After working there for three years, he left to concentrate on writing. A Salaryman Story is a work that draws on his observations of the workplace during his stint at the company. More than 20 years after the series began, it remains a bestseller.
他在松下電器工作三年後辭職，專心創作，《島耕作》就是他觀察日本職場生態所畫下的作品，二十多年來這部漫畫仍是暢銷書。