世論 What Japan Thinks

japan.internet.com recently reported on the results of a survey conducted by JR Tokai Express Research into what bosses thought about their subordinates blogging (and other unreported topics related to business blogs). They interviewed 330 people managers in public and private companies; a mere 5.2% were female (see other surveys on this subject), 0.9% in their twenties, 20.0% in their thirties, 53.9% in their forties, 21.2% in their fifties, and 3.3% in their sixties. Just these demographics alone are fascinating!

My direct boss has read this blog on occassion, but I always have the concern that perhaps someone in the personel department may be monitoring it for any statement that I may make which are against some company policy or other. Therefore I try to avoid telling about how really horrid wonderful my job is. Here’s one bit of hopefully non-confidential information: I am from 5pm today the longest-serving foreigner in our division, as the guy ahead of me just quit. I don’t know whether to to be proud or depressed.

Have any of my readers in Japan got into trouble for blogging? Hopefully nothing as serious as an American resident in Korea who got sacked for blogging about how Korea’s view on one aspect of history may not be correct.

Q1: Do your subordinates blog? (Sample size=330)

Yes (to SQ1)	14.5%
No	21.8%
Don’t know	57.0%
Don’t have any subordinates	6.7%

Q1SQ1: Have you ever read your subordinates’ blogs? (Sample size=48)

Yes (to SQ2)	69%
No	31%

Combining the above two tables, we get:

Q1+SQ1: Have you ever read your subordinates’ blogs? (Sample size=330)

Yes	10.0%
No	4.5%
None of them blog	21.8%
Don’t know if they blog	57.0%
Don’t have any subordinates	6.7%

Q1SQ2: What do you think about the contents of your subordinates’ blogs? (Sample size=33)

	Votes	Percentage
Inapproriate work-related matters are touched upon, so I want them to stop soon	2	6%
Personal material only, but inappropriate personal details are touched upon, so I want them to stop soon	0	0.0%
Work-related matters are touched upon, but it’s entertaining so not forbidden	2	6%
Personal material only are touched upon, so not forbidden	25	76%
Because it’s unrelated to work, there’s no problem	1	3%
Other	3	9%

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