Recently I really feel like, I just don't know how people can genuinely care about "doing x y and z". For example there's a straight-A student in my class, and she's been going to informational sessions for potential job interviews here in Japan. But it's like, she's going there with make-up on, a special "job-seeking hairstyle", a suit, she has her resume and is using the special polite (and difficult to learn) form of Japanese, is skipping class (well, getting permission not to go to class) to go to these things... despite that she has most likely no work experience, no degree, seems to be looking at jobs that can't actually get her a work VISA or at jobs that she's otherwise not qualified for, and still makes a ton of mistakes in both speaking and understanding Japanese. At the same time she's NOT trying to get qualifications in stuff that actually will get her jobs, like taking a test to prove her English proficiency level or getting a driver's license.
But it's like, for some reason she genuinely cares about all this kind of stuff to the point where she's adopted the "official officeworker personality and clothing", y'know? I'm on the other side of the boat and looking at jobs that I'm already qualified for and that don't require me to strain myself (ex. no super polite language or even no Japanese necessary in general; in the first place I think if your workplace makes you use that your bosses and company rules will be super strict and you'll be more likely to lose your job due to making mistakes). I mean, I get wanting to look nice for example, but I don't get how people put in like 2 hours a day doing makeup and combing their hair... it just seems like a huge waste of my precious little time I guess, as well as a chore. It's like, how do I learn to genuinely care about this kind of stuff so I can pass in society...
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Date: 2018-04-26 12:01 am (UTC)But it's like, for some reason she genuinely cares about all this kind of stuff to the point where she's adopted the "official officeworker personality and clothing", y'know? I'm on the other side of the boat and looking at jobs that I'm already qualified for and that don't require me to strain myself (ex. no super polite language or even no Japanese necessary in general; in the first place I think if your workplace makes you use that your bosses and company rules will be super strict and you'll be more likely to lose your job due to making mistakes). I mean, I get wanting to look nice for example, but I don't get how people put in like 2 hours a day doing makeup and combing their hair... it just seems like a huge waste of my precious little time I guess, as well as a chore. It's like, how do I learn to genuinely care about this kind of stuff so I can pass in society...