Current Events > You are offered a job in Japan!! Do you move there?

(+) Yeah! (+)

The job pays more than enough to live comfortably, so the only real issue is whether you want to move there or not

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I'd rather have to deal with Godzilla on a daily basis than Trump supporters.

Sure why not

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Probably, I need job experience even though I don't want to work overseas

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If I can take my dog and two cats I would do it in a second

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Not really komfortable living anywhere where English isn't the main language.

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Probably not considering that the work life in Japan is very stressful

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But I like commuting from the US to Japan every day.

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Yeah, my excessive weebing when I was younger actually made me decent with japanese. Immersion in the culture would likely handle the rest after some time. I can at least get my point across most of the time, anyway.

Hell no.

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Forget those 4/20 scoffers

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japanese work culture

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Been there, done that.

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brestugo posted...

Been there, done that.

This. It's cool and I'm glad I did it when I did it but they'd have to offer waaaaaay more than my current job

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Hell no.

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I dont know enough about Japan to make a decision. I dont think my personality would blend super well with Japanese culture though. Plus I don't know the language at all.

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As long as I'm not going to have to come back here until post-covid (context: I live somewhere with almost zero covid). Travelling to a higher-risk location and returning is selfish - but if it's one-way I don't see the problem.

Beyond that, sure, I'd be open to it. I can already speak Japanese well enough to at least get around, buy essentials, etc.

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It's too far from my family, so no.

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I guess I could give it a try. If money isnt a issue then I can focus fully on learning the language.

Hell I've even been tempted recently of using my gi bill to learn threat special l as language schools of theres.

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Yeah probably. I'd need to learn Japanese from scratch and distance myself from my current friends, that part would suck, but I live in a third-world country so moving to Japan would be a huge upgrade.

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BignutzisBack posted...

If I can take my dog and two cats I would do it in a second

I think you could work out that they quarantine in your home with a sympathetic local veterinarian

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As much as my weeb side would want to, I wouldn't. I don't know Japanese, and I severely doubt I'd be able to learn enough in time to take the offer and live comfortably.
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I am literally in a company that if I knew enough Japanese, I could work for my company in Japan. It's kinda cray.

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What's this mysterious job? Am I gonna end up whoring myself out, or cleaning toilets, or killing people?

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Nope. I'd miss my family and I'm not dealing with the whole "woah black guy" thing for anything less than several million dollars.

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God no. The pay would have to be much higher than "comfortable" for me to want to move to another country. I love anime, but I have no desire to move to Japan. I'd visit though, but I hear that a lot of Asian countries can be kind of... an "experience" for black people lol.

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Depends on the job I guess. I already work remotely, if they allowed me to move to Japan and still work I might consider it, although more than likely I would have to work 3rd shift so I could be working when everyone else is.

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Sure. Good food and actually good internet.

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Maybe in a couple decades, not now.

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I don't think so. I loved visiting there and I would love to visit again, but I don't know the first thing about the language and very little about the culture and I don't know how I would adjust.

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If I didn't just have a child a few months ago, I'd consider it. My only issue is the language barrier as I know nothing about Japanese.

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No. Too many language and cultural differences for me.
Id love to go there at least once in my lice, but living there seems like too much for me.

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No, unless they were offering me enough money that I could just up and retire in ten years. I've heard about working there. As a person of colour it would probably be worse for me than a Japanese or white guy.

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Hell no. Their work culture is horrible. Not just in terms of hours but rampant racism and sexism as well.

I once interviewed with a Japanese company in the US and the questions they asked me were highly illegal.

if i can get japanese lessons, then sure.

otherwise, i'mma need a translator while i'm there...

Nah. Not the kind of place I would want to live and work, my personality wouldn't mesh well. And the work culture out there is worse than ours, as it is.

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Cleo_II posted...

Hell no. Their work culture is horrible. Not just in terms of hours but rampant racism and sexism as well.

I once interviewed with a Japanese company in the US and the questions they asked me were highly illegal.

What were some of the questions?

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Legato-and-Vash posted...

What were some of the questions?

It was an outdoor sales engineer job

First thing the interviewer (a Japanese man) said when I walked in:
Oh, I didnt expect a woman (my name is foreign and not obviously female)

Questions he then asked
Are you married?
Do you have kids? Do you plan on having kids soon?
This is outdoors sales, this may be dangerous for a woman. How do you feel about that?
What does your husband think of you applying for this job? Does he agree?
Do you have a good car? Is it safe for you?

He made a bunch of comments that he would feel uneasy about me doing the job. I was then offered the position on the condition I worked at a desk for 6 months and the offer was considerably less than advertised.

Couldnt turn it down faster.

Definitely! Great food, cute asian women everywhere, I'm down! >_>

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When do I start? Im fine with their work hours too.

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Cleo_II posted...

It was an outdoor sales engineer job

First thing the interviewer (a Japanese man) said when I walked in:
Oh, I didnt expect a woman (my name is foreign and not obviously female)

Questions he then asked
Are you married?
Do you have kids? Do you plan on having kids soon?
This is outdoors sales, this may be dangerous for a woman. How do you feel about that?
What does your husband think of you applying for this job? Does he agree?
Do you have a good car? Is it safe for you?

He made a bunch of comments that he would feel uneasy about me doing the job. I was then offered the position on the condition I worked at a desk for 6 months and the offer was considerably less than advertised.

Couldnt turn it down faster.

Damn, wtf.

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Probably not. They gey paid way less there.

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