At Monosus, we aim to be the earliest in Japan to finish work, and we have a policy of encouraging people who can take time off to use their paid leave to take a good rest. This year's year-end party was on Tuesday, December 22nd.
This time, I would like to look back on the final day of Monosus ' fiscal year 2015.
First, we all do a thorough cleaning.
Monosus' final day begins with a thorough cleaning.
After all employees get together to do a major cleaning, we hold a closing party to look back on 2015, and then have a year-end party to relax and unwind from the fatigue of the past year.
During the spring cleaning, the cleaning committee prepares the cleaning supplies, and each employee cleans their assigned area.
The cleaning committee prepares cleaning supplies
In addition to cleaning the desks, floors and windows, they also clean the toilets and trim the large avocado tree in the garden . It looks like it would be fun to climb onto the roof and chop off the branches of the avocado tree.
Each child dresses up in cleaning gear and works together to have fun cleaning.
When I was busy cleaning wearing only an apron and a headscarf, I was criticized for being in cosplay, acting all cute, and being a housekeeper.
Me in an apron (dojo)
Every year, when it comes to the big cleaning, Nakaniwa, the editor-in-chief of the Monosasu website, is full of energy and puts on a tracksuit top and bottoms with three stripes (cute yet tacky).
After about an hour and a half of cleaning together, the place was completely clean and the desks and windows were sparkling clean.
This will be a good way to welcome the new year.
Director Nakagawa working hard cleaning the windows
Looking back on the year at the end of the year party
Now, after the big cleaning, it's time for the year-end party.
Monosus' year-end party is a perfect way to conclude the year, with a look back at the past year in numbers and the announcement of the winners of the 2015 Monosus Awards.
In the Monosus section, which looks at the numbers, we publish rankings of employees with the longest tenure, rankings of clients with long-term business relationships, and even trends in the amount of payments made to Office Glico.
Looking back at the numbers again, I feel very emotional, realizing how difficult this project was, how we've been running it for five years now, and how the scale of projects has grown so much since Monosus was first founded.
In particular, Monosus' business performance has grown remarkably since 2013, and I am extremely happy to be working at this time of growth. I have renewed my determination to make next year a year of further growth for me personally.
Employees listening to the president's speech at the year-end party
Monosus Awards announced!
And finally, the climax of the year-end party is the announcement of the Monosus Awards.
The Monosus Awards are decided by a vote of all employees and are given to honor Monosus' annual MVP and people who have worked hard in various fields.
Many employees are determined to win this award this year, and are working hard as it is one of their goals.
The types of awards change every year, and in addition to the standard "Annual MVP" and "Best Monosasist Award," this year there were awards such as the "Monosasushi DIY Award" and "Project of the Year."
First of all, the "Monosusu DIY Award" is an award given to those who find a gap in Monosus and use it skillfully. For more information on Monosusu DIY, please see this article .
The winner of the prestigious "Mono-Ruler DIY Award" was Matsushima Hayato from the Coding Factory Check Team.
Matsushima is a god-like employee who is always on the lookout for problems in every aspect of the company and always takes the initiative to deal with them. Whether it's when the network is not working properly, when we don't know how to wire the telephones, when termites are infesting and everyone is screaming, or when a door is broken, Matsushima is usually the one who has sorted it out before we know it.
Moreover, they are not assigned any particular janitorial duties and act of their own free will.
And in his comments upon receiving the award, he simply said, "I just fixed the door because I wanted to fix it."
He also recently shaved his head and even did his own hair, showing his admirable spirit.
This was truly a win for the "Ruler-Style DIY Award" that everyone could agree on .
The shaved head duo of Matsushima Jun, winner of the "Monosasu DIY Award," and presenter Manabe Taichi
Next, I would like to talk about the "Project of the Year" award. This award is given to the project that has been the most memorable this year in terms of the growth of the people involved and the growth of the team.
The prize money was a whopping 100,000 yen! The project that won the award was the largest project of the year, and the hard work of the members involved was recognized by everyone.
Once the delivery is completed successfully, we hope you will all enjoy a launch party.
The "Best Monosasist Award," an honor for Monosas employees, is given to the staff member who most exudes and creates the "Monosas-ness" of the company.
This year, the winner was none other than Yoshiko Nakaniwa, editor-in-chief of our very own Monosasu site!
Until last year, it seemed like the award went to employees who had a Monosus-like atmosphere or who always contributed to creating a good atmosphere in the company, but this year it seemed like the award was a little different.
Above all, the main reason for his award this time is that he has been centrally involved in the renewal of the Monosasu website and serves as its editor-in-chief, which can be said to be a symbol of what makes Monosasu unique today.
I think a big reason for this is that they are not being forced to do it, but rather they volunteer and enjoy it.
Looking at it this way, it seems that what constitutes "Monosus-ness" is gradually changing.
2015 Best Monosasist Yoshiko Nakaniwa
Now, it's time for the most anticipated announcement: the annual MVP.
The "Annual MVP" is a highly prestigious award given to the staff member who is believed to have contributed the most to Monosus' performance that year.
The 2015 "Annual MVP" is Izumi Kojima, leader of the Coding Factory Club.
He served as project manager for the mega project that won the aforementioned "Project of the Year" award, and he fully demonstrated his direction skills, bringing the team together, even staying overnight, and working harder than anyone else, so his hard work is something that everyone recognizes.
Natsumi Tanaka, a member of the Coding Factory Club, was moved to tears.
This also gives us a glimpse of Kojima's efforts and personality.
Natsumi Tanaka is moved to tears by Kojima's award
Two of Kojima's memorable acceptance comments were, "I hate the word 'can't', so I always try to think about how I can do it," and "The more difficult the project, the greater the joy I feel when I accomplish it."
I think that's how everyone should be, but it's quite difficult to actually say something and actually do it, so I thought it was really cool that he loudly declared it in front of everyone and then actually put it into action.
It's easy to understand why Kojima is so beloved by the other members and won the annual MVP award.
Izumi Kojima (right) was awarded the "Annual MVP" award.
In fact, I received one of the awards. I won't go into the details of the award, but when I receive an award like this, I feel happy and confident because it means I am gradually being recognized as a member of Monosus.
It may seem simple, but it has encouraged me to work hard again next year.
Thank you for your hard work at the year-end party
Now, all that's left is the year-end party.
Monosus' year-end party is DIY after all. This year, the appointed year-end party committee members worked hard with the president, Hayashi, to come up with a very unique party.
The homely end-of-year party was a big success. Vice President Nagai (bottom left) is sitting in a very manly manner.
This year, tatami mats and low tables were set up inside Monosus, and a homemade dinner was prepared by volunteer employees!
Our staff, who are confident in their cooking skills, showed off their skills in making paella, sausages, braised pork, shumai, salmon snacks, and more. All the dishes were really delicious and very satisfying!
Top left: Shumai made by Mariko Inoue Top right: Paella made by Natsumi Tanaka Bottom left: German sausage Bottom right: Salmon tartare made by Yukari Furuhata *No photo of Tomoko Nagai's braised pork was available as it was so popular that it sold out in an instant
The highlight of this year's party is the "Thank you for this year's hard work before it's too late" event, which was born out of the passionate desire of Kawarasaki Taira, a member of the party committee, who said, "I want everyone to say thank you for all their hard work!"
Each employee took to the stage to announce "the thing they worked hardest on this year and the thing they wanted to thank themselves for," and invested 500 yen or more as a "thank you for your hard work" as a reward to themselves.
In fact, the plan is to use the collected "tax money" to purchase a coffee maker to put in the company.
The company will cover the cost of the collected "tired labor fee," so employees can purchase a coffee maker worth twice the amount of the "tired labor fee."
As the event began, more and more hands went up, especially among the younger members.
Each employee looks back on the past year and shares their thoughts.
Murakami happily talks about the struggles of being a member of the company trip committee.
Perhaps because everyone had some spare cash after receiving their bonuses, they started investing 3,000 or 5,000 yen as a "thank you for your hard work," and it became a matter of bragging about how generous they were.
One of the managers invested the entire 500 yen he had saved up over the past six months! The total amount was a whopping 50,000 yen! That's impressive.
I heard that the 500 yen savings was something she had been saving little by little for her two children.
What a man with strong company spirit he must be, to be willing to invest such important money.
The piggy bank will be placed next to the coffee maker at a later date, so hopefully everyone will be able to collect donations and give back to the children this time.
A 500 yen piggy bank that a certain manager, who is full of love for his family and company, saved up little by little over the course of six months.
Finally, we managed to save up a fair amount of money and purchase a top-of-the-line Saeco coffee maker worth several hundred thousand yen!
I'm really looking forward to seeing what the coffee tastes like when it's brewed in the top-of-the-line coffee maker that we won with everyone's "tax money."
And so the exciting year-end party came to an end, and Monosus' final day of 2015 came to a successful close.
It was a great day that made me want to work hard again next year.
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