常務
じょうむ
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
Meaning
- managing director; executive director
- routine business; regular business
Example sentences
会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。
Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.
「もしもし、営業部です」「斎藤くんいるかね？」「斎藤部長ですか？」「そうだ」「失礼ですが.......」「田中だよ。田中」「失礼しました。部長、田中常務からお電話です」
"Sales department, how can I help you?" "Is Saito there?" "Mr. Saito, our manager?" "Right." "May I ask who's calling?" "It's Tanaka." "Excuse me. Boss! Director Tanaka is on the phone."
今日ね、常務がパソコン持って来たの。もうねぇ、びっくりして「どうなされたんですか？」って聞いたら「パソコンが動かなくなったから電話したんだけど、田中くんが４階まで持って来いって言うから、持ってきたよ」って。みんな顔面蒼白状態。まぁ、言うまでもなくその後、田中、部長にこっぴどく叱られてたけどね。仕方ないよね。けど、次は我が身。気を付けようって思った。
Today, the managing director came in carrying a computer. Well, I was surprised and asked, "Can I help you with anything?", and he said, "My computer stopped working, so I called, but Tanaka told me to bring it up to the 4th floor, so here I am." Everyone turned pale. Well, needless to say, our boss gave Tanaka a real going-over. It couldn't be helped. It could've been any one of us though, so I thought, "I better be careful."