[9/12 Local training] What is a satellite office?

Hello!
This is Inoue, a Persian cat from Beyond Shikoku Office.

There was a satellite office on-site training session on September 12th (Thursday).
What kind of image comes to mind when you hear the term
" satellite office Some people may be unfamiliar with this.
When I ask people, ``What do you think of a satellite office?''
they often say, ``You work on the Internet, right?''
There's no right or wrong answer.
It is true that Beyond is an Internet job, but there are also companies that do not.

What is a satellite office?

A satellite office is a smaller office located outside the main office.
There are three types of offices: urban, rural, and suburban, and the Shikoku office is the rural type.
There are many companies that are introducing it, and a large number of companies are also positive about introducing satellite offices.
There are also administrative moves such as Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture, which are actively seeking to attract visitors, and people frequently come to inspect the former Masami Ryokan where we work.
government officials who want to focus on attracting satellite offices in the future, and
companies who are positive about introducing satellite offices.

Advantages of regional satellite offices

• The national and local organizations actively support the opening of satellite offices.
• By setting up an office in a different environment from the head office, employees can choose how they want to work.
• Increasing options for child-rearing environments that are also pleasing to families with children.
• Reduce risks when disasters occur.
• Opening a business in a rural area can reduce costs compared to establishing a branch or branch office.
• Approaching diverse human resources and potential human resources.

The charm of former Masami Ryokan

• An old inn is being renovated and used as an office.
• It allows you to communicate with people outside the company you work for.
• You can work in the same way as in the city while staying in your hometown.
• There is a lot of work and events to be carried out with the government.
• I get a real sense of being useful for regional revitalization.
• There are many delicious restaurants within walking distance of the office.
• It has a homely feel that makes you feel like everyone in Ikeda Town knows each other.

Beyond's unique improvements born from disadvantages

Speaking of the disadvantages of a satellite office, which is a remote environment, is communication?
At our company, we have large monitors installed so that you can see conversations with the head office and the status of the office at any time.
MTG etc. can also connect monitors and actively exchange opinions and make presentations.
Unique to companies that handle the Internet, there is no need to communicate via chat even though you are nearby.
You can even chat as if you were in the same space!
(The photo shows the view of the Shikoku office from the Osaka office)

Also, members of the Osaka office are dispatched to the Shikoku office on a monthly basis, so
there is a way for Osaka office members who do not usually work in a remote environment to communicate with each other.
We often receive suggestions
for On the other hand, members from the Shikoku office sometimes go to the Osaka office, so we are able to understand each other's environments.

On-site inspection

I answered a variety of questions, including
the reason for changing jobs to Beyond
, the reason for working in my hometown, Miyoshi City,
the appeal of Masami Ryokan
, and securing human resources By actually touring the office, it seemed easier to get an idea of ​​the atmosphere and facilities of the office.
There was a social gathering that evening, where we exchanged business cards and had the opportunity to drink and socialize with many people.

We had people from the distant Kansai, Kanto, and Kyushu regions come to visit us,
from people thinking of opening a satellite office to government officials We are planning to conduct a field visit like this again next year, so we hope that when you visit, you
will be able to ask lots of questions and have a positive image of opening a satellite office.

Growing every day, moving forward every day.
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Thank you for reading to the end.