Remnants of Japanese Culture
Back for over 3 months now.
Did all the things that I wasn’t able to do for a year. Japan is a great country but there’s just certain things you can’t get there.
Licorice for one. It is a fair trade I suppose. You can’t find a decent sushi place here to save your life.
Now that I have been back for 3 months things have settled down. From the “rut” in Japan (Yes, seeing new places EVERY weekend? Man, you get sick of that I can tell ya) to the rut back home.
It is now that I can see some of the residual effects of my stay in Japan.
I duck when I walk through doors. Yes, Still!
I bow to people when saying goodbye. Much to the amusement of other people.
And I get annoyed at the attitude of people around me.
I am back at my old job but the company remodeled while I was away. I had to work in the temporary solution for a month and a half but we have been in our new spot for about 5-6 weeks now. Obviously there is a lot that still needs fixing. Some things which weren’t thought through properly when the design was made. And some numbers getting mixed up resulted in a hole for 2 carts that sorta do fit 2 carts, but only if you push one in sideways.
Overall there are a lot of things that just don’t work as they would have in the old situation. So there’s loads of chances for people to take a problem and fix it. Lots of chances to leave a personalized stamp on the new place.
Instead I have lots of people around me that sorta do some work and will ignore stuff that doesn’t fit. Pass it on to the next shift if they are at all able to.
And outside of that people don’t make much of an effort. There’s stuff laying about that needs sorting, restocking, finishing and people will ignore it in favor of just talking at the counter.
Is that the pride you show in your work?
Is that the image you want the company to have of you?
Is that the effort you are willing to put into bettering the company?
I can’t imagine having formulated these thoughts 15 months ago but here they are.
I’ll let you know if I am happy with these impressions when I’ve figured out if that applies.
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former
- Albert Einstein
Seems like the same old problems to me. Nothing changed, just your perception I guess.
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It always annoyed me aswell but if you go with the flow (of lazyness) it gets better and you will feel right at home
15 months ago you would go with the flow and it wouldn’t bother you as much probably. It is the same as always and as in every company I know. Only people that want to get better in their jobs or get a better job at that company or even like their job will do the work all the other wants just do as little as possible while still getting their paycheck. As you said yesterday just sit there and read your book, as if you appear to be working
I like the fact that the two people that respond to this are the two that read this with regular office jobs.
Shouldn’t you be working? What are you doing idling on the internet.
Is that the pride you show in your work?
Is that the image you want the company to have of you?
Is that the effort you are willing to put into bettering the company?
Right….I have breaks…and yes I am on the internet during workhours because it’s not allowed to work at the computer for too many hours. And my mouse stops working just to make sure of that every hour. (which is terrible btw especially when something needs to be finished)
My pride in work…well I don’t like my current job
Image the company has… I’m very good at pretending to work
Effort into bettering the company… well see point one