Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

Last Sunday, as part of an activity organized by the Youth Division of the Iwakura City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, we held a job experience program for local children.

I'm assisting with hands-on craft activities.

Making things is the most fun there is.

Since I can't actually work on slopes, I'm helping out in the manufacturing sector.

If people could also get hands-on experience with slope stabilization and anchor work, they would gain a better understanding of our line of work, and

Training future slope engineers? That would be nice, lol.

We start by drilling holes in stainless steel stars, hearts, and circles.

We'll have them drill the holes using a drill press and deburr the edges of the holes.

You can drill a hole wherever you like.

We’ll help the children use a punch to stamp the letters they want to stamp.

Eventually, I'll turn them into pendants or keychains.

It's just a small thing, but I've actually never even held a hammer before.

Especially kids these days.

Just swinging the hammer down is a struggle in itself, lol.

Maybe the swing wasn't right, or maybe the grip wasn't allowing you to generate power.

However, if you teach them thoroughly, they’ll absorb it like a sponge.

 

How about at your company?

Are you teaching your juniors and subordinates properly?

Do you ever say things like, “You’ll know when you see it!” or “Just figure it out”?

To those in senior or supervisory positions, please think back to your younger days.

 

Senior, did you watch and understand? Were you able to figure it out?

To be honest, all I could think about was slacking off.

And I never even stopped to think about what my seniors or bosses were thinking—I’m not a mind reader, so there’s no way I’d know!

Looking at it from the opposite perspective,Even young people talk back to their seniors and bosses, don't they? lol

Please cut me some slack! lol

This is a quote from Isoroku Yamamoto that I’ve shared before, but,

Communicate important matters in wordsThat's the thing. We're not all psychic, after all! lol (Or are some of us?)

If we take good care of the younger generation, the future of the slope construction industry should be bright!

 

I really hope they’ll let you try being a slope engineer at KidZania!!!

Slope construction is just way too obscure—it’s a real pain, lol.

 

See you later.