Monkeybridge Reassures

With staff still not having been paid, another fax. Thanks to Memoirs of a Gaijin:

To all staff

To all those that are fighting in the trenches for the sake of the company, I apologize sincerely for the delayed wages. It is one of the worst places to be in business. I intend to do something about the cancellation refund money. In order to return to a normal working environment I am doing my best. For those that keep the schools open for the students, I am doing my best.

Last week I was hoping to be able to give you good news but got stuck on one final detail that needs to be resolved. I am in the middle of sorting this out. I want to be able to do this for everyone this week (reveal details.)

I have asked you all to try hard but for this one last time I implore you to try again. Please don’t give up now.

(PLEASE TRY)

SARU

Text of the fax

全スタッフ諸君へ

ぎりぎりのところで踏ん張りつづけている諸君への、給与が遅れていることについて、本当に申し訳なく思っている。経営にとって、全く痛恨の極だ。途中解約の返金を必ず何とかするつもりだ。諸君が安心して業務が出来るように、一日早く環境を正常に戻し、苦しい中、生徒のために拠点を開けてくれているもんなを、必ず守りたいと思って、全精力をそれ一点に注いでいる。

先週中に、なんとか良い発表をしたいと思ってやってきたが、最後の段階で時間がかかっており、今も必死の作業をしている最中だ。

生徒のため、そしてみんなのために、今週こそはみんなの期待に答えられるような結果をだしたい。何度もお願いしてきたが、ほんとうに後もう一歩のところまできている。いま少し、なんとか踏ん張ってくれないか!

くれぐれも宜しくたのむ!!

(お願いする!!)

Gizmodo: Staff of Life Protects Your Carpal Tunnels

PC Accessories: Baguette Computer Wrist Rest: Staff of Life Protects Your Carpal Tunnels:
breadrest.jpgMaybe it’s because it’s around lunchtime, but this Baguette Computer Wrist Rest is looking pretty good right about now. Made of cell foam that looks good enough to eat, all its makers need to do is infuse that unmistakable smell of baking bread and the illusion will be complete. Its $19.95 price is not much bread, worth it for the bread-baking fantasy alone. And hey, carpal tunnel syndrome is nothing to take lightly, affecting three out of every 100 people in the United States according to the Mayo Clinic. Have carpal tunnel syndrome? The doctor orders bread rest. [Book of Joe]

Wipeout

“It’s kind of like a financial run on a bank,” said Louis Carlet, deputy secretary general of the National Union of General Workers Tokyo Nambu, which counts hundreds of Nova employees among its members. “That’s why this could be the biggest consumer wipeout in Japanese history, because the customers are depositing all this money as if in a bank, assuming the money will be there, and now . . . Nova students are getting worried that they’re gonna get wiped out, so they’re rushing to cancel the contracts and the more they rush the more Nova can’t pay their bills.” http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070925zg.html