残業の果てに
At the End of Overtime
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山田太郎は毎晩のように午後十時まで残業していた。Yamada Taro worked overtime until ten o'clock almost every night. プロジェクトの締め切りが近づくにつれ彼の睡眠時間はますます減っていった。As the project deadline approached, his sleeping hours decreased more and more.
ある夜部長が静かに近づいてきて、ため息をつきながら言った。One night, the section chief quietly approached and said with a sigh, 「山田君、君は優秀だが、このままでは体を壊すよ。"Yamada, you're talented, but if you keep this up you'll ruin your health." 仕事は大事だが、家族や自分の時間も同じくらい大事なんだ。」"Work is important, but so is time with your family and for yourself."
その言葉は太郎の心に深く刺さった。Those words pierced Taro's heart deeply. 翌日から彼は定時で帰ることを決め、効率的な働き方を模索し始めた。From the next day he decided to leave on time and began searching for a more efficient way of working.
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