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I left Honda, where I had started as a new graduate, after three years. Goodbye, Honda—I loved you so much.

Isn't this phenomenon happening in our industry as well?

It’s happening even at the major general contractors in our industry, isn’t it?

 

Young employees at major companies aren't able to perform the work.

Actually, since it’s construction management, I don’t think it matters if I can’t do the actual construction work.

But don’t most of our construction managers in their late 40s and older lack actual construction experience?

 

My experience working on construction sites when I was younger (as a foreman, but I also did manual labor) was incredibly helpful to me.

There’s a huge difference between estimating the work rate based on intuition and figuring it out by observing the actual site, isn’t there?

 

There’s a difference between deciding, as a director, that it will take three days, and deciding, as a craftsman, that it will take four days.

It’s different from the way you put together a budget to the way you calculate unit prices, isn’t it?

You don't need to understand it perfectly, but,

I think the best approach is to use my intuition as a craftsman to understand the situation and then make decisions as a director—that seems to be the closest to the right answer.

 

I get the feeling that today's young directors aren't able to do that and rely too much on the craftspeople.

Just incorporate it into the process as is.

If that's the case, it would be craftsman-led rather than director-led.

Construction sites are always run under the supervision of a foreman.

 

It won't work if it's led by the craftsmen.

Because the site supervisor bears all the responsibility!!

I have a feeling that this reversal will happen more and more often from now on.

 

I’m not saying that construction supervisors should be expected to learn the actual construction work, but should major general contractors offer that kind of training or workshops?

Or maybe alreadyJapan in DeclineJust as in the early Showa period, the supervisor will work alongside the crew (as one worker) to thoroughly learn the construction process while simultaneously managing the project.

Are we entering an era where, in exchange for that, salaries are really high?

 

Even major companies' proprietary patented technologies can't be implemented without skilled craftsmen, lol.

This is really serious.

After all, there are even construction companies that proudly feature projects using major companies’ patented construction methods on their websites under “Project Portfolio.” (That in itself constitutes infringement.)

Back in the day, even employees at major companies would often do their own construction work, though...

 

While we, as a construction company, aim to further enhance our technical capabilities and become a company that can contribute to our general contractor,

It appears that general contractors (major firms) also need to deepen their knowledge of construction and design techniques.

 

What kind of era lies ahead?

I feel like we’ve entered an era where we need to keep those kinds of things in mind as we carry out construction.

 

See you later.