If you have no intention of using it, it won't be conveyed. If you have no intention of having it used, you will end up dissatisfied.

Today's misfortune is the seed of future success.

I am Tsumuo, a lowly employee currently in training, aiming for independence.

I have experienced changing workplaces several times.

Each time, I have gone through the process from being in training to becoming independent and then teaching others.

This time, having repeatedly been in the position of being taught and then teaching, I would like to bring up the things I am conscious of in each role.

I have moved from one workplace to another where people don't stay or where there are problems.

In those places, I am taught work as a newcomer, but since they are workplaces with problems without exception, there are all sorts of things that happen. (lol)

In workplaces where all sorts of things happen, when I am being taught work, the thought that inevitably crosses my mind is,

“Are you really the one saying that...”
“I don't want to hear that from you...”

That is the thought. (lol)

I won't go into detail because my dissatisfaction would explode (lol), but in workplaces where all sorts of things happen, logic that wouldn't pass from an outside perspective often prevails, and in many cases, they don't even recognize that it is a problem.

Because of that, people who cannot adapt well to the common sense of that workplace tend to be labeled as “useless” and excluded.

People labeled as “useless” naturally quit sooner or later. And, in such workplaces, they usually continue to speak ill of the people who have left for a long time.

In reality, there is no point in working hard in such a place, so conversely, they are the ones being abandoned, but...

Since I am being taught work in such a workplace, dissatisfaction naturally arises. (lol)

Even if I intend not to show it in my attitude, it seems that something is conveyed, and when I have that kind of mindset, human relationships don't go well either.

However, as long as I need to be taught work in that workplace, it is not about winning or losing, but I need to yield.

At such times, I try to be conscious of “letting them use me.”

When thinking about work, setting aside emotional aspects, I tell myself that what matters is that the workplace functions smoothly, not that it functions exactly as I want it to.

In any case, approaching others with complaints and dissatisfaction will not make things run smoothly, and the fact remains that you are being taught.

If that is the case, I believe the workplace will run more smoothly if you think about how to make yourself useful, regardless of the situation.

Strangely enough, I have often found that the other person's attitude differs depending on whether I am being taught while thinking, 'I don't want to be told that by you...', or while thinking, 'I want to make myself useful.'

What I find hard to accept here is the feeling of, 'Why should I have to deal with people like this...', but in the long run, once you are independent, the situation will change.

The current situation is just a passing point, and in fact, I have managed to get to the point where I am entrusted with tasks one way or another.

Therefore, when I am being taught a job at a new workplace, I make a conscious effort to 'make myself useful.'

It is truly strange, but I feel that when I think this way, my dissatisfaction does not grow larger than necessary. (There are exceptions, haha.)

Conversely, what do I keep in mind when I am in the position of teaching someone a job?

It is to 'make use of them.' (Please forgive me for being completely self-centered here...)

I used to be someone who,

'Thought I was teaching the job, but was actually just pointing out mistakes.'

...

I would just say, 'That's no good. You have to do it this way,' without being able to think together with the other person about how they could actually do it.

Looking back now, the person being told that must have thought, 'I know that, but I can't do it...'

I now believe that pointing out mistakes is ineffective unless it is paired with a plan for improvement.

And a plan for improvement will not lead to real progress unless you are looking at the other person.

I believe that by recognizing that you are there to make good use of the person teaching you, your thinking will lead to improvement plans, such as how they can become capable or how they can be utilized with their current skill level.

What you must not get wrong here is that this is different from thinking, 'I'll use them.'

It is truly strange how, even if you are doing the same thing, if you think, 'I'll use them,' your message will not get across well.

Some people might find this offensive, but I believe that, in the end, it doesn't matter who does the work, as long as it gets done.

This might be an unpleasant statement, especially for those who take pride in their current work.

In fact, my younger self would have been outraged. (Haha)

However, even techniques that I spent ten years developing can be done by others once I teach them...

I suppose the struggle of creation is different from the hurdle of inheritance...

The people I taught were all able to do it without exception, to the point where I felt embarrassed for having been so arrogant as to think only I could do it...

That complicated feeling you get when you teach someone something you learned through great hardship, and they just do it...

I try to think of it as being glad that it got across! Haha

Well, that's all for now.

I would be happy if today's story could serve as some kind of catalyst for someone.

Until next time, farewell.