We recently welcomed a new coworker. Our job is on an assembly line, so if one person is slow, then all of us gets affected. The fact that I know I could do a better job, makes the situation more frustrating. What should I do with this frustration towards my new colleague? (20s Male)
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Work is accomplished through cooperation and by using each other’s strengths. This understanding will help you gain a meaning and purpose through work, and results will follow.
Shinji (*1)
Work—it is to cherish the encounter and do things that meets the other person’s feelings.
You will naturally live with the flow.
The more the unmei of each other come together, effort will bear fruit and there will be many accomplishments.
If your work is greatly affected and if you are seeing the effect on the efficiency of your team’s work, it might be important to tell your boss about the current situation and discuss what can be done to improve it.
But before talking to your boss, there might be some things you can do to better the situation. For example, give your new colleague some tips on efficient work habits on an assembly line. If you act and speak out with frustration in your heart, it will just bring negative atmosphere to the work environment. And not only that, you might end up losing trust from your colleagues as well. What’s important is to reflect on yourself to see if you were lacking a kokoro to accept and welcome your new colleague. Do your best with your responsibilities. And help make your working environment to be a place filled with harmony, as well as to be a place where each individual can extend their most abilities.
*1 Shinji: The principles and teachings that are the word of Ōyamanezunomikoto and given to us through Shisha.