. And employees who commit for the long term instead of jumping ship every 4 years. The West optimizes for quarterly numbers. Japan optimizes for trust. Not everything that looks unproductive is waste. Sometimes it’s the structure holding the entire system together. Why Toyota success with Toyota Production System? One of the successful key is philosophy "Respect for people".