I’m a woman who recently interviewed at Universe Club.

I’m Saito, a columnist♪ At that level, I don’t think you have anything to worry about.

I’m a male member, BB7. I’ve noticed quite a few women whose staff comments say, “My goal is ¥300,000.” I’ve never seen anyone say ¥200,000, nor have I seen ¥500,000 or ¥1,000,000. I wonder if there’s some special significance to ¥300,000. Sorry to say this, but even when a woman’s profile says, “My goal is ¥300,000,” there are quite a few cases where I honestly think, “That’s probably unrealistic…” Setting the bar too high could reduce the number of offers from men, so unless she’s extremely confident and proud of herself, I don’t really see any benefit.

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well. Rather than how the staff feel about it, I think what matters is how the men who see it will interpret it—especially since it’s probably being written directly in the comment section. Of course, asking vaguely, “How much per month?” is essentially a loophole because Universe has an internal rule that we don’t ask for a woman’s desired allowance, and if a man asks, she should say she doesn’t know. The idea is that you can’t tell whether she wants ¥300,000 for one meeting a month or ¥300,000 for ten meetings a month. Even so, men will probably assume it means two or three meetings a month, and some may feel that’s expensive. That aside, writing down a desired monthly amount seems to go against the rule that you shouldn’t state your desired allowance. When I see people looking for loopholes by saying things like, “It’s not per meeting, so it should be okay,” I can’t help wondering what the original rule was even meant to accomplish. If you’re going to write your desired monthly amount, wouldn’t it be more straightforward to state what you want per meeting? And if that’s not allowed, then writing a monthly amount shouldn’t be allowed either, right?

I’m だて◎ゆめ, a male member. You can set your own target amount for the allowance, so whether it’s high or low doesn’t really matter. You may have assumed you should aim for about the same amount as a salary, but I don’t think there’s any particular need to think that way. It ultimately depends on how much the male member is able to offer you. Assuming you’re accepted, if there are male members who say, “That amount is fine!” or “I can offer even more,” you may end up receiving a higher amount. On the other hand, there’s also a chance they may not meet your expectations, so it might be wise to be prepared for that possibility as well.