Bye-Bye Mr. So-So (Mediocre)

Opening a large box of pandora in COVID-19 at the labor market

Coaching from Sub Zero — fighting against COVID-19 with Zoom /Spring 2020 / Session 7

(Credit; Kimika Tokai)

COVID-19 is THE major factor for the global economy, I am sure. However, at the most of the bankruptcy or raised issues, COVID-19 was not the sudden and prime factors for ending games, but at the most of cases, already issues have been existing for a long time, and COVID-19 was just a trigger to this existing and hidden problem to let them come up above the water.

The labor market in Japan will be right on the spot.

This week, my class was focused on how to survive in this tough market. Kicked-off from the analysis of the status quo of the current economy and set forecast on the major change. Received several lively comments from the viewpoints of students, facing suspension at their part-time job as the temporary and sometimes permanent closure of restaurants and bars in Kyoto.

What is the major finding during this contingency?

I would summarize that the hidden un-productive workers, who considered that only showing up to the office should be a job, have been leaked…