As teleworking spreads amid the coronavirus pandemic, children seeing their parents up close working under sometimes intense pressure may not be getting the best impression of the world of work that awaits them as adults.
That, at least, is the concern of Tokyo-based job information website Dip Corp., which launched a program two years ago to allow elementary school children to hear directly from workers in careers that interest them how much adults like their jobs.
Using the Zoom video teleconferencing application, Dip has enabled some 450 students at five elementary schools in Aichi, Osaka and other prefectures to speak directly with officials at about 20 companies, including in the restaurant, travel, medical care and web media sectors.