Interview Article: What is the most Inspired Career Fly in Japan for international IT engineer at Diverta -vol.2

An interview with an international business person who makes own career at Japanese company as being a professional business expert.
The interview theme is [My Career Fly].
What is the motivation to work for them? Spotlight their career vision and motivation for work itself.

Vol.1 

CF : Since you are involved in more than one project, do you need to do overtime as well?

L : Not a lot. We have flexible working hours with four hours of core time. Even if there is a need to sit for long hours due to work, it can be compensated later by leaving earlier another day. Before coming to Japan, I had the impression that Japan has a poor work-life balance, but after working in Diverta, that impression has changed.

CF : Apart from your work what else do you like about Japan?

A : I like the fact that Japan is so convenient & safe in so many ways. You have no logistics problem, trains are always on time. Air is clean and so is the city. Japanese people show respect for each other. Unlike France, in Japan the respect is part of the manners.

L : For me too, Japan is very convenient, safe, and well connected by public transport. They have the best service industry. Also, people don’t lose things here easily. People here have pride and will not stoop so low to steal other people's belongings. Ja-pan is what it is because of its people.
Japanese people are very respectful, and because human behavior tends to be influenced by their environment, even foreigners in Japan behave more respectful and well-mannered.

Freedom to Communicate with our CEO is the Most Wonderful Culture!

CF: What is about the best and worst part of Japanese corporate culture?

A : I can’t say (and don't think) it is like that in all Japanese companies, but in Diverta I think the best part is the engineering freedom and the desire of constant improvement. We can ask our CEO about anything, suggest any change and if accepted, immediately implement it.

L : It’s a flat culture and ideas are always welcomed.

CF: Disadvantages?

A : There are fixed and rigid rules that usually don't change. Unlike France, where there are not that many rules yet we learn to be self-responsibility (corporate responsibility), in Japan, the employees are not trusted to think properly or behave responsibly, so there is a lot of basic, rigid rules that all have to respect regardless of the context. If you have respected the rule but the consequence was bad, you are not to blame. So by fear-ing the blame, everyone sticks to the rules and people are rarely proactive. In France, you may take risks with a proactive decision, where you could be praised or blamed depending on the result. However in Japan, there is a policy of not allowing anyone to do anything unplanned, therefore everything feels like it should be covered by the rules. Even though I think Diverta is better than most Japanese companies, I can still feel this lack of trust to make decisions.

L : Yeah, in a way it is their society and they have been programmed to function according to rules. Often, rules are not explicitly stated, but people around you convey it in a subtle way.

Continuing to the Vol.3............