Pre-reading questions:
- What are the skills that an employee needs?
- What are the challenges of having many jobs for an individual?
Vocabulary:
1. increasingly [adverb] – more often or to a greater degree
Job-juggling has become increasingly common for workers in Japan.
2. juggle [verb] – to handle or deal with several things at one time
Workers juggle their jobs so they can earn more.
3. notion [noun] – a theory or belief held by a person or group
It is my notion to trust my employees to have several jobs.
4. outlook [noun] – a person’s point of view or general attitude to life
My outlook has changed ever since I started working.
5. growth [noun] – the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance
He is looking for growth in his current company.
Having multiple jobs or kakemochi is a practice of a single worker handling two or more jobs at the same time. It has become increasingly common in Japan as others juggle into several job positions. Even though it is hard for individuals with multiple jobs to balance their work and life, they still do it for additional income. Embracing the notion that trusting employees and wholeheartedly letting them hold other jobs will improve their abilities and outlook – therefore leading to a corporate growth.
True or False:
- Kakemochi is a practice of handling one job only.
- Job-juggling is increasingly common in Japan.
- Letting the employees hold other jobs will not improve their abilities.
- It is hard for individuals with multiple jobs to balance their work and life.
- Improving employees’ abilities and outlook could lead to corporate growth.