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Thinking from experience

| Alaudae.JP

What I think will be useful in the future is my experience as a carpenter, and my experience in helping a convenience store open dozens of new stores in Akita Prefecture.

He trained as a carpenter under his father.
I think I was able to make most of the buildings, except for the Japanese-style room.
However, at a time when I was worried that I would not be able to make a living as a single master, other events occurred and I began to dislike carpentry, so I gave up and quit.

Later, while looking for a job, I interviewed for a contract employee at a convenience store's Akita office for the opening of a new store, and I was hired.After my contract job ended, I considered becoming a mid-career employee or owner of a certain convenience store company (in the Tohoku region), but once I learned about the system, I decided to quit and give up, which I think was the right decision.
Also, I think I would have been criticized on blogs and Twitter now, but at that time I did the practical training with an athletic club style atmosphere.
I am deeply regretting this.
I apologize to the owner and all the part-time workers at that time.

When I look back on my past, I often reflect on it, so I don't want to remember the past.
However, it is true that these experiences are very useful for my current job.
Well, I can't say much because of confidentiality obligations...

One is that until around 2010, when a new convenience store opened, it was possible to decide whether it would continue or disappear based on location.
However, the current perspective and values of convenience stores are different from those of the time, so I have no idea...
Also, due to this influence, I unconsciously check things other than convenience stores.

What I thought was amazing while working as a contract employee was that before opening a new store, they would fix problems like entrances and exits if they were too bad, or if that didn't work, they would move the entire store. Moving the store cannot be done by a sole proprietor, but it should be possible to deal with issues such as entrances and exits.
That alone can change the customer's mood.
Leaving things as they are just because they are the defaults could be a signal to the customer, "Don't come again!"

Also, when I tried to be serious about cleaning the entrances of up to three neighboring houses, my part-time worker told me it was a hassle.
But if you keep at it, you'll end up hearing compliments from customers instead of complaints.

Even if you don't notice it, users and customers are always watching your actions.
Isn't it important to respect etiquette in the end?
Business is difficult.