Keeping conversations to a minimum helps ensure smooth communication at work.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I took a moment to think about the kind of boss I used to think, “Man, I really can’t stand this one,” back when I was younger. —————————&#…
Challenging projects are definitely more fun!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. A project that took three years has finally wrapped up, lol. It was a temporary anchor installation job, and it was quite a challenge. Year 1: We started construction but couldn’t proceed due to a design error, so Enta redesigned it and re-installed the first and second tiers. 1.5 years in: A major design…
The more retained earnings a company has, the more financial flexibility it has to meet payments to its prime contractor!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Man, I’ve been super bored up until this week, but things are finally starting to pick up next week. It’s about time. This year really is unusual, isn’t it? If things keep going like this, companies are really going to start going out of business one after another! We need to find a way to use web systems effectively to avoid this kind of situation…
What the heck is weather resistance?!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Continuing from last time, here’s the leveling mat used on the underside of the load-bearing plate. The truth about its weather resistance has finally come to light! lol Claims that it’s “weather-resistant” have hardly been verified at all! However, as for cross-linked polyethylene, it is weather-resistant…
Construction Industry in Crisis Due to Delays in Public Works Contracts | The Unprecedented Situation in 2022
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m starting to get a little tired of maintaining machinery, aren’t I? My machines are getting cleaner and cleaner! That’s all well and good, but there just aren’t any public works projects these days! Where have all the public works projects gone? The other day on Twi…
竹割工法は法面屋の仕事(過去の記事)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you heard of the “bamboo-splitting method”? I recently got a request to use it and am currently working on a project using this technique. The “bamboo-splitting method”—it’s a technique that looks like this ↑. Doesn’t this remind you of something? Actually, this is exactly the kind of work slope engineers do! At the top, there’s a ring…
It means they're selling construction services
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. You know those anchor pins used in retaining wall construction, right? There’s usually one at the intersection and about two to six on the crossbeams. Even when installing rock bolts or ground anchors in the center, they’re driven into the ends of the intersection. Rock bolts…
What's with people who call for meetings or to give updates early in the morning, during breaks, or at night?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m sure you all make work-related calls from time to time. What time do you usually make those calls? For example, what time in the morning is okay? Sometimes people call as early as 6 a.m., right? lol Well, if the morning weather looks like it’s going to be a problem, then…
A Great Find (*The Jinguan Zhengyao*)
Hi everyone, this is Enta. Do you feel like your bosses or the CEO at your company act all high and mighty or come across as arrogant? lol Lately, I’ve been reading a book called *Jōgan Seiyō*, which is considered a textbook on the art of kingship. In it, there’s a passage that says, “Surround yourself with people who will offer you honest advice”…