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昔、外資系メーカーに勤めていた頃、日本に米国本社の事業部長と、各地域のマーケティング責任者が集まって、夕食をとりながら、ざっくばらんに戦略を話しあおうということになった。

米国本社の事業部長は、その当時42~43歳くらいのチャイニーズアメリカンで、非常に働き者だったので嫌な予感はしていた。(午前二時にシカゴで打ち合わせなんていう、滅茶苦茶なスケジュールを組む奴だった) ただ、敢えて夕食をとりながらということでもあり、リラックスした雰囲気で、色々話しをするんだろうなあ…位の感じで、ミーティングルームである、ホテルの一室に急行。

午後6時に始まったディナーミーティングは、結局10時までかかった。大きなテーブルに、登場した料理は、予め置かれていたミックスサンドとポテトチップス、ミネラルウォーターのみ。ワインがないと困ってしまうフランス人のピエール君も、バーボンが飲みたいジョー君も、六本木に繰り出したいグレッグ君も、そして欧米系白人の中に一人放り出されて、日本市場の特殊性を説明しなくてはいけない俺も、呆然と干からびたピクルスを見つめるのであった。

ただ、ボスのみは、最初から最後までハイテンションでご機嫌な状態で、次々と新戦略について語るのであった。ミーティングが終り、退室するとき、各地域の責任者の顔は皆疲労と空腹の余り土気色になっていた。

このケースは、極端なケースではあるが、このアメリカ企業では、夕食をとりながら仕事の話しをすることは余りなかった。飲んだりする時は、大体子供が、ハイスクールでバスケットをやっていて、俺も夢中なんだとか、犬を最近飼っているとか、ポケモンカードを買ってくるように頼まれたが何処に行けば買えるか?など他愛もない話に終始。

「社内の飲み会も業務」 帰宅中の転落死を労災認定 共同通信社 28日20時24分 勤務先の会社内で開かれた飲み会に出席後、帰宅途中に地下鉄の駅の階段で転落死した建設会社部次長の男性について、妻が「通勤災害で労災にあたる」として、遺族補償などを不支給とした中央労働基準監督署の処分取り消しを求めた訴訟の判決で、東京地裁は28日、労災と認めた。佐村浩之裁判長は「酒類を伴う会合でも、男性にとっては懇親会と異なり、部下から意見や要望を聞く場で職務」と判断した。

日本では、お酒を飲むことと業務とは、かなり密接に関係している。もっと正確に言えば、酒なしにビジネスをすすめることが、難しいという環境もあると思う。

日本の社会は、建前とか面子とかシニオリティシステムとか、率直な意見、本音を言いにくい状況がある。弊社でも体験することだが、数名のメンバーに対して、意見をメールで求めると、わざわざCCを外して、俺だけに返信をしてくるというケースがある。こういうのも、自分の本音を他の人には知られたくないという意識が働いているのかもしれない。

酒を飲みながら話しをする=無礼講=率直に本音を言っても良い…ということで、忌憚のない意見交換をするために、その阻害要因である建前やらなんやらを飛び越すために、アルコールが欠かせないということは確かにある。

逆に言えば、そういう機会でもないと「部下から意見や要望を聞く」ことができないってことでしょう。(もう一つ言えば、聞いたからと言って、何かアクションを起こすわけでもない中間管理職も、日本の大企業には沢山いる。) 何か、目に見えてプロダクティブな役割を、このノミニケーションが果たすわけでもないのだが、会社における儀式みたいな位置付けなのかもしれない。そういう意味では労災認定もおかしくないのかもしれない。

全国の焼き鳥屋で、会社の話でぐだを巻いているサラリーマン諸君は、飲み屋に行ってまで仕事をしているわけだな…つまり。俺としては、飲んだ時は、「俺の故郷では、人よりも大きい豆がある(実話)」みたいな、お気楽な話をして、ウヒャウヒャしたいです。やっぱ、シングリッシュでエブリデイキスでしょう。

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