[Current job and what I find rewarding about it]
I'm Kiyotaka Ikeda from the Villagers' Cafeteria in the Karuizawa Hoshino Area. I joined the company in April 2024, so this is my third year. My current duties at the Villagers' Cafeteria include hall service, wedding service and cooking, and product development.
In terms of what I find rewarding, I feel a great sense of accomplishment when customers say "thank you" or when they tell me that the food at the village cafeteria was delicious. I also feel a great sense of accomplishment when not only customers but also the staff say "thank you, Ikeda-san." The work I am most focused on is drink development. I had an interview with the unit director, and when he asked me what I wanted to do, I said that I wanted to try developing drinks, and I was allowed to join the drink development team. It's still early days, and I'm currently serving as the leader, but seeing the customers order and enjoy the drinks that my seniors have created so far is very appealing, and I'm working hard now with the team so that I can create drinks like that too.
