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Dialogue "Tarzan Yamamoto ×Toudoukan Director" 8.
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8. Teikoku Databank
Director: So, after you graduated, you joined Teikoku Databank.
Why was it Teikoku Databank?
The job of a data bank is to check the credit of a company.
Investigators actually visit various companies, almost all of which exist in Japan, to investigate.
I met with the president of a small and medium-sized company in person, asked him about his career since he started the company, and even asked him about his hobbies, and asked him, "How are your sales this fiscal year? What are your plans for the future? Is there an heir growing up?"
And such? Dig up the roots and listen to the situation of the company.
In addition, we get back from banks and business partners, and write dozens of pages of credit report for each company, with scores and scores on site.
If you have more than 50 points out of 100, it's okay to trade, it's safe.
Tarzan Yamamoto: Yes, yes, I know.
Director: I learned about this when I was looking for a job, and I thought it was an interesting thing to do. This is a full-fledged extension of what I'm doing now by visiting alumni and visiting various companies.
I sat down with the presidents of small and medium-sized companies in the sea, mountains, and a thousand people, listened to their stories, scored them, and ate with them. It is said that employees can read as many reports as they want from various companies, which are worth 1 million companies.
I thought that this would give me tremendously useful knowledge that I could not get from other jobs, and that I would be able to start and run a company. At the very least, I think I can be the strongest in knowledge (laughs).
So, (Teikoku Databank) is a reasonably solid company, and I think it's perfect for studying as a member of society.
I thought about joining a newly established venture company and gaining experience, but I could do that later.
I mean, you can start your own business and experience as much as you want.
However, it is difficult to enter a large major company unless you are a new graduate.
In the first place, this time I am going to enter (get a job) at a company to learn the basics of work, so it is good to have a company that has a solid foundation to some extent that will properly train new graduates from scratch.
Tarzan Yamamoto: Again, the director had his own strategy.
Director: Well, yes. It's my own strategy (laughs).
In that sense, there weren't many people who joined Teikoku Databank for the purpose of studying entrepreneurship (laughs).
So, I joined the company.
But I knew that being a salaryman was still cramped.
I come to the office early every morning at a set time, and my assignment is in-house, so I have to work side by side with many people and do the work I am given in the organization.
Of course, I'm in it with my stomach, so I try my best to do it in my own way, but it's definitely not the right skin, and we've been doing this for years and decades, and it's great.
Adults all over Japan who are doing this are supporting society, and I know what it takes for granted. Since we have been accumulating this kind of thing since the Meiji Restoration, Sora Japan is strong (laughs) and it seems that people will be stuck in the eyes and nen (laughs).
Teachers always say that chores are important, don't they?
Tarzan Yamamoto: That's right. 80% of work is chores. Before you do anything creative.
Director: The seniors, all of them, are dexterous and cool and do it at a great speed.
Tarzan Yamamoto: yes. Do it on average. Because doing chores properly is an asset. Because that's the job.
Director: For example, a new employee converts a large amount of data sent by investigators over and over again using multiple software, arranges it, and submits the summary to other departments on floppy disks by time every day.
It's so complicated, so complicated, with so many processes, that it's complicated.
I often made a mistake and wrote in a cold sweat, but my seniors helped me (laughs).
It's not for me at all because I'm clumsy. A senior who can do it smoothly looks like a ridiculous master.
Now that I think about it, it may have been the difference between a white belt that I had just joined and a green belt or brown belt that I had gained a little experience.
However, one of the purposes of getting a job was to train what I was not good at, so I told myself that this was what I wanted. I had no choice but to do it.
And I do a lot of other work as a team.
But they don't pay overtime.
2 hours, 3 hours every day. When it's late, I don't put it on at all even though I've been doing it for more than 5 hours.
Employees did not have time cards, and overtime was self-reported.
▲ Back right, overtime at the new service section of the business department
Tarzan Yamamoto: That's right. In most companies, it is an unspoken NG and taboo to honestly apply for overtime pay.
Director: But from the beginning, I decided that I was working here to study and to save money for my future entrepreneurship, so I paid all the overtime work.
Even if they say, "If you do that, you won't be able to get ahead," it doesn't matter at all (laughs).
I'm sorry, and I'll keep putting it on.
If it doesn't work, you can always fire me.
Tarzan Yamamoto: Hahahaha. Sounds good, doesn't it?
Director: Then, as a newcomer, I don't have much to say more, but my boss is angry with the company.
I said, "Don't let me work so much overtime." No, no, everyone is doing it. I'm just being honest, but it's kind of unreasonable that the manager is angry, and I feel sorry for him.
Emotionally, I was like, "If you have a complaint, go to me directly, is that the company's way of doing things?"
Tarzan Yamamoto: The director is a free man. I'm actually an outlaw.
Director: While doing chores like that, I keep coming up with ideas about what I should do or what I should do. I've been raised a lot and received a lot of money, so I feel like I'm being nosy if I don't contribute at least this much (laughs).
It's the same with improving day-to-day operations, and it's the same with the content of the services we handle.
I was assigned to the Safety Service Center of the New Service Division of the Operations Department.
If we do more of this, the overall system will definitely improve, and the numbers will go up.
Every time we have a meeting or meeting, I, as the newcomer, often make a number of bullet points and make suggestions.
That's all I'm going to propose today.
Tarzan Yamamoto: Kukuku
Director: You're an annoying newcomer (laughs), but you can't do your chores satisfactorily, but what are you going to say today (laughs)?
Tarzan Yamamoto: In the world of salarymen, that's a nuisance. That's what it means.
It's better to keep silent without suggesting anything. It's a vertical society.
That's why, even at Baseball Magazine, when someone at the bottom of the line speaks up in a meeting, they look at you from above and crush you, so you put a lot of pressure on them.
But that's also kind of a bad thing about Japan organizations. Essentially, the people at the bottom are the ones who are the ones who are most exposed to the work and know the problems there. We have to adopt it. I have to scoop it up. That's the way it is now.
Director: That's right (laughs) At Toudoukan , that's exactly the theme right now, and the staff at the site are working on finding problems and improving them on their own (laughs).
However, many of my opinions at the time were not understanding my position, so when I think about it now, I had some problems (laughs).
If you proudly say that you are a section manager in the project class, you will be paid at the gate (wry smile).
I was often scolded by the leader, saying, "It's not a story for you to talk about" (laughs).
However, when it came to improving on-site operations, the seniors on the same team were amused and listened to us because we were talking about the work that was lying in front of us, and we were a young team of five, but we discussed them one by one, and we rejected them because if we did this, other problems would come up, which was fine, but it was troublesome, so we put it on hold. Sometimes, I feel like I'm going to try this and get hired (laughs).
He faced me properly, judged the merits and demerits, and fought me head-on.
I was grateful and had a lot of fun.
In fact, I learned a lot from that discussion in terms of broadening my perspective, and I am still grateful for it.
Tarzan Yamamoto: Selection
Director: Well, the biggest thing for me in doing Zundoko was 、、、
There was an in-house venture project at the company.
▲ On the far right, with seniors on the same team