Why I wanted to shout about the 'pride of a small town factory' at a Hello Work filled with famous company names [Work that helps you regain a sense of life's fulfillment]
Last week, I visited several local Hello Work offices.
On the 'Recommended Jobs' and 'Latest Jobs' boards on the lobby walls, the names of famous companies that everyone in this Mikawa region knows were lined up.
To be honest, standing before that sight, I was left stunned.
Our company name was not there.
It felt like I was being confronted with the reality that no matter how good an environment we create, or how much pride we take in our technology, in this sea of information, we are still like 'invisible people'.
However, what pushed me forward was a single comment from the staff at the counter.
'Your job posting is really great. With this, I can confidently recommend it to the next person who comes in.'
Those words made me realize something.
・The environment we have protected: '16:40 finish, with regular operations ending by 18:40 at the latest.'
・Exciting examples of career advancement.
・A job posting packed with content that conveys our passion.
These are by no means just for show. They are the non-negotiable lines we draw so that every employee can live while feeling the 'fulfillment of their own life'.
Regaining the 'fulfillment of life' here.
Much of modern work is completed within a screen, or as part of a massive system where it is difficult to see 'what you have actually accomplished'.
The world keeps turning whether you are there or not.
Amidst that feeling,aren't many people losing that certain sense of 'living their own life' before they even realize it?
The work of forging goes in the exact opposite direction.
Thousands of tons of pressure, scorching heat. You control it all with your five senses, transforming a rugged lump of iron into the shape you envisioned.
If you strike it, the iron will surely respond and change its shape.Forging has an intense 'sense of fulfillment' that cannot be faked.
The sense of omnipotence that 'I can change something with my own hands'—something we were starting to lose. We regain it, one strike at a time, along with the sound of hammering red-hot iron.
I believe that manufacturing is not just about making products.
Through the process of hammering iron and refining its shape, you reform your own 'will' and 'pride'.
In other words,I am convinced that it is about regaining the 'fulfillment of one's life' through 'manufacturing'.
Closing the factory at 18:40. That is a ritual to return to 'myself'.
We do not accept having our lives consumed by work. In our regular schedule, we 'finish at 16:40 and leave the site by 18:40 at the latest'.
We set this boundary because we want you to take the 'fulfillment' you gained at work back into your own life. By becoming free before 7 PM, you can spend time as an individual with your family, immerse yourself in hobbies, or recharge your energy for tomorrow.
Polishing your 'pride as a craftsman' at work, and enjoying 'richness as an individual' in your private life. I am convinced that only when these two wheels are aligned can a person become a 'cool adult'.
Becoming a company that is 'specifically searched for'.
Even if our name isn't on the Hello Work bulletin board,
・'I want to see the job posting for that company on Note, the one called Howa Toko.'
・'Please introduce me to Howa Toko.'
I want to build the kind of trust where people search for us by name.
Even without a famous sign, we have 'warmth'.
Clumsy veterans laugh and say, 'If it involves physical work, call me anytime,' and if there is trouble, they swarm together to help each other. That kind of body heat, which cannot be written in a manual, flows through this workplace.
I want 'Howa Toko' to be the place you finally arrive at while searching for information.
I want you to see the job posting, think 'I'd like to see this,' visit the factory or have an interview, resonate with our will, and then feel your heart swell with the desire to 'try working here' of your own volition.
Until I can meet someone like you, I will continue to weave words here. I am waiting in this factory in Anjo for companions who will join me in carrying on the 'flame of life' that is forging.
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