B2 – Upper Intermediate
In today’s fast-paced and competitive job market, it is not uncommon for millennials to decline job promotions and for flashy job titles not to motivate them anymore. While this decision may seem perplexing to some, there are several reasons behind this trend.
See why Japanese millennials are rejecting career advancements by reading the article.
Vocabulary Questions:
- What is the meaning of the noun “parity “? “But even with a new title, I wouldn’t be at parity with the other managers.” Use it in your own sentence.
- What does the adjective “multifaceted ” mean? “My definition of success today is more multifaceted.” Use it in your own sentence.
- Define the phrase “to the detriment of“. “Managers are held accountable for their subordinates’ every mistake, and are expected to display selfless leadership, often to the detriment of their personal lives.” Use it in your own sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- What are your thoughts on and the reasons millennials turning down big job promotions?
- Discuss how your organization values the division of labor and employee ranking.
- Share your sentiments on this, “In Japan, more responsibility doesn’t mean more money.“.
- Share your opinion on this, “Managers are held accountable for their subordinates’ every mistake, and are expected to display selfless leadership, often to the detriment of their personal lives.“.
- How important is company loyalty in your country? Elaborate.
- What are your aspirations career-wise?
8 replies on “Japan Millennials Turn Down Promotions”
It’s completely normal that young people don’t want more responsibilities in their job. In fact, never it is not enough salary to get certain responsibility. Regardless sometimes we think about the jobs without responsibility when really any job has some responsibility. We must learn about our responsibilities as a worker.
On the other hand, not all in our lives is the professional career, but we should find the balance, our balance. Sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice somethings to achieve objectives and finally whatever you want in this life, needs a sacrifice and a responsibility.
In all companies you have more responsibilities than salary but this is the way to be promoted, there is no option. If you are lucky, you will be promoted to better job. But you don’t worry about that because there are many times that you work very well and never the company recognizes your achievements. Anyway, you should find the balance between your job and your personal life, and never look for excuses. We must to be responsible for our actions.
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Vocabulary:
1. Parity, at the same level. with the new law, there is parity between men and women in paternity leave in spain.
2. Multifaceted, that not only has one option. he is very multifaceted, he can play footbal and at the same time he is a virtuoso piano player.
3. To the detriment of, that is priorizite over other. she prefers this group to the detriment of her school friends.
Discussion:
1. It is normal, some companies offer these promotions just to have workers with more responsibility and more work, but they do not compensate at the same level as the new responsibility.
2. In my case it’s really easy, there are technical profiles and management profiles, and promotions are fair in the profile I’m in.
3. It’s not fair, you work for money, because you need it to live, so the company should pay you more if you have more responsibilities.
4. For me it is true that managers are directly responsible for the work of their subordinates, but their remuneration must be commensurate with this responsibility.
5. It was very important, but now, with many remote jobs, and with a job market with many options, it is not the most important thing.
6. Grow at the same time as my company, having the opportunity to access better projects and a good salary.
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I think people had changed their priorities, not just because of the pandemic, which is an importan point. For me or for my parents have a car was a very useful, a symbol of freedom and ability, and for young people today these kinds of things have no importance. Due to this change in mentality, they think that having an important job is not so important..
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In the company where I work, it is common to spend many year rising step by step to next level. And other people can come from other companies and walk all over you and your career.
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In my opinion, it is thought that doing more work for less money does not have those compensations that the article says. It’s not fair to do more for less, but not all companies are fair places.
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I am not a manager and in the past many times my manager took responsibility for my mistakes or those of my coworkers and protected us from the consequences. But in any case I didn’t think they would put their personal lives at risk.
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I think loyalty is important but it is not very common to have loyalty to the company, most of us are not going to risk our own companies but ultimately this is a job and when they don’t need you they won’t be grateful to you
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I want to improve my responsibilities and the money associated with it and the most important thing is that I am not going to put my family’s life at risk for a promotion. I am going to prepare myself, improve my technical and social skills to be a better me for tomorrow.
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1. After the pandemic many people have changed their minds completely and they are giving other priorities different from the work. Millennials have realized that money and power are not the only values in life. Companies require more and more commitment from their employees such as staying connected after work time.
2. The company I am working for gives importance to the division of labor and employee ranking. Every year all the employees have to fill in the performance assessment which it is the way to promote people or give them pay raises. When there is a vacancy in the organization, the company gives the opportunity through an internal promotion before looking for in the market.
3. I completely agree with this statement since I have suffered it personally. A year ago, my boss obliged me to assume more responsibility. I have not seen any pay raise.
4. This statement is completely true. As a supervisor of my work team, it is supposed that all the work my colleagues do, have to be checked by me. That means that I have to face before the client and my superiors with any mistake which arise.
5. I do not see loyalty in companies since they only are looking for achieving the greatest benefit for themselves. I mean, if the company finds a person who can do the same work as another for less salary, they will not have any problem to make the change.
6. I suppose that when we get older our aspirations change. Some years ago I wanted to get more responsibility in my work but right now, I do not feel like fighting with my colleagues to get a position or keeping the current post.
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