It's a waste to treat a side job as mere 'work'! The government's 'lifting of the ban on side jobs' should be understood as the greatest 'earning opportunity' in history.

Publication Date: 2017-03-29 / Last Updated: 2023-11-12

It's a waste to treat a side job as mere 'work'! The government's 'lifting of the ban on side jobs' should be understood as the greatest 'earning opportunity' in history.

Why is it that whenever I see the word 'side job' online, it feels suspicious? Even the government is now saying 'please do side jobs,' but it still feels suspicious. Well, it can't be helped. The most suspicious stories are rampant right now [...]

Author: Shota Kamiyama

Why is it that whenever I see the word 'side job' online, it feels suspicious?

Even the government is now saying 'please do side jobs,' but it still feels suspicious.
Well, it can't be helped. The most suspicious stories are rampant.
By the way, regarding the government's push for side jobs, the following article is helpful.

Guidelines for expanding side jobs and concurrent jobs: Government urges companies to accept them (Asahi Shimbun Digital)
http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJBQ77GCJBQULFA009.html

It's an old article, but recently, similar topics seem to be emerging on social media again.

So, why is the government specifically pushing for side jobs? It's because they want people to start new businesses one after another.
Normally, creating a business involves the risk of having to quit your company to start it.
However, if you can do a side job while actually working, you won't lose your job even if you fail.

In Japan today, talented and motivated individuals are firmly held by companies.
Furthermore, since many places prohibit side jobs, it takes time to start something new on your own.
First, you have to save money, secure living expenses for a while, and then devise a strategy to live.

But with a side job, you can start your own business without the risk of not being able to make a living.
As Japan, which is still hungry for innovation, we want people to take on many more challenges.
Otherwise, we will be quickly eliminated by the global momentum.

As mentioned in the article's main text, it touches upon 'cases where new businesses started as side jobs grow in America.'
Doing a side job equals a manifestation that people who create businesses are further needed in society.

That is the kind of side job that society demands.
Perhaps, eventually, government-approved side job support systems will also emerge.

However, in reality, it's mostly tasks that a machine could handle, but people spend long hours processing them.
When it comes to side jobs, the common perception is not 'creating a business' but 'taking on simple tasks'.

To be frank, it's 'a waste'.

What does it mean for society to become one where side jobs are allowed?
It means 'being able to challenge oneself to create a business without the risk of not being able to make a living'.
Moreover, it's not like you're being told to do something big.
It's perfectly fine within an individual's scope.

Of course, it means 'being able to challenge oneself with the potential for significant growth in a state where failure is allowed'.
You are being given the chance to update your life without taking on so much risk.
Yet, for some reason, the perception is still focused on 'tasks'.

For us, who started businesses in an era where side jobs were absolutely not allowed, it's 'too much of a waste!'

We were doing it secretly behind the scenes, even while being called in by executives.

Furthermore, 'voices of confusion over the lifting of the side job ban!' is like throwing away a given opportunity.
It means finishing your regular work on time and trying out challenges with the remaining time.

The recent review of employment regulations and crackdown on overtime are also opportunities.
Work-life balance and long working hours have also been re-evaluated.

Organize your regular working hours and allow side jobs.
It seems like what lies beyond is faintly becoming visible.

To put it in extreme terms, you should finish your company work on time and use the time you would have spent on overtime for challenges you enjoy.
It's like Google's 30% rule has been introduced to society.

By the way, people around us who have side jobs seem to understand.
Those who understand,skillfully utilize social trendsto create time.
Good companies support such challenges and even try to prevent overtime from occurring.

If you can't grasp this opportunity, please think carefully.
If you can't recognize an opportunity as an opportunity, you won't be able to earn money from a side job or anything else.
You'll end up being used cheaply by someone for your entire life.

Furthermore, you should never intentionally jump into suspicious information on the internet and get scammed.
I'll talk more about this, but there's no such thing as a 'theory for earning money'.
You have no choice but to think carefully with your own mind and build your own style.

In the first place, there are too many cases where people don't understand what a great 'opportunity' it is to be allowed to have a side job.
That's why, online, whenever the word 'side job' comes up, people just feel suspicious.
If it were me, given the precious time of a side job, I wouldn't intentionally spend it on 'simple tasks'.

Furthermore, there are still few people who feel that creating their own work is 'profitable' and can act on it.
As is often said in Japan, education that encourages creating something with one's own mind has not been provided.
Therefore, many people develop the skill of thinking for themselves and creating something after they become working adults.
Even so, it's still not enough, so I thought I would also get involved, even if I might be powerless.

The intention to unite society and invigorate Japan is embedded in side jobs.

Of course, some companies that don't care about social contribution might prohibit side jobs.
It's a company where the minds of the executives seem to be stuck in a bygone era.
In any case, such companies are unable to adapt to the changes of the times, so they will be weeded out.
Please, by all means, escape from that company.

Many people participate in our project through side jobs or concurrent jobs.
Some people are even moving forward with plans to become executives at major HR companies.
They are trying to seize their lives by taking on challenges as a 'side job' while working for a company.

That is the ideal form of side job demanded by society today, and the general perception of side jobs in the future.

That's precisely why I feel a future in the word 'side job'.
Precisely because we have been given this opportunity now, I want you to create a side job that is not just a task.
That's why I'm mixing side jobs with job creation.

In reality, what you envision for yourself will come true if you take action.
Since you probably have your regular job, it might be difficult to concentrate and achieve it all at once.
But if you keep building it up, it's only a matter of time until your ideal takes shape.

After that, if you just acquire the basic knowledge of how to proceed, you should be able to do it.
At the very least, I want those who have stepped into this community to seize the wonderful 'opportunity' to create their own work.
First, I hope you'll also experience the excitement and joy of thinking for yourself and gradually shaping your ideals.
As a result, your life will become richer, you'll earn money, and you'll be able to update your life.

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