KEYWORDS_04 Flat organizational culture.
As one staff member jokingly says, "If work is going well, we can start drinking in the morning, but we don't have that kind of staff," this is because there are many people who like to drink.
Timber Crew's changing room and break room. During the lunch break, all the crew members gather around a table in this room to eat their meals.
Take lunch time, for example. Not only the factory staff but also the sales staff gather around the table if there is time, and it plays an important role as a time for communication. Seasonal events are also important, and it is customary for all staff to eat eel on the day of the Ox. This is all done to make work run more smoothly. We need time for everyone to get together in order to have opinions without regard to position or work history.
In the past, he has even invited all of the staff members' families to a barbecue in the space in front of the factory. One of the unusual rules for joining the company is that "staff with families must bring their partners to work with them and get their permission. Although the company name includes the word "crew," which means "a member who works together," it would not be wrong to call them a "family," which gives the impression of a strong sense of unity.
When we held the barbecue, we had fewer employees than we do now. However, as the number of employees increases, it is difficult to call it a family. It sounds too pretentious. Also, I was told by a client the other day, "When the president is present, it is obvious that he is the president, but when there are only other members, it is hard to tell who is the leader among them. It is true that everyone has a flat relationship with each other, so that's how they think of us. Even though we are not a family, I think there has always been an atmosphere that makes people feel that way.
