A Man in Suit!

     My first impression of Mr. Kitashiro was someone who is well dressed and his hair neatly combed to the side. I thought he was serious at first but he had a nice sense of humor just like Hibiya-sensei. Mr. Kitashiro said we can speak English if we study the language for 6 months...Then he added the word "INTENSIVELY," which made everyone in our class laugh. He also like the approach of "ATM," which I thought was cute. I hope he won't be mad at me for calling him "cute." He only takes his anger out on someone three times a year right? Wink. Wink ;) I thought Mr. Kitashiro and Hibiya-sensei is similar in that they both promote diversity and support women's activity.
     As I said before, I work at a fast food restaurant. I personally felt that a lot of the tips Mr. Kitashiro gave us applied to my own part time job. I truly enjoy my part time job and when I wonder why...It was all what Mr. Kitashiro had said. First, I do my best at my current position, which is the register. Also, my manager let me challenge myself once in a while by trying out the new position like making burgers instead of serving customers at the register. Furthermore, I completely agree with the statement that "Doing things right even when people are not watching is important." Again, take fast food restaurant as an example of this! An employee notice the coffee machine flashing "Brew new coffee!" If no one is looking, the employee could serve customers old cups of coffee but that would lead to customer complaint. In addition, it might lead other employees to behave the same. Of course, this is also not fair to the customers because they pay for their coffee.
     Here are other tips I have learned from Mr. Kitashiro. There is a lot so I guess I'll just list them down below!

1. It's best if you read books while you are students. He recommends old books on Japanese history, Chinese history, ancient Greece or Rome because old books have what they call "unique value."

2. "Do not reprimand your manager in front of his or her people as much as possible"...because that would hurt one's pride.

3. Learn your own country's history first...before learning about other countries. This comes in handy once you start interacting with foreign people in a company(during coffee breaks or something).

I would like to thank Mr. Kitashiro very much for taking his time to talk to us :)