SCP-5263 │ The Nail That Sticks Out │ Euclid │ Memetic/Mind-Affecting SCP

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SCP-5263 │ The Nail That Sticks Out │ Euclid │ Memetic/Mind-Affecting SCP
Item #: SCP-5263
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: The entire floor of SCP-5263 is to be cordoned off from the public. All civilians who have inhabited the premises of SCP-5263 within the past three years are to be quarantined at Site-65-J and observed for possible memetic hazards.
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[@thegraveyard4823]

There is a smattering of polite applause.

[@Name-ho4tt]

👏

[@littletoyinstrument]

There is a smattering of polite applause.

[@A_real_Ha_So]

​@@littletoyinstrumentI applaud your applause with a smattering of polite applause

[@buddhavskungfu]

There is a smattering of polite applause.

[@TheSwordslasher]

There is smattering of polite applause

[@Marconius6]

A WEEK of extra vacation? In a Japanese company? That's the real SCP right there!

[@daminox]

For real. If a 13% hike in prifots got them a week of vacation i'm moving to japan. In the US sales figures like that will at best get you a single lunch catered by mcdonalds.

[@nightsong81]

"It is what it is."

[@Hotshot2k4]

Shouganai~

[@kotygonzo1282]

Oh no it's has breach containment but I guess it can't be helped

[@treedude4246]

"That is this and this is that"

[@garrettallen7427]

I love the Volgun. It cannot be helped.

[@pointerxtoxin]

Shōganai, deshō? Ma, shōganai desu.

[@TimmHenson]

It cannot be helped.

[@BennyDisraeli]

It cannot be helped.

[@jwalster9412]

IT CANNOT BE HELPED

[@silverlight525]

It cannot be helped.

[@MrVbarroso]

Ah yes, the SCP-"Japanese work culture"

[@WobblesandBean]

Not just work culture, but social culture as well. It's considered standard to bully anyone who dares to show any hint of individuality. If you have serious problems, even out of your control, everybody else acts like it's YOUR fault and you're pressured to hide it out of shame. And then like you mentioned, people are expected to give their lives for their job, which is organized in a very dictatorial, top-down hierarchy that research has shown again and again to not only be extremely harmful to employees, but ineffective and unproductive.

[@wensday2724]

You beat me to it, I was literally going to suggest untranslated the SCP is just a standard office.

[@chinggiskhan6678]

​@@WobblesandBeanAccepting that the systems in place are incorrect would cause those who benefit from them the most to lose most if not all their power and wealth, so they greedily and selfishly hold onto that power by using it to set people against each other so they don't dismantle that system. It doesn't take a genius to know that such a system is highly flawed and unproductive, but it does take a genius to transform a system from the broken and messed up state it is in now into something that works well

[@XSpamDragonX]

​@@wensday2724please go back to r/antiwork circlejerk

[@kyetes.866]

The only anomalous thing here is that the CEO was arrested for labor law violations lmao

[@coconutsmarties]

As an employee of a major Japanese multinational, I can confirm that this is all highly accurate. To put it simply, it just, cannot be helped.

[@XSpamDragonX]

As a person who can estimate how long it would take a North Korean nuclear missile to reach Japan, it honestly can't be helped. There literally wouldn't be enough time to get home, even if we pretended that this wouldn't inherently result in a massive traffic jam. Drop what you're doing and call your family on the phone, but otherwise you just gotta accept reality, even though that's really difficult for Marxist Redditors.

[@invalidusername9999]

Shikata ga nai :(

[@coconutsmarties]

@@XSpamDragonX What on earth are you on about?

[@medievalist8441]

​@@XSpamDragonXdude go get a doctor?

[@XSpamDragonX]

@@medievalist8441 Get a reality check, nothing I said was wrong.

[@dankspiderman579]

"fuck it, we ball." *nods and sips coffee before returning to work.* "fuck it, we ball."

[@LordHaragnok]

Based work culture

[@Sypitz]

As a Printing major, I can confirm that it cannot be helped.

[@InvokedAlbaz]

It cannot be helped

[@TitaniumRobotSeacow]

i farted peed and sihdded it cannot be helped.

[@InvokedAlbaz]

@@TitaniumRobotSeacow it cannot be helped

[@Ketchup-v3f]

😂

[@TheRezule]

shooganaine.

[@giancarlofermin5719]

everybody gangster until there is a smattering of polite applause

[@RedStar441]

It cannot be helped.

[@ThatGabeFlood]

"I could probably help it." - A Hero, moments before an unavoidable "accident" occurs

[@LeoPerkk]

Honestly, this community is lucky to have TheVolgun

[@QuintMorrison6]

We all are :)

[@TheVoid1788]

Indeed, i hate to compare youtubers, however he reminds me of The Exploring Series with more atmosphere

[@MegaMinerd]

He's a major contributor to its continued popularity. I still watch his SPC and Black White Grey videos once or twice a year because they're just so good.

[@jman997700]

Absolutely the truth. He's been around since before almost anyone else pushing the current meta of lot's of SCP coverage.

[@MariusRiley]

: Affirmative.

[@DemonWithoutHorns]

This is one is really good because it draws from Japan's abusive workplace practices, making everyone work so hard for so little and they just have to get on with it as they have no choice. So now it's time for the Foundation to audit the entire country of Japan!

[@Red_Lion2000]

"making everyone work so hard for so little and they just have to get on with it as they have no choice" This is life for most people in most capitalist countries.

[@RevokFarthis]

Those poor people in Japan, having to work their entire lives away just to live. Not like me, here in freedomland, where I get to work 60 hour weeks and live in absolute 1-room apartment luxury.

[@ZMCFERON]

I would hazard the number of truck vs protagonist incidents, alien invasions, and giant robot incidents are the most anomalous things about Japan, not 12 hour shifts.

[@kyetes.866]

@@ZMCFERON ah a fellow man of culture

[@sheakennedy-ordway1156]

​@@ZMCFERON16 actually. Lots of full time jobs in Nippon are 80 hour weeks. One could do 14 for 6 days and some overtime if they weren't attending specific religious functions. To be fair, most abrahamic denominations are a tiny 2% minority in the country.

[@SleepyDice]

I think it says something that when everyone was rewarded with an extra week of vacation time for the improved performance, my knee jerk reaction was to go "BS!".

[@NecromancyForKids]

The most unrealistic part

[@InvokedAlbaz]

it cannot be helped

[@davethompson3326]

Maybe part of the effect was that they forgot or didn't take it? Has an American has entered chat?😹By the time I left my last job, I had 36.5 days paid annual leave, but could build up more by working flexitime, plus 8 bank holidays.

[@Aztesticals]

Dude no they get told they have it but get punished for using it

[@taskmage42]

The SCP # is very close to a Japanese numerical pun: 5963 - gokurosan - thanks for your hard work. I wonder if 5263 is a similar pun, a coincidence, or 5963 was just already taken. The Japanese phrase for “it cannot be helped” is “shikata ga inai” and googling that leads to some interesting cultural articles.

[@Silverizael]

I can confirm, by looking at the SCP Wiki page histories, that SCP 5963 was indeed already taken a year before 5263 was made. So the author went with the next best option, I would guess.

[@Karlwasright]

I hear "shouganai" used more in most dialects.

[@ZMCFERON]

Production must continue regardless of the cog.

[@aribantala]

It is what it is

[@kyetes.866]

It would be “shikata ga nai” not inai, and “shouganai” is more commonly used

[@Da_Virginator]

Easily one of the best narrating voices to listen to while relaxing and listening to reality warping mind bending stories.

[@Hydronisa]

I guess it can't be helped.

[@impishlyit9780]

3:12 "Two hops this time!"

[@mommy2libras]

As someone who spent a lot of early 2000s Friday and Saturday nights at various clubs, this immediately came to mind.

[@autobotCRSHR]

[There is a smattering of polite applause]

[@lmartinson6963]

*Slide to the left!* [The employees turn 90 degrees to the left in unison, stretching their arms and bodies forward, and bending at the waist] *Slide to the right!* [The employees comply, but in the opposite direction] *Take it back now y'all!* [The employees merely stand and wait expectantly]

[@alicebrown6215]

Criss cross! [There is a smattering of polite applause]

[@word360]

Cha Cha real smooth!

[@blaisemanfredi5035]

😂 + replies

[@lowin7127]

The Matrix thumbnail goes hard

[@cossakrose]

Poor Miyamoto-san, having 4 kids but losing 8 parents as well.

[@norielgames4765]

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

[@daminox]

I hate how true this is, even at the "best" large corporations to work for. Anyone who asks for change in the workplace is asking someone else to do more work, and people _hate_ being given more work to do. So if you think you have an idea on how to make your company better or more productive, it's better to just keep it to yourself. Ignore all verbal encouragement given by your superiors to "speak up" if you have advice that you think could better the company. It's a trap to lure out "loose nails." Source: I worked in quality assurance for the largest retailer of home improvement goods in the US for 4 years. I speak from experience.

[@norielgames4765]

@@daminox your advice is valuable. Thank you. When it comes to work I think this is the truest. You can stick out with your friends, be different, suggest new things. But not at work. Don't you dare anger our billionaire overlords.

[@pirateking56128]

What a frightening idea to turn Shouganai into an SCP.

[@cyberprime9355]

"It cannot be helped." Those words are haunting to hear, especially with the implications surrounding what can only be described as "coerced synergy" among the employees. But, I have seen and researched that the title of this SCP is pretty prevalent throughout the culture, with many people dissatisfied with it. I can't say I relate to their struggles, admittedly; but I am more than willing to lend an ear. Any Japanese-Americans that see this post, sound off in replies under this post if I am getting something wrong here. Or, if you happen to be Japanese yourself, still sound off in replies here.

[@moseskingofteabrews2021]

Why limit replies to Japanese-Americans and Japanese people? What about the rest of the Anglosphere?

[@cyberprime9355]

@@moseskingofteabrews2021 oh it isn't limited to just them. Anyone can.

[@kyetes.866]

I’m Japanese & started my career in Japan, then moved to the US and gave up my Japanese citizenship-partially because I really didn’t do well with Japan’s work culture (I’m physically disabled & queer, hence one of the “nails that stick out”, also being disabled they legally didn’t have to pay me minimum wage even if I was more qualified & doing more work than the ablebodied employees.) All of the scenarios here are entirely normal to me lmao I don’t understand why it’s an SCP 😅

[@kyetes.866]

For further context, “it cannot be helped” is a direct translation of the Japanese word “shouganai” & you can google that to learn the cultural context. It doesn’t really exist in English in the same way.

[@Aryc11]

@@kyetes.866 The closer translation, I feel like, is "it is what it is" between the two Google offered me. That solemn acceptance that things are bad, but pushing back isn't going to change anything for the better. That in all likelihood, your situation will be worse for acting out. The horrible nature of the oppressive atmosphere of Japanese work culture.

[@thaumaturgeslit7759]

I really wanted to thank you for your SCP readings, you are part of the reason why I was able to publish my first SCP, SCP-8877, this last week!

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Congrats exiting to hear.Of course it cannot be helped

[@thaumaturgeslit7759]

​@@lastofthe4horsemen279cannot be helped?

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Just what they kept repeating in this SCP article l was trying to be funny but l guess l failed Congrats on your SCP file tho for reals.What #?

[@thaumaturgeslit7759]

​@@lastofthe4horsemen279Oh damn, yeah that flew over my head fully. Good joke in retrospect though! Scp-8877 is my first article

[@bigmateria2871]

Imagine you tell your co-workers that not one, but *both* of your parents just f*ckin' died, and they all simultaneously respond with; *A smattering of polite applause*

[@Scoobis925]

Something I picked up on was the phrase “I guess it cannot be helped” being repeated in conversations by employees. It’s as if they’re being mind controlled under a hive mind

[@steakknives]

This is not an SCP, just average Japanese work culture.

[@HiThereImLily]

It's also just a common Japanese phrase (shikata ga nai).

[@Scoobis925]

Mhmm

[@thesidneychan]

Another modern scp that feels right at home with the early works.

[@TheMercian13]

It cannot be helped. *there is a smattering of polite applause*

[@SCP_1471_TTV]

Welcome to Japan...we have the Most Mundane SCPs like 5263, and massive insane SCPs like 3596 where people fight a Kaiju every Saturday in a Japanese city...Wild

[@Zigby_]

Been a fan for years! I love your commitment to quality and consistency, keep up the great work, Dr. Miller!

[@vynalldash_og]

"So whats the deal with airline food?" *there is a smattering of polite applause*

[@TheGrinningViking]

Ever since I embraced the Volgun my lawn has been completely vole free! Thank you Mr. Gun!

[@reas0nless]

I really like the way this was translated. You can tell that they wrote it with the understanding of how those original phrases would have been worded, i.e. "It cannot be helped otherwise"

[@Scantronimus466]

*TheVolgun releases a new video* There is a smattering of polite applause.

[@Ektalon]

“North Korea has just launched nuclear missiles at Japan”. There is a slight smattering of applause. “It cannot be helped.”

[@chrisschultz8598]

It's too late. SCP-5263 has already spread across the U.S.

[@InvokedAlbaz]

It cannot be helped

[@catherinejaddii828]

the leftist npcs?

[@abydosianchulac2]

​@My_pfp_beats_all_dog_breeds. It ain't just Asian-Americans who work themselves to death and forgo whatever measley vacation time they accept as the norm.

[@wiiblii8584]

​@@catherinejaddii828 Can you not try and make this about politics?

[@ZMCFERON]

Production must continue regardless of the cog, faulty or other.

[@capthavic]

Real horror is that this kind of work culture is normal...

[@Oni_Bread]

Best SCP channel. Truly immersive

[@Sapphire_Jack]

Japanese: "It cannot be helped" English: "It is what it is" This SCP has already spread worldwide, containment has become impossible

[@bonetrader5940]

Thank you doc Miller

[@dcnole]

The stilted dialogue from the watercooler chats early part of the video sounds like the lyrics from the telephone call in Planet of the Base, which is kind of awesome.

[@Thatswtsup]

This is weird. Like they’ve entered a dimension of small talk at cubicles. The complexity of the human mind stripped away and reduced to the repetitive nature of office work. Relatable.

[@Migolcow]

Well this hit uncomfortably close to home...

[@ElyzaEllit]

Having a Japanese Work culture as an SCP literally is pretty much such a lucky thing to hear when it's explained by The Volgun! This community literally is great I swear to that !

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

I know the Volgun works hard on these, "but it cannot be helped".

[@swahilimaster]

the audio logs of the employees conversing is only missing the Oblivion town music.

[@irusvzi]

2:58 “everyone together now: TO THE WINDOW, TO THE WALL” lmao 😂

[@auirex4557]

There is a polite smattering of "Aww skeet skeet mufucka"

[@Todo-1996]

​@@auirex4557 "till the sweat drop down our balls" 😂

[@psxrex]

Love your work! Thanks!

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Loved this one. So realistic yet eerie and how it just ends is *mwuah*

[@SneakySquidStreams]

A long walk home and a piping hot debrief from Dr. Miller? Say no more, doc. I'm all ears.

[@nightsong81]

I misread that as "A hot piping from Dr. Miller" and for a second I thought this was a very different kind of comment.

[@SneakySquidStreams]

@@nightsong81 I mean... 🤔

[@emilymfv]

The conversations remind me of those recordings that teachers play in order to practice a foreign language

[@rosettaelemental7275]

I deadass thought it was gonna be about an actual nail that sticks out and does something weird

[@tenchuu007]

Having worked at a Japanese company, this is spot on. It cannot be helped is "shohganai" in Japanese, and it's a nuanced word that often denotes resignation or helplessness.

[@DemiDeus314]

When ever the volgun has a new upload. I have to stop what ever im doing and watch. It can't be helped

[@transentient]

"It is only by combining our efforts and doing our best that we can achieve the greatest printing quality for our honored customers" wou;d have been a slightly more Japanese sounding slogan. Also even in the real world, Japanese workers are loathe to take the vacation that they are supposed to so it might have been funnier to hear the kacho offer some small increase in bonus for the 13% increase.

[@mathieuleader8601]

the images of the workspace really helps with immersion

[@Num_S00]

Unique SCP! I would recommend doing Scp-8000 as it came out recently.

[@derekburge5294]

What a subtle piece of social commentary.

[@embrikchloraker8186]

About as subtle as a Ben Garrison comic.

[@jasons6882]

Anyone else fall asleep to these? His voice is so relaxing

[@bonetrader5940]

Always love these

[@ajzephyros7454]

The "It cannot be helped" played in my dreams multiple times after I watched this for the first time

[@xtheunknown9351]

My weekly dose of The Volgun

[@bitingapotato3277]

Now I'm waiting for some brave soul to turn kaizen into an SCP.

[@johngavin1175]

We had that where I used to work. 😅

[@slitheringsnake229]

I’ve been waiting all morning for your upload, just in time for the gym

[@josejalapeno92]

This must be one of The Office's deleted episodes.

[@javiermauricio8377]

Nice loyal representation of a standard company in Japan

[@fafflerproductions]

Wait I just decided to revisit this channel after half a decade. He's still uploading? Your channel is by far the best for exploring SCP

[@ambertypereiraty3627]

Yay 😁 always love seeing another Volgun upload 🎉🎉 NO ONE reads SCP's as captivating as you do, Volgun!!!

[@ayzhol9620]

Very good one. "it cannot be helped"

[@gordier6787]

take it back now yall

[@stephanieparker1250]

Teamwork makes the dream work.

[@ERJones-fd6oh]

A terrifying SCP. And commentary on work culture

[@The_shunnedman]

I started with the exploring series and then found this guy and honestly so glad I did!!!

[@blairshort1098]

Dr Bright will cease announcing 'It's Miller time.' Before Dr Millers SCP briefings.

[@Sxcheschka]

I love this portrayal of cosmic horror Zaibatsu workplace.

[@KuranIsAFantasyBook]

A week of extra vacation? Gimme that SCP.

[@walterkurtz7855]

As always, The Volgun rocks!

[@geokuk3234]

i love your content, helps me sleep at night!

[@artoffacts96]

Yessss volgun posted

[@glasslicker2829]

T’would seem the there was a smattering of polite applause.

[@KhunShawn]

Your community is kind, good work SCP fans!

[@Invisibleman7]

Thanks Dr Millar

[@Mysterialic]

shouganai-na~

[@ryanpirosch3977]

We all appreciate your incredible SCP content!

[@Thepotatohidingintheshadows]

The nail that sticks out your gyatt for the rizzler

[@IronBahamut]

You do not recognize the it cannot be helped in the water

[@cmelton6796]

A stereotypical Black Company as it was called in an anime i watched. But an anomaly. Oh this is good.

[@seanmoreno5694]

I know it's not really the same over here, but considering how retail is in the States, I can't help but feel this scp should get a keter or even apollyon class.

[@BiglyChungus]

Next time my boss ask why im late “it cannot be helped”

[@zebith880]

Literally on holiday in Japan rn and got home from Yokohama and ended up watching this

[@tristanband4003]

Just another day in the corporate world.

[@alixsilver7504]

Crazy idea, mega mix of all your videos on scp's under 999 in numerical order! Fitting video for celebrating a big milestone yeah?

[@Firestar1992]

I'm pretty sure the morning exercises are also a part of Japanese work culture. At least, I've heard of it mentioned before. Probably a trite attempt at encouraging wellness as you become a mindless drone.

[@GoblinGreed]

It cannot be helped = It is what it is

[@Sebboebbo]

Da king is back baby happy Sunday

[@sheakennedy-ordway1156]

Yes, one could say the 'squeaky wheel gets greased'.

[@toefoneman]

Bless you my man bruh

[@soniamendoza4672]

As a retail worker, yeah 😮‍💨

[@jankygrunt]

It’s a hellhole here man

[@knotsochice]

Such good vocal I can comfortabley listen at 1.5 speed and have my Jones faster.

[@MariusRiley]

: When will Dr. Miller become Site Director Miller? Or is that classified?