The children of the baby-boomers are currently entering their 40s, which creates a secondary bulge at the middle-manager level of Japanese business.

生育高峰期出生的一代，他们的孩子也快步入40多岁的年龄段，这就造成了日本企业的中层管理者再次膨胀。

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Now that her daughter is attending private boarding school, being groomed for entrance exams for an elite junior high school, Chen has gone back to work as a middle manager in an oil company.

如今，她的女儿就读于私立寄宿学校，正在为进入一所顶尖初级中学准备入学考试。陈女士本人已经重返工作岗位，在一家石油公司担任中层经理。

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But as the story unfolds, it transpires that his skills as a middle manager are less relevant at board level and his general popularity disguised his less demanding attitude towards team members.

但是，随着故事的展开一些问题显露出来：他作为一个中层经理的技能在董事会层面上并不重要；并且他受大家欢迎掩盖了他对组员较不严格要求的态度。

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The children of the baby-boomers are currently entering their 40s, which creates a secondary bulge at the middle-manager level of Japanese business.

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