Message-ID: <21273008.1075842073536.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 03:51:00 -0700 (PDT) From: sherri.sera@enron.com To: greg.whalley@enron.com Subject: FW: Crisis in Enron Japan Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Sherri Sera X-To: Greg Whalley X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Lawrence_Whalley_Nov2001\Notes Folders\Notes inbox X-Origin: WHALLEY-G X-FileName: gwhalley.nsf Jeff wants to know what you think about this. SRS -----Original Message----- From: ""m y-" @ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-+22+BFm+20+B2+A1+22+20+3Cenronsato+40hotmail+2Ecom+3E+40ENR ON@ENRON.com] Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 2:41 AM To: Skilling, Jeff Subject: Crisis in Enron Japan Dear top management, I know how dangerous if I use my real name so please forgive me to use this free email. I studied Enron for a long time before there is a branch in Tokyo. How glad when I received the offer from Enron Japan! I believe my life must have been changed to a new chapter. But now... I'm so disppointed with enron Japan's poor management. We local staff think Joe and other "experts" are too young to manage this company. Forgive my impolite, EJ is really like a kindergarden! In order not to waste your time,I conclude some points here: 1. Joe's poor management not only makes everything confused but also makes local staff fears. He is so cold and imprudent that Japanese is difficult to communicate with him. I know he is from Harvard,but that doesn't mean he is human,he is sensitive. 2. It's very obvious that Joe conflicted with Jonathan and now we don't think he works well with Jeremy. We want to know why you top management always make such kind of combination. Joe only trusts the people he worked together in Norway and Australia. He has strong discrimination with Jonathan and Jeremy's people,also has strong discimination with local staff. 3. Enron Metal is in the same office with us but like a completely different company. No any communication between Enron Japan and Enron metal.The same situation can be seen with E-power.Japanese mass media are suprised why Enron set up two companies in Japan. E-power is enough!!! Look at GE, why they succeed the business in Asia. They make joint venture company first. Until they are convinced they can succeed, they open branch. Learn from GE! 4. The experts from overseas countries are really cheeky,they are not modest to hear local staff's opinions but just push their methods to us. We can't see any democracy in this company!! If you want to succed your business,you should also hear some opposite ideas.You shouldn't alianate the people who say different things! We don't need young associate! Let them go home!! 5. We don't need young experts because Japanese clients won't do business if the counterparty is too young. All of the young experts should go home. They are wasting enron's money!! To send young experts here doesn't match Japanese culture. All of these are true. I love Enron and want to see Enron Japan become a comfortable and profitable place to work. Thanks®ards Sato _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.