If you ask me to name my least favorite "month" of the year, I will name "April".

- I am uncomfortable to see people who have never moved before start moving like insects.

- My mood darkens at the reality that these young men, looking nervous in their ill-fitting suits, are about to fall behind.

- I am depressed that some of these young people will stop coming to work in the not-too-distant future (around Golden Week for) and, at an even higher rate, will suffer from mental illness.

And

- It is not a pleasant feeling to see someone much younger than I am at various personnel announcements, rising to greatness and speaking from the podium about the policy for the term.

Every time I do, I hate myself for thinking, 'What was so different about him and me?'

Well, I know the reason well.

「英語に愛されないエンジニア」のための新行動論 ―番外編―：若きエンジニアへのエール～入社後5年間を生き残る、戦略としての「誠実」～→http://t.co/k6mtJnOD　

— EE Times Japan編集部 (@eetimes_jp) July 26, 2012

In this column, I also wrote, 'A lot of juniors who are better than you will join the company after you, and they will easily become your boss.

I know this in my head, but it's hard to see someone I actually know moving up in the world.

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Ebata: "I tend to think, 'What was different about him and me?'

Wife: "Needless to say, that would be 'everything'"

My wife says,

The only people who get ahead are those who benefit the company and have the chutzpah to do so."