I didn't really think many people read this blog until I went back to Canada and everyone started asking me why there have been no updates. Now I feel kind of bad. So here we go, starting up the blog again. Let's hope I remember to keep it up this time.
First off, like I mentioned on Facebook, it was really great seeing everyone! My trip to Vancouver, despite being incredibly short, was nothing short of incredible (just like Kuriko - snap!). Seeing old friends, doing brunch, attending home group... good stuff.
Also, it was all the differences from Tokyo that made it good, like humidity being under 90% and not travelling around in a sardine can. And the inconvenience of not being able to speak Cantonese in a restaurant was a welcome change from not being able to speak Japanese.
Now I'm back in Tokyo and back into the routine of work. Some big changes are coming up. Up until this point, the only thing I've been doing is trying to get candidates to come in, then hope they will like the jobs we are working on. Starting next week I'm actually going to start working clients. One issue: we're so established in pharmaceuticals as a company that it will be very difficult to go in as a generalist. I'll have to specialise right from the start.
Having been an English teacher taught me that specialising from the start can be a good thing and having worked in travel insurance taught me that being a big fish in a small pond isn't so bad. In pharmaceuticals, it could go either way. Around here, people like working at prestigious companies/jobs, and niches aren't always prestigious. I've got to choose carefully or I could waste a lot of time. More on this as it develops.
By the way, to anyone considering seeing Tree of Life: don't. For Kuri and I this was the first time we've been to a theatre in a long time and it was like watching a screensaver.
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