翌日は京都へ
1軒目はこの度、退職してしまうスタッフの実家へ、親御さんに逢いに行きます。それにしても京都の電車満員です！　京都駅から奈良線に乗り換えますが、伏見稲荷のあるラインなので外国人客で満員です！
”早く稲荷駅過ぎてくれや～”と思いながら、やっぱり稲荷駅で大勢下車ですので、この先はノンビリ行きましょう。
木幡駅より、徒歩で向かいます…痛風の左足が激痛ですので、ノンビリ目指します。
やっとの思いで到着し、親御さんとのお話が始まります。
親御さんとしても青天の霹靂で”聞いてないよ～”って感じだった様子です。
まあ、弊社は、スタイタスの高いお客様を対応できないといけませんので、どうしても、お客様デビューは、遅めになります。
#個人差あり

ただ、基礎基本を体に覚えこませる時期なので、とっても大事な時期にリタイアするのは、この先の理容師人生にとっても痛いんだよな～という残念さもありますので、親御さんには伝えさせていただきました。
だいぶ共感は得たと思いますし、退職に関しても、恨まれてはないようなので、そこは最低限良かったかな。。と思います。
TOKYOに息子さんもいるので、たまには様子を見ようかな？と思っています。

2軒目は、昨日のグレーゾーンの従業員の親御さんの元へ急ぎます。
京都駅で京都線に乗り換え、長岡京まで参ります。以前にも、ご挨拶に伺ったので、なんとか土地勘ありでしたが、慎重に向かいます。
少し早く着いてしまったので、近所の本屋さんで、持ち歩けるBOOKを捜索。稲盛さんの”名言集的”な気軽な本を見つけたので購入。
これで眠くない移動時間も爽やかな時間にできますね。

さて、親御さんとの対面は、なんだかいつも緊張しますね。
ひとしきり私から（会社からの）方針を語らせていただき、親御さんからも、本人との想いを代弁していただきながら、条件や働き方を見直しますので、どうかご理解ください。提案まで少々おまちください。

まあこんなことをまとめながら伊丹空港の出発ロビーで、このブログを書いています。
人生、色々あるし、色々な人のたくさんいる多様な会社、実は進んでるんだよ！と、我々の会社は。と、帰ってたくさん語って、共感を得られるよう頑張ります。

The next day, I went to Kyoto, and the first place I went to was the family home of a staff member who was retiring, to visit the parents. The trains in Kyoto were packed! I changed to the Nara Line from Kyoto Station, but since it was on the line that runs through Fushimi Inari Shrine, it was packed with foreign passengers! I thought, “I wish they’d just hurry past Inari Station,” but in the end, a lot of people got off at Inari Station, so I decided to take it easy from there. I walked from Kowata Station… My left foot was in severe pain from gout, so I aimed to take it easy. After all that, I arrived and started talking to the parents. It seemed like the parents were like, “I didn’t hear about this,” as if it was a bolt from the blue. Well, our company has to deal with high-status customers, so it’s inevitable that my debut as a customer will be a little late. #Individual differences

However, since this is a time when the basics are being memorized, I feel that retiring at such an important time would be a big blow to my future career as a barber, so I told the parents. I think they sympathized with me a lot, and they didn’t seem to resent me for quitting, so I think that was a good thing. I think I’ve got a son in Tokyo, so I think I’ll check on him sometimes.

For the second place, I hurried to the parents of the employee in the gray zone yesterday. I changed to the Kyoto Line at Kyoto Station and went to Nagaokakyo. I had visited the place before to say hello, so I knew the area, but I was careful. I arrived a little early, so I searched for a book I could carry around at a nearby bookstore. I found a casual book that was a collection of Inamori’s quotes, so I bought it. This will make the travel time refreshing and not sleepy.

Now, I always feel nervous when I meet the parents. I’ve explained the company’s policy in detail, and I’ve asked the parents to speak on behalf of the student and the employee, and we will review the conditions and working style, so please understand. Please wait a little while until I make a proposal.

Anyway, I’m writing this blog in the departure lobby at Itami Airport, summarizing these things. Life is full of ups and downs, and a diverse company with lots of different people is actually making progress! Or so we say at our company. And when I get home, I’ll talk about this at length, and do my best to gain sympathy.