Yosuke Ito is 38 years old. His hobby is basketball. He has had his bike stolen more than 20 times in his life. When I asked him why his bike gets stolen so often, he said he never locks it.
Whenever I ask them why, they always say, "Of course it's the stealer's wrong!"
That's true, but Ito-san, let's just lock the door...
I would like to talk about Yosuke Ito, one of my most respected seniors who has such a playful side to him.
Yosuke Ito joins Monosus
Ito joined Monosus about six years ago.
Surprisingly, many people who join Monosus say that they did something completely different in their previous jobs, but Ito is a true web craftsman who has been involved in web production since his previous job.
One day, Ito suddenly joined the company.
Apparently, he already knew that a company called Monosus was located near his home.
Apparently he had been wandering around for a while after leaving his previous job, when he suddenly remembered Monosus and asked to interview, even though the company wasn't hiring at the time.
Apparently the interview took place at a counter just inside the entrance.
When he saw the people working energetically across from the interviewer (Tatsuta), he got the impression that it was a lively and fun place to work, and decided to join the company.
However, at the time, young Ito had no idea that he would be hired the day after his interview and would suddenly be involved in working all night long.
The view from the counter that Ito saw at the time (reproduced)
Meet Yosuke Ito
This may come as a surprise, but I joined the company at roughly the same time as Ito.
To be precise, he is only a few months ahead of me.
One day, I was about to go to lunch with a colleague who had joined the company at the same time as me. I guess I was feeling lonely.
She insisted, "I'm also (mostly) in the same year, so I'll go with you!", so from then on we considered her in the same year. She's a really cute senior (in the same year).
Well, the relationship between me and Ito was a little complicated, but my impression of him at the time was that he was a technical genius who was good at his job.
He always shows up in difficult situations and handles them flawlessly; he's like a hero I admire, but who's out of my reach. When I was younger, I often thought, "I want to be someone I can rely on like Mr. Ito."
Yosuke Ito rises to prominence
Because Ito was such an excellent person, he quickly distinguished himself and was promoted rapidly at Coding Factory, from coder to team leader, from team leader to leader, and from leader to department manager.
But that's all Yosuke Ito has done. He especially puts his energy into "education," taking the lead in holding in-house study sessions on JS and PHP more than anyone else, and is the person who has made the greatest contribution to raising the technical capabilities of the entire Coding Factory to the next level, not just one but two.
Last year, he took on the role of instructor at Kamiyama School together with Maruyama, and brought back some excellent members. I think there is no one among the current members who hasn't been taught by Ito, although to varying degrees. I was once a member of Ito's group, so I think he paid particular attention to me. The techniques I learned directly from Ito still help me today.
Ito naturally exudes a sense of capable manliness. At the Thai office.
Yosuke Ito Now
Now, Ito has left Coding Factory and is in Thailand.
Monosus Thailand is holding study sessions for coders, creating a place for coders to gather and share their skills called "CoderParty," and there are a ton of other initiatives that I don't know about. Just as they did for us in Japan, Monosus Thailand is now working hard to raise the level of technology.
Thai coders are very ambitious and quick to learn, and when approached, they show an extremely greedy side when it comes to technology, saying things like, "I want to do this! I want to do that!"
There are quite a few people in the world who are worried about overseas production, but Ito said, "Monosus Thailand is safe." As expected, the organization built by Miyagawa, a former coding factory employee who is the local manager and has a long relationship with Ito, is different.
Ito and Miyagawa. They are good friends. ~ From Thailand ~
What's next for Yosuke Ito?
Apparently there are two axes inside Ito now.
One is that as a creator, I want to continue making good things.
Even though he is no longer on the front lines of production, it seems he still loves production.
The other is to contribute as an educator.
Ito says that his stance on "education" gradually changed.
At first, he was mainly responsible for the technical work himself, so he wanted to lighten the burden, but as he started to teach others, he felt happy that the more he taught them, the more they improved, and this in itself became a motivation for him. Having taught many people up until now, Ito has found it rewarding and enjoyable to see people grow, and he would like to focus his activities on this in the future.
Ito giving a lecture to coders from the Thai office at a study session he organized
Writing an article about Yosuke Ito
One day.
When I went to the company kitchen, Editor-in-Chief Nakaniwa, who happened to be there, called out to me.
"Kanno-san, could you please write an article introducing Ito-san that will be published on the Monosasu website?"
To be honest, I'm not good at writing. I'm bad at it. I'm embarrassed.
For a moment I thought about refusing, but then I thought, "Ito-san..."
Mr. Ito is someone who has been particularly helpful to me within the company, and I could say he is like a mentor, a comrade, and an older brother to me.
I thought to myself, rather than anyone else, that it would be best for me to write an introduction article about Mr. Ito, so I decided to take on the task, even though it was quite out of my league.
Mr. Ito once suddenly said the following.
"I don't recommend Sugano for MVP."
As mentioned in the article every month, Monosus has a monthly MVP. Basically, the manager (or leader) recommends one of his/her members who has been outstanding.
Then, to my surprise, he declared that he would not recommend me! Is this what they call power harassment? Tokyo is scary! For a moment, evil thoughts crossed my mind, but of course, Ito had a true intention.
The message that Mr. Ito wanted to convey was, "Don't stop here."
It may sound like I'm bragging, but I think I was a fairly good worker. But he was the one who thought about my future more than anyone else, so that I wouldn't get carried away and stop moving forward, being satisfied with the status quo. I won't tell you that when I found out how he felt, I was so happy that I almost cried.
Then, after a while, I suddenly won the MVP of the month award.
At the award ceremony, the reasons for the recommendation were explained to me, but I was so surprised that I honestly don't remember them very well.
However, at that moment, I felt like I was being recognized as a full-fledged adult.
A word from Yosuke Ito
If Ito were to change jobs and be asked in an interview, "What are you most proud of?", he would want to brag about us (Coding Factory). "I was the manager here!" he said.
Thank you. I'm happy.
But Mr. Ito, if an interviewer asked me the same question, I would proudly answer like this.
"My master is Ito Yosuke of Monosus!!"
KANNO Shin