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When
asked whether the respondents would carry out an order that
is beneficial to the company but goes against their conscience,
those who replied “they would carry out such an order”
exceeded 40% for the first time. This seems to indicate a
trend toward a degradation of ethics among new recruits. |
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Increase
in the number of new recruits who, when instructed by
a superior to “carry out a task that is beneficial
to the company even if it goes against their conscience,”
“would carry out the task as instructed even if
they are reluctant to” (record high) 
43.4% (11.4 point increase over the previous year) |
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| 2. |
The
majority of respondents favor a wage and promotion system
based on ability and performance. However, over 30% replied
that they favor a wage system that places importance on age
and experience instead of ability and performance. This result
was basically the same as in the previous year. In regard
to the promotion system, there was an increase for the third
consecutive year in the number of respondents who favored
“workplaces in which all employees are promoted fairly
according to age and experience.” The number of respondents
who desired “workplaces in which employees are expected
to work for a certain time period and at a certain place under
the condition that they receive overtime pay” also increased
for the third year in a row. |
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Increase
in the number of new recruits who favor “a wage
system that places importance on age and experience
instead of ability and performance” (record high)
33.3% (1.3 point increase over the previous year) |
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Increase
in the number of new recruits who favor “workplaces
in which everyone is promoted fairly according to age
and experience”
29.9% (0.3 point increase over the previous year) |
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| 3. |
In
regard to careers, the number of new recruits aspiring to
be “specialists” decreased for the second consecutive
year, and the number of those aiming to be “generalists”
exceeded 50% for the first time in six years. |
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The
number of new recruits preferring “workplaces that
allow employees to experience various jobs and positions
and train them to become generalists” exceeded
50%.
51.7% (2.7 point increase over the previous year) |
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