Topic N2
Japanese Learning
28. Life - Work-Life Balance
N2 Conversation Lesson 28 - Life - Work-Life Balance
๐ฌDialogue
ๆ่ฟใใใฏใผใฏใฉใคใใใฉใณในใใจใใ่จ่ใๆงใ ใชๅ ด้ขใง่ณใซใใใใใซใชใใพใใใญใ
Recently, we have come to hear the word "work-life balance" in various situations.
ใใใไปไบใจ็ง็ๆดปใใใใซไธก็ซใใใใใใ็พไปฃไบบใฎๅคงใใช่ชฒ้กใซใชใฃใฆใใใจ่จใใพใใ
Yes. It can be said that how to balance work and personal life is becoming a major issue for modern people.
้ทๆ้ๅดๅใๅธธๆ ๅใใฆใใ้ๅปใจใฏ้ใใไปใฏ่ชๅใใใ็ใๆนใ้่ฆใใไบบใๅขใใฆใใพใใใใญใ
Unlike the past when long working hours were the norm, nowadays the number of people who value a lifestyle true to themselves is increasing.
ใใฃใใใ้ใใงใใใใใใๅถๅบฆใๆดใฃใฆใใฆใใๅฎ้ใซๆ็ตฆไผๆใๅๅพใใใใ้ฐๅฒๆฐใใใใใฏๅฅๅ้กใงใใ
You're exactly right. However, even if the system is well-established, whether there is an atmosphere where it is actually easy to take paid leave is another matter.
็ขบใใซใไธๅธใๅๅใฎ็ฎใๆฐใซใใฆไผใใฎใใใใใฃใฆใใพใใฑใผในใฏๅฐใชใใชใใใใงใใญใ
Indeed, it seems there are not a few cases where people hesitate to take time off, worrying about the eyes of their bosses or colleagues.
ใฏใใใใใไผ็คพๅดใๅใๆนๆน้ฉใๆจ้ฒใใใจใใใงใ็พๅ ดใฎๆ่ญใๅคใใใชใใใฐๆๅณใใใใพใใใ
Yes. No matter how much the company side promotes work style reform, it's meaningless unless the awareness on the ground changes.
ๅไบบใฎๅชๅใฎใฟใชใใใ็ต็นๅ จไฝใฎ้ขจๅๆน้ฉใไธๅฏๆฌ ใ ใจใใใใจใงใใญใ
That means that not only individual efforts, but reforming the culture of the entire organization is indispensable.
ใใใไพใใฐใๆฅญๅใใใผใ ใงๅๆ ใใ่ชฐใใไผใใงใไปไบใๅใไป็ตใฟใไฝใใใจใๆฑใใใใพใใ
Yes. For example, dividing tasks within a team and creating a mechanism where work gets done even if someone is absent is required.
ใใใใใฐใ่ฒๅ ใไป่ญทใจไปไบใไธก็ซใใชใใใฐใชใใชใไบบใซใจใฃใฆใๅคงใใชๆฏใใซใชใใพใใใญใ
If that is done, it will be a big support for those who have to balance work with childcare or nursing care.
ใใฎ้ใใงใใๅคๆงใชๅใๆนใ่จฑๅฎนใใๆ่ปๆงใใใใใใใใใฎไผๆฅญใซๆฑใใใใๅผทใฟใซใชใใงใใใใ
Exactly. The flexibility to allow diverse work styles will precisely be the strength required for future companies.
็คพๅกไธไบบใฒใจใใฎ็ๆดปใๅ ๅฎใใฆๅใใฆใไปไบใฎ็็ฃๆงใๅไธใใใจใใ่ฏๅพช็ฐใ็ใพใใใฎใงใใญใ
It is only when the lives of each employee are fulfilled that work productivity also improves, creating a virtuous cycle, doesn't it?
ใฏใใ็งใใก่ช่บซใใๆฅใ ใฎๆ้ใฎไฝฟใๆนใ่ฆ็ดใ่ฏใๆฉไผใใใใใพใใใ
Yes. It might also be a good opportunity for us ourselves to review how we use our daily time.
โญKey Expressions
๏ฝใใจใใใง
Used to express that an action will not lead to a positive result or change.
๏ฝใฆๅใใฆ
Expresses that only after doing or experiencing something does one realize or achieve a new state.
๏ฝใซใใใใใใ
Something happens contrary to the normal expectation from a situation.
๏ฝใฎใฟใชใใ
Formal version of "dake de naku". Indicates an influence spreading to a wider scope.
โQuestions
Aใฏ้ๅปใจ็พๅจใจใงๅใๆนใใฉใๅคใใฃใใจ่ฟฐในใฆใใพใใใ
Bใฏๅใๆนๆน้ฉใๆๅใใใใใซใฏไฝใๅฟ ่ฆใ ใจไธปๅผตใใฆใใพใใใ
Aใฏใฉใฎใใใช็ถๆ ใซใชใใใจใง่ฏๅพช็ฐใ็ใพใใใจ่จใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใจใใใงใใฎๆญฃใใๆๅณใฏใฉใใงใใใ
๐Vocabulary
ไธก็ซใใใ
ใใใใใคใใใ
to make compatible / to balance
ๅธธๆ ๅ
ใใใใใใ
normalization / becoming a regular state
้ฐๅฒๆฐ
ใตใใใ
atmosphere
ใใใใ
ใใใใ
to hesitate
้ขจๅ
ใตใใฉ
culture / climate (of an organization)
่ฒๅ
ใใใ
childcare
่ฏๅพช็ฐ
ใใใใใ ใใใ
virtuous cycle
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