Neither the prefecture nor the board makes the effort to change their employees. Even if a problem should arise with their employee responsible for the cause, he does not get fired. Without the fear of losing their jobs by ill responsibility and the abandoning of their duties, the quality of the employees would go downhill. That is what is happening right now. That is why there is harassment at work with the doers confident that their actions are justified.
There was one scenario where the blindness of the board of education became apparent. For any swimming instructor, CPR is something that should not be taken lightly, and all instructors are required to be able to do it for the safety of the swimmers. At the swimming facility that I worked in, there wasn’t a requirement, so I had to go to the fire station to take the lesson on CPR. The board of education does not look too deep in the system of the facilities they are in charge of, which leads to blind spots, which can inevitably lead to an accident that is fatal. Where they are responsible, they should take their job seriously, and not half-complete it or abandon it entirely.
Though the swimming pool is an international facility, it lacks in morals. In America and European countries, this would be viewed as unacceptable. Without their criticism, is the head of Chiba unable to realize that his actions and the actions of the board are globally unacceptable?
It is the duty of public facilities and organizations to report important information, and problems and complaints from the public shouldn’t be kept in the dark. If they have done something that would be damaging should it be revealed, they are not aware of the heavy responsibilities of their jobs that accompany high wages and positions.
I have written this blog to show the truth in hopes of a better instructor, a better board of education and a better government. I have written this with the approval from the head of Chiba prefecture. (Mar 2012)