Work-life balance is something you should think about over the course of your entire life. Are you only thinking about it in terms of a single day or week?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. You hear the term “work-life balance” a lot these days, don’t you? Honestly, I’ve been finding myself wondering more and more if people are just using it as an excuse to slack off lol. I think there are way too many people who only view it from a short-term perspective. The daily routine…
Can a Site Run Solely by Japanese Workers Without Any Foreigners? I Considered Everything—Machinery, Manpower, Wages, and Physical Stamina… (Part 2)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Japanese Workers and Foreign Workers: The Real Feelings and Reality That Emerge on the Job Site. Can a Job Site Run Solely with Japanese Workers If There Are No Foreign Workers? Machinery, Labor, Wages, Physical Stamina… I Considered It All (Part 1) This is a continuation of the previous post. Q3: Would it be enough to just increase wages tenfold…
Where should we take the company’s growth and individual growth? (When is the peak of one’s life?)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, the Kagoshima Jitsugyo Alumni Association held a gathering in Nagoya. As always, there were a lot of people from the baseball team (lol). While I was there, I got to talk with a senior who used to play for the Chunichi Dragons, as well as some current Chunichi Dragons players. Since I was on the swim team, I was all about individual performance…
It's really tough working with people you don't like, isn't it!
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. The other day, I went to a company to join a certain association! lol Well, I went there thinking, “I guess this is an interview to join the association?” But it turned out to be way more fun than I expected, and we ended up chatting happily for two whole hours. It was so much fun that I didn’t end up joining the association…
The Midpoint of a Quote | Pros and Cons of High and Low Unit Prices
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. On my way back from Nagano, a question popped into my head. It’s about money, actually (lol). Is it worse to have a low unit price, or a high one? Well, I guess it depends on your perspective. So, I took it upon myself to weigh the pros and cons. Unit…
4 Types of Craftsmen and Site Supervisors: Which One Are You? (Includes Tips)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I came across an article like this on the “God of Construction” website. This is a bit of a departure from the usual topic of those articles, but working with people who aren’t good at their jobs is frustrating, isn’t it? Back in the day, I used to get annoyed when working with bosses and senior colleagues who weren’t good at their jobs…
We Can't Win Construction Contracts Without a Supervisor | The Importance of Human Resources
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I was talking to a general contractor supervisor recently, and it seems that even the Construction Performance Information System, Collins, has been getting a bit lax lately! lol (Government agencies too... it’s too much of a gray area to write about lol). The thing is, the shortage of supervisors is accelerating even faster than the shortage of skilled workers. …
Balance Is Key | The Management Philosophy of a Slope Construction Company
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Work is steadily coming in from the field. It feels like we’re busy, but we’re not really… This is the hardest time of year… I really hope we get swamped with work soon so things pick up (lol). Anyway, getting back to the topic at hand, I was saying that last year’s orders were somehow different from what we’re seeing now…
The Midpoint of a Quote | Pros and Cons of High and Low Unit Prices
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. On my way back from Nagano, a question popped into my head. It’s about money, actually (lol). Is it worse to have a low unit price, or a high one? Well, I guess it depends on your perspective. So, I took it upon myself to weigh the pros and cons. Unit…