We, Japanese, basically use chopsticks. There
is a right way to use chopsticks, but some of us don’t know how.
Once I read an interview article. In the
article, a Japanese CEO said, “I will never hire a person who uses chopsticks
the wrong way. Their parents had tried to educate them on how to use chopsticks
correctly, but they refused to accept the education. Educating this kind of
people is a waste of time.”
When I read this article, I thought the CEO
was stupid. I know many excellent people who use chopsticks in a unique way.
There are many examples in different fields. Some had done a great achievement
differently from the traditional way. We should not evaluate people just
because of how they use chopsticks.
I talked to one of my friends about this idea.
His response was an unexpected one:
“What? The company
gives opportunity to have a meal with the CEO before the job offer?”
He was a jobseeker during the financial crisis
in 2008.
The CEO may be stupid, but at least the company
is careful about employment.
Picture by Omori Yamori
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