hello.
I will be writing the second installment of this series.
This time, I started off wondering what I should write, but since this is a "series," I thought that I could get to know Yamagata Yuka as a person through the series.
Therefore, the theme will be "60% of exciting jobs," which was also mentioned briefly in the first installment, "Yamagata Yuka: Marriage and Career Change."
I've heard that it's best to write what you want to read, and in terms of how to find work, rather than something that is broadly applicable to everyone, I want to deliver it with a warmth that you, who are a little troubled, would want to read.
"60% of work is exciting"
What do you value most when you're working?
What HR wants to know is:
What values does the person have?
It said, "I'm currently working in a job where I'm interviewing people,
I also found this statement very convincing.
In other words,
If you yourself are not able to verbalize your own values,
Let alone doing the work that will truly make you happy.
I think it's difficult to find a place like that.
Everyone has different values when it comes to work.
Similarly, the values expected of employees vary from place to place.
It's not a question of right or wrong, but rather that a person's values reveal their character, so I want to know that. That's probably what I really want to know.
I may sound like I'm being arrogant, but I'll be honest and say that I myself experienced an experience where I was confused and at a loss as to how to change my work style after getting married and experiencing poor health.
It was such a silly time that it makes me blush when I think back on it now.
At the time, I had just gotten married and was proud of the fact that I had worked so hard, traveling from Hokkaido to Fukushima, Kagawa to Tokushima in just two weeks, so for the first time in my life I became a NEET (occupation: housewife).
However, having no connection to society felt lonely, so I decided to find a job that would bring in a decent amount of money and allow me to balance my work and family life, and so I started going to interviews without thinking too much about it.
yes.
Dentist's reception.
IT-related affairs.
Cosmetic surgery office.
And so on.
Now that I think about it, I can't even remember why I chose them.
I chose this job without any reason. The conditions were no overtime, close to home, and good salary. These were the three points.
However, one day when I was cleaning up my parents' house,
When I was desperately studying at the studio to prepare for the entrance exam to art school,
Find your practice notebook.
Written there in scribbled letters was, "I'm not just this. I can draw more. I can definitely draw more."
As I reminisce, I suddenly wonder, "I'm sure he must have written it with tears in his eyes after experiencing some very disappointing experience."
Why did I choose to go to art school?
Why did my parents send me to art school?
From the moment I thought that,
I turned down all the offers.
I still remember how shocked I was when I realized that I was using marriage as an excuse to abandon my identity as someone who draws and creates, thinks and produces, something that had been important to me since I was old enough to understand.
What a pathetic decision he was about to make.
I had a wrong understanding of my values.
Do you hate the fact that you can no longer live the life or use your time the way you did when you were single, working as much as you wanted without any fear?
Or are you suffering or sad because your work style doesn't allow you to spend time with your family?
You have a family and a job.
Which one do you want to prioritize?
You have the following thoughts about living and working:
What values do you have?
The answer I gave was,
"I want to cherish everything."
These are our values.
Based on these values, I searched for a place where I could fulfill my ideal way of working, "working enthusiastically 60% of the time," and where I could express my identity, which is "creation," and as fate would have it, I ended up at the place where I work now.
I want to be able to not use my family or my work as an excuse, but to be able to be proud of my younger self and cherish the efforts I have made so far.
No one else can choose that way of life or make it come true.
That's where I learned to be myself.
I think there are many different types of people, some who seek stimulation in their work and others who seek stability.
It's not about which one is right, but what's important is to approach the certainty of what you really want to do.
It may seem easy to approach yourself, but it's actually surprisingly difficult.
Still, we only have one life, and working is something we spend a lot of time doing.
I chose "60% exciting work."
If you are reading this, what values do you have when it comes to your work?
If you take a moment to think about it, your everyday work might start to look even more brilliant from tomorrow.
P.S.
I've written a lot of nice things, but when I first joined the company, I was crying every day (laughs).
Working isn't easy, but I believe I can make it a meaningful time for myself, and five years have passed!
Yuka Yamagata
After working as a textile designer, she was in charge of planning, sales and design for carpets and rugs, and is now an art director focusing on spatial design. One of her responsibilities at work is managing designers. She started writing serials under the name "Yamagata Yuka." In her private life, she lives a relaxed life with her pet dog and a very ordinary husband. She loves Natsuo Giniro's books.