In
July, we held a morning meeting that included a long-service award ceremony.
The
photo at the beginning shows me with the six members of the 40-year service
group who joined the company in the same year I did.
They are Mr. S, Mr. O, Mr. M, and Mr. K. The two (Mr. K and Mr. W) are based in Tokyo and participated online via video call. To reiterate, we all started working at ISOWA the same year.
Those celebrating 30 years of service are Mr. H and Mr. A.
And
the one celebrating 20 years of service is Mr. A from the Sendai branch office.
Congratulations
to everyone. Above all, thank you for
your years of contribution.
In
the afternoon, I attended a test for new product development at the factory.
Many
employees gathered and discussed the test in a friendly atmosphere.
When
it came to deciding the conditions for the next test, differing opinions arose between
Mr. M, the project initiator, and Mr. S, the group leader.
Mr.
A (the one on the left in the photo above), who had just received the 30-year
service award this morning and is responsible for coordinating the team, followed
Mr. S's instructions without hesitation.
“The project initiator is Mr. M!” everyone teased, but Mr. A jokingly
replied, “I am aiming for 40 or 50 years of service, so I will follow the
instructions of my superior, Mr. S!”
I
realized once again that this is one of ISOWA's strengths, being able to
maintain this kind of relaxed atmosphere, even during such an important product
development test.
Although
Mr. A has only been with the company for 30 years, his witty reply was
impressive enough to make me want to give him the 40-year service award
(laughs).
The
tests will continue for a while, so let's all work hard and have fun!
