Chapter 202: Crossing the Ranks
The direct flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong that Masayoshi Kishimoto and his group were traveling on landed smoothly on the runway of the Hong Kong International Airport. This meant that the destination of their trip had arrived.
At the same time, Rumiko Kato, who had come to the Hong Kong International Airport early to meet them, was waiting for them with a nervous mood.
Rumiko Kato knew in her heart that she was originally a graduate of an extremely ordinary high school in Tokyo. She was able to be sent to Hong Kong to become the head of the office, that is a rare opportunity for training and promotion.
She treasured this hard-won opportunity and vowed to make some outstanding achievements. Otherwise, not only the top will not look favorably on her, but also the bottom will not serve her.
If she didn’t do well, she would naturally be transferred back to Tokyo. Whether or not she would still have a chance to stay at the headquarters, it was hard to say. Even if she stayed at the headquarters, she would be marginalized and would never have a chance to make a name for herself in the future.
Rumiko Kato knew that if she wanted to integrate into a place, then being able to hear the local language became quite important, and was where she achieved her advantage of differentiation.
After all, how many Japanese in the entire Hard Gold Group could hear Cantonese? So, she took the initiative and actively enrolled in a Cantonese class after work, which she paid for out of her own pocket.
Rumiko Kato’s motivation was all from Ota Feitsugu. If it wasn’t for the fact that there was a high school graduate like Ota, who had managed to rise all the way up to become the head of the department, in front of her, she would have never thought of advancing any further.
An ordinary person like herself would have been satisfied with becoming an official member of a company. It was a blessing that she had managed to survive until she reached the level of section chief, and that was the end of the line.
As long as the company didn’t close down, go bankrupt, or lay off employees, I could work peacefully until I retired. Even if I get married in the middle of my life, I don’t want to go back to my family and stop working.
As for those who were sent by the company to set up offices in major foreign cities, they not only looked good on their resumes, but also had a lot of relevant work experience.
Miyazaki Ryui, Kobayashi Kiyoshi, Sato Hidetaka, which one of them was not a graduate of a famous school? The only one who didn’t graduate from a prestigious school was himself, and he was a woman.
Once a person has hope, then there is bound to be motivation for positive progress. When Rumiko Kato was faced with opportunities and challenges, she did not choose to retreat, but resisted the pressure she had never felt before.
Her university entrance exams were not as stressful as they are now. She only slept four or five hours a day, even on weekends, and would study English.
This was all because after she came here, she realized that in this one place, Hong Kong, apart from Cantonese, English was equally very important.
If one felt that one’s personal energy was low, medication to boost one’s spirits was a must. For this reason, it has become one of the things she keeps in her handbag at all times.
Her attitude towards her work was serious and responsible. At the very least, she thought that she could not let down Chairman Masayoshi Kishimoto’s trust in her.
At this time, standing in the Hong Kong International Airport Kato Rumiko heart also has a very good number, Kishimoto justice and other people’s arrival, not only is the field inspection of Hong Kong’s investment environment, but also a test of their own work.
Kato Rumiko saw them walk out, took the initiative to bring people to greet up. He placed his hands on top of his knees and very formally bowed towards Kishimoto Masayoshi is a deep ninety degree bow.
“Why do I see that you’ve lost even more weight than in the past? Can’t it be that you’re not used to the food here?” Masayoshi Kishimoto said casually.
“Nope. The food in Hong Kong is alright. Even if you’re not used to their Cantonese food, there are still quite a few more authentic Japanese restaurants. This should be the weight loss caused by my hard work.” Rumiko Kato said bluntly.
Kobayashi Kiyoshi sneered a bit and said, “Working hard is supposed to be our job. Otherwise, why would the company pay you so much salary every month? You even brought it out in front of the chairman, what is your intention?
If you feel that it’s too hard for you to take on the role of head of an office, then you can take the initiative to apply for a transfer back to the Tokyo headquarters to continue doing your normal administrative work.”
“I’m sorry, I slipped up.” Rumiko Kato bowed deeply to Kiyoshi Kobayashi. The reason why she did not dare to defend herself was because she was trained by the Japanese company culture of absolute obedience from subordinates to superiors.
Moreover, she also knew that Kobayashi Kiyoshi was a well-known workaholic within the group. Not only that, his machismo is also well-known within the group company.
She remembered clearly that the other party even openly said in the internal meeting of the group company that women should get married and have children early and not come out to work.
The work thing is still left to their men to do. For this reason, as the administrative minister, Ota Hidetori argued with him on the spot.
Since Kobayashi Kiyoshi had taken charge of Hard Gold Investment Company, the rest of the staff, except for the receptionist, who was a woman, were all male employees. Even his secretary was a man.
Rumiko Kato didn’t believe that Chairman Masayoshi Kishimoto didn’t know these things. After all, the complaint of an ordinary female employee who worked within Hard Gold Capital and was very courageous had been directed to him.
As a result, she was transferred out of her original position to the administrative department of the headquarters by a transfer order. In fact, it is explicitly promoted and secretly demoted.
Other people used to work in the business group when they worked in Hard Gold Capital. This income can be lower than the current a lot, the future also than the past promotion opportunities become smaller.
Of course, she can also choose to take the initiative to leave, but it is not easy to come in, and can see with their own eyes that the group of companies as the rising sun is flourishing, still by who is truly willing to leave it?
If you quit your job because of this kind of thing, you will be tainted in your future job search. In the male-dominated Japanese society, there was no female subordinate who liked to snitch like her.
In Kato Rumiko’s opinion, the reason why the chairman did not speak out was to show a kind of acquiescence to Kobayashi Kiyoshi, and secondly, it was to value the company’s performance and personal ability. As for how Kiyoshi Kobayashi’s leadership style and preferences were, he did not care.
Rumiko Kato’s unilateral view did not mean that Masayoshi Kishimoto felt the same way. The reason why he had dealt with that one ordinary female employee who had complained about Kiyoshi Kobayashi in the first place was, on the one hand, because she had broken the rules first and crossed the line.
This belonged to a big taboo within the company. If he still by or make encouragement, then there will be a second, third, and even more people in the future to follow the “desperate”.
The reality is not “Durarara promotion book” inside the aura of the heroine supported Durarara again and again and again to carry out a variety of oversteps.
On the other hand, he still inwardly recognized her courage, after all, in the Japanese company, the subordinate to do so will be absolutely suppressed by the superiors, in the future in the company do not want to have a good life.
For this reason, he did not believe that the other party would be so stupid as to not even know this. He thought she was a first time offender and a graduate who had just left the university, and only then did he make a lenient sentence that was acceptable to all parties.