e-Jan! Work Style
[漫画] 在宅勤務あるある～はたらくママ編～
私は夫と共働きで、3歳の子供を保育園に預けて、在宅勤務をしています。
裁量労働制をとっており、ある程度自分のペースに合わせて仕事をしています。
そんな私のワークスタイルを漫画でコミカルにお届けします。
The impact of ‘Telework Day’/远程办公日
In anticipation of severe transit congestion due to high intercity traffic during the London 2012 Summer Olympics & Paralympics, London’s transport system called for alternate workstyles such as teleworking (a.k.a. telecommuting). Many companies and residents took part in this movement and began teleworking. As a result, in addition to avoiding traffic congestion during the London 2012 Summer Olympics & Paralympics, companies that implemented telework developed infrastructure for business continuity, reported a rise in employee productivity and satisfaction, and improvements to work-life balance.
2012年，伦敦奥运会及残奥会时，因预测市中心地区会在会期因游客激增导致交通混乱而给市民的日常通勤造成困扰。伦敦市交通局等机构因此而开始呼吁市民更多尝试远程办公（teleworking）以减少通勤从而缓解交通压力。
各类宣传和试行的结果，不仅是成功地在伦敦奥运会及残奥会期间，使城市的交通压力得到极大缓解；引进远程办公制度的企业也借此契机构筑并完善其业务延续性计划（Business Continuity Plan，简称BCP），促进了生产力的同时更让员工对于公司的满意度也得以提升。而从员工处，也得到了因为可以远程办公而让自己可以更好地平衡工作与生活等正面反馈。
台風接近に伴うテレワーク実施
台風13号が関東圏に接近中です。この状況を受けて、当社では昨日、以下の内容が全社員に通達されました。
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8月8日の業務について（通達内容から一部抜粋）
・無理な出社には及ばない
・フレックスのコアタイム解除
・事前申請なし(※1)のテレワーク可
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テレワーク・デイズ
2012年に開催されたロンドンオリンピック・パラリンピックでは、
交通混雑によりロンドン市内での通勤に混乱が生じるとの予測から、ロンドン市交通局がテレワーク等の活用を呼び掛け、これに企業や市民が賛同する形でたくさんの企業がテレワークを導入しました。
結果として、ロンドンオリンピック・パラリンピック会期中の交通混雑を回避できたことに加え、テレワークを導入した企業では、事業継続体制の確立、生産性や従業員満足の向上、ワークライフバランスの改善等の成果が得られたと報告されました。
Communication is a powerful tool
Communication can be a powerful tool especially when combined with a proactive and positive attitude.
Learning a new language is not just memorizing vocabulary and words; it’s about opening up your mind to a whole new perspective on life.
When you’re open to learning, not only English but, learning anything, you’re more likely to see opportunities arise. Those can be business opportunities, new friendships and even relationships, etc.
Chinese traditional holidays/festivals in Japan
On June.18th, 2018, May.5th by Chinese lunar calendar, many Chinese people in Tokyo celebrated one of their traditional festivals, namely, Duan Wu (端午), or Dragon Boat Festival in English.
Traditionally, people shall eat zongzi (a kind of rice dumplings), and do dragon boat racing, in memory of the tragic death of one of the most influential poets, writers in China, Qu Yuan. >>Read more
BIG John's BIG Picture
If you're one of those employees thinking, "Man, that bonus isn't enough to make me study English. It's too hard. It's too time consuming. I don't need English. I've lived this long just fine without it." Or something similar to this, to make you want to give up before you start. Then I have the following blog advise for you.
Dress code at a workplace in Japan
Many people may have such an image in their minds when talking about a business dress code in Japan, that male employees usually wear a formal suit in black or navy blue, with a button-down shirt inside; whereas female employees tend to dress themselves in a business casual style, which consists with a shirt and a skirt without patterns, often in white, grey, black or blue colour.
会話の姿勢
私は４月から新卒採用によりe-Janネットワークスで働き始めました。
かれこれ２か月が経とうとしていますが、ダイバーシティの考えを実現しているe-Janネットワークスは、日々目新しいことでいっぱいです。
例えば釣り、農業、登山、旅行、皇居ラン、食べ歩き、コーヒー挽き、猫の写真、車、電車、音楽などなど、バラエティに富んだ趣味の話が、周囲で繰り広げられています。
また社員の約2割が外国籍であるため、日本語以外の言語を用いて会話している姿をよく見かけます。
e-Jan Kitchen
e-Jan Kitchen is a monthly event at e-Jan in which a healthy dinner bento is provided for only 500 yen. The bentos are all handmade by a staff member at e-Jan, and every month are made in a different theme.
e-Janの「空気」
４月からe-Janネットワークスで働き始めて、一か月が経ちました。
日々感じるのは、空気がとてもおいしい場所だということです。
『空気』と一口に言っても、意味は色々ありますが、大きく分けて
生き物が生きていくために必要不可欠な『空気』という意味
そして、その場の雰囲気や流れといった『空気』という意味
の二つがあります。 >>Read more
Why telework(telecommuting) is becoming important to Japan?
The world has witnessed Japan successfully transform herself from a land of ruins after WWII to a prosperous, highly developed country, with an amazing growth rate in her GDP for decades throughout 1960s to 1980s.
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Taking time off in Japanese companies
Japan has a reputation for being a culture of workaholics, but there are of course many allowances for taking time off. Paid time off is given to employees, and companies encourage their employees to use their vacation days.
Trip in Chennai, India: Business feel
About a month ago, I was invited to visit India, and go on numerous client visits together with our colleagues in India. This would be an opportunity for me to see firsthand the Indian market culture and how it runs. I was quite excited but wasn’t exactly sure on what to expect.
April, a time for beginnings
Different cultures mark the beginning of the year in different ways. There is the calendar year, for example set by the Gregorian calendar or lunar calendar. There is the academic school year, the start date for which differs vastly by country and region. Japan uses the Gregorian calendar to mark the start of the year as 1 January, but it is one of the countries where the fiscal year starts in April. (Other countries that follow this schedule include Australia and New Zealand.) The academic school year also starts in April; this is thought to coincide with the fiscal year.
Accelerate Communications via A Study Session
We have an activity called study session which is created by me. It was made only around three months after I joined e-Jan. It was quite impressive because people were open to ideas even though it was from a new employee like me. I would like to explain more about the study session.
Before I explain what the study session is, I would like to write about its background. I got a motivation to create study session from my team leader. Once every two weeks, my team leader and I will have a “one on one” meeting for an hour. In the meeting, the leader couches me to become better professional. He asked me what my dreams are when we had our first meeting. One of my dreams was to become senior-level developer. Next, he asked me what to do to achieve my dream. I said I need to read books, write code frequently, and have many discussions as well as communications. Everything else is fine, but a lack of communications is the problem. My leader gave me a homework that I need to start discussions somehow. To fulfill this mission, I created the study session. >>Read more
特色を生かした採用活動に取り組んでいます！ (Are you looking for a good place to work in Japan??)
先日、「東京カイシャハッケン伝」という冊子に弊社のことが紹介されました。この冊子は、「中小企業しごと魅力発信プロジェクト」の一環として東京都産業労働局が発行しているものです。
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A leaflet name “Kaishahakkenden (Discovery of companies)” was published last month. This leaflet introduces small and medium-sized enterprises in Tokyo and is used for recruitment purposes.
盛宴--为壹匠的青春十八 (e-Jan's 18th anniversary)
在许多文化里，从私人的结婚纪念、毕业纪念到国家或政治性质的建国纪念、独立纪念。“周年”似乎总被作为一个重要的“计量单位”出现在这些大大小小的场合里。而公司的成立纪念，自然也不会是例外。
2018年3月6日，e-Jan迎来了她十八周岁的生日，而纪念晚宴则选定在同一周的3月9日周五晚上，在六本木举行。
It is assumed that in many cultures, anniversary is something needs celebrating in memory of an event, which could range from private occasions to national ones, such as a wedding, or the foundation of a republic, or the Independence Day of a nation. That makes no exception for a company, neither.
On March.6th, 2018, our firm, e-Jan turned 18, and we had an anniversary dinner party at Roppongi on March.9th, Friday in the same week.
日本での育児と仕事の両立 (Balancing child rearing and work life in Japan)
日本では、育児をしながら働く女性が増えています。
家計に必要なお金を稼ぐことはもちろんのこと、好きな仕事を続けたい、キャリアを積みたい等、理由は様々です。
昔は妊娠後は退職し育児に専念する女性が多くいましたが、現在は夫婦で働き、育児や家事は分担する家庭が増えていると感じます。
政府も企業も、人口が減少する中、労働人口を確保する改革を進めており、出産後も働ける環境づくりや女性の就労支援が広がりつつあります。
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稲荷祭 (Inari Festival)
先日、稲荷祭に参加してきました。
稲荷祭は、弊社が入っているオフィスビルの一階で、年に一度行われています。
この一帯の氏神様(うじがみさま)である日枝神社（ここは首相官邸の隣にある有名な神社です）より神主様がお二人いらして、神事を執り行ってくださいました。
でも、何故にオフィスビルで稲荷祭？？と思いますよね。
The Inari Festival was held the other day.
The Inari Festival is held every year on the first floor of the office building that e-Jan resides in.
Two Shinto priests from Hie Shrine (a famous shrine next to the prime minister's official residence) for this region’s ushigami-sama(*1) came to perform Shinto rituals.
But you might wonder, why would Shinto priests come to an office for an Inari Festival??