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今日は、エジプトでお世話になった先輩が日本に帰ってきたというので、ランチを一緒にするために、彼の会社まで行ってきた。
I had lunch with my ex-co-worker today, who recently returned from a business trip to Egypt.
新しい職場での話を聞いていると、なんだか日系企業らしい問題を持っているなと思った。
During our conversation, he shared his current challenges working at a Japanese company.
彼は課長ポジションにも関わらず、結局自分で報告書をはじめとした書類作成をしなければならなかったり、部下を教育しなければならなかったりとメンバーとの仕事に追われている様子。
He mentioned that despite being a manager, he finds himself having to handle tasks such as creating business trip reports and training his staff, which keeps him busy.
また、海外事業が始まったばかりで社内ルールも未完成だという。一緒に仕事ができれば、と彼は言ってくれたが、そのせいもあってまだ誘うのは難しいとのこと。
Additionally, the company’s rules and procedures for overseas work are incomplete as the department was just established. While he expressed his desire to invite me to work with him, the necessary preparations haven’t been completed yet.
ただ、わたしも、まだまだ成長途中だし、新しい会社に転職したばかりなので、それはしたくない。次の会社でしっかり知識をつけてから、また一緒に仕事がしたい。
As for myself, I am not currently ready to make a job change since I will be starting a new position at a different company in April. My plan is to gain experience and learn new skills at my new company before considering the possibility of working with him in a few years.
To be continued.
