Topic N1
Japanese Learning
Work - Working from Home and the Future of the Office
N1 Conversation lesson 19: Work - Working from Home and the Future of the Office
๐ฌDialogue
ใใฌใฏใผใฏใฎๅฎ็ใฏใๅพๆฅใฎใๅฏพ้ข้่ฆใใฎๅดๅๆ ฃ่กใๆ นๅบใใ่ฆ็ดใๅฅฝๆฉใจใชใใพใใใ
The establishment of telework has become a great opportunity to fundamentally review the conventional "face-to-face centered" labor practices.
ใใใ้ๅคๆ้ใฎๅๆธใQOLใๅไธใใใไธๆนใงใๅฏพ้ขใซใใๆๆ็้ใฎๆฌ ๅฆใๆธๅฟตใใๅฃฐใใใใพใใญใ
Yes. While reducing commuting time improves QOL, there are also voices concerned about the lack of communication through face-to-face contact.
ใชใใฃในใฎๅจใๆนใใๅใชใใไฝๆฅญใฎๅ ดใใใใๅต้ ็ใชๅฏพ่ฉฑใ็ใใใใใใธใจๅคๅฎนใใคใคใใใพใใ
The nature of the office is also transforming from a mere "place of work" to a "hub" that generates creative dialogue.
ใใฎ้ใใงใใ็ปไธ็ใชๆ้็ฎก็ใซๅบๅทใใใฎใงใฏใชใใใขใฆใใซใ ใ้่ฆใใ่ชๅพ็ใชๅใๆนใธใทใใใในใใงใใ
Exactly. Instead of clinging to uniform time management, we should shift to autonomous working styles that emphasize outcomes.
ใฏใใใใธใฟใซใฎๅฉไพฟๆงใไบซๅใใคใคใใใใซใใผใ ใฎๅธฐๅฑๆ่ญใ้ธๆใใฆใใใใๅใใใฆใใพใใ
Yes. While enjoying the convenience of digital tools, the challenge is how to foster a sense of belonging within the team.
ใใใ็ฉ็็ใช่ท้ขใ่ถใใฆใ็ฎ็ใๅ ฑๆใ้ซใๅใใๆ่ปใช็ต็นใใใใใใใใใฎๆไปฃใ็ใๆใใฎใงใใใใญใ
Yes. Flexible organizations that can share goals and elevate each other across physical distances will surely survive the era to come.
โญKey Expressions
๏ฝๆ นๅบใใ่ฆ็ดใ
Used when wanting to completely change an old mindset or system.
๏ฝ๏ผใซ๏ผๆธๅฟตใใ
Used when there is a bad prediction or something worrying.
๏ฝ๏ผใ๏ผไบซๅใใ
Describes enjoying a benefit or right.
๏ฝ๏ผ็ใๆใ๏ผ
Emphasizes persistence and resilience to overcome harsh circumstances.
๐Vocabulary
ๅฎ็ใใ
ใฆใใกใใใใ
to take root / become established
ๆๆ็้
ใใใใคใ
mutual understanding / communication
ใใ
ใฏใถ
hub
ๅธฐๅฑๆ่ญ
ใใใใใใ
sense of belonging
ไบซๅใใ
ใใใใใ ใใ
to enjoy / receive
็ใๆใ
ใใใฌใ
to survive
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