On the 2020/7/26 (Sun) broadcast of the TOKYO FM radio program “Sugisaki Hana’s Flower TOKYO” (every Sunday from 8:00 to 8:30).
Sugisaki Hana was answering questions about part-time jobs from high school listeners.
Sugisaki Hana: 17 years old, Gifu Prefecture, radio name “Eating Corn One Grain at a Time”.
Listener email: Good morning, Ohana-chan.
Sugisaki Hana: Good morning.
Listener email: I’m a 17-year-old second-year high school student who looks forward to the radio every week.
Sugisaki Hana: Thank you.
Listener email: I can now get up early to listen to this radio program.
Sugisaki Hana: I’m so happy!
Listener email: I have a question for you.
I’m a second-year high school student, and everyone around me has started a part-time job.
I myself would like to start a part-time job to learn about society and make money…
But I’m shy and not good at talking to people.
When do you think is a good time to start?
Should I get a part-time job before I become an adult?
Sugisaki Hana: Hmm… I don’t know.
I’ve never had a part-time job before. Should I do it…?
Well… hmm. But it’s definitely a good way to learn about society… I’m sure. Ah, but doing a part-time job will save you time. If you’re a high school student, you might have to study for tests or exams, and you won’t have time to hang out with friends. Well… I think there are more difficult things to do, but doing a part-time job will broaden your world. I think you’re a student, so it’s the first time you’ve worked on your own, and you’ll feel the importance and gratitude of earning money. I’m sure you’ll be happy thinking about what to buy with the money you earn.
And above all, you wrote that you’re “shy,” so there’s a possibility that you can overcome that. So I’m sure there’s nothing you can’t learn by trying it.
Hmm. Rather than thinking about “when to start,” I think it’s better to do it when you feel like doing it. I think if you’re in a situation where you can do it, you should go ahead and do it.
I think it’s really cool to choose to “do something that you don’t really need to do, for yourself.” Yeah.
…It’d be nice if you could start a part-time job.
Thank you for your message, “Eat one corn at a time.”
By the way, I eat corn… vertically (lol).
Don’t they say that if you eat it vertically… it’s less likely to get stuck in your teeth?
…Oh, no. Apparently it makes it easier for the kernels to fall off (lol).