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2024-02-03 What is "Ussei-wa" from seniors to juniors? -- It is a reckless proposal that has not been cost-estimated. [長年日記]

I believe that Ado's hit song "Ussei-wa" is about the frustration of "unspoken subordinates" against their bosses, i.e., a song of avoidance and criticism from junior to senior.

But there is a reverse pattern.

It is a "Ussei-wa" from seniors to juniors.

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Seniors have been alive longer, so they have more experience no matter what, regardless of their qualities.

I faced more troubles than Junior and had to solve them before proceeding with my work.

Of course, this high level of experience has nothing to do with their effort or talent but the length of time.

So, while it is natural for seniors to "take advantage" of their experience, it is unreasonable for them to "brag" about this to juniors.

Seniors who do such things are simply "idiots," but there are many such idiots.

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Hence, from the junior's point of view, it may seem as if the senior 'exists only to get in the way of his work.

While a certain number of seniors are idiots, as described above, the majority are not.

They have good intentions by saying, "You don't have to get stuck in the same landmines I got stuck in.

However, even if the intentions were good, it is natural for Junior to feel "Ussei-wa."

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As a junior, I was tempted to say, 'Don't I have the right to fail?"

Therefore, I do not want to interfere with anyone's "right to fail," so I can stand smiling in front of a junior who may fail.

I got a little off-topic. Let me get back on track.

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What is "Ussei-wa" from seniors to juniors? -- It is a reckless proposal that has not been cost-estimated.

When you are as senior as I am, you can quickly visualize the cost, time frame, and number of resources that would be required just by listening to the proposal.

In addition, the likelihood of its failure can be intuitively predicted (although it is tedious to quantify and logically convert it).

And, well, new attempts usually fail -- but that can't be helped. It's a "new attempt.

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This 'intuitive prediction' of the senior seems to the junior to be 'present only to interfere with the junior's work.

However, in this case, the senior does not (or cannot) explain logically to the junior. It is even worse if they are "cutting corners" with that explanation.

But "logical explanations are troublesome".

Hence, the senior may choose to "leave the junior alone."

In this way, both seniors and juniors do not fight. Both smile and laugh, and both are unhappy

Well, I believe that is one of the "solutions."

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Incidentally, I have seen many brilliant young talents boldly take up the challenge and then fall in a heap -- with my smiling.

These "brilliant young talents" were often cocky, irreverent, and obnoxious, so I was able to "smile" from the bottom of my heart without any difficulty.

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Thus, one of my life mottos is

"I don't get in the way of brilliant young talent, but I don't help it either. But neither do I help them.