Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for new workers in Japan for a second year in a row, according to survey results released by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The survey was conducted from April 2 to 5 among people who started working in April and who participated in the chamber’s training program, interestingly after an illegal gambling scandal involving Ippei Mizuhara, who served as the baseball star’s interpreter, came to light.
The survey, which received responses from 957 people, asked who they think would be ideal bosses among figures in the entertainment, sports and historical spheres.
The most popular person in the entertainment and cultural world was announcer Asami Miura while the most popular historical figure was 16th-century warlord Oda Nobunaga, who unified half of Japan during his rule.
Nearly half of the respondents said they think an ideal boss is someone who provides careful guidance, followed by 36.1% who said someone who has clear principles and 35.8% who pointed to a person who places importance on human relations and teamwork.
Other key findings from the survey showed shifting attitudes toward changing one’s job.
When asked how long they intend to work for their new employer, 26.4% of respondents said they would change jobs if given the chance, up by 6.4 percentage points from last year’s survey, marking the highest percentage since the survey began in fiscal 1998.
The proportion of those who said they want to stay until retirement is down by 3.3 percentage points, at 21.1%, indicating a continuing decline of people hoping to work at one company for a long time.
The survey showed that more than 95% of the respondents have certain anxieties about starting their new role, with 48.9% saying they are concerned whether the job matches their ability and aptitude, followed by 42.8% who said they are worried about whether they can get along with their boss, seniors and colleagues, and 40.2% who expressed worry over whether they can balance work and personal life.
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