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Hello, this is Yasui, president of a one-man company specializing in high-pressure gas equipment inspections.
Utilization rate! Utilization rate will solve everything!
That’s the mindset I’ve been working with.
But—
Of course, nothing ever “solves everything.”
For the past two days, I’ve had to start preparing after work due to overtime and sudden jobs, which meant I didn’t get home until after 8 p.m. Just two days of that—yet the fatigue is still lingering.
Yesterday and tomorrow both require me to be on-site at 8 a.m., which means I have to leave earlier than usual. Even little schedule changes like that pile up and add to the fatigue.
Lately, my favorite way to unwind is reading a book before bed. Creating that little space in my day seems to help prevent mental exhaustion from building up.
Still, once you’re over 40, your body just doesn’t bounce back like it used to. I don’t go out drinking, so at least I’m getting enough sleep—but if I did go out drinking and ended up staying out past midnight, I’d be paying for it for the next week.
Thanks to that, it feels like I’m always tired, every day (lol).
I suppose fatigue is something I’ll be living with for the long haul, so I’ll need to focus on building stamina and learning how to live alongside it.
There’s a big difference between getting home around 6 p.m. like usual (to help with pick-ups and drop-offs) versus finishing at 6 p.m. on-site and then heading home after that. The amount of fatigue that lingers is just completely different.
Since I normally don’t work with overtime built into my schedule—and I’m the type whose energy hits zero right at quitting time—when overtime does come up, I have to squeeze out what little I have left in me.
Do that two days in a row, and… yeah, of course the fatigue sticks around.
I’m not saying leaving early is always the answer, but feeling this lingering exhaustion firsthand really reinforces how draining overtime can be. It makes me realize that when I do have to ask others to work overtime, I need to be careful about it.
Going home on time, spending time with family or friends—that’s fuel for tomorrow. Too much work throws everything off. Balance is so important.
That said—
I’m currently aiming to improve utilization rates, so I can’t afford to slow down just yet. I think I’ve started to grasp where my own limits are, so I’ll keep pushing forward carefully—building up sales, profit, and trust step by step.
Looking forward to working with you!
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